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The great image that God revealed to Nebuchadnezzar in a dream was interpreted by the prophet Daniel.
Each section represents a world-ruling superpower. Each succeeding metal is less valuable, but each succeeding metal is stronger, as each empire was more powerful than the last.
This section represented the empire of Babylon, of which Nebuchadnezzar was king.
Each succeeding metal is less valuable, but each succeeding metal is stronger, as each empire was more powerful than the last.
This section represented the empire of Babylon, of which Nebuchadnezzar was king.
The silver chest with two arms signified the empire of the Medes and Persians, which conquered and supplanted Babylon.
This section represented the Greco-Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great, which swallowed up Persia.
The two legs of iron represented the Roman Empire. After Alexander's death, his Hellenistic empire continued in a divided form until its divisions were taken over by Rome. The two legs apparently signified the east-west division that characterized the Late Roman Empire.
Extending from the legs are feet and toes of iron mixed with clay-a brittle and unstable mixture because it would not bond well. These represent the final phase of the Roman Empire, which will be made up of ten kings, some strong and some weak.
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