(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 HANDED OVER
TO THE 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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