According to the commentaries :
Dan. 2 :
— 1. Gold, Babylon
— 2. Silver, Medo/Persia
— 3. Bronze, Greece
— 4.a. Iron, Rome
— 4.b. Clay, Revived Rome
However 2:45 says, Iron, Bronze, Clay Silver, Gold = 4,3,5,2,1 = FIVE World Empires for which the FIFTH is called a “Divided Kingdom” as evidenced by the Three Superpowers. Thus Dan. 7 is NOT a rehash of Dan. 2, as the commentators assert, — but is actually a delineation of the FIFTH Empire of Clay “Divided Kingdom”:
According to Scripture and World History :
Dan. 2 :
— 1. Gold, Babylon
— 2. Silver, Medo/Persia
— 3. Bronze, Greece
— 4. Iron, Rome
— 5. Clay, “Divided Kingdom“
Dan. 2 & 7 :
— 1. Gold, Babylon
— 2. Silver, Medo/Persia
— 3. Bronze, Greece
— 4. Iron, Rome
—— Clay, “Divided Kingdom“
——– 5. Lion/Eagle, U.K., U.S.
——– 6. Bear, Russia
——– 7. Leopard (actually a “TIGER”), China
——– 8. “Dreadful”, United Nations
Rev. 13 Beast :
United Nations with the Secretary General / anti-christ as the False Prophet. This is the eighth entity.
Rev. 13 Seven Heads :
— 1. Gold, Babylon
— 2. Silver, Medo/Persia
— 3. Bronze, Greece
— 4. Iron, Rome
—— Clay, “Divided Kingdom“
——– 5. Lion/Eagle, U.K., U.S.
——– 6. Bear, Russia
——– 7. Leopard (actually a “TIGER”), China
Rev. 13 Ten Horns :
CURRENT Permanent Membership on the Security Council
— 1. U.S.
— 2. U.K.
— 3. France
— 4. Russia
— 5. China
NOMINATED to Permanent Membership of the Security Council*
— 6. Germany – Economic Power
— 7. Japan – Economic Power
— 8. Brazil – Regional Representative for S. America
— 9. Nigeria – Regional Representative for Africa
— 10. India – Regional Representative for the Near East
* “The Road to Reform: Towards a New Clarity,” U.N. Chronicle, UMI, Vol. 30, Issue 4, December 1993, pp. 45-46
Rev. 17 Seven Mountains/Kings :
— 1. Gold, Babylon – ONE of Five has fallen
— 2. Silver, Medo/Persia – TWO of Five has fallen
— 3. Bronze, Greece – THREE of Five has fallen
— 4. Iron, Rome – FOUR of Five has fallen
—— Clay, “Divided Kingdom”
——– 5. Lion/Eagle, U.K., U.S. – FIVE of Five has fallen from pre-eminance
——– 6. Bear, Russia – “One is” when it attacks Israel
——– 7. Leopard (actually a “Tiger”), China – One is “yet to come” when it “spanks” Russia
——– 8. “Dreadful”, United Nations – “was and is not” because is has NO Populous, NO Geography, NO Army. It’s simply a PAPER ENTITY.
Thus, we should begin to see that Daniel and Revelation repeatedly agree as to both the sequence of simple World History, and also the specific participants. But of course some of the additional details remain to be explained, — such as why the U.K./U.S. is the “Mouth”; why China is the “Body”, and why Russia is the “Feet”; or why Rev. 12 says SEVEN Diadems, but Rev. 13 says TEN Diadems; –, but GOD is the Intelligent Designer whose supplemental depictions provide further confirmation as to the TRUE fulfillment for these Prophecies.