What do the four wings on Daniel's leopard represent?
The four wings on Daniel's leopard represent the four generals who took over after Alexander the Great died, dividing the Grecian empire into four parts. They picture the division of that third empire into four rulers instead of one dictator, matching the four heads on the same beast.
Les explains that the leopard represents Alexander the Great, who was swift in his conquests. After Alexander died, four generals took over his empire. Daniel's vision of four wings on the leopard's back pictures that division: instead of one great dictator like Nebuchadnezzar, the third empire was divided into four. The beast also had four heads, representing those same four generals who ruled it, and dominion was given to it. This follows the earlier empires of Babylon and Medo-Persia and precedes the Roman empire.
After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
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Why is Alexander the Great pictured as a leopard in Daniel 7?
The leopard in Daniel's vision depicts Alexander the Great because Alexander was swift in his conquests.