Pagan Rome
This new beast is different...that's the best that can be said for it. In Daniel chapter 7, we go from seeing animals that we recognize, even if a bit fanciful: a lion with eagle's wings, a bear, a leopard with four heads and four wings, to a beast that can't even be given a label of something recognizable. It had iron teeth, and was terrible and strong, and had 10 horns. This brings to mind something very violent, and make no bones about it, Rome was a violent nation, with g