Biblical Reading and Reflections: June 29th (Daniel 8 & Acts 22:23—23:11)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Male Goat and the Winged Leopard of Chapter Seven
The cons ous horn of the male goat is readily identified as alexander the great. Alexander dies at 33, and his kingdom is divided into four chief parts. This connects with the four heads of the leopard in chapter seven. James jordan argues that these are four successive phases of the greek empire,. The final one being hellenistic rome. In terms of this, what they may seem to represent a backwater from the perspective of many of the great empires of the time, jerusalem and its temple are the very centre of the world.
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