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LION of Judah
Apocrypha Book : 2 Esdras Chapter 11-12
A VISION of a 3 Headed EAGLE & a LION
(A VISION of THE ROMAN EMPIRE and ANTI-CHRIST kingdom?
(Comments & Compilation by Peter Brave-Heart, November 2012)
1. Then saw I in a dream, and, behold, there came up from the sea an eagle,
which had twelve feathered wings, and three heads.
(Note.: in both Daniel 7 and Revelations 13, it also describes BEASTS coming
out of the Sea and Earth, representing Kingdoms or Empires and leaders of
empires.)
2. And I saw, and, behold, she spread her wings over all the earth, and all the
winds of the air blew on her, and were gathered together. (Note: Dan 7.2-3)
3. And I beheld, and out of her feathers there grew other contrary feathers; and
they became little feathers and small.
4. But her heads were at rest: the head in the midst was greater than the other,
yet rested it with the residue.
5. Moreover I beheld, and, lo, the eagle flew with her feathers, and reigned upon
earth, and over them that dwelt therein.
6. And I saw that all things under heaven were subject unto her, and no man
spake against her, no, not one creature upon earth.
(Note . Rome was so powerful, that for over one hundred years no nation dared
to make war with it)
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7 And I beheld, and, lo, the eagle rose upon her talons, and spake to her
feathers, saying,
8 Watch not all at once: sleep everyone in his own place, and watch by course:
9. But let the heads be preserved for the last.
10. And I beheld, and, lo, the voice went not out of her heads, but from the
midst of her body. (The Seat of the Spirit is in the Belly-the Bible)
11. And I numbered her contrary feathers, and, behold, there were eight of
them.
12. And I looked, and, behold, on the right side there arose one feather, and
reigned over all the earth;
13. And so it was, that when it reigned, the end of it came, and the place thereof
appeared no more: so the next following stood up. and reigned, and had a great
time;
14. And it happened, that when it reigned, the end of it came also, like as the
first, so that it appeared no more.
15. Then came there a voice unto it, and said,
16. Hear thou that hast borne rule over the earth so long: this I say unto thee,
before thou beginnest to appear no more,
17. There shall none after thee attain unto thy time, neither unto the half thereof.
18. Then arose the third, and reigned as the other before, and appeared no more
also.
19. So went it with all the residue one after another, as that every one reigned,
and then appeared no more.
20. Then I beheld, and, lo, in process of time the feathers that followed stood up
upon the right side, that they might rule also; and some of them ruled, but
within a while they appeared no more:
21. For some of them were set up, but ruled not.
22. After this I looked, and, behold, the twelve feathers appeared no more, nor
the two little feathers:
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23. And there was no more upon the eagle's body, but three heads that rested,
and six little wings.
24. Then saw I also that two little feathers divided themselves from the six, and
remained under the head that was upon the right side: for the four continued in
their place.
25. And I beheld, and, lo, the feathers that were under the wing thought to set up
themselves and to have the rule.
26. And I beheld, and, lo, there was one set up, but shortly it appeared no more.
27. And the second was sooner away than the first.
28. And I beheld, and, lo, the two that remained thought also in themselves to
reign:
29. And when they so thought, behold, there awaked one of the heads that were
at rest, namely, it that was in the midst; for that was greater than the two other
heads.
30 And then I saw that the two other heads were joined with it.
31 And, behold, the head was turned with them that were with it, and did eat up
the two feathers under the wing that would have reigned.
32 But this head put the whole earth in fear, and bare rule in it over all those
that dwelt upon the earth with much oppression; and it had the governance of
the world more than all the wings that had been.
33 And after this I beheld, and, lo, the head that was in the midst suddenly
appeared no more, like as the wings.
34 But there remained the two heads, which also in like sort ruled upon the
earth, and over those that dwelt therein.
35 And I beheld, and, lo, the head upon the right side devoured it that was upon
the left side.
36 Then I heard a voice, which said unto me, Look before thee, and consider the
thing that thou seest.
