Daniel 7:3-17
3And four great beasts acame up out of the sea, different from one another. 4The first was like a lion and had eagles’ wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it. 5And behold, banother beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’ 6After this I looked, and behold, another, like a cleopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and ddominion was given to it. 7After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, eterrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; fit devoured and broke in pieces gand stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and hit had ten horns. 8I considered the horns, and behold, ithere came up among them another horn, a little one, jbefore which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and ka mouth speaking great things.The Ancient of Days Reigns
9“As I looked,lthrones were placed,
and the mAncient of Days took his seat;
nhis clothing was white as snow,
and othe hair of his head like pure wool;
his throne was fiery flames;
pits wheels were burning fire.
10 qA stream of fire issued
and came out from before him;
ra thousand thousands sserved him,
tand ten thousand times ten thousand ustood before him;
the vcourt sat in judgment,
and wthe books were opened.
11“I looked then because of the sound of xthe great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, ythe beast was killed, and its body destroyed zand given over to be burned with fire. 12As for the rest of the beasts, aatheir dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.
The Son of Man Is Given Dominion
13“I saw in the night visions,and abbehold, with the clouds of heaven
there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the acAncient of Days
and was presented before him.
14 adAnd to him was given dominion
and glory and a kingdom,
that all aepeoples, nations, and languages
should serve him;
afhis dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom one
that shall not be destroyed.
Daniel’s Vision Interpreted
15“As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me ▼▼Aramaic within its sheath
was anxious, and ahthe visions of my head alarmed me. 16I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things. 17 ai‘These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth. Matthew 4:8
8 ajAgain, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.Luke 4:5
5 akAnd the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,
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