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13:2
“Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like t
he mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.”
Here John describes the beast as having the traits of the first three beasts that Daniel saw come up
from the sea in Daniel 7:3-6 (h 몭ps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+7%3A3-
6&version=NKJV). There are a couple of things to notice about John’s description:
1. The animals are listed in reverse order compared to how they were listed by Daniel.
2. The leopard trait is most dominant, representing the beast’s body. Only the feet and the mouth of
the beast are like a bear and like a lion.