The prophecy at Revelation 17:10 complements another prophecy found in the book of Daniel. Daniel wrote about an "immense image" that Babylon King Nebuchadnezzar saw in a vision given him by God. (Daniel 2:28, 31-43) Daniel revealed to the monarch that the sections of the body of the image represented the succession of political empires that began with Babylon, the world power at the time. (Egypt and Assyria had already come and gone.) History now confirms the following:
The head of gold represented by the Babylonian Empire.
The breasts and arms of silver depicted Medo-Persia.
The belly and thighs of copper pointed to ancient Greece.
The legs pictured the Roman Empire.
The feet, an amalgam of iron and clay, symbolize the state of affairs during the time of Anglo-American world power.
According to Revelation 17:10, the seventh world power "must remain a short while." How long will that prove to be? How will it disappear from the world scene? And what will happen thereafter? Daniel sheds much light on these questions.
Next time: A Book You Can Trust -Part 7 - The Seventh World Power -A Hope You Can Trust
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