Daniel 8:1-14
THE VISION ITSELF... [ Continue Reading ]
THE VISION ITSELF... [ Continue Reading ]
In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, two years after Daniel had had the vision of the four monarchies, A VISION APPEARED UNTO ME, even unto me, DANIEL, AFTER THAT WHICH APPEARED UNTO ME AT THE FIRST, that is, in addition to that other important prophetic vision which he had recorded in... [ Continue Reading ]
And I saw in a vision, in a state of ecstasy; AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN I SAW, THAT I WAS AT SHUSHAN, or Susa, IN THE PALACE, WHICH IS IN THE PROVINCE OF ELAM, for Susa was the capital of this province during the Babylonian supremacy, while under Persian reign it was located in the satrapy of Susian... [ Continue Reading ]
Then I lifted up mine eyes and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river, probably to the east of it, A RAM, not in a flock, but alone, WHICH HAD TWO HORNS; AND THE TWO HORNS WERE HIGH, both of them expressive of royalty and power, but one was higher than the other, and the higher, the one poss... [ Continue Reading ]
I saw the ram pushing westward and northward and southward, to subdue all the countries located in these directions, SO THAT NO BEASTS MIGHT STAND BEFORE HIM, NEITHER WAS THERE ANY THAT COULD DELIVER OUT OF HIS HAND, his power, for the time being, was absolute; BUT HE DID ACCORDING TO HIS WILL AND B... [ Continue Reading ]
And as I was considering, observing very closely everything that transpired, BEHOLD, AN HE-GOAT CAME FROM THE WEST, from Europe, across Asia Minor, ON THE FACE OF THE WHOLE EARTH, sweeping along over all the intervening countries, AND TOUCHED NOT THE GROUND, that is, his advance was so rapid that it... [ Continue Reading ]
And he came to the ram that had two horns, not stopping for any consideration, WHICH I HAD SEEN STANDING BEFORE THE RIVER, AND RAN UNTO HIM IN THE FURY OF HIS POWER, in irresistible, mighty rage.... [ Continue Reading ]
And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, with sudden, explosive anger, AND SMOTE THE RAM, in a fierce overthrow, AND BRAKE HIS TWO HORNS; AND THERE WAS NO POWER IN THE RAM TO STAND BEFORE HIM, BUT HE CAST HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND AND STAMPED UPON HIM, so that th... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore the he-goat waxed very great, his power developed mightily; AND WHEN HE WAS STRONG, just as he reached the highest point of his might, THE GREAT HORN WAS BROKEN, the unity of the attacking power was disrupted with the death of its leader: AND FOR IT CAME UP FOUR NOTABLE ONES, four leaders,... [ Continue Reading ]
And out of one of them came forth a little horn, sprouting in a diminutive manner, like the branches in the prongs of an antelope, WHICH WAXED EXCEEDING GREAT TOWARD THE SOUTH AND TOWARD THE EAST AND TOWARD THE PLEASANT LAND, Judea, the glorious land, the land of God's chosen people.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven, to the congregation of the Lord's people, for the Jews were at that time representatives of the Lord's Church on earth; AND IT CAST DOWN SOME OF THE HOST AND OF THE STARS TO THE GROUND AND STAMPED UPON THEM, presuming, in its pride, to wage warfare eve... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, placing himself on a level with the most high God, with the King of kings and the Lord of lords, AND BY HIM THE DAILY SACRIFICE WAS TAKEN AWAY, that is, he interfered with the worship of the true God as then carried on in the Temple, AND THE... [ Continue Reading ]
And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, that is, "warfare was inaugurated against the daily sacrifice with outrage," with idolatrous worship by the heathen ruler represented by the last horn, AND IT CAST DOWN THE TRUTH TO THE GROUND; AND IT PRACTICED AND PRO... [ Continue Reading ]
