Daniel 7: 27 Then the Sovereignty, Power and
Greatness of all the kingdoms under Heaven will be handed over to the Holy
People of the Most High. His Kingdom will be an Everlasting Kingdom, and all
Rulers will Worship and Obey Him.’ (9)
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26 “‘But the COURT will sit, and his power will be taken away and completely destroyed
forever. (8)
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17 ‘The
Four great beasts are Four kings
that will rise from the earth. (8)
18 But the Holy People of the Most
High will Receive the Kingdom and will Possess it Forever—yes, For Ever and
Ever.’
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8 “While
I was thinking about the horns, there before me was Another horn, a little one,
which came up among them; and Three of the First horns
were Uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being
and a mouth that spoke boastfully. (8)
9 “As I looked, “Thrones were set in Place, and the Ancient of Days took
His Seat. His
Clothing was as White as Snow; the Hair of His Head was White like Wool. His
Throne was Flaming with Fire, and its Wheels were all Ablaze.
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21 As
I watched, this horn was waging war against the holy people and defeating them, (3)
22 until the Ancient of
Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the holy people of the Most High,
and the time came when they possessed the kingdom.
23 “He gave me this
explanation: ‘The Fourth beast is a Fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It
will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it.
24 The Ten horns are Ten kings who will come from this
kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones;
he will subdue Three kings.
25 He will speak against the Most High and oppress His Holy People
and try to Change the Set Times and the Laws. The Holy People will be delivered
into his hands for a time, times and half a time.
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12 (The
other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for
a period of time.) (3)
13 “In my vision at
night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the
clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his
presence.
14 He was given
authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language
worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away,
and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
The Interpretation
of the Dream
15 “I, Daniel, was
troubled in Spirit, and the Visions that passed through my mind disturbed me.
16 I approached one of
those standing there and asked him the meaning of all this. “So he told me and
gave me the interpretation of these things:
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3 Four
great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of the sea. (3)
4 “The First was like a
Lion, and it had the Wings of an Eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off
and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a human
being, and the mind of a human was given to it.
5 “And there before
me was a Second beast, which looked like
a Bear. It was raised up on one of
its sides, and it had Three ribs in its mouth
between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up
and eat your fill of flesh!’
6 “After that, I
looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a Leopard. And on its back it had Four wings like those of a Bird. This beast had Four heads, and it was given Authority to Rule.
7 “After that, in my Vision at night I looked, and there
before me was a Fourth beast—terrifying and
frightening and very Powerful. It
had large Iron Teeth; it crushed and
devoured its victims and Trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different
from all the former beasts, and it had Ten horns.
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28 “This
is the end of the matter. I, Daniel, was deeply troubled by my thoughts, and my
face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself.” (1)
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19 “Then
I wanted to know the meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all
the others and most terrifying, with its iron teeth and bronze claws—the beast
that crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left.
(1)
20 I also wanted to
know about the ten horns on its head and about the other horn that came up, before
which three of them fell—the horn that looked more imposing than the others and
that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully.
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10 A
river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him.
Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten
thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened. (1)
11 “Then I continued
to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking
until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing
fire.
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Daniel’s Dream of
Four Beasts
7 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a
dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed. He wrote
down the substance of his dream.
(1)
2 Daniel said: “In my
vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven
churning up the great sea.
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