evil nations, since Daniel viewed these nations as the main object of punishment. Therefore, one of the most difficult problems facing consistent proponents of this alternative is that what appear to be prophecies of final judgment throughout the book are seen as figuratively fulfilled in 70 A.D.4 A closely related problem is that these preterist interpreters understand the prophecies of final judgment in Revelation to be limited to Israel, whereas Daniel 2 and 7 anticipate a universal judgment.