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Daniel 7 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:1 - In the first year of Belshaz'zar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream, and told the sum of the matter.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:2 - Daniel said, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:3 - And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:4 - The 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 upon two feet like a man; and the mind of a man was given to it.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:5 - And behold, another 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.'
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:6 - After this I looked, and lo, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back; and the beast had four heads; and dominion was given to it.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:7 - After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrible and dreadful and exceedingly strong; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:8 - I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before 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 a mouth speaking great things.

The Ancient of Days Reigns

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:9 - As I looked, thrones were placed and one that was ancient of days took his seat; his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, its wheels were burning fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:10 - A stream of fire issued and came forth from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:11 - I looked then because of the sound of the great words which the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:12 - As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

The Son of Man Presented

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:13 - I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:14 - And to him was given dominion and glory and kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.

The Vision Interpreted

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:15 - "As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me was anxious and the visions of my head alarmed me.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:16 - I 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:17 - 'These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:18 - But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, for ever and ever.'
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:19 - "Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was different from all the rest, exceedingly terrible, with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze; and which devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet;
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:20 - and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up and before which three of them fell, the horn which had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things, and which seemed greater than its fellows.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:21 - As I looked, this horn made war with the saints, and prevailed over them,
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:22 - until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when the saints received the kingdom.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:23 - "Thus he said: 'As for the fourth beast, there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and it shall devour the whole earth, and trample it down, and break it to pieces.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:24 - As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise, and another shall arise after them; he shall be different from the former ones, and shall put down three kings.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:25 - He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand for a time, two times, and half a time.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:26 - But the court shall sit in judgment, and his dominion shall be taken away, to be consumed and destroyed to the end.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:27 - And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.'
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:28 - "Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly alarmed me, and my color changed; but I kept the matter in my mind."
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Source: Transcribed from: The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version containing the Old and New Testaments, translated from the original tongues: being the version set forth A.D. 1611, revised A.D. 1881-1885 and A.D. 1901: compared with the most ancient authorities and revised A.D. 1946-52. — 2nd ed. of New Testament A.D. 1971. There should be enough in the rest of the description to identify the text.

Language: English

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