Daniel 7:3 Cross References

Daniel 7:3

3: Then four huge beasts came up out of the water, each different from the others.

And now in my vision I saw a beast rising up out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. And written on each head were names that blasphemed God.

The head of the statue was made of fine gold, its chest and arms were of silver, its belly and thighs were of bronze,
its legs were of iron, and its feet were a combination of iron and clay.

Then I looked up again and saw four chariots coming from between two bronze mountains.
The first chariot was pulled by red horses, the second by black horses,
the third by white horses, and the fourth by dappled-gray horses.
"And what are these, my lord?" I asked the angel who was talking with me.
He replied, "These are the four spirits of heaven who stand before the Lord of all the earth. They are going out to do his work.

She raised one of her cubs to become a strong young lion. He learned to catch and devour prey, and he became a man-eater.
Then the nations heard about him, and he was trapped in their pit. They led him away in chains to the land of Egypt.
`When the mother lion saw that all her hopes for him were gone, she took another of her cubs and taught him to be a strong lion.
He prowled among the other lions and became a leader among them. He learned to catch and devour prey, and he, too, became a man-eater.
He demolished fortresses in nearby nations and destroyed their towns and cities. Their farms were desolated, and their crops were destroyed. Everyone in the land trembled in fear when they heard him roar.

The first beast was like a lion with eagles' wings. As I watched, its wings were pulled off, and it was left standing with its two hind feet on the ground, like a human being. And a human mind was given to it.
Then I saw a second beast, and it looked like a bear. It was rearing up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And I heard a voice saying to it, "Get up! Devour many people!"
Then the third of these strange beasts appeared, and it looked like a leopard. It had four wings like birds' wings on its back, and it had four heads. Great authority was given to this beast.
Then in my vision that night, I saw a fourth beast, terrifying, dreadful, and very strong. It devoured and crushed its victims with huge iron teeth and trampled what was left beneath its feet. It was different from any of the other beasts, and it had ten horns.
As I was looking at the horns, suddenly another small horn appeared among them. Three of the first horns were wrenched out, roots and all, to make room for it. This little horn had eyes like human eyes and a mouth that was boasting arrogantly.

Your Majesty, you are a king over many kings. The God of heaven has given you sovereignty, power, strength, and honor.
He has made you the ruler over all the inhabited world and has put even the animals and birds under your control. You are the head of gold.
"But after your kingdom comes to an end, another great kingdom, inferior to yours, will rise to take your place. After that kingdom has fallen, yet a third great kingdom, represented by the bronze belly and thighs, will rise to rule the world.
Following that kingdom, there will be a fourth great kingdom, as strong as iron. That kingdom will smash and crush all previous empires, just as iron smashes and crushes everything it strikes.

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