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chapter 1 in the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and besieged it and the lord gave jehoiakim king of judah into his hand along with some of the objects of the temple of God He took them to the temple of his god in Babylon and put them in the treasure house of his god. Then the king ordered Ashbanaz, chief of the officials of his court, to bring into the king's service some of the Israelites of the royal family and the young men of the nobility. men without any physical defects, handsome, showing aptitude for all types of learning, well-informed, quick to understand and qualified to serve in the king's palace.

He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians. The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine. At the king's table they were to be trained for three years and after that they were to enter the king's service. Among those who were chosen were some of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Michael and Azariah, the chief officer gave new names to Daniel, the name Beltershazza, to Hananiah, Shadrach. But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine and asked the chief official's permission not to defile himself in this way. Now God had made the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel, but the official said to Daniel, I am afraid. from my lord the king who has assigned your food and drink, why should I see you looking worse than other young men of your age?

The king would then take my head because of you. Daniel then told the guard that the head officer had appointed. daniel hananiah michelle please test your servants for 10 days give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food and treat your servants according to what you see, like this who accepted this and tested them for ten days. At the end of the ten days they seemed healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food, so the god took away their chosen food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables.

Instead, God gave these four young men knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and knowledge, and Daniel was able to understand visions and dreams of all kinds. At the end of the time set by the king to put them at his service, the main officer presented them to him. The king Nebuchadnezzar spoke with them and found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Michael and Azariah, so they entered the king's service in every matter of wisdom and understanding on which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters throughout the kingdom and Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus Daniel Chapter 2 In the second year of his reign Nebuchadnezzar had dreams his mind was troubled and he could not sleep so the king called the magicians, sorcerers, sorcerers and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed when they entered and presented themselves before the king he told them I have had a dream that worries me and I want to know what it means then the astrologers responded to the king that the king may live forever tell your servants the dream and we will interpret it the king responded to the astrologers this is what I have firmly decided if you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it I will have you cut into pieces and your houses turned into piles of rubble but if you tell me the dream and explain it you will receive from me gifts and rewards and a great honor so tell me the dream and interpret it for me once more they responded let the king tell the dream to his servants and we will interpret it then the king responded I am sure you are trying to buy time because You realize that this is what I have firmly decided if you do not tell me the dream there is only one shame for you you have conspired to tell me deceitful and perverse things hoping that the situation will change by then tell me the dream and I will know that you can interpret it the astrologers responded To the king, there is no one on earth who can do what the king asks.

No king, no matter how great and powerful he may be, is the work of no magician or enchanter or astrologer. What the king asks is very difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the kings. gods and they do not live among humans this made the king so angry and enraged that he ordered the execution of all the wise men of babylon so the decree was issued to kill the wise men and men were sent to find daniel and his friends to kill them when Aryak the commander of the king's guard had gone out to kill the magicians of Babylon Daniel spoke to him with unbroken wisdom he asked the king's official why the king issued such a harsh decree, then he explained the matter to daniel, before this daniel went to the king and asked him for time so that he could interpret the dream, then daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah and urged them to beg the god of heaven for mercy regarding this mystery so that he and his friends were not executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon during the night in which the mystery was revealed to Daniel.

In a vision, Daniel praised the god of heaven and said: Praise the name of God forever and ever, wisdom and power are his. Change times and seasons. He deposes kings and raises up others. Give wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the knowledgeable. he reveals deep and hidden things he knows what is in the darkness and the light dwells with him I thank you and praise you god of my ancestors you have given me wisdom and power you have made known to me what we asked of you you have given it to us To know the king's dream, Daniel went to Aryak, whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of Babylon, and told him, "Don't execute the wise men of Babylon.

