Questions about Daniel 7:1-27

  1. The four beasts, or animals, represent what?
    1. Four great kings.
      • No.
    2. The Four Wise Men.
      • No.
    3. The four gospels of the New Testament.
      • No.
    4. Right Answer!Four kingdoms that would rule over Jerusalem.
      • Yes.
      • Daniel 7:17
        The four great beasts are four kingdoms that will rise from the earth. (NIV)

     

     

  2. What is meant by each of the four beasts coming up out of the sea?
    1. Right Answer!The sea represents humanity, so it means that the kingdoms are human earthly kingdoms, as opposed to spiritual kingdoms.
      • Yes, this is the meaning. The sea is frequently symbolic for the sea of humanity.
      • Jude 12-13
        These men are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm -- shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted -- twice dead. 13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever. (NIV)
      • In this example these wicked men and compared to the waves of the sea. The sea being other people.
    2. The kingdoms will rule and gain great wealth because of their mastery over the seas of the world.
      • No, it is not a literal thing, but symbolic. They do gain wealth from ships on the seas, but this is not what it means that the beasts come up out of the sea.
    3. It means that the legacy of Atlantis, the lost kingdom of the sea, is the inspiration behind the four kingdoms.
      • No, this is nonsense.
    4. It has no special meaning, it is the lyrical style of the Bible.
      • No, it is not some whimsical statement. It is very clear. The beast come up out of the sea. It means something. See (a.) above.

     

     

  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.
      • No, it has meaning.
    2. It means that God uses the climate to control which kingdoms rise to power and which do not.
      • God does use the climate to control things, but this is not the meaning.
    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.
      • There is some truth to this answer, but it is not the best answer. Winds are symbolic for teachings. Jesus compared the Holy Spirit to wind in John 3.
    4. Right Answer!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.
      • Yes, this is the best answer. God is in control. He controls the destiny of every nation.

     

     

  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. Right Answer!Yes.
      • Yes. It is important to realize this because we can piece the prophecies together to form a more complete picture.
    2. No.
      • No, this is not correct. They are the same.

     

     

  5. The lion represents which kingdom?
    1. Right Answer!Babylon.
      • Yes.
      • Daniel 2:37-38
        You, O king, are the King of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory; 38 in your hands he has placed mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds of the air. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold. (NIV)
      • This is speaking of the first kingdom and Daniel is talking to king Nebuchadnezzar of the kingdom of Babylon.
    2. Media and Persia.
      • No.
    3. Greek.
      • No.
    4. Roman.
      • No.

     

     

  6. The bear represents which kingdom?
    1. Babylon.
      • No.
    2. Right Answer!Media and Persia.
      • Yes.
      • Daniel 8:20
        The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia. (NIV)
      • This prophecy was given to Daniel after the fall of the Babylonian Empire. It identifies the second and third kingdoms.
    3. Greek.
      • No.
    4. Roman.
      • No.

     

     

  7. The leopard represents which kingdom?
    1. Babylon.
      • No.
    2. Media and Persia
      • No.
    3. Right Answer!Greek.
      • Yes.
      • Daniel 8:21
        The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king. (NIV)
      • This prophecy was given to Daniel after the fall of the Babylonian Empire. It identifies the second and third kingdoms.
    4. Roman.
      • No.

     

     

  8. Which animal represents the fourth kingdom, and which kingdom does it represent?
    1. The dragon, and it represents the Roman Empire.
      • No, it is not a dragon. The dragon is symbolic for Satan. The second part is right though, the Roman Empire.
    2. The sea monster, and it represents Atlantis.
      • No, there is nothing about Atlantis in the Bible.
    3. Right Answer!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.
      • Yes, this is the truth. Identifying the fourth kingdom in Scripture is more difficult than the first three. Unlike the first three it is never mentioned by name. We do have a positive historical record though. We know from historical records that the Roman Empire replaced the Greek, and we know that it was the Roman legions that destroyed the city of Jerusalem.
      • Daniel 9:26
        After the sixty-two "sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. (NIV)
      • Here we see a reference to the "people who will come and destroy the city" and we know it is the Romans.
    4. The terrible beast, and it represents the Arabic Empire.
      • No, the Arabs did not come and destroy the city and sanctuary.

