KJV + Strong's Daniel's Vision of the Four Beasts 1In the firstyearof Belshazzarkingof BabylonDanielhada dreamand visionsof his headuponhis bed:thenhe wrotethe dream,[and] toldthe sumof the matters.2Danielspakeand said,I sawin my visionbynight,and, behold,the fourwindsof the heavenstroveupon the greatsea.3And fourgreatbeastscame upfromthe sea,diverseonefromanother.4The first[was] like a lion,and had eagle'swings:I beheldtillthe wingsthereof were plucked,and it was lifted upfromthe earth,and made standuponthe feetas a man,and a man'sheartwas givento it.5And beholdanotherbeast,a second,liketo a bear,and it raised upitself on oneside,and [it had] threeribsin the mouthof it betweenthe teethof it: and they saidthusunto it, Arise,devourmuchflesh.6AfterthisI beheld,and loanother,like a leopard,which had uponthe backof it fourwingsof a fowl;the beasthad also fourheads;and dominionwas givento it.7AfterthisI sawin the nightvisions,and beholda fourthbeast,dreadfuland terrible,and strongexceedingly;and it had greatironteeth:it devouredand brake in pieces,and stampedthe residuewith the feetof it: and it[was] diversefromallthe beaststhat [were] beforeit; and it had tenhorns.8I consideredthe horns,and, behold,there came upamongthem anotherlittlehorn,beforewhom there were threeofthe firsthornsplucked up by the roots:and, behold,in thishorn[were] eyeslike the eyesof man,and a mouthspeakinggreat things. Daniel's Vision of the Ancient of Days 9I beheldtillthe throneswere cast down,and the Ancientof daysdid sit,whose garment[was] whiteas snow,and the hairof his headlike the purewool:his throne[was like] the fieryflame,[and] his wheels[as] burningfire. 10A fierystreamissuedand came forthfrombeforehim: thousandthousandsministeredunto him, and ten thousandtimes ten thousandstoodbeforehim: the judgmentwas set,and the bookswere opened. 11I beheldthenbecauseof the voiceof the greatwordswhich the hornspake:I beheld[even] tillthe beastwas slain,and his bodydestroyed,and givento the burningflame.12As concerning the restof the beasts,they had their dominiontaken away:yet their liveswere prolongedfora seasonand time. 13I sawin the nightvisions,and, behold,[one] like the Sonof mancamewiththe cloudsof heaven,and cametothe Ancientof days,and they brought him nearbeforehim. 14And there was givenhim dominion,and glory,and a kingdom,that allpeople,nations,and languages,should servehim: his dominion[is] an everlastingdominion,which shall notpass away,and his kingdom[that] which shall notbe destroyed. Daniel's Visions Interpreted 15IDanielwas grievedin my spiritin the midstof [my] body,and the visionsof my headtroubledme.16I came nearuntooneofthem that stood by,and askedhimthe truthof allthis.So he toldme, and made me knowthe interpretationof the things.17Thesegreatbeasts,whichare four,[are] fourkings,[which] shall ariseout ofthe earth.18But the saintsof the most Highshall takethe kingdom,and possessthe kingdomforever,even foreverand ever. 19ThenI wouldknow the truthofthe fourthbeast,which wasdiversefromallthe others, exceedingdreadful,whose teeth[were of] iron,and his nails[of] brass;[which] devoured,brake in pieces,and stampedthe residuewith his feet;20And ofthe tenhornsthat [were] in his head,and [of] the otherwhich came up,and beforewhom threefell;even [of] that hornthathad eyes,and a mouththat spakevery great things,whose look[was] morestoutthanhis fellows.21I beheld,and the samehornmadewarwiththe saints,and prevailedagainst them;22Untilthe Ancientof dayscame,and judgmentwas givento the saintsof the most High;and the timecamethat the saintspossessedthe kingdom. 23Thushe said,The fourthbeastshall bethe fourthkingdomupon earth,which shall be diversefromallkingdoms,and shall devourthe wholeearth,and shall tread it down,and break it in pieces.24And the tenhornsout ofthis kingdom[are] tenkings[that] shall arise:and anothershall riseafterthem; and he shall be diversefromthe first,and he shall subduethreekings.25And he shall speak[great] wordsagainstthe most High,and shall wear outthe saintsof the most High,and thinkto changetimesand laws:and they shall be giveninto his handuntila timeand timesand the dividingof time.26But the judgmentshall sit,and they shall take awayhis dominion,to consumeand to destroy[it] untothe end.27And the kingdomand dominion,and the greatnessof the kingdomunderthe wholeheaven,shall be givento the peopleof the saintsof the most High,whose kingdom[is] an everlastingkingdom,and alldominionsshall serveand obeyhim. 28Hitherto[is] the endof the matter.As for meDaniel,my cogitationsmuchtroubledme, and my countenancechangedin me:but I keptthe matterin my heart. |
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