37 And I beheld, and lo, as it were a roaring lion chased out of the wood:
and I saw that he sent out a man's voice unto the eagle, and said,
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38 Hear thou, I will talk with thee, and the Highest shall say unto thee,
39 Art not thou it that remainest of the four beasts,(Note see Daniel 7) whom I
made to reign in my world, that the end of their times might come through
them?
40 And the fourth came, and overcame all the beasts that were past, and had
power over the world with great fearfulness, and over the whole compass of the
earth with much wicked oppression; and so long time dwelt he upon the earth
with deceit. (See:-Daniel 7.7-8,19-27 )
41 For the earth hast thou not judged withTRUTH
42 For thou hast afflicted the meek, thou hast hurt the peaceable, thou hast
loved liars, and destroyed the dwellings of them that brought forth fruit, and
hast cast down the walls of such as did thee no harm.
43 Therefore is thy wrongful dealing come up unto the Highest, and thy pride
unto the Mighty.
44 The Highest also hath looked upon the proud times, and, behold, they are
ended, and his abominations are fulfilled. (see Daniel 2.44)
45 And therefore appear no more, thou eagle, nor thy horrible wings, nor thy
wicked feathers nor thy malicious heads, nor thy hurtful claws, nor all thy vain
body:
46 That all the earth may be refreshed, and may return, being delivered from thy
violence, and that she may hope for the judgment and mercy of him that made
her.
Note: this 3 Headed Eagle would seem to not only be symbolic of ancient
ROME, but of countries which later came out of Rome, which have fought with
each other at different times. Most of Europe has warred between themselves as
individual nations over the centuries, since ROME’s fall in approx 500 AD.
It is also evident that some KINGS were denoted as little feathers, others as
wings, and yet others as heads. This shows that some were bigger and stronger
than others, like the nations of Europe,and possibly nations that came out of
Europe like the USA
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Apocrypha: 2 Esdras Chapter 12
1 And it came to pass, whiles the Lion spake these words unto the eagle, I saw,
2 And, behold, the head that remained and the four wings appeared no more,
and the two went unto it and set themselves up to reign, and their kingdom was
small, and full of uproar.
3 And I saw, and, behold, they appeared no more, and the whole body of the
eagle was burnt so that the earth was in great fear: then awaked I out of the
trouble and trance of my mind, and from great fear, and said unto my spirit,
(Note: this sounds like the end of the Wrath of God and the total destruction of
the RESSURECTED ROMAN EMPIRE OF COMING THE ANTI-CHRIST
Revelations chapters 16, &17-19)
4 Lo, this hast thou done unto me, in that thou searchest out the ways of the
Highest.
5 Lo, yet am I weary in my mind, and very weak in my spirit; and little strength
is there in me, for the great fear wherewith I was afflicted this night.
6 Therefore will I now beseech the Highest, that he will comfort me unto the
end.
7 And I said, Lord that bearest rule, if I have found grace before thy sight, and if
I am justified with thee before many others, and if my prayer indeed be come up
before thy face;
8 Comfort me then, and shew me thy servant the interpretation and plain
difference of this fearful vision, that thou mayest perfectly comfort my soul.
9 For thou hast judged me worthy to shew me the last times.
10 And he said unto me, This is the interpretation of the vision:
11 The eagle, whom thou sawest come up from the sea, is the kingdom which
was seen in the vision of thy brother Daniel. (SEE Daniel Chapter 7) (555 BC)
12 But it was not expounded unto him, therefore now I declare it unto thee.
13 Behold, the days will come, that there shall rise up a kingdom upon earth,
and it shall be feared above all the kingdoms that were before it. (ROME)
14 In the same shall twelve kings reign, one after another:
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15 Whereof the second shall begin to reign, and shall have more time than any
of the twelve.
16 And this do the twelve wings signify, which thou sawest.
17 As for the voice which thou heardest speak, and that thou sawest not to go
out from the heads but from the midst of the body thereof, this is the
interpretation:
18 That after the time of that kingdom there shall arise great strivings, and it
shall stand in peril of failing: nevertheless it shall not then fall, but shall be
restored again to his beginning. (Note:The Restoration of the Roman Empire
under the coming Anti-Christ)
19 And whereas thou sawest the eight small under feathers sticking to her
wings, this is the interpretation:
20 That in him there shall arise eight kings, whose times shall be but small, and
their years swift.
