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Four beasts come out of the sea, the Ancient of Days sits in judgment over them, and "one like a son of man" is given eternal kingship. An angelic guide interprets the beasts as kingdoms and kings, the last of whom will make war on the "holy ones" of God, but they will be destroyed and the "holy ones" will be given eternal dominion and power.
In the New Testament book of Revelation 4:6–8, four living beings (Greek: ζῷον, zōion) [5] are seen in John's vision. These appear as a lion, an ox, a man, and an eagle, much as in Ezekiel but in a different order. They have six wings, whereas Ezekiel's four living creatures are described as having four. [5]
In chapter 7, Daniel has a vision of four beasts coming up out of the sea, and is told that they represent four kingdoms: A beast like a lion with eagle's wings (v. 4). A beast like a bear, raised up on one side, with three Curves between its teeth (v. 5). A beast like a leopard with four wings of fowl and four heads (v. 6). A fourth beast ...
Daniel is a legendary figure [9] and his name was presumably chosen for the hero of the book because of his reputation as a wise seer in Hebrew tradition. [10] The structure of the chapter can be described as follows: [11] I. Introduction: date and place (verses 1–2); II. Vision report: ram, he-goat, angelic conversation (3–12); III.
The seventh chapter of the Book of Daniel tells of Daniel's vision of four world-kingdoms replaced by the kingdom of God. Four beasts come out of the sea, an angelic guide interprets the beasts as kingdoms and kings, the last of whom will make war on the "holy ones" of God, but he will be destroyed and the "holy ones" will be given eternal ...
Addax — a now critically-endangered species of antelope with twisted horns; the most likely referrent of the Hebrew דִּישׁוֹן (dîšôn), translated as "pygarg" in the King James Version (KJV) and D.V. (Deuteronomy 14:5). Adder — the translation of four Hebrew words for types of snakes in the A.V..
The Earth has four corners (Rev. 7:1) representing north, south, east, and west (Rev. 21:13). Likewise, New Jerusalem, representing the new earth, has four sides (Rev. 21:16). [6] There is also the use of the number six hundred sixty-six (666) as the number of the beast from the sea. The number of six has the hallmarks of the perfect seven, but ...
The Twenty-Four Elders appear in the Book of Revelation (4:4) of the Christian Bible. They are described as: before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal... round about... were four beasts full of eyes... The four and twenty elders fall down before him... and worship him that liveth for ever and ever. [1] [2]