Take me to the king and I will interpret his dream." Aryak took Daniel to the king of immediately and said to him: I have found a man among the exiles of Judah who can tell the king what his dream means. The king asked Daniel, also called Belteshazza, can you tell me what I saw in my dream and interpret it? Daniel responded. No wise enchanter, magician or fortune teller can explain to the king the mystery he has asked but there is a god in heaven who reveals mysteries who has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the days to come your dream and the visions that pass through your mind while you were lying in bed are these while your majesty was lying there your mind turned towards things to come and the revealer of mysteries showed you what is going to happen since to me this mystery has been revealed not because I have greater wisdom that no one else alive but so that Your Majesty knows the interpretation and can understand what went through your mind Your Majesty looked and there before you was a large statue a huge dazzling statue of impressive appearance the head of the statue was made of pure gold His chest and arms of silver His belly and thighs of bronze His legs of iron His feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay As you watched a rock was cut but not by human hands He struck the statue on its iron feet and then the iron, clay, bronze, silver and gold were broken into pieces and left like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer, the wind carried them away without a trace, but the rock that hit the statue became a huge mountain and filled all over the earth this was the dream and now we will interpret it to the king your majesty you are the king of kings the god of heaven has given you dominion and power and power and glory in your hands he has placed all humanity and the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky, wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all, you are that head of gold, after you another kingdom will arise inferior to yours, then a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over all. earth finally there will be a fourth kingdom strong as iron iron breaks and destroys everything and as iron breaks things so it will crush and break all the others just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron , so this will be a divided kingdom, but it will have some of the strength of iron, just as you saw iron mixed with clay, since the toes were part iron and part clay, so this kingdom will be part strong and partly fragile and just as you saw iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united any more than iron is mixed with baked clay in the time of those kings the god of heaven will build a kingdom that will never be destroyed nor will he be destroyed if left in the hands of another people, he will crush all those kingdoms and put an end to them, but he himself will remain forever.

This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut from a mountain but not by human hands, a rock that broke the iron. bronze, clay, silver and gold in pieces the great god has shown the king what will happen in the future the dream is true and its interpretation is reliable then king Nebuchadnezzar prostrated himself before Daniel and paid him honors and ordered that he be made an offering and that incense be presented to him the king told Daniel surely your god is the god of gods and the lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries because you were able to reveal this mystery then the king put Daniel in a high position and He lavished many gifts on him, made him ruler of the entire province of Babylon and put him in charge of all his wise men.

Furthermore, at Daniel's request, the king appointed Shadrach Meshach and Abednego chief ministers of the province of Babylon, while Daniel himself remained at the royal court. Daniel chapter 3 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold 60 cubits high and six cubits wide and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, councillors, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all other provincial officials to come to the dedication. of the image that he had erected so the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all other provincial officials gathered for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected and stood before it, then the herald proclaimed aloud to the nations and people of all nations. language this is what you are commanded to do, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lying harp, flute and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up, which does not fall and the worship will immediately be thrown into a burning furnace, therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn flute, the zither, the lying harp and all kinds of music, all nations and people of every language fell.

They prostrated themselves and worshiped the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar had established. At this time some astrologers approached and denounced the Jews, they said to King Nebuchadnezzar, may the king live forever. His majesty has issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, liar, harp, flute and all kinds of music must fall. and whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a burning furnace, but there are some Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach Meshach and Abednego, who paid no attention to you.

Your majesty they neither serve their gods nor worship the golden image that you have raised, furious with anger, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach Meshach and Abednego, then these men were brought before the king and Nebuchadnezzar said to them: is it true Shadrach Meshach and Abednego that they don't do it? serve my gods or worship the golden image that I have established now when you hear the sound of the horn flute zither lying harp flute and all kinds of music if you are ready to fall and worship the image I made very well but if you do not worship it you will be thrown away immediately into a fiery furnace, then what god can rescue you from my hand, Shadrach Meshach and Abednego replied, King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.

If we are thrown into the fiery furnace, the god we serve can deliver us from it and he will deliver us from it. your majesty's hand but even if you don't we want your majesty to know that we will not serve your gods nor worship the golden image then Nebuchadnezzar became angry with Shadrach Meshach and Abednego and his attitude towards them changed. He ordered the oven to be heated seven times hotter than usual and ordered some of the strongest soldiers in his army to bind Shadrach Meshach and Abednego and throw them out. They were thrown into the fiery furnace, so these men dressed in their tunics, pants, turbans and other clothes were tied up and thrown into the fiery furnace.

The king's order was so urgent and the fern was so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took Shadrach Meshach. and abednego and these three men firmly tied fell into the burning furnace then king nebuchadnezzar jumped to his feet in astonishment and asked his advisors were there not three men there that we tied and threw into the fire they answered certainly your majesty said look I see four men walking in the fire unscathed and unharmed and the fourth looks like a son of the gods. Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the burning furnace and shouted: Shadrach Meshach and Abednego, servants of the most high god, come out, come here, so Shadrach Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal counselors crowded around.

