THE FOUR BEASTS OF DANIEL’S VISION Forty-eight years after King Nebuchadnezzar had his "dream" in B.C. 555, Daniel in a vision stood upon the shore of the "Great Sea" (the Mediterranean), and saw four "Great Beasts" come up out of the sea in succession. A Winged Lion-- The Babylonian Empire A Bear with 3 Ribs-- The Medo-Persian Empire A Leopard with 4 Wings and 4 Heads-- The Greek Empire A Dreadful and Terrible Beast-- The Roman Empire
