Daniel 7:1-14
THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS... [ Continue Reading ]
THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS... [ Continue Reading ]
In the first year of Belshazzar, king of Babylon, who was coregent with his father Nabonidus and the grandson and adopted son of Nebuchadnezzar, according to the most reliable secular accounts, DANIEL HAD A DREAM AND VISIONS OF HIS HEAD, distinct images of his mind, quite distinct from confused pict... [ Continue Reading ]
Daniel spake and said, in introducing his narration of the strange experience which befell him, I SAW IN MY VISION BY NIGHT, AND, BEHOLD, THE FOUR WINDS OF THE HEAVEN, from the four main points of the compass, STROVE UPON THE GREAT SEA, storming along against one another upon the face of the ocean.... [ Continue Reading ]
And four great beasts, monstrous beings, CAME UP FROM THE SEA, world-powers rising out of the agitation of the political sea of the heathen world, DIVERSE ONE FROM ANOTHER, one after the other issuing from the great deep.... [ Continue Reading ]
The first was like a lion and had eagle's wings, emblem of kingly power and authority; I BEHELD TILL THE WINGS THEREOF WERE PLUCKED, taking from the beast the ability to fly. AND IT WAS LIFTED UP FROM THE EARTH, to which it was confined after having been deprived of its unrestrained motion, AND MADE... [ Continue Reading ]
And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, appearing later in point of time, AND IT RAISED UP ITSELF ON ONE SIDE, so that it leaned over sideways, as it lifted the shoulder on that side to move forward; AND IT HAD THREE RIBS IN THE MOUTH OF IT BETWEEN THE TEETH OF IT, a part of a prey which... [ Continue Reading ]
After this I beheld, and, lo, another, a third animal coming on the scene somewhat later in history, LIKE A LEOPARD, WHICH HAD UPON THE BACK OF IT FOUR WINGS OF A FOWL, enabling it to move with great rapidity; THE BEAST HAD ALSO FOUR HEADS, indicating that its authority would be divided among four s... [ Continue Reading ]
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, coming on the scene as the last world-power, DREADFUL AND TERRIBLE, of awe-inspiring fierceness, AND STRONG EXCEEDINGLY; AND IT HAD GREAT IRON TEETH, symbolizing the lust of conquest and destruction; IT DEVOURED AND BRAKE IN PIECES, g... [ Continue Reading ]
I considered the horns, observing them very closely, AND, BEHOLD, THERE CAME UP AMONG THEM ANOTHER LITTLE HORN, springing up as the eleventh and, at first, insignificant in size, BEFORE WHOM THERE WERE THREE OF THE FIRST HORNS PLUCKED UP BY THE ROOTS, to make room for the newcomer; AND, BEHOLD, IN T... [ Continue Reading ]
I beheld, still engaged in close observation, TILL THE THRONES WERE CAST DOWN, by a great act of judgment, AND THE ANCIENT OF DAYS, symbol of the eternal and majestic God, DID SIT, WHOSE GARMENT WAS WHITE AS SNOW AND THE HAIR OF HIS HEAD LIKE THE PURE WOOL, both symbols of unsullied purity and holin... [ Continue Reading ]
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him, to devour the sinful and hostile forces of the world and to purify the children of the Kingdom. THOUSAND THOUSANDS MINISTERED UNTO HIM, AND TEN THOUSAND TIMES TEN THOUSAND STOOD BEFORE HIM, an uncounted number of holy angels ready to do His biddi... [ Continue Reading ]
I beheld them because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake, for it was due to the boasting of the ruler represented by the last horn that the judgment and destruction came upon the world; I BEHELD EVEN TILL THE BEAST WAS SLAIN, namely, the fourth, the fierce and destructive beast, AN... [ Continue Reading ]
As concerning the rest of the beasts, the three which were first described, THEY HAD THEIR DOMINION TAKEN AWAY, their power was also taken away in the general judgment; YET THEIR LIVES WERE PROLONGED FOR A SEASON AND TIME, rather, "for the duration of their life was fixed," as to the season and time... [ Continue Reading ]
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven, riding upon them as on a celestial chariot, AND CAME TO THE ANCIENT OF DAYS, AND THEY BROUGHT HIM NEAR BEFORE HIM. It is on the basis of this passage, which describes the formal inauguration of the Messi... [ Continue Reading ]
And there was given Him dominion and glory and a kingdom, divine authority over the domain of the earth, THAT ALL PEOPLE, NATIONS, AND LANGUAGES SHOULD SERVE HIM. HIS DOMINION IS AN EVERLASTING DOMINION WHICH SHALL NOT PASS AWAY, AND HIS KINGDOM THAT WHICH SHALL NOT BE DESTROYED. The description cle... [ Continue Reading ]