They looked around and saw that the fire had not damaged their bodies, not a hair of their heads was singed, their clothes were not singed and there was no smell of fire on them then. Nebuchadnezzar said: Praise be to the god of Shadrach Meshach and Abednego, who sent his angel and rescued his servants. They trusted him andThey defied the king's order and were willing to give their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own god, therefore. I decree that people of any nation or language who say anything against the god of Shadrach Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses turned into piles of rubble because no other god will be able to save in this way then.The king promoted Shadrach Meshach and abednego in the province of babylon daniel chapter 4 king nebuchadnezzar to the nations and peoples of every language that live in all the earth that you prosper greatly it is a pleasure for me to tell you the signs and wonders that the most high god has done for me how great they are His signs how powerful His wonders His kingdom is an eternal kingdom His dominion endures from generation to generation I Nebuchadnezzar was at home in my palace happy and prosperous I had a dream that made me fear I was lying in bed the images and visions that passed through me mind they terrified me so I ordered that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me when the magicians came, enchanting astrologers and fortune tellers, I told them the dream but they I could not interpret it for myself finally Daniel came to my presence and I told him the dream.

It is called Beltachazar after the name of my god and the spirit of the

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gods are in you and no mystery is too difficult for you here is my dream interpreted for me these are the visions that I saw while I was lying in bed I looked and there before me was a tree in the middle of The height of the earth was enormous. The tree grew large and strong and its crown touched the sky. It was visible to the ends of the earth.

Its leaves were beautiful. Its fruits were abundant. In it there was food for everyone beneath it. The wild animals found shelter and the birds lived in its branches since Every creature was fed in the visions that I saw while I was lying in bed I looked and there before me was a saint, a messenger who came down from heaven, called aloud, cut down the tree and cut off its branches , remove its leaves and scatter its fruit, let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches, but let the stump and its roots tied with iron and bronze remain in the earth, in the grass of the field, let it be soaked with the dew of heaven and that he live with the animals among the plants of the earth that his mind change from that of a man and that he be given the mind of an animal until seven times pass for him the decision is announced by the messengers The saints declare the verdict like this so that the living know that the Most High is sovereign over all the kingdoms of the earth and gives them to whomever he wants and places over them the most humble.

This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now, tell me what it means to none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it but you can because the spirit of the holy gods is in you then Daniel also called beltachaza was very perplexed for a while and his thoughts terrified him then the king said beltashasa no leave the dream or its meaning alarms you my lord if only the dream applied to your enemies and its meaning to your adversaries the tree that you saw that grew big and strong with its crown touching the sky visible to all the earth with beautiful leaves and abundant fruits that gave food to everyone, giving shelter to wild animals and having nests for birds in its branches, your majesty, you are that tree, you have become big and strong, your greatness has grown until it reaches the sky and your dominion extends to distant parts of the world. earth your majesty I saw a saint, a messenger coming down from heaven and saying cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the trunk tied with iron and bronze in the grass of the field, while its roots remain in the earth, let it be soaked with the dew from heaven let him live with the wild beasts until seven times pass for him this is the interpretation your majesty and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king you will be expelled from the people and you will live with the wild beasts He will eat grass like the ox and will be drenched with the dew of heaven.

Seven times will pass through you until you recognize that the Almighty is sovereign of all the kingdoms of the earth and will give them to whoever he wants. The order to leave the trunk of the tree with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you recognize that heaven rules. , therefore, may your majesty be pleased to accept my advice, renounce your sins by doing what is right and your evil by being kind to the oppressed, it may be that then your prosperity will continue all this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar twelve months later while the king walked on the roof of the royal palace of babylon he said is not this the great babylon that i have built as a royal residence by my great power and for glory? from my majesty while the words were on his lips a voice came from heaven this is what is decreed for you king nebuchadnezzar your royal authority has been taken from you you will be expelled from the people and you will live with the wild animals that you will eat grass like the ox It will pass before you seven times, until you recognize that the Most High is sovereign over all the kingdoms of the earth and gives them to whomever he wants.

