Daniel 10:9-19

9 When I heard his voice, I fell to the ground unconscious and lay there face downward.
10 Then a hand took hold of me and raised me to my hands and knees; I was still trembling.
11 The angel said to me, "Daniel, God loves you. Stand up and listen carefully to what I am going to say. I have been sent to you." When he had said this, I stood up, still trembling.
12 Then he said, "Daniel, don't be afraid. God has heard your prayers ever since the first day you decided to humble yourself in order to gain understanding. I have come in answer to your prayer.
13 The angel prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief angels, came to help me, because I had been left there alone in Persia. 1
14 I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the future. This is a vision about the future."
15 When he said this, I stared at the ground, speechless.
16 Then the angel, who looked like a human being, reached out and touched my lips. I said to him, "Sir, this vision makes me so weak that I can't stop trembling.
17 I am like a slave standing before his master. How can I talk to you? I have no strength or breath left in me."
18 Once more he took hold of me, and I felt stronger.
19 He said, "God loves you, so don't let anything worry you or frighten you." When he had said this, I felt even stronger and said, "Sir, tell me what you have to say. You have made me feel better."

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  • 1. 10.13, 21Revelation 12.7.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.