1-2Daniel wrote:
In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylonia, I had some dreams and visions while I was asleep one night, and I wrote them down.
The four winds were stirring up the mighty sea,
3 It held three ribs in its teeth, and it was told, “Attack! Eat all the flesh you want.”
6The third beast was like a leopard—except that it had four wings and four heads. It was given authority to rule.
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took his place.
His clothing and his hair
were white as snow.
His throne was a blazing fire
with fiery wheels,
10 were opened.
11I watched closely to see what would happen to this smaller horn because of the arrogant things it was saying. Then before my very eyes, the fourth beast was killed and its body destroyed by fire.
12The other three beasts had their authority taken from them, but they were allowed to live a while longer.
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coming with the clouds of heaven,
and he was presented
to the Eternal God.
14 and he explained,
17“The four beasts are four earthly kingdoms.
18 because it was so different and much more terrifying than the others. What was the meaning of its iron teeth and bronze claws and of its feet that smashed what the teeth and claws had not ground and crushed?
20I also wanted to know more about all ten of those horns on its head. I especially wanted to know more about the one that took the place of three of the others—the horn that had eyes and spoke with arrogance and seemed greater than the others.
21 came and judged in favor of his chosen ones, because the time had arrived for them to be given the kingdom.
23Then I was told
by the one standing there:
“The fourth beast
will be a fourth kingdom
to appear on earth.
It will be different
from all the others—
it will trample the earth
and crush it to pieces.
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26But he will finally be judged,
and his kingdom
completely destroyed.
27 Rev 20.4; Rev 22.5. “Then the greatest kingdom of all
will be given to the chosen ones
of God Most High.
His kingdom will be eternal,
and all others will serve
and obey him.”
28That was what I saw and heard. I turned pale with fear and kept it all to myself.
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