What did Daniel see Babylon and the Medes and Persians as in Daniel chapter 7?
In Daniel chapter 7, Daniel saw Babylon as a lion and the Medes and Persians as a bear. These same empires, earlier pictured in Daniel chapter 2 as metals, were shown to him as wild beasts in that prophetic vision.
Les explains that Daniel chapter 7 presents the same empires Daniel had already seen in chapter 2, but now as wild beasts. In chapter 2 Babylon was the head of gold and the Medo-Persian Empire was the chest of silver; in chapter 7 Babylon appears as the lion and the Medes and Persians as the bear. The fourth empire is described as a beast beyond description. He notes that Revelation later views them in reverse order—leopard, bear feet, lion’s mouth—pointing back to Babylon.
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In Daniel 7, what animals did Daniel see for Babylon and the Medo-Persian Empire?
In Daniel chapter 7, Daniel saw Babylon as a lion and the Medes and Persians as a bear, while the fourth empire appeared as a beast beyond description.