Questions about Daniel 7:1-27

  1. The four beasts, or animals, represent what?
    1. Four great kings.
    2. The Four Wise Men.
    3. The four gospels of the New Testament.
    4. Four kingdoms that would rule over Jerusalem.

     

  2. What is meant by each of the four beasts coming up out of the sea?
    1. The sea represents humanity, so it means that the kingdoms are human earthly kingdoms, as opposed to spiritual kingdoms.
    2. The kingdoms will rule and gain great wealth because of their mastery over the seas of the world.
    3. It means that the legacy of Atlantis, the lost kingdom of the sea, is the inspiration behind the four kingdoms.
    4. It has no special meaning, it is the lyrical style of the Bible.

     

  3. What is meant by the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea, before the kingdoms rise up out of it?
    1. It has no special meaning, it is the lyrical style of the Bible.
    2. It means that God uses the climate to control which kingdoms rise to power and which do not.
    3. The winds are symbolic for false teachings, and these false teachings will lead the people to put their faith in the kingdoms instead of God.
    4. The winds of heaven mean that God is in control of everything, and that it is he that moves the hearts of all people, to form them into what he wants, to bring about his plan.

     

  4. Are the four kingdoms in this prophecy the same as the four kingdoms in the prophecy in Daniel 2, that is the prophecy of the statue.?
    1. Yes.
    2. No.

     

  5. The lion represents which kingdom?
    1. Babylon.
    2. Media and Persia.
    3. Greek.
    4. Roman.

     

  6. The bear represents which kingdom?
    1. Babylon.
    2. Media and Persia.
    3. Greek.
    4. Roman.

     

  7. The leopard represents which kingdom?
    1. Babylon.
    2. Media and Persia
    3. Greek.
    4. Roman.

     

  8. Which animal represents the fourth kingdom, and which kingdom does it represent?
    1. The dragon, and it represents the Roman Empire.
    2. The sea monster, and it represents Atlantis.
    3. The kingdom is so vile in God's eyes that no animal created by God can properly represent it, and it is the Roman Empire.
    4. The terrible beast, and it represents the Arabic Empire.

     

  9. Is the iron teeth of the fourth beast significant?
    1. No, it just means that it will have a strong army?
    2. No, it just means that the beast will eat everything it conquers.
    3. Yes, the fact that they teeth are iron connects this kingdom with the fourth kingdom prophesied in Daniel 2, that is, the iron kingdom.
    4. Yes, this is the iron in the iron scepter that Jesus will use to smash the nations of the earth.
    5. Both, (c.) and (d.) above.

     

  10. What is the significance of the fourth beast having ten horns?
    1. These are symbolic of ten kings that will rule in the later part of this kingdom, and they are the same ten kings that are mentioned in Daniel 2 and in the book of Revelation.
    2. The ten horns mean that the fourth kingdom will have an army that is ten times stronger than any kingdom before it.
    3. The horns are symbolic for military communication, and mean that the fourth kingdom will be able to communicate with the whole world.
    4. The horns were used to call the ancient peoples to worship, and are here symbolic of the call to false religion.

     

  11. Who is represented by the little horn that comes up among the ten horns in Daniel 7:8?
    1. This is the man called the Antichrist.
    2. This is the false prophet mentioned in Revelation.
    3. This is Alexander the Great, who was small, but did great things.
    4. This horn represents the rise of the Mormons that would come to deceive many people near the end of the age.

     

  12. What is meant by three of the ten horns being up rooted before the small horn?
    1. It means that one false religion will take all of the followers of three other false religions.
    2. It means that the fourth kingdom will rise up and destroy the three previous kingdoms.
    3. It means that three of the ten kings at the time of the end will oppose the rise of the Antichrist/beast and the Antichrist/beast man will eliminate them.
    4. It means that the Book of the Gospel according to John is more important than the other three gospels.

