Daniel's Vision of the 4 Large Beasts |
Daniel 7:1-28 The Book of Daniel [in Smaller Chunks] |
During the 1st year of Belshazzar, [Babylon's] king, Daniel has a dream upon his bed & visions [in] his head. Then, he wrote [it down] & told [all] the [details] of the dream. Daniel [spoke] & said, In my vision [at] night, I saw the 4 winds of the [heavens, vigorously struggled] upon the Great Sea, [a.k.a. the Mediterranean Sea.] |
[Revelation 20:7-9 And when the 1,000 years are [over,] Satan shall be [loosened] out of his prison, & shall go out to deceive the nations, [that] are in the 4 quarters, [a.k.a. corners] of the earth, & [surrounded around] the camp of the saints, & the beloved city. And fire came down from God, out of heaven & devoured them.] |
And 4 [large] beasts came up from the sea, [different] from one another. The 1st was like a lion, & had eagle's wings. I [looked until] the wings of it were plucked [off] & it was lifted up from the earth, & was made to stand upon [its] feet, [like] a man. And a man's heart was given to it. |
And [I] [saw] another 2nd beast, [similar] to a bear. And it raised up itself on one side & it had 3 ribs in [its] mouth, between [its] teeth. And they said [this] to it, Arise & devour much flesh. After this, I [looked] & [saw] another [beast,] like a leopard, [that] had 4 wings of a [bird] upon [its] back. |
The beast also had 4 heads, & dominion, [a.k.a. control or domination,] was given to it. [Daniel 11:3-4 And a mighty king shall stand up, [who] shall rule with great dominion & do according to his will. |
And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken & shall be divided toward the 4 winds of heaven & not to his posterity, [a.k.a.descendants,] nor according to his dominion [that] he ruled. For his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others [besides] those.] |
After this, I also saw in the night visions, a 4th beast, dreadful, terrible, & exceedingly strong. And it had [large] iron teeth, & it devoured, [broke into] pieces & [trampled what remained] with [its] feet. And it was [different] from all the beasts that were before it & it had 10 horns. |
I [thought about] the horns, & [saw,] another little horn came up there, among them. Before whom, the first 3 horns were plucked up by [their] roots. And [I] saw eyes in this horn [that] were like the eyes of a man & a mouth, speaking great, [a.k.a. arrogant] things. |
[Daniel 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; & he shall exalt himself, & magnify himself above every god, & shall speak marvelous, [a.k.a. astonishing,] things against the God of gods. And [he] shall prosper, [until] the indignation [is] accomplished: for [what] is determined shall be done.] |
I [watched until] the thrones were [thrown] down & the Ancient of Days [sat,] Whose garment was white as snow, & the hair of his head [was] like pure wool. His throne was like the fiery flame & His wheels [like] burning fire. [Revelation 1:14 His head & His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow. And His eyes were [like] a flame of fire.] |
A fiery stream [flowed out] & came [out] from [in front of] Him. One thousand thousands, [a.k.a. one million,] ministered to Him. And ten thousand times ten thousand, [a.k.a. 100 trillion,] stood before Him. The judgment was set, & the books were opened. |
[Revelation 20:12-13 And I saw the dead, [powerless & powerful] stand before God & the books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged [from] those things, [that] were written in the books, according to their [deeds.] |
And the sea gave up the dead, [that] were in it. And Death & Hell delivered up the dead, [that] were in them. And every man [was] judged according to their [deeds.] |
Then, I [watched,] because of the voice of the great, [a.k.a. arrogant,] words [that] were spoken, [that] the horn [spoke.] I [saw] even [until] the beast was slain & his body destroyed & given to the burning flame. |
[Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken & with him, the false prophet, that [worked] miracles before him, with which he deceived [those, who] had the mark of the beast & [those, who] worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into the lake of fire, burning with brimstone.] |
[About] the rest of the beasts they had their dominions, [territories or kingdoms,] taken away. [Still,] their lives were prolonged, [a.k.a. extended] for a season & time. In the night visions, I [looked] & [saw,] One, like the Son of Man, came with the clouds of heaven & came to the Ancient of Days, & they brought Him, near, [in front of] Him. |
[Matthew 24:30 And then the sign of the Son of Man shall appear in heaven: & then all the tribes of the earth shall mourn, & they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power & great glory.] |
And [to] Him, was given dominion, glory, & a Kingdom there, [so] that all people, nations, & languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away. And His Kingdom shall not be destroyed. |
[Revelation 1:5-8 And from Jesus Christ, Who is the faithful witness & the first begotten of the dead, & the Prince of the kings of the earth. [For] Him, [Who] loved us & washed us from our sins in His Own Blood. And has made us [a kingdom of] priests to God & His Father. |
