A. The Babylonian Empire of Nebuchadnezzar; A Lion with Wings.

A. The Babylonian Empire of Nebuchadnezzar; A Lion with Wings. (Daniel 7:4)

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Pictured above: The Striding Lion of Babylon was made of molded brick with polychrome glaze and appeared along the side of the Processional Way in ancient Babylon in 604-562 B.C. This was a part of the Ishtar Gate of Nebuchadnezzar’s beautiful city. This can now be seen in the Oriental Museum in Chicago, Illinois, and was purchased from a museum in Berlin in 1931.There is also a section in the NEWLY OPENED Museum IN Babylon, Iraq.
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“The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings:...” (Daniel 7:4 a)
Daniel 7:4 b gives a lesson on pride that God had to teach Nebuchadnezzar. (Daniel 4:3-37)
“I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.” (Daniel 7:4 b)
1. “...wings were plucked,…” The humbling of Nebuchadnezzar.
2. “...made stand upon the feet as a man,…” The healing of Nebuchadnezzar. He no longer had the “heart of a beast” and acted like an animal, as he did in his insanity.
3. “...a man’s heart was given to it,…” The humanity of Nebuchadnezzar returned. He realized that God is in charge in the world of mere men. (Daniel 4:35)
This is an example of a prophecy fulfilled in the prophet’s own time.