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• Again, we see a reference to iron, meaning the iron strength of the Roman Empire. It would break in pieces and bruise the Jewish people, in the Land of Israel.
• As we go on to Daniel chapter 7, these empires of the Biblical world, described here as different metals, are instead portrayed as beasts, wild animals, rising up out of the sea - the Mediterranean.
• That fourth kingdom, the Roman Empire, is described in terrifying terms: