SWIFT AS A LEOPARD!

The third beast was "like a leopard, but it had four wings of a flying creature on its back. And the beast had four heads, and there was given to it rulership indeed." (Daniel 7:6)  Like its counterpart-the copper belly and thighs of Nebuchadnezzar's dream  image-this four-winged, four-headed leopard symbolized the Macedonian, or Grecian, line of rulers starting with Alexander the Great. With the agility and speed of a leopard, Alexander moved through Asia Minor, south into Egypt, and on the western  border of India.  (Compare Habakkuk 1:8) His domain was greater than that of the "bear," for it included Macedonian, Greece, and the Persian Empire. -

"The "leopard" became four-headed after Alexander died in 323 B.C.E. Four of his generals eventually became his successors in different sections of his domain.  Seleucus held Mesopotamia and Syria. Ptolemy controlled Egypt and Palestine. Lysimachus ruled over Asia Minor and Thrace, and Cassandra got Macedonia  and Greece. Than a new menace arose. 

Next time: A FEARSOME BEAST PROVES TO BE DIFFERENT

From the book: PAY ATTENTION TO DANIEL'S PROPHECY! 1999