Then I heard one saint, one of the Lord's angels, SPEAKING, AND ANOTHER SAINT SAID UNTO THAT CERTAIN SAINT WHICH SPAKE, as they were conversing, the interruption being made in the interest of Daniel, HOW LONG SHALL BE THE VISION CONCERNING THE DAILY SACRIFICE, that is, how long would the subject of... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days, literally, "evening-mornings"; THEN SHALL THE SANCTUARY BE CLEANSED, or "justified," which may mean deconsecrated. The figures in the vision are strangely interwoven with direct statements, which anticipate, in a measure, the interpretat... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass when I, even I, Daniel, had seen the vision and sought for the meaning, pondering over it, viewing it from every angle, THEN, BEHOLD, THERE STOOD BEFORE ME AS THE APPEARANCE OF A MAN, the apparition coming with startling suddenness.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE EXPLANATION OF THE VISION... [ Continue Reading ]
And I heard a man's voice, the speaker being invisible to Daniel, BETWEEN THE BANKS OF ULAI, coming from between the two branches of the Eulaeus River, WHICH CALLED AND SAID, GABRIEL, MAKE THIS MAN TO UNDERSTAND THE VISION. So the being who appeared to Daniel in the aspect of a man, was one of the L... [ Continue Reading ]
So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was afraid, the close proximity of a holy being filled him with fear, AND FELL UPON MY FACE; BUT HE SAID UNTO ME, UNDERSTAND, O SON OF MAN, the address reminding Daniel of his human weakness, without, however, humiliating him; FOR AT THE TIME OF THE... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground, in a state of numbness or ecstasy, which shut off his senses from earthly things; BUT HE TOUCHED ME AND SET ME UPRIGHT, strengthening him for the time being, that he might witness the rest of the vision.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said; Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation, when the wrath of God would be poured out upon the godless world; FOR AT THE TIME APPOINTED THE END SHALL BE, or, "it [the vision] pertains to the period of time of the end. " It is indicated, even at this p... [ Continue Reading ]
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia, the Medo-Persian monarchy in its entire historical development. This empire subdued, under Persian leadership: toward the west, Babylon, Mesopotamia, Syria, and the countries of Asia Minor; toward the north, Colchis, Armen... [ Continue Reading ]
And the rough goat, moving eastward across Asia Minor in victorious advance, IS THE KING OF GRECIA, literally, "of Javan," Macedonia, Greece, and the Ionian colonies being included in the term; AND THE GREAT HORN THAT IS BETWEEN HIS EYES IS THE FIRST KING, Alexander the Great, the founder of this wo... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, or, "concerning the horn, that it was broken, and that four then took its place," this is the meaning: FOUR KINGDOMS SHALL STAND UP OUT OF THE NATION, out of the world of nations united under the rule of the first king, BUT NOT IN HIS POWER, not... [ Continue Reading ]
And in the latter time of their kingdom, that is, after these dynasties had been in existence for some time, WHEN THE TRANSGRESSORS ARE COME TO THE FULL, when the apostate Jews would once more have fulfilled the measure of their wickedness, A KING OF FIERCE COUNTENANCE, shameless, without the slight... [ Continue Reading ]
And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power, rather on account of his cunning dissimulation, with the permission of God; AND HE SHALL DESTROY WONDERFULLY, so that men would be astonished at his activities in this respect, AND SHALL PROSPER AND PRACTICE AND SHALL DESTROY THE MIGHTY AND TH... [ Continue Reading ]
And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand, that is, in accordance with his cunning he would succeed in his deception, in various hypocritical plans which he had decided upon; AND HE SHALL MAGNIFY HIMSELF IN HIS HEART, becoming proud by reason of these successful maneuve... [ Continue Reading ]
And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told, concerning the length of the time of the affliction, IS TRUE; WHEREFORE SHUT THOU UP THE VISION, to preserve it for such later day, FOR IT SHALL BE FOR MANY DAYS, the vision, being concerned with things of the distant future, would retain... [ Continue Reading ]
And I, Daniel, overcome by the startling and overwhelming character of the revelation, FAINTED AND WAS SICK CERTAIN DAYS. AFTERWARD I ROSE UP AND DID THE KING'S BUSINESS, attending to the duties of his office as before; AND I WAS ASTONISHED AT THE VISION, he kept his counsel concerning it, BUT NONE... [ Continue Reading ]