How Does the Apocalypse Relate to Today's World?
The fallen five in historical order were: the Egyptian, the Assyrian, the Babylonian, the Medo-Persian, and the Greek empires. The sixth head is the Roman Empire, and the “seventh head” represents the whole seventh beast
The “descent of a cloud” symbolizes divine intervention: that “the angel is clothed with the cloud,” and that “he descends to the earth and sea,” together convey the idea that “he has been empowered to do God's will and work in the affairs of men.”
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