     

     

  9. Is the iron teeth of the fourth beast significant?
    1. No, it just means that it will have a strong army?
      • No, this is not the best answer. Iron is symbolic in the prophetic Scriptures for the fourth kingdom, that is, the Roman Empire.
    2. No, it just means that the beast will eat everything it conquers.
      • No, this is not the best answer.
    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.
      • Yes, this is right, but this is not the best answer.
    4. Yes, this is the iron in the iron scepter that Jesus will use to smash the nations of the earth.
      • Yes, this is right, but this is not the best answer.
      • Revelation 17:16-17
        The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. 17 For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to give the beast their power to rule, until God's words are fulfilled. (NIV)
    5. Right Answer!Both, (c.) and (d.) above.
      • Yes, both (c.) and (d.) are correct.
      • Psalm 2:9
        You will rule them with an iron scepter; you will dash them to pieces like pottery." (NIV)
      • When Jesus comes from heaven to reign as King, he will use is iron scepter, the fourth kingdom, to dash the nations to pieces.

     

     

  10. What is the significance of the fourth beast having ten horns?
    1. Right Answer!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.
      • Yes, this is very helpful to understand. The world is fast coming to the next world wide judgment. There is only going to be one more world wide judgment, and so almost all of the prophecies dealing with the coming day of the Lord and such are all speaking of the one single series of events that will take place. We are not going to have ten kings now, and the another ten kings some time later. They are all speaking of the same event, and the same individuals.
    2. The ten horns mean that the fourth kingdom will have an army that is ten times stronger than any kingdom before it.
      • No, we are told that they are ten individual kings, or presidents, or prime ministers, or whatever.
    3. The horns are symbolic for military communication, and mean that the fourth kingdom will be able to communicate with the whole world.
      • No, this is not right, see (a.) and (b.) above.
    4. The horns were used to call the ancient peoples to worship, and are here symbolic of the call to false religion.
      • No, see the previous answers.

     

     

  11. Who is represented by the little horn that comes up among the ten horns in Daniel 7:8?
    1. Right Answer!This is the man called the Antichrist.
      • Yes, this is the man that people frequently call the Antichrist. The Bible calls him the ruler who is to come. Later he becomes the man called the beast, and the man of lawlessness.
    2. This is the false prophet mentioned in Revelation.
      • No, as far as I can see the false prophet is mentioned only in Revelation.
    3. This is Alexander the Great, who was small, but did great things.
      • No, the small horn comes up among the fourth kingdom, Alexander the Great was the man that established the third kingdom.
    4. This horn represents the rise of the Mormons that would come to deceive many people near the end of the age.
      • No, this is not right.

     

     

  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.
      • No, the horns are not representative of false religions.
    2. It means that the fourth kingdom will rise up and destroy the three previous kingdoms.
      • No, the horns are not representative of kingdoms.
    3. Right Answer!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.
      • Yes, this is correct. It would appear that out of the ten nations of the confederated Europe, three of the national leaders will oppose the rise to power of the man called the Antichrist, but the Antichrist man will have them killed.
    4. It means that the Book of the Gospel according to John is more important than the other three gospels.
      • No, the horns are not representative of the gospel books.

     

     

  13. Is the small horn a physical part of the fourth beast?
    1. Yes.
      • Yes, but this is a very delicate point. He is not one of the ten horns, that is, ten kings, but he is part of the fourth kingdom, at this point. He is actually one of the seven heads of the kingdom beast, that is, the seventh head. Understanding the origin of the beast is in a study of its own.
    2. Right Answer!No.
      • No, even though he is not one of the ten horn, he is a part of the fourth kingdom.

