(Daniel
7:15-28)
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
true meaning of all this.
So he told me and
gave me the interpretation of these things:
17 'The four great
beasts are four kingdoms that will rise from the earth.
18 BUT THE SAINTS OF
THE MOST HIGH
WILL RECEIVE THE
KINGDOM
AND WILL POSSES IT
FOREVER--
YES, FOR EVER AND
EVER.'
19 Then I wanted to
know the true 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 what ever was left.
20 I also wanted to
know about the ten horns on its head
And about THE
OTHER HORN (the Antichrist) 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.
21 As I watched,
THIS HORN (the Antichrist)
WAS
WAGING WAR AGAINST THE SAINTS
AND
DEFEATING THEM,
22 Until the Ancient
of days came and pronounced judgment
In favor of the
saints 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 (the
Antichrist) will subdue three kings.
25
HE WILL SPEAK AGAINST THE MOST HIGH
AND
OPPRESS HIS SAINTS
AND
TRY TO CHANGE THE SET TIMES
(Of
sacred feasts and holy days) and the laws.
THE
SAINTS WILL BE HANDED OVER TO HIM
FOR
A TIME, TIMES AND HALF A TIME.
(The Three and One-half
years of The Great Tribulation).
26 BUT THE COURT
WILL SIT,
AND HIS (THE
ANTICHRIST'S) POWER
WILL BE TAKEN AWAY
AND COMPLETLY
DESTORYED FOREVER.
27
THEN THE SOVEREIGNTY, POWER
AND
GREATNESS OF THE KINGDOMS
UNDER
THE WHOLE HEAVEN
WILL
BE HANDEDOVER TOTHE SAINTS,
THE
PEOPLE OF THE MOST HIGH.
HIS KINGDOM WILL BE
AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM,
AND ALL RULERS WILL
WORSHIP AND OBEY HIM.
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.
(Daniel
7:15-28)
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