Identifier: bookofrevelation00lark_0 (find matches)
Title: The Book of Revelation ; a study of the last prophetic book of Holy Scripture
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Larkin, Clarence, 1850-1924
Subjects: Bible
Publisher: Fox Chase, Phila., Pa., C. Larkin
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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eam saw a Great Image orCOLOSSUS. The Head of the Image was of fine gold, its Breastand Arms of silver, its Belly (Abdomen) and Thighs (Hips) of brass,its Legs of iron, and its Feet of iron and clay. This Image was de-stroyed by a Stone cut out of a mountain supernaturally. TheStone in turn became a great mountain and filled the WHOLEEARTH. Dan. 2: 31-35. The four metals of which the CO-LOSSUS was composed represented Four Worldwide Empireswhich were to arise in succession. Dan. 2: 37-40. Four great Em-pires, and only four, were to succeed each other in the government ofthe world, from Nebuchadnezzar (B. C. 606) to the Second Com-ing of Christ—the Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Grecian, and Roman.These Empires are not only made known as to number, but theirnames, in the order of their succession, are given. The First—BABYLONIAN is indicated by Daniel while interpreting thevision to Nebuchadnezzar. THOU are this Head of Gold. Dan.2:38. The Second—the MEDO-PERSIAN, Daniel points out in
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THE THINGS WHICH SHALL BE HEREAFTER. 107 his account of Belshazzars Feast, by the emphatic words—Inthat night was Belshazzar the King of the Chaldeans slain, andDarius the MEDIAN took the Kingdom. Dan. 5 :30-31. The Third—the GRECIAN, is mentioned in Dan. 8:20-21, the Ram whichthou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia,and the Rough Goat is the King of Grecia (Greece). The Fourth—the ROMAN, is referred to m Dan. 9:26 as—the PEOPLE ofthe Prince that should destroy the city (Jerusalem) and the Sanc-tuary, and we know that it was the ROMANS under Titus, thatdestroyed Jerusalem in A. D. 70. While these Four Great Empireswere to follow each other in the order named, they were not to fol-low without a break. The Babylonian lasted from B. C. 606 toB. C. 538. The Medo-Persian from B. C. 538 to B. C. 330. TheGrecian from B. C. 330 to B. C. 323. Then the Grecian was brokenup into four parts, Thrace, Macedonia, Syria, and Egypt, and thelast of these was conquered by t

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