About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible::

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.

3/28/2025

Daniel 8:1-27 Daniel Has a Vision of a Ram & a Goat

 

Daniel Has a Vision of a Ram & a Goat

Daniel 8:1-27                   The Book of Daniel [in Smaller Chunks]

[During] the 3rd year king Belshazzar [ruled,] a vision appeared to me, even to me, Daniel, [similar] to [what had] appeared to me, at the [beginning.] And when I saw in a vision, that I was in the palace, at Sushan, [a.k.a Susa,] which is in the province of Elam. And in [this] vision I saw, I was by the River of Ulai & it [happened.]

Then, I lifted up [my] eyes & [looked] & saw a ram stood there [in front of] the river, [that] had 2 horns. And the 2 horns were high; but 1 was higher than the other, & the higher [horn] came up last. I saw the ram [butting toward the: [West, North & South;] so that no beasts might stand [in front of] him.

Neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand, [a.k.a. under his control.] But he did according to his will, & became great. And as I was [contemplating] [this, I] [saw a male] goat came from the West, [over] the [surface] of the whole earth, & [didn't] touch the ground.

And the goat had a [noteworthy] horn between his eyes. And [the goat] came to the ram that had 2 horns, [that] I had seen standing [in front of] the river & ran to him, in fury of his power. 

And I saw [the goat] come close to the ram & he was moved with [rage] against him & [attacked] the ram, & [broke the ram's] 2 horns. And there was no [longer any] power in the ram to stand before [the goat,] but [the goat] cast the ram down to the ground, & [trampled] upon him. 

And there was [no one] that could deliver the ram out of [the goat's] hand. Therefore, the [male] goat [grew] very great. And when he was strong, the great horn was broken & [instead of] it, 4 [noteworthy] ones came up toward the 4 winds of heaven. 

[Daniel 11:3-4 And a mighty king shall stand up, [who] shall rule with great dominion, [a.k.a. power & influence over others,] & 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.

And not to his posterity, [a.k.a. descendants,] nor according to his dominion, [a.k.a. kingdom, that] he ruled. For his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others [besides] those.]

And out of 1 of [the horns,] a little horn came [out, that grew exceedingly] great, toward the: South, East, & the pleasant land, [a.k.a. Israel.] And [the little horn,] grew great, even to the host, [a.k.a. constellations] of heaven.

And [the little horn,] cast down some of the [constellations] & stars to the ground & [trampled] upon them. [Yes,] he magnified himself, even to the Prince of the Host. And by [the little horn,] the daily sacrifice was taken away, & the place of [the Lord's] sanctuary was cast down.

[Because of sin,] an [army] was given [over to the little horn to oppose,] the daily sacrifice & he [threw] truth down to the ground, & [he] [rehearsed this] & prospered. 

[Daniel 11:36-39 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. 

Neither shall he regard, [a.k.a. respect] the God of his [forefathers,] nor the desire of women, nor regard any god. For he shall magnify himself above all. But in [the Lord God's] [place,] he shall honor the [god] of [military] forces. 

He shall honor a god [that] his [forefathers didn't know,] with gold, silver, precious stones, & pleasant things. He shall do [this,] in most [of the] strongholds, with a strange god, [that] he shall acknowledge & increase [its] glory. And he shall cause them to rule over many & shall divide the land for [financial] gain.] 

Then, I heard one saint, [a.k.a. Holy one,] speaking & another saint said to that [same] saint [who spoke,] How long [until] the vision shall be [about] the daily sacrifice; the transgression, [a.k.a. abomination,] of desolation, & to give both the sanctuary and the Host; [a.k.a. God's people,] to be [trampled] under foot? 

[Ephesians 6:11-12 Put on the whole armor of God, [so] that you may be able to [withstand] against the [devil's] wiles, [a.k.a. schemes.] For we [don't] wrestle against flesh & blood, but against principalities; against powers; against the rulers of the darkness of this world; & against spiritual wickedness in high places.] 

And he said to me, [Until] 2,300 days. Then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.     [2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved [don't] be ignorant of this one thing, that one day [for] the Lord, [is like] 1,000 years. And a 1,000 years [is like] one day.] 

And it [happened,] when I, even I, Daniel, had seen the vision & [searched] for [its] meaning. Then, I [saw] the [image] of a man stood there [in front of] me. And between the [river] banks of the Ulai, & I heard a man's voice, which called & said, Gabriel, make this man understand the vision. 

So, he came near where I stood. And when he came, I was afraid & fell upon my face. But [Gabriel] said to me, O son of man, understand; for the vision shall be at the time of the end.

[Daniel 12:6-7 And one said to the man clothed in linen, [who] was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be [until] the end of these wonders? And I heard the man clothed in linen, [who] was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right & left [hands] to heaven, & [swore] by Him, [Who] lives forever, that it shall be for a time, times, & a half. And when He shall have accomplished [scattering] the power of the holy people & all these things shall be finished.] 

Now, I was in a deep sleep, [with] my face toward the ground, as he was speaking with me; but he touched me & [stood] me upright. And he said, [Look,] I will make [it] [known to] you, what shall be at the appointed time [for] the end, in the [later times,] of the indignation. 

The ram [that] you saw, having 2 horns are the kings of Media & Persia. And the rough goat is the king of [Greece.] And the great horn that is between his eyes is the 1st king. Now, [after] that [horn] [was] broken, 4 stood up [instead] for it, 4 kingdoms shall stand up out of [that] nation, but not [according to] his power. 

And in the latter [times] of their kingdom, when the transgressors [have] come to full [force,] a king [with] fierce [facial expressions,] understanding dark [riddles,] shall stand up. [Deuteronomy 28:49-50 The Lord shall bring a nation against you from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies. 

A nation, whose [language] you shall not understand. A nation with fierce countenance, [a.k.a. facial features, who] shall not regard the [elderly] people, nor [show] favor to the young.] 

And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power. And he shall destroy wonderfully & shall prosper, & [rehearse,] & shall destroy the mighty & the holy people.

[Revelation 17:12-13 And the 10 horns, [that] you saw are 10 kings, [who] haven't received [a] kingdom, as 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, [a.k.a. authority,] to the beast.] 

And through his policy, he shall also cause craft, [a.k.a. business,] to prosper in his hand. And he shall magnify himself in his heart & by [professing] peace, [he] shall destroy many. He shall also stand up again the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without [a] hand [to help.]

[*Revelation 19:19-20 And I saw the beast & the kings of the earth, & their armies, gathered together to make war against Him, [Who] sat on the horse, & against His army. 

And the beast was taken, & the false prophet with him, that [did] miracles before him, with which he deceived [those, who] had received the mark of the beast & [those, who] worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire, burning with brimstone.]

And the evening vision & the morning [vision] that [were] told are true. [For this reason,] you, shut up the vision, for it shall be for many [years.] [Revelation 22:10 And he said to me, [Don't] seal the sayings of this prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand, [a.k.a. soon.]

And I, Daniel, fainted & was sick [some] days. Afterward, I rose up, & did the king's business. And I was astonished at the vision, but [no one] understood it.