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"You heard the voice speaking from the middle of the eagle's body, instead of from its heads.
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That means that after the rule of the second king, a great struggle for power will take place, and the empire will be in danger of breaking up. But that will not happen, and the empire will regain its earlier power.
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"You saw the eight small wings growing out of the eagle's big wings. That means
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that eight kings will rise up in the empire, but their rule will be brief and unimportant.
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Two of them will appear briefly near the middle of the period, four of them will not appear until near the end, and two will be left until the very end.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.