To Him be glory & dominion forever & ever. Amen. [Look,] He comes with clouds & every eye shall see Him. And also [those, who] pierced Him. And all the [families] of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so. Amen. |
I Am [the] Alpha & Omega, the Beginning & the Ending, says the Lord, [Who] is, & [Who] was, & [Who] is to come, the Almighty.] |
I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit [within] my body & the visions of my head troubled me. I came near to one of [those, who] stood [close] by, & asked him, the truth [about] all of this. So, he told me, & made [these] things [known] to me & [its] interpretation. |
These 4 [large] beasts, are 4 kings, that shall arise out of the earth. But the saints of the Most High shall take the Kingdom & shall possess the Kingdom forever, even forever & ever. [Revelation 5:11-13 And I [saw] & heard the [voices] of many Angels, [all around] the throne; the [living creatures; & elders. |
And the number of them was 10,000 times 10,000, [a.k.a. 100 trillion,] * saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb, [Who] was slain, to receive: power; riches; wisdom; strength; honor; glory & [blessings.] |
And I heard every creature, which is: in heaven; on the earth; under the earth; & such as are in the sea & all [within] them [were] saying, Blessing; honor; glory; & power be to Him, [Who] sits upon the throne, & to the Lamb forever & ever.] |
Then, I [wanted to] know the truth [about] the 4th beast, [that] was [different & exceedingly] dreadful from all the others. Whose teeth were of iron & his nails of brass, [that] devoured & [broke into] pieces & [trampled] the [rest] with his feet. |
And [about] the 10 horns that were in [its] head, & [about] the other [horn] that came up, before [which] 3 fell. Of that horn that had eyes, & a mouth that [spoke] great, [a.k.a. arrogant] things, whose [appearance] was more [stern] than his [companions.] I, [watched] & the same horn made war with the saints & prevailed against them. |
[Revelation 17:12-13 And the 10 horns, [that] you saw, are 10 kings, [who] haven't received [a] kingdom, yet. But receive power [like] kings, one hour with the beast. These have one mind, [a.k.a. are in agreement,] & shall give their power & strength to the beast.] |
Until the Ancient of Days came & judgment was given to the saints of the Most High & the time came that the saints possessed the Kingdom. [Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones & [those, who] sat upon them. And judgment was given to them. |
And I saw the souls of [those, who] were beheaded for: the witness of Jesus & the Word of God; & [who] hadn't worshiped: the beast; [nor] his image; & neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands. And they lived & [ruled] with Christ, 1,000 years.] |
He said [this,] The 4th beast shall be the 4th kingdom on the earth, [that] shall be [different] from all kingdoms, & shall devour the earth, & shall [trample] it down & break it in pieces. And the 10 horns [from] this kingdom, are 10 kings, that shall arise. And another shall rise after them. |
And he shall be [different] from the 1st. And he shall [conquer] 3 kings. [Revelation 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, & saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having 7 heads & 10 horns. And upon his horns, [were] 10 crowns. And upon his heads, [was] the name of blasphemy.] |
And he shall speak great, [a.k.a. pompous,] words against the Most High & shall wear out the saints of the Most High & think to change times & Laws. And they shall be given into his hand until a time, & times, & the dividing of time. [Daniel 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will. |
And he shall exalt himself, & magnify himself above every god. And shall speak marvelous, [a.k.a. astonishing,] things against the God of gods. And [he] shall prosper [until] the indignation [is] accomplished, for [what] is determined shall be done.] |
But the judgment shall [wait] & they shall take away his dominion, to: consume & destroy it [until] the end. And the: kingdom; dominion; & greatness under the whole heaven of the kingdom, shall be given to the people & the saints of the Most High, Whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. |
And all dominions shall serve & obey Him. [Revelation 7:13-17 And one of the elders, [asked] me saying, [Who] are these, [who] are [clothed] in white robes? [Where did] they [come from?] And I said to him, Sir, you [know.] |
And he said to me, These are [those, who] came out of great tribulation, & have washed their robes & made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, they are before the throne of God & serve Him day & night in His temple. And He, [Who] sits on the throne, shall dwell among them. |
They shall no [longer] hunger, neither [shall they] thirst anymore. Neither shall the sunlight, nor any heat [scorch] them. For the Lamb, [Who] is in the midst of the throne shall feed them & shall lead them to Living Fountains of waters. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.] |
[Thus far,] is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my [thoughts] troubled me much, & [the expression on] my [face] changed: but I kept the matter [within] my heart. |