Immediately what was said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled, he was expelled from the people and from the grass. like the ox his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like eagle feathers and his nails like bird claws at the end of that time I Nebuchadnezzar lifted my eyes to heaven and my sanity was restored then I praised the most high I honored and glorified him who lives forever his dominion is an eternal dominion his kingdom endures from generation to generation all the peoples of the earth are considered as nothing he does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth no one can stop his hand nor tell him what you have done at the same time that my sanity was restored my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom my advisors and nobles sought me and I was restored to my throne and I became even greater than before now I Nebuchadnezzar praise, exalt and glorify the king of heaven because everything he does is right and all his ways are just and those who walk with pride he is able to humble Daniel chapter five king belch gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and he drank wine with them while Belshazzar drank his wine he gave orders to bring the gold and silver cups that his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem so that the king and his nobles his wives and his concubines could drink from them, so they brought the golden cups that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them while they drank the wine, they praised the gods. gold and silver bronze iron wood and stone suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall near the chandelier in the royal palace the king watched the hand while writing his face turned pale and he was so scared When his legs became weak and his knees trembled, the king called the charming astrologers and fortune tellers, then he said to these wise men of Babylon, whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be dressed in purple and they will put a gold chain around his neck. and will be named the third highest ruler of the kingdom.

Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant, so King Dalhaza became even more terrified and his face became paler. The nobles were taken aback. The queen heard the king's voices and her nobles entered the banquet hall. May the king live forever. She said, "Don't be alarmed. Don't look so pale. There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him." In your father's time he was found to have insight, intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods, your father King Nebuchadnezzar appointed him chief among the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and soothsayers.

He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belter, was found to have a keen mind, knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams. Explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call Daniel and he will tell you what the scripture means. Then Daniel was brought before the king and the king said to him: Is that you? daniel one of the exiles that my father the king brought from judah i have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom, the wise and enchanting were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means , but they couldn't explain it now.

I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. If you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will be dressed in purple and have a gold chain around your body. neck and you will be the third highest ruler of the kingdom. Then Daniel answered the king. You can keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. However, I will read the writing to the king and tell him what it means, His Majesty the most high god gave to your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor for the high office that he gave to him all nations and peoples of every language.

He was feared and feared by those whom the king wanted to kill, he killed those he wanted to spare, he forgave those he wanted to promote, he promoted and those he wanted to humiliate, he humiliated, but when his heart became arrogant and hardened by pride, he was deposed. from his royal throne and stripped of his glory, he was expelled from the town and was given the mind of an animal. He lived with the wild donkeys and that grass like the ox and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he recognized that the most high god He is sovereign over all the kingdoms of the earth and puts over them whoever loves you the least.

Belshasa her son, you did not humble yourself, although you knew all this, but you rose up against the lord of heaven, you caused the cups of his temple to be brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them, you praised to the gods of silver and gold of bronze iron wood and stone who cannot see or hear or understand but you did not honor the god who has your life and all your ways in his hand that is why he sent the hand that wrote the inscription this is the inscription that It was written mene mene tekel passin here is what these words mean many gods have numbered the days of your reign and have put an end to it tekkel they have weighed you in the balance and you have lacked pires your kingdom is divided and handed over to the Medes and Persians Then, by order of Belshazza, Daniel was dressed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler of the kingdom.

That same night, Belch Hazard, king of the Babylonians, was killed and Darius the Mede took the kingdom at the age of sixty-two. about them one of whom was Daniel the sap traps were made responsible so that the king would not suffer loss now Daniel distinguished himself so much among the chief ministers and the sad traps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to put him over the entire kingdom. Then the chief ministers and the satraps tried to find reasons to accuse Daniel in his direction of government affairs, but they could not do so. They could not find corruption in him because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent.

Finally these men said we will never find any. basis to accuse this man daniel unless it has something to do with the law of their god Then these chief ministers and satraps went in a group to the king and told him may king Darius live forever. The royal ministers, prefects, satrap councilors and governors have agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or human being during the next 30 days except you, your majesty will be thrown out. to the lions' den now your majesty issue the decree and put it in writing so that it cannot be altered according to the law of the Medes and Persians which cannot be repealed then king darius put the decree in writing now when daniel knew that the decree had been published he went to his upstairs room with the windows open towards jerusalem three times a day he knelt down and prayed giving thanks to his god just as he had done before these men went in a group and found daniel praying and asking help god then they went to the king and told him about their royal decree didn't they publish a decree that for the next 30 days anyone who prays to any god or human being except you, your majesty would be thrown into the lion's den the king responded The decree is in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.

