Daniel:7

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* In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head on his bed : then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters . * Daniel spoke and said , I saw in my vision by night , and , look , the four winds of heaven broke forth on the great sea . * And four great beasts came up from the sea , diverse one from another . * The first was like a lion , and had eagle 's wings : I looked until its wings were plucked , and it was lifted up from the earth , and made to stand on two feet as a man ; and a man 's heart was given to it . * And , look , another beast , a second , like a bear ; and it was raised up on one side , and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth : and they said thus to it , Arise , devour much flesh . * After this I looked , and saw another , like a leopard , which had on its back four wings of a bird ; the beast had also four heads ; and dominion was given to it . * After this I saw in the night-visions , and , look , a fourth beast , terrible and powerful , and exceedingly strong ; and it had great iron teeth ; it devoured and broke in pieces , and stamped the residue with its feet : and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it ; and it had ten horns . * I considered the horns , and , look , there came up among them another horn , a little one , before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots : and , look , in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man , and a mouth speaking great things . * I looked until thrones were placed , and one who was ancient of days sat : his raiment was white as snow , and the hair of his head like pure wool ; his throne was fiery flames , [and ] its wheels burning fire . * A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him : thousands of thousands served him , and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him : the judgment was set , and the books were opened . * I looked at that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke ; I looked even until the beast was slain , and its body destroyed , and it was given to be burned with fire . * And as for the rest of the beasts , their dominion was taken away : yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time . * I saw in the night-visions , and , look , there came with the clouds of heaven one like a son of man , and he came even to the ancient of days , and they brought him near before him . * And there was given to him dominion , and glory , and a kingdom , that all the peoples , nations , and languages should serve him : his dominion is an everlasting dominion , which will not pass away , and his kingdom [is ] that which will not be destroyed . * As for me , Daniel , my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body , and the visions of my head troubled me . * I came near to one of those who stood by , and asked him the truth concerning all this . So he told me , and made me know the interpretation of the things . * These great beasts , which are four , are four kings , that will arise out of the earth . * But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom , and possess the kingdom forever , even forever and ever . * Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast , which was diverse from all of them , exceedingly terrible , whose teeth were of iron , and its nails of bronze ; which devoured , broke in pieces , and stamped the residue with its feet ; * and concerning the ten horns that were on its head , and the other [horn ] which came up , and before which three fell , even that horn that had eyes , and a mouth that spoke great things , whose look was more stout than its fellows . * I looked , and the same horn made war with the saints , and prevailed against them ; * 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 . * Thus he said , The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on earth , which will be diverse from all the kingdoms , and will devour the whole earth , and will tread it down , and break it in pieces . * And as for the ten horns , out of this kingdom will ten kings arise : and another will arise after them ; and he will be diverse from the former , and he will put down three kings . * And he will speak words against the Most High , and will wear out the saints of the Most High ; and he will think to change the times and the law ; and they will be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time . * But the judgment will be set , and they will take away his dominion , to consume and to destroy it to the end . * And the kingdom and the dominion , and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven , will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High : his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom , and all dominions will serve and obey him . * Here is the end of the matter . As for me , Daniel , my thoughts much troubled me , and my countenance was changed in me : but I kept the matter in my heart .

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