Matt (6 July 2006)
"The fourth beast-kingdom"

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Rev 13:2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as [the feet] of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

Dan 7:3-7    And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.The first [was] like a lion, and had eagle's wings: 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. And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and [it had] three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.  After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it [was] diverse from all the beasts that [were] before it; and it had ten horns.

Final kingdom "Beast" speculation:

Who are the 3 superpowers in the world today ? If united they would form the most powerful "kingdom" the world has ever seen!

like a Leopard - China (four horns: China/Korea/Japan/?) - like China: no dissent allowed in society
feet of the Bear - Russia (three horns: Russia / Ukraine / Serbia-Belarus) - Russian brutality and militarism
mouth of the Lion - UK  (three horns:  UK / USA / others) - language/propaganda is in English

Apparently the three horns of the lion group (including USA) are uprooted, and one "big mouth" takes over this section, and he evidently runs the EU also.

See this verse for the beasts together:

Hosea 13:7- 8   Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them: I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

Message for Israel:

    Hsa 13:9    O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.

- M

Matt your analysis maybe intriguing but TOTALLY UNSCRIPTURAL....
Remember:
Da 7:6  After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

3  And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
4  And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.
and THIS IS THE LEOPARD: ALEXANDER!
So if the BEAST has
Re 13:2  And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
This means that:
if LEOPARD= ALEXANDER
BEAR=PERSIA (IRAN)
LION= BABYLON (LITERAL that IS SHINAR that IS IRAQ-ARABIJ)
Our TROUBLE WILL DEFINITELY come from MIDDLE EAST
Look what's happening: SYRIA (Part of fomer BABYLON and of GRECIAN and PERSIAN EMPIRE)
has made an ALLIANCE with IRAN (THE BEAR!) , IRAQ has a PRO-PERSIAN-SYRIAN SHIITE GOVERMENT, and FINALLY, the VOICE of this ALLIANCE is MORE THE SYRIAN PRESIDENT than the PERSIAN.
and DO YOU KNOW what means in ARABIC The word "ASSAD"?

LION

"and his mouth as the mouth of a lion"

Think about it.....