In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: (a) then he wrote the dream, [and] told the sum of the matters. (a) Whereas the people of Israel looked for a continual peace, after the seventy years which Jeremiah had declared, he shows that... [ Continue Reading ]
Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon (b) the great sea. (b) Which signified that there wold be horrible troubles and afflictions in the world in all corners of the world, and at various times.... [ Continue Reading ]
The first [was] like a (c) lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. (c) Meaning the Assyrian and Chaldean empire, which was most strong and fierce in powe... [ Continue Reading ]
And behold another beast, a second, like to a (d) bear, and it raised up itself on (e) one side, and [it had] three ribs in the (f) mouth of it between the teeth of it: (g) and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. (d) Meaning the Persians who were barbarous and cruel. (e) They were sm... [ Continue Reading ]
After this I beheld, and lo another, like a (h) leopard, which had upon the back of it (i) four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and (k) dominion was given to it. (h) Meaning Alexander the king of Macedonia. (i) That is, his four chief captains, which had the empire among them after... [ Continue Reading ]
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a (l) fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great (m) iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped (n) the residue with the feet of it: and it [was] diverse from all the beasts that [were] before it; and... [ Continue Reading ]
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little (p) horn, before whom there were (q) three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn [were] (r) eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. (p) Which is meant of Julius Caesar,... [ Continue Reading ]
I beheld till the (s) thrones were cast down, and the (t) Ancient of days did sit, whose garment [was] white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne [was like] the fiery flame, [and] his wheels [as] burning fire. (s) Meaning, the places where God and his angels would come t... [ Continue Reading ]
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand (u) times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the (x) books were opened. (u) That is, an infinite number of angels, who were ready to execute his commandment. (x) Thi... [ Continue Reading ]
I beheld then (y) because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld [even] till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. (y) Meaning that he was astonished when he saw these emperors in such dignity and pride, so suddenly destroyed at the com... [ Continue Reading ]
As (z) concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. (z) As the three former monarchies had an end at the time that God appointed, even though they flourished for a time, so will this fourth have an end, and they that pa... [ Continue Reading ]
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, (a) [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and (b) came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. (a) Which is meant of Christ, who had not yet taken upon him man's nature, neither was he yet the son of David according... [ Continue Reading ]
And there was given him (c) dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, 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. (c) This is meant of the beginning of Christ's kingdo... [ Continue Reading ]
I Daniel was (d) grieved in my spirit in the midst of [my] body, and the visions of my head troubled me. (d) Because of the strangeness of the vision.... [ Continue Reading ]
I came near unto (e) one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. (e) Meaning one of the angels, as in See Daniel 7:10... [ Continue Reading ]
But the saints of the (f) most High shall take the (g) kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. (f) That is, of the most high things, because God has chosen them out of this world, that they should look up to the heavens, upon which all their hope depends. (g) Because Abr... [ Continue Reading ]
Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was (h) diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth [were of] iron, and his nails [of] brass; [which] devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the (i) residue with his feet; (h) For the other three monarchies were governed by a k... [ 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, whose (k) look [was] more stout than his fellows. (k) This is meant of the fourth beast, which was more terrible t... [ Continue Reading ]
I beheld, and the same (l) horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; (l) Meaning the Roman emperors, who were most cruel against the Church of God, both of the Jews and of the Gentiles.... [ Continue Reading ]
Until (m) 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. (m) Until God showed his power in the person of Christ, and by the preaching of the Gospel gave unto his own some rest, and so obtained a famous name i... [ Continue Reading ]
And the ten horns out of this kingdom [are] ten kings [that] shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue (n) three kings. (n) See Daniel 7:8... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall speak [great] words against (o) the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to (p) change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a (q) time and times and the dividing of time. (o) That is, will make wicked decrees and proclamations agai... [ Continue Reading ]
But the (r) judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy [it] unto the end. (r) God by his power will restore things that were out of order, and destroy this little horn in such a way that it will never rise up again.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the (s) kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and all (t) dominions shall serve and obey him. (s) He shows why the beast would be destroyed, that is,... [ Continue Reading ]
Hitherto [is] the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my (u) cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart. (u) Even though he had many motions in his heart which moved him to and fro to seek out this matter curiously, yet he was content with tha... [ Continue Reading ]