     

  13. Is the small horn a physical part of the fourth beast?
    1. Yes.
    2. No.

     

  14. Which beast was slain in Daniel 7:1 and then thrown into the fire?
    1. The fourth kingdom.
    2. The Antichrist/beast man.
    3. The little horn.
    4. The man of lawlessness.
    5. All of the above.

     

  15. What is meant by the three other beasts being stripped of authority, but being allowed to live for a period of time, in Daniel 7:2?
    1. It means that all of the influence of the fourth kingdom on the world's nations will be stripped away in the fiery furnace, but some of the influence of the three previous kingdoms will remain until the great judgment day.
    2. It means that Rome will be utterly destroyed as a peace offering to the Lord, but the lands of Greece, Persia, and Babylon will still be habitable.
    3. It means that the worst of the false religions will be destroyed, but the lesser will remain to test the peoples resolve to stay with the Lord God Almighty.
    4. It means that Satan will be removed from influencing the earth, and that government sponsored religions will be removed, but some effects of false teachings will remain.

     

  16. What is meant by the "court was seated, and the book were opened", in Daniel 7:10?
    1. It means that Satan and his fallen angels have been trying to prove a point with God, but when the books were open, that is, the facts were examined, it was found that Satan was wrong, and everything was given to God's Son, Jesus Christ.
    2. It means that everyone will be judged by what is written in the books.
    3. It means that the books of the Bible say that Satan will be thrown into the Abyss, and so it shall be.
    4. It means that on Judgment Day everyone will be thrown into the blazing fire, everyone that is that does not have their name written in the Lamb's book of Life.

     

  17. Who are the saints that the little horn is waging war against in Daniel 7:21?
    1. They are the Christians of the end times.
    2. They are the believers in Jesus Christ that are alive in the fiery furnace.
    3. They are those that still go to Church even though it is then a capital offense.
    4. They are the Church leaders that will be performing miracles and signs and wonders during the Day of the Lord.

     

  18. For how long does the text say that the saints be handed over to the power of the Antichrist/beast man?
    1. It doesn't say here in Daniel chapter seven.
    2. It says for a time, times and half a time, which is three and a half years.
    3. It says for 2,300 evenings and mornings.
    4. It says the God's saints will not suffer because they are covered by the blessings of God.

    Questions about Revelation 13:1-8

  19. Is the beast in Revelation 13 that came out of the sea, the same as the fourth beast that came out of the sea in Daniel 7?
    1. Yes.
    2. No.

     

  20. Why does this beast in Revelation 13 have attributes of a leopard, bear and a lion?
    1. This is symbolic for the fact that the fourth kingdom will be influenced by the preceding kingdoms.
    2. This is mentioned so that we will see a connection between this section of Revelation and the prophecies in Daniel.
    3. The Bible says these kind of things to make it more interesting, like the "Wizard of Oz."
    4. Both (a.) and (b.) above.

     

  21. Why does it say in Revelation 12:3 that the seven heads are wearing the seven crowns, but here in Revelation 13:1 it says that ten horns have the crowns?
    1. It is not the same beast.
    2. It is an error.
    3. It means that the image of the beast in Revelation 12 is a time in history that is sooner that the image of the same beast in Revelation 13.
    4. None of the above.

     

  22. The fact that it is one of the heads that seems to receive a fatal blow and not one of the horns means what?
    1. It means the person that receives the blow is not a politician.
    2. It means that the Antichrist/beast man is not one of the ten kings.
    3. This is all symbolic and no one can truthfully know what it means.
    4. It depends upon how you interpret it; it can mean different things depending on how you look at it.

     

  23. Is the beast in Revelation 13:5 given the same time to operate as the beast in Daniel 7?
    1. Yes.
    2. No.

     

  24. Do the people of the world like the Antichrist/beast man?
    1. Yes.
    2. No.

     

  25. Who is the power behind the beast in Revelation 13?
    1. Satan.
    2. Man.
    3. God.
    4. The angels.
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