“Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.”
As for the horn being broken and four horns replacing it: four kingdoms will arise from his nation but not with the strength of the first—interpreting the fragmentation of Alexander's empire into four weaker dynasties, none matching his original power. This theological point emphasizes that successor empires inevitably diminish in strength, suggesting entropy in human kingdoms that contrasts with God's eternal kingdom. The multiplication of weaker powers prefigures further division and decline toward the appointed end.
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