The book of Daniels second prophecy regarding
the four empires and the end of that age.
1 Daniel 7:1 In the first year of Belshazzar
king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed:
then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.2. Daniel spoke
and said, I saw in my vision by night, and look, the four winds of the
heaven were stirring the great sea. 3. And four great animals came up
from the sea, different one from another. 4. The first was like a lion,
and had eagle's wings: I looked till the wings were torn off, and it was
lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a
man's heart was given to it. 5. And look, another animal, a second, like
a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in
it's mouth between its he teeth: and they said this to it, Arise, devour
much flesh. 6. After this I was looking, and saw another, like a
leopard, which had on its back of it four wings of a bird; the animal
also had four heads; and an empire was given to it. 7. After this I
looked in the night visions, and saw a fourth animal, dreadful and
terrible, and exceedingly strong; and it had great iron teeth: it
devoured and crushed, and trampled what was left with its feet: and it
was different from all the animals that were before it; and it had ten
horns. 8. I considered the horns, and look, there came up among them
another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns
uprooted; and look, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a
mouth speaking great things. 9. I looked until the thrones were set up,
and the ancient of days sat, whose robe was white as snow, and the hair
of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the flames of fire,
and its wheels were burning fire. 10. A river of fire ran and issued
from his presence: thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times
ten thousand stood in his presence: the court was seated, and the books
were opened. 11. I was looking then because of the sound of the great
words which the horn spoke: I looked until the animal was killed, and
his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. 12. As concerning
the rest of the animals, they had their empires taken away: yet their
lives were prolonged for a season and time. 13. I saw in the night
visions, and look, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of
heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near
before him. 14. And there was given him an empire, and glory, and
dominion, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his
empire is an everlasting empire, which shall not pass away, and his
dominion that which shall not be destroyed. 15. I Daniel was distressed
in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head
troubled me. 16. I came near to one of them that stood by, and asked him
the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the
interpretation of the things. 17. These great animals, which are four,
are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. 18. But the saints
of the most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for
ever, even for ever and ever. 19. Then I would know the truth of the
fourth animal, which was different from all the others, exceeding
dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which
devoured and crushed, and trampled what was left with his feet; 20. And
of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up,
before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth
that spoke very great things, whose look was more greater than his
fellows. 21. I was looking, and the same horn made war with the saints,
and overpowered them; 22. Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment
was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the
saints possessed the kingdom. 23. So he said, The fourth beast shall be
the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be different from all
kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and
crush it. 24. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that
shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be
different from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 25. And he
shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the
saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they
shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of
time. 26. But the court will sit, and they shall take away his empire,
to consume and to destroy it until the end. 27. And the kingdom and
empire, and the greatness of the dominion under the whole heaven, will
be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is
an everlasting kingdom, and all empires shall serve and obey him. 28.
This is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my thoughts greatly
alarmed me, and my color changed on me: but I kept the matter in my
heart.
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