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I have always been puzzled by the experts' theories of the 5 fallen heads as Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece. This does not seem to fit Daniel 2 or Daniel 7. I am just thinking out loud and looking for help. In Daniel 7 the first beast was a Lion with one head: perhaps to represent Babylon then and the land area today. The second beast was a bear with one head: perhaps to represent Medo-Persia then and the land area today. The third beast was a leopard with four heads: perhaps to represent Alexander's four Generals: Lysimachus, Cassander, Ptolomy, Seleucus The fourth beast was a fearsome beast with one head: to represent Ancient Rome and then perhaps the Antichrist Beast of Revelation. When I count up these heads, I get seven heads. Rev. 17:3 So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. It would seem that the 7 heads in Revelation should match the 7 heads of Daniel. Perhaps the "heads" here and "Kings" of verse 10 of whom 5 have fallen, represent more the empire rather than a specific king. "Fallen" then may be telling us that the empire was conquered. When we look at Daniel 2, the great image, it has Babylon, Medo-Persia (two arms and chest), belly of Brass for the Grecian empire, legs of iron to represent Rome. This really does not fit the heads of chapter 7. The belly would have to have four heads. However, this image is what gets destroyed in the end. I would seem Egypt and Assyria are on end time empires. Any thoughts?

If we count up the heads in Daniel 7: 1: The Beast with the lion head - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 head 2. The Beast that looked like a Bear - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 head 3. The Beast that looked like a leopard with 4 wings - - - 4 heads 4. The terrible beast - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 head. These add up to 7 heads. Probably to represent Babylon, and Nebuchadnezzar, Medo-Persia and Darius (?), Greece and the 4 Generals that took over after Alexander died and Rome (At the time of Christ?). For Revelation many have thought: 1. Egypt 2. Assyria 3. Babylon 4. medo-Persia 5. Greece 6. Rome 7. The Beast of Rev. 13 Your thoughts?