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Vision
of the Four Beasts |
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Daniel 7:1
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In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon
Daniel saw a dream and visions in his mind as he lay on his bed; then he wrote
the dream down and related the following summary of it. |
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Daniel 7:2
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Daniel said, "I was looking in my vision by
night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. |
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Daniel 7:3
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"And four great beasts were coming up from the
sea, different from one another. |
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Daniel 7:4
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"The first was like a lion and had the wings
of an eagle. I kept looking until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up
from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man; a human mind also was
given to it. |
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Daniel 7:5
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"And behold, another beast, a second one, resembling
a bear. And it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between
its teeth; and thus they said to it, 'Arise, devour much meat!' |
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Daniel 7:6
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"After this I kept looking, and behold, another
one, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird; the beast also
had four heads, and dominion was given to it. |
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Daniel 7:7
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"After this I kept looking in the night visions,
and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrifying and extremely strong; and
it had large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed and trampled down the remainder
with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and
it had ten horns. |
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Daniel 7:8
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"While I was contemplating the horns, behold,
another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were
pulled out by the roots before it; and behold, this horn possessed eyes like the
eyes of a man and a mouth uttering great boasts. |
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The Ancient of Days Reigns |
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Daniel 7:9
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"I kept looking Until thrones were set up, And
the Ancient of Days took His seat; His vesture was like white snow And the hair
of His head like pure wool. His throne was ablaze with flames, Its wheels were
a burning fire. |
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Daniel 7:10
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"A river of fire was flowing And coming out
from before Him; Thousands upon thousands were attending Him, And myriads upon
myriads were standing before Him; The court sat, And the books were opened. |
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Daniel 7:11
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"Then I kept looking because of the sound of
the boastful words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until the beast
was slain, and its body was destroyed and given to the burning fire. |
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Daniel 7:12
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"As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion
was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed
period of time. |
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The Son of Man Presented |
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Daniel 7:13
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"I kept looking in the night visions, And behold,
with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to
the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. |
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Daniel 7:14
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"And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a
kingdom, That all the peoples, nations and men of every language Might serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom
is one Which will not be destroyed. |
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The Vision Interpreted |
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Daniel 7:15
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"As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed
within me, and the visions in my mind kept alarming me. |
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Daniel 7:16
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"I approached one of those who were standing
by and began asking him the exact meaning of all this. So he told me and made
known to me the interpretation of these things: |
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Daniel 7:17
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'These great beasts, which are four in number,
are four kings who will arise from the earth. |
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Daniel 7:18
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'But the saints of the Highest One will receive
the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for all ages to come.' |
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Daniel 7:19
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"Then I desired to know the exact meaning of
the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful,
with its teeth of iron and its claws of bronze, and which devoured, crushed and
trampled down the remainder with its feet, |
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Daniel 7:20
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and the meaning of the ten horns that were on
its head and the other horn which came up, and before which three of them fell,
namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth uttering great boasts and which was
larger in appearance than its associates. |
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Daniel 7:21
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"I kept looking, and that horn was waging war
with the saints and overpowering them |
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Daniel 7:22
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until the Ancient of Days came and judgment
was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when
the saints took possession of the kingdom. |
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Daniel 7:23
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"Thus he said: 'The fourth beast will be a fourth
kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms and
will devour the whole earth and tread it down and crush it. |
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Daniel 7:24
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'As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten
kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different
from the previous ones and will subdue three kings. |
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Daniel 7:25
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'He will speak out against the Most High and
wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations
in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and
half a time. |
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Daniel 7:26
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'But the court will sit for judgment, and his
dominion will be taken away, annihilated and destroyed forever. |
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Daniel 7:27
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'Then the sovereignty, the dominion and the
greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people
of the saints of the Highest One; His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom,
and all the dominions will serve and obey Him.' |
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Daniel 7:28
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"At this point the revelation ended. As for
me, Daniel, my thoughts were greatly alarming me and my face grew pale, but I
kept the matter to myself." |
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