The Dream of Nebuchadnezzar About the Beast It is very important to note that more than 250 years before the time of Ezekiel's vision, a civil war had taken place that divided the Jewish nation into two kingdoms. The Assyrians conquered the Ten Tribes of the Northern Kingdom, called Israel in 722 BC. This was the result of a long period of unbelief and apostasy. The Ten Northern Tribes were hopelessly dispersed among the nations by the time of Ezekiel. It wasn't until 606 BC that God's…