So they told King Daniel that he is one of the exiles of Judah. ​​He does not listen to you, Your Majesty, nor to the decree that you put in writing. He still prays three times. On the day when the king heard this, he was very distressed. He was determined to rescue Daniel and did everything possible until sunset to save him. Then the men went in groups to King Darius and said to him: Remember, your majesty, that according to the law of the Medes and persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed, so the king gave the order and they brought daniel and threw him into the lions' den the king told daniel that your god whom you continually serve rescue you.

They brought a stone and placed it over the mouth of the den and the king sealed it with his own ring and with the rings of his nobles so that Daniel's situation could be resolved. could not be changed, so theThe king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought to him and could not sleep at the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lion's den when he approached. The den called to Daniel with an anguished voice, Daniel, servant of the living god. Your god, whom you serve continually, was able to rescue you from the lions.

Daniel responded, May the king live forever. My god sent his angel and closed the mouth of the lions. They have not done me. harm because I was found innocent in your eyes nor have I ever done any wrong before you your majesty the king was very happy and gave the order to take Daniel out of the den and when they took Daniel out of the den no injury was found on him because he had trusted In their god, by order of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the lions' den along with their wives and children, and before they reached the floor of the den, the lions defeated them and crushed all their bones. king darius wrote to all nations and people of all languages ​​in all the earth that you prosper greatly i issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom the people must fear and revere the god of daniel because he is the living god and he remains forever his kingdom will not be destroyed his dominion will never end he rescues and saves he works signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth he has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions thus Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian daniel chapter 7 in the first year of belshazzar the king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions passed through his mind while he was lying in bed he wrote the substance of his dream daniel said in my vision in the night i looked and there before me they were the four winds of heaven churning the great sea four great beasts each different from the others came up from the sea the first was like a lion and had the wings of an eagle I watched until they tore off his wings and lifted him off the ground so that he was on two feet like a human being and was given the mind of a human and there in front of me was a second beast that looked like a bear, it was raised on one of its sides and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth.

It said to me, get up and eat until you are satisfied. of flesh after that I looked and there in front of me was another beast that looked like a leopard and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird this beast had four heads and was given authority to rule after that in my night vision I looked and there before me was a fourth terrifying and terrifying and very powerful beast that had great iron teeth that crushed and devoured its victims and trampled everything that was left. It was different from all the previous beasts and had ten horns while I thought about The horns there before me was another small horn that arose between them and three of the first horns were plucked before it this horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully as it looked at thrones were placed in its place and the ancient of days took his seat his clothes were as white as snow the hair on his head was white as wool his throne was burning with fire and his wheels were all on fire a river of fire flowed out from before him thousands and thousands attended him ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him the court was seated and the books were opened so I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn spoke I continued to watch until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the fire burning the other beasts had been stripped of their authority but were allowed to live for a period of time in my night vision I looked and there before me was one like a son of man coming with the clouds of heaven approached the old man of days and was brought into his presence he was given authority glory and sovereign power all nations and people of every language worshiped him his dominion is an eternal dominion that will not pass away and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed I Daniel was troubled in spirit And the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me.

I approached one of those who were there and asked him the meaning of all this. Then he told me and gave me the interpretation of these things. The four great beasts are four kings who will rise. of the earth but the holy people of the most high will receive the kingdom and possess it forever if forever and ever then I wanted to know the meaning of the fourth beast that was different from all the others and most terrifying with its iron teeth and claws of bronze the beast that crushed and devoured its victims and trampled what remained.

He also wanted to know about the ten horns that were on his head and the other horn that arose before which three of them fell. horn that looked more imposing than the others and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully as I watched this horn was waging war against the holy people and defeating them until the ancient of days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the holy people of the very high and the time came when they possessed the kingdom he gave me this explanation the fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth it will be different from all the other kingdoms and it will devour the entire earth trampling it and crushing it ten horns are ten kings that will come from this kingdom after them will rise another king different from the previous ones will subdue three kings will speak against the Most High and will oppress his holy people and will try to change the established times and the laws holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time and half a time but the judgment seat will sit and its power will be removed and

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ly destroyed forever then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be given to the holy people of the Most High his kingdom will be an eternal kingdom and all rulers will worship him and They will obey this is the end of the matter.

Daniel was deeply troubled by my thoughts and my face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself. 8 In the third year of the reign of King Bersas, I Daniel had a vision after the one that had already appeared to me in my vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa in the province of Elam in the vision I was next to the Yulai canal I looked up and there before me was a ram with two horns standing by the side of the canal and the horns were long, one of the horns was longer than the other, but I grew later.

