PROPHECIES of WORLD EMPIRES (prophetic "Babylon")
spanning 27 CENTURIES

Dan. 2
The Image

Daniel 7
The FOUR BEASTS
(State)........ (Church)

Dan. 8
The RAM
and GOAT

Revelation 13
The BEAST and IMAGE
(State) ..............(Church)

Rev. 17
BABYLON
and BEAST

SYMBOLIC
MEANING

The EVENTS
Fulfilled in
HISTORY

Head of GOLD
vv. 32, 39

1st BEAST
(LION)
v. 4

   

BEAST with
7 HEADS from
the SEA

Mouth of LION

   

1st HEAD of
prophetic
BABYLON

CALDEAN
EMPIRE

(Babylon)
625-539 B.C.

Breast and arms
of SILVER
vv. 32, 39

2nd BEAST
(BEAR)
v. 5

 

RAM with
2 horns
vv. 3, 4, 20

Feet of BEAR

   

2nd HEAD of
prophetic
BABYLON

The PERSIAN EMPIRE
(Medo-Persia)
539-330 B.C.

Belly and
Thighs of
BRASS
vv. 32, 39

3rd BEAST
(LEOPARD)
4 heads
v. 6

 

HE-GOAT
with great
horn and
4 noteable
horns
vv. 5-8, 21,22

Body
of
LEOPARD
v. 2

   

3rd, 4th, 5th,
6th HEADS
of prophetic
BABYLON

GREECE
under Alexander the
Great and 4 divisions,
beginning 333 B.C.

Legs of
IRON
vv. 33,
40-43
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4th BEAST
strong like
IRON with
10 HORNS
vv. 7, 23, 24

   

7th Head with
10 HORNS
v. 1

   

 7th HEAD
of prophetic
BABYLON,
with
10 HORNS

 ROMAN EMPIRE
31 B.C. - 476 A.D.,
in 2 divisions,
West and East

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The DEADLY
WOUND
v. 3 

   

Apparent End
of Beast

Fall of the
ROMAN EMPIRE
476 A.D.

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1st HORN
(plucked
by roots) 

   

 1st HORN

   

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The
VANDALS
429 - 533 A.D.

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 2nd HORN
(rooted up)

   

  2nd HORN

   

 These 3 hrons,
destroyed under
direction of Pope.

The HERULI,
Odoacer's government
476-493 A.D.

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3rd HORN
(rooted up) 

   

  3rd HORN

   

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 The OSTROGOTHS
493 - 554 A.D.

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LITTLE
HORN
among 10
vv. 8,
20-22, 24-27

   

2-horned
"LAMB-DRAGON"
from the Earth
and "IMAGE'
vv. 11-28 

 HARLET clad
in Royalty
who rode
Scarlet BEAST
vv. 1-2

Woman ruled
the Beast
which was
"BABYLON
THE GREAT"

ROMAN CATHOLIC
CHURCH
and
PAPACY,
"image" of
Roman Empire.

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 4th
HORN

   

1st of
remaining
7 horns
--DEADLY
WOUND
HEALED
(to continue
1260 years)
v. 5

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1st HEAD
of
BEAST
(healed)
ridden by
Harlot
 

 

"IMPERIEAL
RESTORATION"
of
empire by Justinian,
554 A.D. He recognized
the supremacy of
the Pope, and
submitted to him.

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5th
HORN 

   

2nd of
remaining7
HORNS 

554- 1814
= 1260 years
Beast
Continued
(Rev. 13:5)

 2nd HEAD
ridden by
Harlot

 

FRANKISH KINGDOM
Began 774. Charlemagne

crowned by
Pope 800 A.D.
 

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6th
HORN

   

 3rd of
remaining
7 HORNS

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 3rd HEAD
ridden by
Harlot

 

HOLY ROMAN
EMPIRE
(German head)
Otto the Great crowned
by Pope, 962

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7th
HORN

   

 4th of
remaining
7 HORNS

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4th HEAD
ridden BY
Harlot 

 

 HAPSBURG dynasty
(Austrian head), Charles
the Great crowned
by Pope, 1520


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8th
HORN

   

  5th of
remaining
7 HORNS

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 5th HEAD
ridden by
Harlot

 

NAPOLEON'S
KINGDOM

1804 - 1814
(French Head). Crowned
by Pope, 1805

In 1814, the "HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE" was dissolved--1260 years after the "deadly wound" was healed.

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9th
HORN

   

 6th of
remaining
7 HORNS 

 

6th HEAD
ridden by
Harlot

(One IS)*
Rev. 17:10

 ITALY & GERMANY
1870 to 1945

 10 TOES
(vv. 33,42)

10th
HORN

   

 7th and
last HORN

Beast ascends
out of pit

 7th HEAD
with 10 HORNS

 (One yet to come.)
Rev. 17:10

 Revived ROMAN
EMPIRE
by 10 leaders.

*When this understanding was revealed by Christ to the Church of God it was in the midst of this time period.

source: S. Porte