an image of gold
The attempt of this great king of Babylon to unify the religions of his empire by self-deification will be repeated by the beast, the last head of the Gentile world-dominion (Revelation 13:11-15).
See note on "Beast, the"
( See Scofield) - (Daniel 7:8).
( See Scofield) - (Revelation 19:20).
It has repeatedly characterized Gentile authority in the earth, for example; (Daniel 6:7); (Acts 12:22) and the later Roman emperors.