I saw the ram as he charged west, north and south, no. the animal can resist it and no one could rescue it from its power it did what it wanted and it became big while thinking about this suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between its eyes came from the west crossing the entire land without touching the ground it came towards the ram of two horns that I had seen standing by the canal and charged at him with great fury. I saw him attack the ram furiously, hitting the ram and breaking both of its horns. The ram could not resist it.

The goat threw him to the ground. and they trampled it and no one could rescue the ram from its power. The goat became very large but at the height of its power the great horn was broken and in its place four prominent horns grew towards the four winds of heaven from one of them. There came another horn that started small but grew in power towards the south and towards the east and towards the beautiful land it grew until it reached the army of heaven and threw part of the starry army to the earth and trampled them.

It became so great that the commander of the Lord's army took away the Lord's daily sacrifice and his sanctuary was torn down because of the rebellion. The Lord's people and the daily sacrifice were given to him. He prospered in everything. So it was and the truth was thrown into the ground then I heard a saint speak and another saint told him how long it will take for the vision to be fulfilled the vision concerning the daily sacrifice the rebellion that causes desolation the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling of the people of the lord told me it will take 2,300 evenings and mornings then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated while i daniel looked at the vision and tried to understand it there in front of me was someone who looked like a man and i heard a man's voice from july calling gabriel tell this man the meaning of the vision as he approached the place where I was I was scared and fell prostrate son of man told me understand that the vision refers to the time of the end while he was speaking to me I was in a deep sleep with my face on the ground then he touched me and lifted me up he told me I'm leaving to tell what will happen next in the time of wrath because the vision refers to the appointed time of the end.

The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia. The hairy goat is the king of Greece and the horn. great in his eyes is the first king the four horns that replace the one that was broken represent four kingdoms that will arise from his nation but will not have the same power in the last part of his reign when the rebels have turned

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ly evil a king will arise fierce in appearance a master of intrigue will become very strong but not by his own power he will cause astonishing devastation and will be successful in everything he does he will destroy those who are powerful, the holy people, he will make deception prosper and he will consider himself superior when feel safe it will destroy many and will rise against the prince of princes it will still be destroyed but not by human power the vision of the evenings and mornings that you have been given is true but seal the vision because it refers to the distant future.

Daniel was exhausted. I was exhausted for several days and then I was out of breath. I got up and began to attend to the king's business. I was horrified by the sight that was beyond comprehension. Daniel chapter nine in the first year of Darius, son of Xerxes, a Median of descent who was made ruler of the kingdom of Babylon in the first year of his reign. I Daniel. I understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to the prophet Jeremiah, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last 70 years, so I turned to the Lord God and begged him in prayer and petition with fasting, in sackcloth, and in ashes. the lord my god and lord I confess the great and fearsome god who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments we have sinned and done wrong we have been evil and we have rebelled we have departed from your commandments and laws we have not I have listened to your servants the prophets who spoke in your name to our kings our princes and to our ancestors and to all the people of the lord of the land you are righteous but today we are covered with shame the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you, we and our kings, our princes and our ancestors, are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you, the Lord, our God, is merciful and forgiving.

Although we have rebelled against him, we have not obeyed the Lord our God nor have we kept the laws that he gave us through his servants the prophets, all of Israel has transgressed your law and has turned away, refusing to obey you, which is why the written curses and sworn judgments in the law of moses servant of god have been poured out on us because we have sinned against you you have fulfilled the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster under all heaven nothing has ever been done like what has been done done to jerusalem just as it is written in the law of moses this whole disaster has come upon us we have not yet sought the favor of the lord our god turning away from our sins and paying attention to your truth the lord did not hesitate to bring disaster upon us because The lord our god is just in everything he does but we have not obeyed him now lord our god who brought your people out of Egypt with a powerful hand and who made a name for yourself that lasts to this day we have sinned we have done wrong lord in in accordance with all your acts of justice turn away your wrath and your wrath from Jerusalem your city your holy mountain our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of contempt to all those around us now our god Listen to the prayers and petitions of your servant for your good, Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary, give ear, our God, and hear, open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your name.

