What symbols represent the Roman Empire in its divided state?
Daniel 7:7; Revelation 12:3. “The dragon is said to be Satan (Revelation 12:9); he it was that moved upon Herod to put the Saviour to death. But the chief agent of Satan in making war upon Christ and His people during the first centuries of the Christian Era was the Roman Empire, in which paganism was the prevailing religion. Thus while the dragon, primarily, represents Satan, it is, in a secondary sense, a symbol of pagan Rome.” The Great Controversy, p. 438. PAPAL ROME 3. What symbols stand for papal Rome? Daniel 7:8, 24; Revelation 13:1, 2. “In [Revelation] chapter 13 (verses 1 10) is described another beast, like unto a leopard, to which the dragon gave his power, and his seat, and great authority. This symbol, as most Protestants have believed, represents the papacy, which succeeded to the power and seat and authority once held by the ancient Roman empire. Of the leopardlike beast it is declared: [Revelation 13:5 7 quoted.] This prophecy, which is nearly identical with the descrip
