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And four great beasts came up from the sea ,
each different from the other .
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The first was like a lion ,
and had eagle '
s wings .
I watched till its wings were plucked off ;
and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man ,
and a man '
s heart was given to it .
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And suddenly another beast ,
a second ,
like a bear .
It was raised up on one side ,
and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth .
And they said thus to it : "
Arise ,
devour much flesh !'
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After this I looked ,
and there was another ,
like a leopard ,
which had on its back four wings of a bird .
The beast also had four heads ,
and dominion was given to it .
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After this I saw in the night visions ,
and behold ,
a fourth beast ,
dreadful and terrible ,
exceedingly strong .
It had huge iron teeth ;
it was devouring ,
breaking in pieces ,
and trampling the residue with its feet .
It was different from all the beasts that were before it ,
and it had ten horns .
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I was considering the horns ,
and there was another horn ,
a little one ,
coming up among them ,
before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots .
And there ,
in this horn ,
were eyes like the eyes of a man ,
and a mouth speaking pompous words .
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I watched till thrones were put in place ,
And the Ancient of Days was seated ;
His garment was white as snow ,
And the hair of His head was like pure wool .
His throne was a fiery flame ,
Its wheels a burning fire ;
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A fiery stream issued And came forth from before Him .
A thousand thousands ministered to Him ;
Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him .
The court was seated ,
And the books were opened .
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I watched then because of the sound of the pompous words which the horn was speaking ;
I watched till the beast was slain ,
and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame .
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As for the rest of the beasts ,
they had their dominion taken away ,
yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time .
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I was watching in the night visions ,
And behold ,
One like the Son of Man ,
Coming with the clouds of heaven !
He came to the Ancient of Days ,
And they brought Him near before Him .
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Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom ,
That all peoples ,
nations ,
and languages should serve Him .
His dominion is an everlasting dominion ,
Which shall not pass away ,
And His kingdom the one Which shall not be destroyed .
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I ,
Daniel ,
was grieved in my spirit within my body ,
and the visions of my head troubled me .
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I came near to one of those who stood by ,
and asked him the truth of all this .
So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things :
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Those great beasts ,
which are four ,
are four kings which arise out of the earth .