³ And four great beasts came up out of the sea in succession, and different from one another.

⁷ After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast [the Roman empire]—terrible, powerful and dreadful, and exceedingly strong. And it had great iron teeth; it devoured and crushed and trampled what was left with its feet. And it was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns [symbolizing ten kings].^(A)

²¹ As I looked, this horn made war with the saints and prevailed over them^(A)