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NASB | Daniel 2:31 ¶ "You, O king, were looking and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and of extraordinary splendor, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was awesome. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Daniel 2:31 ¶ "You, O king, were looking, and behold, [there was] a single great statue; this image, which was large and of unsurpassed splendor, stood before you, and its appearance was awesome and terrifying. |
Bible Question:
Ateo, Can you provide me a text concerning Lydia to be one of the four empires.I've studied the four empires refers to Babylon, Medo- Persia, Greece and Rome. Thanks! inheavenseyes |
Bible Answer: I trust you've read EdB's remarks, so I won't waste my time "proving" that Lydia existed. However, I believe a book entitled Who Wrote the Gospels was the 1st place where I ran across this concept. It was written by a professor of theology at Arizona State Univ. His main purpose was to give his thoughts on who wrote the gospels. However, he spent some time discussing Daniel in relation to Mark. The problem I have with saying Media-Persia follows Babylon in this vision is that Daniel 2:39 states that the next empire would be inferior. Actually, the Medo-Persian empire was 3 or 4 times larger and lasted much longer than the Babylonian empire. How could it be inferior? I'd like to add that I'm not claiming to know everything about Daniel's visions. These are simply my opinions. In fact the reason I joined this discussion was so that I could learn more about it! |