Daniel 7:23 (WEB)
“So he said, ‘The fourth animal will be a fourth kingdom on earth, which will be different from all the kingdoms, and will devour the whole earth, and will tread it down, and break it in pieces.
Fathers and councils · 4
Irenaeus of Lyons
“…saints of the most high God, and shall purpose to change times and laws; and [everything] shall be given into his hand until a time of times and a half time,” that is, for three years and six months, during which time, when he comes, he shall reign over the earth.” — editor's note: Dan. vii. 23, etc.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“But this aforesaid Antichrist is to come when the times of the Roman empire shall have been fulfilled, and the end of the world is now drawing near.” — editor's note: The fourth kingdom in the prophecy of Daniel (vii. 7, 23) was generally understood by early Christian writers to be the Roman Empire; and its dissolution was…
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Justin Martyr
“I, Daniel, was possessed with a very great astonishment, and my speech was changed in me; yet I kept the matter in my heart.’ ”” — editor's note: Dan. vii. 9–28.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…of the Son of man, that is to say, of Christ, he says, “My spirit was terrified, I Daniel in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me,” etc. Some have interpreted these four kingdoms as signifying those of the Assyrians, Persians, Macedonians, and Romans.” — editor's note: Dan. vii. 15–28. Passage cited at length.
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Cross-references · 8
Cited together in Against Heresies V.25.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.25.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.25.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.25.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.25.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.25.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.25.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.25.