21 And two of them shall perish, the middle time approaching: four shall be
kept until their end begin to approach: but two shall be kept unto the end.
22 And whereas thou sawest three heads resting, this is the interpretation:
23 In his last days shall the most High raise up three kingdoms, and renew
many things therein, and they shall have the dominion of the earth,
(Note: The Eagle having 3 heads, is talking about kingdoms in the last days and
the 3 heads could have been:- Napoleon, Hitler, and the Coming Anti-Christ)
24 And of those that dwell therein, with much oppression, above all those that
were before them: therefore are they called the heads of the eagle.
25 For these are they that shall accomplish his wickedness, and that shall finish
his last end.
26 And whereas thou sawest that the great head appeared no more, it signifieth
that one of them shall die upon his bed, and yet with pain.
27 For the two that remain shall be slain with the sword.
28 For the sword of the one shall devour the other: but at the last shall he fall
through the sword himself.
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29 And whereas thou sawest two feathers under the wings passing over the head
that is on the right side;
30 It signifieth that these are they, whom the Highest hath kept unto their end:
this is the small kingdom and full of trouble, as thou sawest.
31 And the lion, whom thou sawest rising up out of the wood, and roaring, and
speaking to the eagle, and rebuking her for her unrighteousness with all the
words which thou hast heard;
32 This is the anointed, which the Highest hath kept for them and for their
wickedness unto the end: he shall reprove them, and shall upbraid them with
their cruelty. (Jesus)
33 For he shall set them before him alive in judgment, and shall rebuke them,
and correct them.
34 For the rest of my people shall he deliver with mercy, those that have been
pressed upon my borders, and he shall make them joyful until the coming of the
day of judgment, whereof I have spoken unto thee from the the beginning.
35 This is the dream that thou sawest, and these are the interpretations.
36 Thou only hast been meet to know this secret of the Highest.
37 Therefore write all these things that thou hast seen in a book, and hide them:
38 And teach them to the wise of the people, whose hearts thou knowest may
comprehend and keep these secrets.
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THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Aquila (Roman)
An aquila was the standard of a Roman legion formed in the shape of an
Eagle, which was carried by a special grade legionary known as an
Aquilifer (aquila-bearer). One eagle standard was carried by each legion.
The eagle standard was extremely important to the Roman military, beyond
merely being a symbol of a legion. A lost standard was considered an extremely
grave occurrence, and the Roman military often went to great lengths to both
protect a standard and to recover it if lost; for example, see the aftermath of the
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, where the Romans spent decades attempting to
recover the lost standards of three legions.
A modern reconstruction of an aquila.
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A modern reconstruction of an aquila on Roman vexilloid.
The 3 heads did not wake up until the TIME of the END. Interestingly enough
Nostradamus predicted in the 1500’s that there would be 3 Anti-Christs
reigning a total of 27 years. *1In his prophecies he foresaw the French
Revolution 200 years before it happened. So the 1st was Napoleon,
*1From Men of Mystery.
The arms of the First French Empire of Napoleon
I, featuring an eagle and inset with "golden bees"
as in the tomb of King Childeric I.
1804–
1814
Nostradamus also predicted the 2nd world War and the rise of HITLER, even
mentioning his name.*1
The 2nd Adolf Hitler
The Reichsadler during the time of Nazi rule, representing Nazi Germany as a
national insignia (Hoheitszeichen)
(3rd
Reich used the EAGLE for their emblem and their goal was to re-establish
the old ROMAN EMPIRE) and the 3rd
or FINAL head could be the ANTI-
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CHRIST soon to ARISE. Nostradamus also saw the reign of the anti-Christ as
being the worst REIGN EVER!
Napoleon reigned for 14 years, Hitler 6 years, and the Anti-Christ according to
the book of Daniel and the book of revelations 7 years. 14+ 6 + 7 = 27. I notice
that it says that the last head and last 2 feathers of the vision were slain by the
sword.
