Daniel 8:10-26

10 It grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them.
11 It set itself up to be as great as the commander of the army of the LORD; it took away the daily sacrifice from the LORD, and his sanctuary was thrown down.
12 Because of rebellion, the LORD’s people[a] and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling underfoot of the LORD’s people?”
14 He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated.”

The Interpretation of the Vision

15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man.
16 And I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai calling, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision.”
17 As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate. “Son of man,”[b] he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
18 While he was speaking to me, I was in a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.
19 He said: “I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end.[c]
20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
21 The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.
22 The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power.
23 “In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise.
24 He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people.
25 He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.
26 “The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true, but seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”

Cross References 34

  • 1. S Isaiah 14:13
  • 2. Revelation 8:10; Revelation 12:4
  • 3. S Daniel 7:7
  • 4. ver 25
  • 5. Daniel 11:36-37
  • 6. Ezekiel 46:13-14
  • 7. Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11
  • 8. S Isaiah 48:1
  • 9. S Deuteronomy 33:2; S Daniel 4:23
  • 10. Daniel 12:6
  • 11. S Isaiah 28:18; S Luke 21:24; Revelation 11:2
  • 12. Daniel 12:11-12
  • 13. ver 1
  • 14. S Ezekiel 2:1; Daniel 10:16-18
  • 15. ver 2
  • 16. Daniel 9:21; S Luke 1:19
  • 17. S Daniel 7:16
  • 18. Ezekiel 1:28; Ezekiel 44:4; S Daniel 2:46; Revelation 1:17
  • 19. ver 19; Habakkuk 2:3
  • 20. Daniel 10:9
  • 21. S Ezekiel 2:2; Daniel 10:16-18; Zechariah 4:1
  • 22. S Isaiah 10:25
  • 23. S Psalms 102:13
  • 24. Habakkuk 2:3
  • 25. S Ezekiel 27:10
  • 26. Daniel 10:20
  • 27. Daniel 11:3
  • 28. S Daniel 7:25; Daniel 11:36
  • 29. Daniel 11:23
  • 30. Daniel 11:36
  • 31. S Daniel 2:34; Daniel 11:21
  • 32. Daniel 10:1
  • 33. S Isaiah 8:16; S Isaiah 29:11; Revelation 10:4; Revelation 22:10
  • 34. Daniel 10:14

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Or "rebellion, the armies"
  • [b]. The Hebrew phrase "ben adam" means "human being" . The phrase "son of man" is retained as a form of address here because of its possible association with “Son of Man” in the New Testament.
  • [c]. Or "because the end will be at the appointed time"
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