Beginning with the division of the Greek empire, the angel outlines the coming conflicts between two of the subsequent realms that will culminate in the rise of a โcontemptibleโ ruler. Previously, the rise and division of the Greek empire were portrayed in the vision of the โRamโ and of the โGoat,โ representing the realms of the โMedes and Persiansโ and โGreece,โ respectively.
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King of Fierce Countenance
Next, Daniel receives the interpretation of his vision of the โram and goat.โ In chapter 7, only the first โbeastโ can be identified with certainty โ Babylon. In contrast, in the interpretation in chapter 8, two of the four kingdoms are identified by name, the kingdom of the โMedes and Persiansโ and โGreece.โ
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