I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, for the body contains the spirit as the scabbard contains the sword, AND THE VISIONS OF MY HEAD TROUBLED ME, he felt apprehensive concerning them.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE INTERPRETATION OF THE VISION... [ Continue Reading ]
I came near unto one of them that stood by, one of those engaged in the service of God, AND ASKED HIM THE TRUTH OF ALL THIS, the true explanation of the judgment scene which was here enacted. SO HE TOLD ME AND MADE ME KNOW THE INTERPRETATION OF THE THINGS, so that Daniel understood the vision in all... [ Continue Reading ]
These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, the heads of mighty empires, each one the founder of a dynasty, WHICH SHALL ARISE OUT OF THE EARTH, from the surface of the earth, of the earth, earthy.... [ Continue Reading ]
But the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom, receiving it as a gift from above, AND POSSESS THE KINGDOM FOREVER, EVEN FOREVER AND EVER. The true members of the covenant nation, the believers of the New Testament, the congregation of the Lord, gathered from the elect of all nations, are, b... [ Continue Reading ]
Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, that is, Daniel was anxious to know, he desired to be informed, about this beast also, WHICH WAS DIVERSE FROM ALL THE OTHERS, so utterly different from them, EXCEEDING DREADFUL, WHOSE TEETH WERE OF IRON AND HIS NAILS OF BRASS, the feature of the braze... [ Continue Reading ]
and of the ten horns that were in his head and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell, even of that horn that had eyes and a mouth that spake very great things, in boastful blasphemy, WHOSE LOOK WAS MORE STOUT THAN HIS FELLOWS, that is, his appearance was such as to inspire terror.... [ Continue Reading ]
I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints and prevailed against them, this being apart of its campaign of destruction, it involved a temporary defeat of the forces of the Lord,... [ Continue Reading ]
until the Ancient of Days came, the true and only God coming to judgment upon His enemies, AND JUDGMENT WAS GIVEN TO THE SAINTS OF THE MOST HIGH, for the Lord took their part and effected their deliverance from the oppression of the beast; AND THE TIME CAME THAT THE SAINTS POSSESSED THE KINGDOM, the... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, following the Babylonian, the Medo-Persian, and the Greek empire, respectively, WHICH SHALL BE DIVERSE FROM ALL KINGDOMS, AND SHALL DEVOUR THE WHOLE EARTH, AND SHALL TREAD IT DOWN, AND BREAK IT IN PIECES, the general effect of it... [ Continue Reading ]
And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise, that is, the Roman Empire, upon its disintegration, would be resolved into a number of smaller states, all of which would, however, carryon the traditions of the mother state and still be one in spirit with her; AND ANOTHER SHALL... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall speak great words against the Most High, in blasphemies of an unusually vicious character, AND SHALL WEAR OUT THE SAINTS OF THE MOST HIGH AND THINK TO CHANGE TIMES AND LAWS, setting aside human and divine laws at will; AND THEY SHALL BE GIVEN INTO HIS HAND, for him practically to work h... [ Continue Reading ]
But the judgment shall sit, the sentence will be carried out, AND THEY SHALL TAKE AWAY HIS DOMINION, TO CONSUME AND TO DESTROY IT UNTO THE END, so that its final destruction is not to be expected before the end of the world.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the kingdom and dominion and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, throughout the world, SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SAINTS OF THE MOST HIGH, so that the Church of the Lord would finally be victorious, WHOSE KINGDOM IS AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM, AND ALL DOMINIONS SHALL SERVE... [ Continue Reading ]
Hitherto is the end of the matter, this is the gist of the vision. AS FOR ME, DANIEL, MY COGITATIONS MUCH TROUBLED ME, namely, after he awoke from his dream, AND MY COUNTENANCE CHANGED IN ME, his face showed the effect of his worry over the matter; BUT I KEPT THE MATTER IN MY HEART, he did not make... [ Continue Reading ]