It is also true that the USA also uses the emblem of an EAGLE.
According to the Bible, EZRA wrote the book of EZRA from between 536 BC
to 445 BC. The book of Daniel chapter 7 which talks in detail about 4
consecutive EMPIRES: Babylon, Medio-Persia, Greece and the most ferocious
empire of all ROME, to which the above EAGLE & LION prophecy is largely
about, was written in around 555 BC. The Eagle having 3 heads is talking about
empires in the last days and is open to interpretation. I have stated that the 3
heads could have been Napoleon, Hitler, and the Coming Anti-Christ. The two
last feathers to be destroyed at the time of the end could be the Anti-Christ and
the False Prophet, who are both thrown into the Lake of FIRE (Revelations
19.19-21).
The LION obviously represents JESUS, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah.
Revelations 5.5 Rev 19.10-16.
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Everyone knows what an eagle is. It is a strong, brave, agile, independent, and
swift bird. We can see those qualities when the bird is flying and fluttering. But
do not forget that this bird is also a prey, who does not give any mercy to their
victims. What will I write bellow is not only about the physical qualities of an
eagle but I try to understand why so many people and organizations choose
eagle as their symbol or logo. Why did they do so? Why didn’t they pick other
birds or animals? Does eagle have something special? Let's check it out….
1. For individual
For many people, mostly men, choosing eagle as their favorite animal is merely
based on their fondness of the physical qualities of the bird like their swiftness
when they fly, their strong grip or their keen eyesight when they prey their
victims. But with many kinds of techniques and skills, recently there are many
individuals who look after eagle in their houseyards. Surely, experiences when
hunted these birds are a longlasting pride for the hunters. How about you?
2. For organization or company
Most organizations choose eagle as their logo because many positive
characters of this bird. For example, eagle represents power and most
organizations expect their organizations to be strong and powerful, flying fastly
like an eagle. Those are the dreams of creators who choose eagle as the
symbol of their organizations. Or maybe, among these dreams, there are also a
desire to have the cruelty of an eagle to their prey….
3. For government or country
What an Eagle means varies for many countries. Some countries even consider
eagle as a sacred bird. Others relate it with the birth history of their countries.
Eagle is used as symbol or name of government departments, military forces or
even as the symbol of the country itself. It is used with many interpretations
but surely all departments or even countries which used eagle as their symbols
expect their departments or countries to have the power, whatever this power
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means, the swiftness and the taftness of an eagle.
The conclusion is people used eagle as a symbol because of many positive
characters of the bird. But sometimes, those who used eagle as their symbols
also unintentionally brought negative characters of an eagle like hunting and
preying without mercy. This can happen because the bird felt on the top so it
may freely prey any weaker creatures below it.
Here is a list of some of the countries in Europe, which were part the ancient
Roman empire ,which have an EAGLE as their NATIONAL EMBLEM:-
• Austria –Eagle Eagle (Moravia and Silesia)
• Egypt – Saladin's Eagle
• France – Gallic rooster, EAGLE under Napoleon
• Germany – Eagle,)
• Italy – Italian wolf and EAGLE under Mussolini in WW 2
• Lebanon – Phoenix
• Poland – White Eagle
• Romania – Golden Eagle
• Russia – Bear, Golden
• Serbia – Serbian eagle (White Eagle)
• Syrian Arab Republic – Hawk of Qureish
Coming out of EUROPE:-
• United States – Bald Eagle
. Mexico – Golden Eagle
+ other countries
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Below I have put a list of all of the Roman emperors from 50 BC to 500 AD.
As you can see just like an eagle has many feathers, so there were indeed
many Caesars of Rome.
