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• In this important prophecy, the metals in the previous vision (gold, silver, brass and iron), representing the Biblical world empires, are replaced with beasts, with animals.
• The first beast, a lion with eagle’s wings, represents Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonian Empire.
• The next beast, a bear, higher on one side, represents the lop-sided power of the Medo-Persian Empire. The three ribs represent the three presidents of the Empire, of which Daniel was the first.