We do not make requests of you because you are just, but because of your great mercy. Lord listen Lord forgive Lord listen and act for your good my God do not delay because your city and your people bear your name while I spoke and prayed confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his saint hell while I was still in prayer gabriel the man I had seen in the previous vision came towards me in rapid flight around the time of the evening sacrifice, he instructed me and told me daniel i Now I have come to give you knowledge and understanding, as soon As you began to pray, a word came out that I have come to tell you because you are highly esteemed, therefore, consider the word and understand the vision.

Seventy-seven are decreed for your people and your saint. city ​​to end transgression to put an end to sin to atone for wickedness to bring eternal righteousness to seal vision and prophecy and anoint the most holy place know this and understand this from the moment the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem Until the anointed one comes, the ruler will be seven sevens and sixty-two sevens. It will be rebuilt with streets and trenches, but in times of problems after the 62 sevens.The anointed one will be executed and will have nothing the people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary the end will come like a flood the war will continue to the end and desolations have been decreed he will confirm a covenant with many for one seven in the midst of the seven He will put an end to sacrifice and offering and in the temple he will set up an abomination of desolation until the end that is decreed is poured out on him Daniel chapter 10 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, revelation was given to Daniel, who was called Belter, his message was true and It was referring to a great war.

The understanding of the message came to him in a vision at that moment. Daniel was in mourning for three weeks. I had no choice to eat, neither meat nor wine touched my lips and I did not use any lotion until the three weeks ended on the 24th day of the first month as I stood on the bank of the great river Tigris I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen with a belt his body was like topaz his face like lightning his eyes like burning torches his arms and legs like the shine of burnished bronze and his voice like the sound of a crowd i daniel was the only one who saw the vision those who were with me did not see it but such terror took hold of them that they fled and hid so I was left alone contemplating this great vision I had no strength I left my face turned pale and I was defenseless then I heard him speak and while I listened to him I fell into a deep sleep facing the ground a hand touched me and made me tremble on my hands and knees, said daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words that I am going to say to you and get up because now I have been sent to you and when I He said this I stood up trembling and he continued, do not be afraid, Daniel, from the first day that you set out to acquire understanding and humble yourself before your god, your words were heard and I have come to answer them, but the prince of the Persian kingdom.

He resisted for 21 days and then Michael, one of the main princes, came to help me because he was detained there with the king of Persia. Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, since the vision refers to a time yet to come. Come while he was telling me this I leaned with my face towards the ground and I was speechless then someone who looked like a man touched my lips and I opened my mouth and began to speak I said to the one who was in front of me I am overwhelmed with anguish by the vision my sir and I feel very weak, how can I, your servant, talk to you, my lord, my strength has run out and I can hardly breathe again.

The one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength. Don't be afraid, they are very dear. He said peace, be strong now. strong when he spoke to me he strengthened me and said speak my lord since you have given me strength then he said do you know why I have come to you soon I will fight again against the prince of Persia and when I go the prince of Greece will come but first I will tell you what which is written in the book of truth no one supports me against them except Michael your prince Daniel chapter 11 and in the first year of Darius the Mede I stood up to support him and protect him now, then I tell you the truth, three kings will rise more in Persia and then a fourth who will be much richer than all the others, when he has gained power with his wealth, will incite everyone against him. the kingdom of greece will then rise a powerful king who will rule with great power and do whatever he wants after his empire has risen it will be divided and distributed to the four winds of heaven it will not go to his descendants nor will it have the power that it exercised because his empire will be uprooted and handed over to others the king of the south will become strong but one of his commanders will become even stronger than him and will rule his own kingdom with great power after a few years they will become allies the daughter of the king of the south He will go to the king of the north to make an alliance but he will not retain his power and he and his power will not last in those days she will be betrayed along with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her someone from within her family with an uprising to take their place he will attack the forces of the king of the north and enter their fortress he will fight against them and emerge victorious he will also seize their gods their metal images and their valuable silver and gold articles and take them to Egypt for some years, He will leave the king of the north alone, then the king of the north will invade the kingdom of the king of the south, but he will retreat to his own country.

