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    B9

    World Powers Foretold by Daniel

    The image, or statue, of Daniel chapter 2
    The winged lion representing the Babylonian Empire

    Babylon

    Daniel 2:32, 36-38; 7:4

    607 B.C.E. King Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem
    The bear representing the Medo-Persian Empire

    Medo-Persia

    Daniel 2:32, 39; 7:5

    539 B.C.E. Conquers Babylon

    537 B.C.E. Cyrus decrees return of Jews to Jerusalem
    The winged leopard representing the Grecian Empire

    Greece

    Daniel 2:32, 39; 7:6

    331 B.C.E. Alexander the Great conquers Persia
    The ten-horned fearsome beast representing the Roman and Anglo-American World Powers

    Rome

    Daniel 2:33, 40; 7:7

    63 B.C.E. Rules over Israel

    70 C.E. Destroys Jerusalem

    Anglo-America

    Daniel 2:33, 41-43

    1914-1918 C.E. During World War I, Anglo-American World Power comes into being