     

     

  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. Right Answer!All of the above.
      • Yes, all were slain. In the prophecies the fourth kingdom, (Roman), and the man that leads it, (the beast), and the spiritual power behind it, (Satan), are all represented by the same image. They are all described as the seven headed beast with ten horns. You must determine which is being referred to by the context in which it is found.
      • Revelation 12:3
        Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads. (NIV)
      • This one is Satan. We are told this in Revelation 12:9.
      • Revelation 13:1-2
        And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
        And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. 2 The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority. (NIV)
      • This is the kingdom beast. Notice that he has ten crowns; one man does not where ten crowns.
      • Revelation 17:9-11
        "This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits. 10 They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for a little while. 11 The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven and is going to his destruction. (NIV)
      • This last is the man beast, that is, the man that enters into the temple in Jerusalem and declares himself to be God. This is the man in verse 11.

     

     

  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. Right Answer! 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.
      • Yes, this is the best answer. The Roman Empire is greatly hated by God. It is most vile and evil. Everything that Rome stands for will be destroyed.
    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.
      • No, this is not about geography.
    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.
      • No.
    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.
      • This is not about Satan, who was behind each of the kingdoms, but about a society the is totally corrupt.

     

     

  16. What is meant by the "court was seated, and the book were opened", in Daniel 7:10?
    1. Right Answer!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.
      • Yes, this is right. It is evident in Scripture that Satan is trying to show the heavenly hosts that they do not have to submit to God. God has told them the if they rebel they will die. It is Satan's desire to run the world with a single world wide kingdom of unsurpassed beauty and wonder and wealth. But as God has told him, death is a disease that corrupts utterly.
      • Satan who when he was created was perfect in beauty and full of wisdom, is slipping into the depths of corruption. He is slipping into mental insanity, and physical depravity. This is seen in the prophecy of the statue in Daniel chapter two. Satan starts out noble and beautiful, but degenerates into an unreasoning beast; fit only for destruction.
      • When the books are opened, it will clearly be seen by all that God was right and that Satan was fatally wrong.
      • It is interesting that Satan does not really believe that he is wrong until he is cast out of heaven, as seen in Revelation 12:7-9. And then is knows.
      • Revelation 12:12
        Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short." (NIV)
      • At this point, the beginning of the day of the Lord, the fiery furnace, Satan is filled with rage at his defeat, and he takes his vengeance against humanity. This is why things are so bad during those three and a half years. The people of the world, who have rejected God's rule and have willingly followed after Satan, will be left to Satan's mercy and kindness. This is a fitting punishment in God's eyes.
    2. It means that everyone will be judged by what is written in the books.
      • No, that will be on the great judgment day.
    3. It means that the books of the Bible say that Satan will be thrown into the Abyss, and so it shall be.
      • No, the Bible does say this, but this is not the meaning of the text.
    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.
      • No this is not talking about the judgment day.

     

     

  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.
      • No, the Christians are taken up into glory before the beast starts he reign of terror.
    2. Right Answer!They are the believers in Jesus Christ that are alive in the fiery furnace.
      • Yes, after the two witnesses have prepared the hearts for the people and the Church is taken up, many people will believe the message. Those that then believe will not submit to the beast's reign and so will suffer the wrath of the beast.
    3. They are those that still go to Church even though it is then a capital offense.
      • No, there will be no "Church" on earth during the day of the Lord.
    4. They are the Church leaders that will be performing miracles and signs and wonders during the Day of the Lord.
      • No, there will be no "Church" on the earth 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.
      • No, it does say.
    2. Right Answer!It says for a time, times and half a time, which is three and a half years.
      • Yes, for a time, times and half a time, which is also three and a half years, or 1260 days, or 42 months, and also it is called "one hour".
    3. It says for 2,300 evenings and mornings.
      • This is in chapter eight and it means something else.
    4. It says the God's saints will not suffer because they are covered by the blessings of God.
      • Some people think that this is true, but it is not. God's people do suffer. Mostly what we are promised comes to us when we enter into eternity.