Imperial Dates
Table of dates of Roman Emperors in the West
Statue of Augustus
Note: In studying the different emperors of Rome, we find that many of the
Emperors were ASSINATED, explaining why some ruled for a LONG time,
and others for a SHORT time
This list of Roman emperors goes from the first emperor (Octavian, who is
better known as Augustus) to the last emperor in the West (Romulus
Augustulus). In the East, the Roman Empire continued until Constantinople
(Byzantium) was sacked in A.D. 1453. This takes you through the standard
period of Roman emperors, from the end of the 1st century B.C. to the end of
the 5th century A.D. During the second period of the Roman Empire, the
Dominate -- as opposed to the earlier period which was known as the
Principate, there was an emperor at Constantinople as well as the one in the
West. Rome was originally the capital of the Roman emperor. Later, it moved
to Milan, and then Ravenna (A.D. 402-476). After the fall of Romulus
Augustulus, in A.D. 476, Rome continued to have an emperor for almost
another millennium, but that Roman emperor ruled from the East.
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Julio-Claudians
(31 or) 27 B.C. - 14 A.D. Augustus
14 - 37 Tiberius
37 - 41 Caligula
41 - 54 Claudius
54 - 68 Nero
Year of the 4 Emperors (ends with Vespasian)
68 - 69 Galba
69 Otho
69 Vitellius
Flavian Dynasty
69 - 79 Vespasian
79 - 81 Titus
81 - 96 Domitian
5 Good Emperors
96 - 98 Nerva
98 - 117 Trajan
117 - 138 Hadrian
138 - 161 Antoninus Pius
161 - 180 Marcus Aurelius
(161 - 169 Lucius Verus)
(The next cluster of emperors is not part of a specific dynasty or other common
grouping, but includes 4 from the year of the 5 emperors, 193.) 177/180 - 192
Commodus
193 Pertinax
193 Didius Julianus
193 - 194 Pescennius Niger
193 - 197 Clodius Albinus
Severans
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193 - 211 Septimius Severus
198/212 - 217 Caracalla
217 - 218 Macrinus
218 - 222 Elagabalus
222 - 235 Severus Alexander
(More emperors without a dynastic label, although it includes the year of the 6
emperors, 238.) For more on this age of chaos, read Brian Campbell's excellent
synopsis in The Romans and Their World.
235 - 238 Maximinus
238 Gordian I and II
238 Balbinus and Pupienus
238 - 244 Gordian III
244 - 249 Philip the Arab
249 - 251 Decius
251 - 253 Gallus
253 - 260 Valerian
254 - 268 Gallienus
268 - 270 Claudius Gothicus
270 - 275 Aurelian
275 - 276 Tacitus
276 - 282 Probus
282 - 285 Carus Carinus Numerian
Tetrarchy 285-ca.310 Diocletian
295 L. Domitius Domitianus
297-298 Aurelius Achilleus
303 Eugenius
285-ca.310 Maximianus Herculius
285 Amandus
285 Aelianus
Iulianus
286?-297? British Emperors
286/7-293 Carausius
293-296/7 Allectus
293-306 Constantius I Chlorus
Dynasty of Constantine
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293-311 Galerius
305-313 Maximinus Daia
305-307 Severus II
306-312 Maxentius
308-309 L. Domitius Alexander
308-324 Licinius
314? Valens
324 Martinianus
306-337 Constantinus I
333/334 Calocaerus
337-340 Constantinus II
337-350 Constans I
337-361 Constantius II
350-353 Magnentius
350 Nepotian
350 Vetranio
355 Silvanus
361-363 Julianus
363-364 Jovianus
(More emperors without a dynastic label)
364-375 Valentinianus I
375 Firmus
364-378 Valens
365-366 Procopius
366 Marcellus
367-383 Gratian
375-392 Valentinianus II
378-395 Theodosius I
383-388 Magnus Maximus
384-388 Flavius Victor
392-394 Eugenius
[See: Table of Eastern and Western Emperors]
395-423 Honorius [Division of the Empire - Honorius' brother Arcadius ruled
the East 395-408]
407-411 Constantine III usurper
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421 Constantius III
423-425 Johannes
425-455 Valentinian III
455 Petronius Maximus
455-456 Avitus
457-461 Majorian
461-465 Libius Severus
467-472 Anthemius
468 Arvandus
470 Romanus
472 Olybrius
473-474 Glycerius
474-475 Julius Nepos
475-476 Romulus Augustulus