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THE STORY OF DANIEL THE PROPHET

Stephen N. Haskell

“But go thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest and stand in thy
lot at the end of the days.” Daniel 12:13.

Alexander, as a boy, showed an indomitable

will, and as he grew to manhood the trait

strengthened. He was educated by Aristotle,

the illustrious pupil of Plato, in the wisdom of

the Greeks. When twenty years of age, Philip,

king of Macedon, died, leaving the

government to Alexander. This was the year

336 B. C. Alexander united the independent

states of Greece, and placed himself at the

head of their amphictyonic council. The

Greeks were ambitious, and the new general

organized an army for foreign conquest.

The third kingdom was represented by a

leopard with four wings on its back. This

symbol covered the time not only when

Alexander was king, but during its divided

state, as well. The swiftness of conquest is well