     

     

    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. a. Right Answer!Yes.
      • Yes, they are the same.
    2. No.
      • No, they are the same. The prophecies speak of the one series of events that will take place. That all speak of that. They will all come true. There are no contingency plans. There will not be more than one beast. All references to the beast are all talking about the same beast.

     

     

  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.
      • Yes, but this is not the best answer.
    2. This is mentioned so that we will see a connection between this section of Revelation and the prophecies in Daniel.
      • Yes, but this is not the best answer.
    3. The Bible says these kind of things to make it more interesting, like the "Wizard of Oz."
      • No, the Bible does not have "interesting" characters to make the story more fun to read.
    4. Right Answer!Both (a.) and (b.) above.
      • Yes, this clue helps us see that the prophecies of Daniel and of Revelation go together. And we can understand that some aspects of our culture that came from the first three kingdoms will be allowed to remain, but nothing from the Roman Empire.

     

     

  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.
      • No, they are the same beast, but the image in Revelation 13 is of the same beast later in time.
    2. It is an error.
      • No.
    3. Right Answer!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.
      • Yes.
      • Revelation 17:9-10
        "This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits. 10 They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for a little while. (NIV)
      • When this prophecy was given to John five of the leaders of Rome had already lived and died, and the sixth leader was currently alive. John was told that the seventh head would come later and remain for a little while. The seventh head is the man called the Antichrist and has not yet come.
      • All of these heads precede the ten horns, that is, they reign before the time of the ten horns.
    4. None of the above.
      • No, (c.) above is correct.

     

     

  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.
      • It doesn't mean that at all.
    2. Right Answer!It means that the Antichrist/beast man is not one of the ten kings.
      • Yes, the Antichrist is not one of the ten horns, that is, ten national leaders of Europe.
    3. This is all symbolic and no one can truthfully know what it means.
      • A person with wisdom can know, but no other.
    4. It depends upon how you interpret it; it can mean different things depending on how you look at it.
      • No, the Scriptures mean what they mean. There is one series of events that will take place and God know exactly what they will be. The prophecies tell us hints about that one exact scenario.

     

     

  23. Is the beast in Revelation 13:5 given the same time to operate as the beast in Daniel 7?
    1. Right Answer!Yes.
      • Yes, 3 1/2 years.
    2. No.
      • No, he is given the same time, because both prophecies are talking about the same person.

     

     

  24. Do the people of the world like the Antichrist/beast man?
    1. Right Answer!Yes.
      • Yes. This is something that is greatly misunderstood. Satan looks good to the people of the World. The things that Satan holds as good, the people of the world do also. Pride, beauty, majesty, pomp and splendor. Satan always puts on a good face, what he is really like will come out through the man called the beast. What we are really like comes out when we are tested, and it will be the same for Satan.
      • King Nebuchadnezzar is what Satan looks like at his best, and the beast is Satan at his worst. Satan, like most people, presents himself at his best, and the people of the world, who have refused to believe God, have fallen for Satan's lies. They believe all this nonsense about national pride and the "We shall rise to our rightful place", stuff. Flag waving and racial superiority and such are all from Satan. Anything that speaks to your pride.
      • Those people that believe God and listen to him, will empty themselves of pride and in humility submit to God.
      • Mark 9:35
        Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, "If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all." (NIV)
      • Matthew 18:1-4
        At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
        2 He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3 And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. (NIV)
    2. No.
      • No, see the above answer.

     

     

  25. Who is the power behind the beast in Revelation 13?
    1. Right Answer!Satan.
      • Yes, the beast is Satan's man.
    2. Man.
      • No, the beast is Satan's man.
    3. God.
      • No.
    4. The angels.
      • No, only Satan, the leader of the rebellious angels, is said to be the power behind the beast.

 

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