chapter. The lion corresponds to the nation of Babylon, the bear to Medo-Persia, the leopard to Greece and then the last one of these beasts, the monstrosity, once again to the Roman empire both in its historic form and in its prophetic form which it will assume at the end of this age. Now the lion, we are told, had eagle’s wings, indicating the speed with which Babylon had carried on its conquest, but Daniel notices that the wings thereof were plucked, that its power had been taken away, lifted