Daniel:8

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* In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me--to me , Daniel--after the one that appeared to me the first time . * I saw in the vision , and it so happened while I was looking , that I was in Shushan , the citadel , which is in the province of Elam ; and I saw in the vision that I was by the River Ulai . * Then I lifted my eyes and saw , and there , standing beside the river , was a ram which had two horns , and the two horns were high ; but one was higher than the other , and the higher one came up last . * I saw the ram pushing westward , northward , and southward , so that no animal could withstand him ; nor was there any that could deliver from his hand , but he did according to his will and became great . * And as I was considering , suddenly a male goat came from the west , across the surface of the whole earth , without touching the ground ; and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes . * Then he came to the ram that had two horns , which I had seen standing beside the river , and ran at him with furious power . * And I saw him confronting the ram ; he was moved with rage against him , attacked the ram , and broke his two horns . There was no power in the ram to withstand him , but he cast him down to the ground and trampled him ; and there was no one that could deliver the ram from his hand . * Therefore the male goat grew very great ; but when he became strong , the large horn was broken , and in place of it four notable ones came up toward the four winds of heaven . * And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south , toward the east , and toward the Glorious Land . * And it grew up to the host of heaven ; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground , and trampled them . * He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host ; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away , and the place of His sanctuary was cast down . * Because of transgression , an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices ; and he cast truth down to the ground . He did all this and prospered . * Then I heard a holy one speaking ; and another holy one said to that certain one who was speaking , "How long will the vision be , concerning the daily sacrifices and the transgression of desolation , the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot ?" * And he said to me , "For two thousand three hundred days ; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed ." * Then it happened , when I , Daniel , had seen the vision and was seeking the meaning , that suddenly there stood before me one having the appearance of a man . * And I heard a man 's voice between the banks of the Ulai , who called , and said , "Gabriel , make this man understand the vision ." * So he came near where I stood , and when he came I was afraid and fell on my face ; but he said to me , "Understand , son of man , that the vision refers to the time of the end ." * Now , as he was speaking with me , I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground ; but he touched me , and stood me upright . * And he said , "Look , I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation ; for at the appointed time the end shall be . * The ram which you saw , having the two horns--they are the kings of Media and Persia . * And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece . The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king . * As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place , four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation , but not with its power . * "And in the latter time of their kingdom , When the transgressors have reached their fullness , A king shall arise , Having fierce features , Who understands sinister schemes . * His power shall be mighty , but not by his own power ; He shall destroy fearfully , And shall prosper and thrive ; He shall destroy the mighty , and also the holy people . * "Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule ; And he shall exalt himself in his heart . He shall destroy many in their prosperity . He shall even rise against the Prince of princes ; But he shall be broken without human means . * "And the vision of the evenings and mornings Which was told is true ; Therefore seal up the vision , For it refers to many days in the future ." * And I , Daniel , fainted and was sick for days ; afterward I arose and went about the king 's business . I was astonished by the vision , but no one understood it .

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