1 After this first vision, I, Daniel, had another, in the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar.
2 In my vision I saw myself in the fortress of Susa in the province of Elam; I was beside the river Ulai.
3 I looked up and saw standing by the river a ram with two great horns, the one larger and newer than the other.
4 I saw the ram butting toward the west, north, and south. No beast could withstand it or be rescued from its power; it did what it pleased and became very powerful.
5 As I was reflecting, a he-goat with a prominent horn on its forehead suddenly came from the west across the whole earth without touching the ground.
6 It approached the two-horned ram I had seen standing by the river, and rushed toward it with savage force.
7 I saw it attack the ram with furious blows when they met, and break both its horns. It threw the ram, which had not the force to withstand it, to the ground, and trampled upon it; and no one could rescue it from its power.
8 The he-goat became very powerful, but at the height of its power the great horn was shattered, and in its place came up four others, facing the four winds of heaven.
9 Out of one of them came a little horn which kept growing toward the south, the east, and the glorious country.
10 Its power extended to the host of heaven, so that it cast down to earth some of the host and some of the stars and trampled on them.
11 It boasted even against the prince of the host, from whom it removed the daily sacrifice, and whose sanctuary it cast down,
12 as well as the host, while sin replaced the daily sacrifice. It cast truth to the ground, and was succeeding in its undertaking.
13 I heard a holy one speaking, and another said to whichever one it was that spoke, "How long shall the events of this vision last concerning the daily sacrifice, the desolating sin which is placed there, the sanctuary, and the trampled host?"
14 He answered him, "For two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary shall be purified."
15 While I, Daniel, sought the meaning of the vision I had seen, a manlike figure stood before me,
16 and on the Ulai I heard a human voice that cried out, "Gabriel, explain the vision to this man."
17 When he came near where I was standing, I fell prostrate in terror. But he said to me, "Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the end time."
18 As he spoke to me, I fell forward in a faint; he touched me and made me stand up.
19 "I will show you," he said, "what is to happen later in the period of wrath; for at the appointed time, there will be an end.
20 "The two-horned ram you saw represents the kings of the Medes and Persians.
21 The he-goat is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn on its forehead is the first king.
22 The four that rose in its place when it was broken are four kingdoms that will issue from his nation, but without his strength.
23 "After their reign, when sinners have reached their measure, There shall arise a king, impudent and skilled in intrigue.
24 He shall be strong and powerful, bring about fearful ruin, and succeed in his undertaking. He shall destroy powerful peoples;
25 his cunning shall be against the holy ones, his treacherous conduct shall succeed. He shall be proud of heart and destroy many by stealth. But when he rises against the prince of princes, he shall be broken without a hand being raised.
26 The vision of the evenings and the mornings is true, as spoken; Do you, however, keep this vision undisclosed, because the days are to be many."
27 I, Daniel, was weak and ill for some days; then I arose and took care of the king's affairs. But I was appalled at the vision, which I could not understand.
Versículos relacionados com Daniel, 8:
Daniel 8 is a Bible chapter that reports a vision Daniel had about a ram and a goat that fought with each other. This view was a representation of the struggle between the fear-Persian empire and the Greek empire. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Daniel 8:
Daniel 7:6: "After that, I kept looking, and here is another, similar to a leopard, and had four bird wings on his back; he also had this animal four heads, and was given dominion." This verse talks about an animal that resembles the goat with horns mentioned in Daniel 8:5, which represents the Greek Empire.
Isaiah 14:13-14: "And you said in your heart, I will climb to heaven, above the stars of God I will exalt my throne, and on the mount of the congregation I will sit on the sides of the north. I climbed over the heights of clouds, and I will be similar to the Most High. " This verse refers to the arrogance of the king of Babylon, which is mentioned in Daniel 8:10-11.
Revelation 12:7-9: "And there was battle in heaven; Michael and his angels struggled against the dragon, and battled the dragon and his angels; but they did not prevail; no more his place found himself in heaven. The Great Dragon, the ancient serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was hasty on earth, and his angels were thrown with him. " This verse refers to the struggle between the ram and the goat in Daniel 8:7-8, which symbolize the struggle between good and evil.
Isaiah 44:28-45:1: "Thus says Cyrus, King of Persia: All the nations of the world gave me the Lord God of hosts, and he gave me order to build a house in Jerusalem, who is in Judah. Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, Cyrus, to whom I take the right hand, to slaughter the nations before his face, and unfold the loins of the kings, and to open before him the doors, which will not close. " This verse relates to Daniel 8:20-22, which mentions the rise of the Persian Empire and his great king.
Matthew 24:15-16: "When, therefore, you come that the abomination of desolation, of which the prophet Daniel spoke, is in the holy place; This verse relates to Daniel 8:13-14, which speaks about the desecration of the temple and the need for its purification. Jesus refers to this prophecy of Daniel and warns about the need to escape when the abomination of desolation is placed in the holy place. This verse also points to the importance of understanding biblical prophecy and their application in the daily lives of Christians.
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