- the fourth:
- The Roman empire, which comprised nearly the whole world. "His legsª of¹ iron,ª his feetª partª of¹ ironª and partª of¹ clay.ª" {Dan 2:33} + "Thenª I wouldª° know¹ the truthª° ofª the fourthª beast,ª which¹ wasª° diverseª° fromª allª the others, exceedingª dreadful,ª° whose teethª [were of]¹ iron,ª and his nailsª [of]¹ brass;ª [which] devoured,ª° brake in pieces,ª° and stampedª° the residueª with his feet;ª ... But the judgmentª shall sit,ª° and they shall take awayª° his dominion,ª to consumeª° and to destroyª° [it] untoª the end.ª" {Dan 7:19-26} + "And his powerª shall be mighty,ª° but not¹ by his own power:ª and he shall destroyª° wonderfully,ª° and shall prosper,ª° and practise,ª° and shall destroyª° the mightyª and the holyª people.ª" {Dan 8:24} + "And afterª threescoreª and twoª weeksª shall Messiahª be cut off,ª° but not¹ for himself: and the peopleª of the princeª that shall comeª° shall destroyª° the cityª and the sanctuary;ª and the endª thereof [shall be] with a flood,ª and unto¹ the endª of the warª desolationsª° are determined.ª°" {Dan 9:26} + "And the kingª shall doª° according to his will;ª and he shall exalt²° himself,¹ and magnify²° himself¹ above¹ every¹ god,ª and shall speakª° marvellous thingsª° against¹ the Godª of gods,ª and shall prosperª° till¹ the indignationª be accomplished:ª° for¹ that that is determinedª° shall be done.ª° ... And he shall plantª° the tabernaclesª of his palaceª between¹ the seasª in the gloriousª holyª mountain;ª yet he shall comeª° to¹ his end,ª and none¹ shall helpª° him." {Dan 11:36-45} + "Ifª we let²° him² thus² alone,ª°¹¹ allª [men] will believeª° onª him:ª andª the¹ Romansª shall comeª° andª take awayª° bothª ourª placeª andª nation.ª" {Jhn 11:48}
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