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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Oct 22, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 40.

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The Sabbath-School.

LESSON FOR THE PACIFIC COAST—OCT. 31.

The Kingdoms of Daniel 2, 7, and 8.

1. WHAT is the name of the first universal kingdom of Daniel 2, and by what was it represented?
2. By what is this same kingdom represented in Daniel 7?
3. What change took place in this beast?
"The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it." Dan. 7:4.
4. What did this change denote? See note.
5. By what was the Medo-Persian Empire represented in Daniel 8?
"The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia." Verse 20.
6. What peculiarity in regard to the horns is mentioned in verse 3?
7. What did this represent? See note.
8. By what is this kingdom represented in chapter 7?
"And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it; and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh." Verse 5.
9. What may be inferred by its raising itself up on one side? See note.
10. What may the ribs denote? See note.
11. What was said to the bear?
"And they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh." Verse 5.
12. What similar work of conquest and slaughter was to be performed by the ram of Daniel 8?
"I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great." Verse 4.
13. By what was the Medo-Persian Empire represented in chapter 2?
14. What characteristic of the great image may represent the two branches of this kingdom?
15. By what is Grecia represented in chapter 8?
"And the rough goat is the king of Grecia; and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king." Verse 21.
16. By what is the same kingdom represented in chapter 7?
"After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it." Verse 6.
17. What characteristic was represented by the four wings? See note.
18. What did the four heads signify? See note.
19. By what metal was this third kingdom represented in Daniel 2?
"And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth." Verse 39.
20. How extensive was to be its rule?