His sons will prepare for war and will gather a great army that will advance like an irresistible flood and carry the battle to his fortress; then the king of the south will march furiously and fight against the king of the north, who will rise up. a large army but will be defeated when the army is taken away the king of the south will be filled with pride and will massacre many thousands but will not remain triumphant because the king of the north will gather another army larger than the first and after several years he will advance with an army huge fully equipped in those times many will rise up against the king of the south those who are violent among their own people will rebel in fulfillment of the vision but without success then the king of the north will come and build siege ramps and capture a fortified city the forces of the south will be powerless to resist even his best troops will not have the strength to resist the invader will do what he wants no one will be able to resist him he will establish himself in the beautiful land and will have the power to destroy it he will determine to come with the power of his entire kingdom and he will make an alliance with the king of the south and give him a daughter in marriage to be able to overthrow the kingdom but his plans will not succeed nor will they help him then he will turn his attention to the coasts and take many of them but a commander will put an end to his insolence and he will return his insolence after this he will turn back towards the fortresses of his own country which will stumble and fall never to be seen again his successor will send a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor in a few years however it will be destroyed but not in anger nor in battle will be succeeded by a despicable person who has not been given the honor of kingship, he will invade the kingdom when his people feel safe and seize it by intrigue, then an overwhelming army will be swept before him, both he and the tender prince of the alliance will be destroyed after reaching an agreement with him he will act with deceit and with only a few people he will rise to power when the richest provinces feel safe he will invade them and achieve what neither his father nor his ancestors achieved he will distribute loot and wealth among his followers he will plot the overthrow of fortresses but only for a time with a large army he will awaken his strength and courage against the king of the south the king of the south will make war with a large and very powerful army but he will not be able to resist Because of the plots devised against him, those who eat the king's provisions will try to destroy him, his army will be devastated and many will fall in battle.

The two kings, with their hearts inclined towards evil, will sit at the same table and lie to each other. to others but it was in vain because the end will still come at the appointed time the king of the north will return to his own country with great riches but his heart will be against the holy covenant and he will take action against it and then return to his own country in the appointed time, he will invade the south again, but this time the result will be different from what it was before the ships from the western coasts opposed him and he will become discouraged and then return. and he will vent his fury against the holy covenant he will return and show favor to those who abandon the holy covenant his armed forces will rise to desecrate the strength of the temple and abolish the daily sacrifice then they will establish with flattery the abomination that causes desolation he will corrupt those who They have violated the covenant but the people who know their god will firmly resist him those who are wise will instruct many although for a time they will fall by the sword or will be burned or captured or plundered when they fall they will receive a little help and many who are not sincere will They will join with them some of the wise men they will stumble so that they will be refined, purified and blameless until the time of the end because it will still arrive at the appointed time the king will do whatever he wants he will exalt himself and magnify himself above all gods and will say unheard of things against the god of the gods will be successful until the time of wrath is completed because what has been determined must happen he will not show consideration for the gods of his ancestors or for the one desired by women nor will he take into account any god but will exalt himself above all they instead of them will honor a god of fortresses an unknown god of their ancestors will honor him with gold and silver with precious stones and expensive gifts will attack the most powerful fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who recognize him He will make them rulers over many peoples and distribute the land at a price in the time of the end the king of the south will face him in battle and the king of the north will attack him with chariots and cavalry and a great fleet of ships will invade many countries and he will sweep them away like a flood he will also invade the beautiful land many countries will fall but edom moab and the leaders of ammon will be delivered from his hand he will extend his power over many countries egypt will not escape he will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt with the Libyans and Cushites in submission but reports from the east and the north will alarm him and he will set out in great fury to destroy and annihilate many.

He will pitch his royal tents between the seas on the beautiful sacred mountain, but he will come to the end of him and no one will help him. Chapter of Daniel 12 At that time Michael the great prince who protects your people will arise there will be a time of trouble such as has not happened since the beginning of the nations until then but at that time your people will be everyone whose name is found written in the book liberated multitudes sleeping in the dust of the earth will awaken some to eternal life others to eternal shame and contempt those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens and those who guide many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever but you, daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end many will go here and there to increase knowledge then i daniel looked and there before me were two others one on this bank of the river and another on the opposite bank one of They said to the man dressed in linen who was on the waters of the river, how long will it take until these amazing things are fulfilled?

The man dressed in linen who was standing on the waters of the river raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven. and I heard him swear by him that he lives forever saying that it will be for a time and half a time when the power of the holy people has finally been broken, all these things will be completed. I heard that he did not understand so I asked my lord what will be the result of all this he replied go your way Daniel because the words are rolled up and sealed until the time of the end many will be purified made spotless and refined but the wicked will remain wicked none of the wicked will understand but those who are wise will understand from the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation is established there will be 1290 days blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1335 days as you go on your way until At the end you will rest and then at the end of days you will rise to receive your assigned inheritance