The beasts in Daniel and Revelation are the same 4 kingdoms as the statue.Good point. In retrospect I agree with you that that prophecy doesn't pertain to the end of the world,. However, the beast in Revelation does
Chapters 2-7 of Daniel are a chiasm:
2 A kingdoms
3 B furnace
4 C Nebuchadnezzar's downfall
5 C Belshazzer's downfall
6 B lion's den
7 A kingdoms
The point being: both the statue and the beasts are concerning the same 4 kingdoms.