History of Human Government (17) - Daniel's Beast

Daniel received a vision within a dream in which he saw four great beasts, but the fourth beast was worse than the rest. An angel explained its meaning to Daniel.

The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it (Dan 7:23).

The fourth beast is a kingdom that will appear on earth in the future. It is a continuation of the line of empires that began with Nebuchadnezzar. The forth beast will be worse than the empires that have gone before and will crush the entire earth.

Although it is an extension of the empires that have gone before it, it will take human government and state power to a whole new level. We look back at the Babylon and the Roman Empire and think they were powerful, but they are nothing compared to the empire that Daniel saw coming in the future. We have not yet seen the worst that state power can do.