Thematic Bible: Illustrated by the
Thematic Bible
the Macedonian empire » Illustrated by the » Brazen part of the image in nebuchadnezzar's dream
As for this statue, its head was made of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,
Verse Concepts
After you will arise another kingdom (Medo-Persia) inferior to you, and then a third kingdom of bronze (Greece under Alexander the Great), which will rule over all the earth.
Verse Concepts
the Macedonian empire » Illustrated by the » Leopard with four wings and four heads
‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth.
Verse Concepts
After this I kept looking, and behold, another one (the Greek Empire of Alexander the Great), like a leopard, which had on its back four wings like those of a bird; the beast also had four heads (Alexander’s generals, his successors), and power to rule was given to it.
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the Macedonian empire » Illustrated by the » Rough goat with notable horn
As I was observing [this], behold, a male goat (Greece) was coming from the west [rushing] across the face of the whole earth without touching the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous and remarkable horn (Alexander the Great) between his eyes.
Verse Concepts
The shaggy (rough-coated) male goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the great horn between his eyes is the first king.
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