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7:1 In the first <02298> year <08140> of King <04430> Belshazzar <01113> of Babylon <0895>, Daniel <01841> had <02370> a dream <02493> filled with visions <02376> while he was lying on <05922> his bed <04903>. Then <0116> he wrote down <03790> the dream <02493> in summary <07217> fashion <04406>. 7:2 Daniel <01841> explained <0560> <06032>: “I was <01934> watching <02370> in my vision <02376> during <05974> the night <03916> as <0718> the four <0703> winds <07308> of the sky <08065> were stirring up <01519> the great <07229> sea <03221>. 7:3 Then four <0703> large <07260> beasts <02423> came up <05559> from <04481> the sea <03221>; they were different <08133> from <04481> one <01668> another <01668>. 7:4 “The first one <06933> was like a lion <0744> with eagles <05403>’ wings <01611>. As <01768> I watched <02370>, its wings <01611> were <01934> pulled off <04804> and it was lifted up <05191> from <04481> the ground <0772>. It was made to stand <06966> on <05922> two feet <07271> like a human being <0606>, and a human <0606> mind <03825> was given <03052> to it. 7:5 “Then a second <08578> beast <02423> appeared <0718>, like <01821> a bear <01678>. It was raised up <06966> on one <02298> side <07859>, and there were three <08532> ribs <05967> in its mouth <06433> between <0997> its teeth <08128>. It was told <0560>, ‘Get up <06966> and devour <0399> much <07690> flesh <01321>!’ 7:6 “After <0870> these <01836> things, as I was watching <01934> <02370>, another <0317> beast like a leopard <05245> appeared <0718>, with four <0703> bird-like <05776> wings <01611> on <05922> its back <01355>. This beast <02423> had four <0703> heads <07217>, and ruling authority <07985> was given <03052> to it. 7:7 “After <0870> these <01836> things, as I was <01934> watching <02370> in the night <03916> visions <02376> a fourth <07244> beast <02423> appeared <0718>– one dreadful <01763>, terrible <0574>, and very <03493> strong <08624>. It had two large <07260> rows of iron <06523> teeth <08128>. It devoured <0399> and crushed <01855>, and anything that was left <07606> it trampled <07512> with its feet <07271>. It was <01932> different <08133> from <04481> all <03606> the beasts <02423> that <01768> came before <06925> it, and it had ten <06236> horns <07162>. 7:8 “As <0431> I was <01934> contemplating <07920> the horns <07162>, another <0317> horn <07162>– a small one <02192>– came up <05559> between <0997> them, and three <08532> of <04481> the former <06933> horns <07162> were torn out by the roots <06132> to make room <06925> for it. This <01668> horn had <07162> eyes <05870> resembling human <0606> eyes <05870> and a mouth <06433> speaking <04449> arrogant things <07260>. 7:9 “While <01768> <05705> I was <01934> watching <02370>, thrones <03764> were set up <07412>, and the Ancient <06268> of Days <03118> took his seat <03488>. His attire <03831> was white <02358> like snow <08517>; the hair <08177> of his head <07217> was like lamb’s <05343> wool <06015>. His throne <03764> was ablaze <07631> with fire <05135> and its wheels <01535> were all aflame <01815>. 7:10 A river <05103> of <01768> fire <05135> was streaming forth <05047> and proceeding <05312> from <04481> his presence <06925>. Many <0506> thousands <0506> were ministering <08120> to him; Many <07240> tens <07240> of thousands <07240> stood ready <06966> to serve <06925> him. The court <01780> convened <03488> and the books <05609> were opened <06606>. 7:11 “Then <0116> I kept on watching <01934> <02370> because <04481> of the arrogant words <04406> <07260> <07032> of the horn <07162> that <01768> <01768> was speaking <04449>. I was watching <01934> <02370> until <05705> the beast <02423> was killed <06992> and its body <01655> destroyed <07> and thrown into <03052> the flaming <03346> fire <0785>. 7:12 As for the rest <07606> of the beasts <02423>, their ruling authority <07985> had already been removed <05709>, though they were permitted <03052> to go on <0754> living <02417> for <05705> a time <02166> and a season <05732>. 7:13 I was <01934> watching <02370> in the night <03916> visions <02376>, “And <0718> with <05974> the clouds <06050> of the sky <08065> one like a son <01247> of man <0606> was <01934> approaching <0858>. He went up <04291> to <05705> the Ancient <06268> of Days <03118> and was escorted <07127> before <06925> him. 7:14 To him was given <03052> ruling authority <07985>, honor <03367>, and sovereignty <04437>. All <03606> peoples <05972>, nations <0524>, and language groups <03961> were serving <06399> him. His authority <07985> is eternal <05957> and will not <03809> pass away <05709>. His kingdom <04437> will not <03809> be destroyed <02255>. 7:15 “As for me <0576>, Daniel <01841>, my spirit <07308> was distressed <03735>, and the visions <02376> of my mind <07217> were alarming <0927> me. 7:16 I approached <07127> one <02298> of <04481> those standing <06966> nearby and asked <01156> him <04481> about the meaning <03330> of <05922> all <03606> this <01836>. So he spoke <0560> with me and revealed <03046> to me the interpretation <06591> of the vision <04406>: 7:17 ‘These <0459> large <07260> beasts <02423>, which <01768> are <0581> four <0703> in number, represent four <0703> kings <04430> who will arise <06966> from <04481> the earth <0772>. 7:18 The holy ones <06922> of the Most High <05946> will receive <06902> the kingdom <04437> and will take possession <02631> of the kingdom <04437> forever <05957> <05705> and ever <05957>.’ 7:19 “Then <0116> I wanted <06634> to know the meaning <03321> of <05922> the fourth <07244> beast <02423>, which <01768> was <01934> different <08133> from <04481> all <03605> the others. It was very <03493> dreadful <01763>, with two rows of <01768> iron <06523> teeth <08128> and bronze <05174> claws <02953>, and it devoured <0399>, crushed <01855>, and trampled <07512> anything that was left <07606> with its feet <07271>. 7:20 I also wanted to know the meaning of <05922> the ten <06236> horns <07162> on its head <07217>, and of that other <0317> horn which <01768> came up <05559> and before <06925> <04481> which three <08532> others fell <05308>. This <01797> was the horn <07162> that had eyes <05870> and a mouth <06433> speaking <04449> arrogant things <07260>, whose appearance <02376> was more formidable <07229> than <04481> the others <02273>. 7:21 While I was <01934> watching <02370>, that <01797> horn <07162> began to wage <05648> war <07129> against <05974> the holy ones <06922> and was defeating <03202> them, 7:22 until <01768> <05705> the Ancient <06268> of Days <03118> arrived <0858> and judgment <01780> was rendered <03052> in favor of the holy <06922> ones of the Most High <05946>. Then the time <02166> came for <04291> the holy ones <06922> to take possession <02631> of the kingdom <04437>. 7:23 “This is what <03652> he told <0560> me: ‘The fourth <07244> beast <02423> means that there will be <01934> a fourth <07244> kingdom <04437> on earth <0772> that <01768> will differ <08133> from <04481> all <03606> the other kingdoms <04437>. It will devour <0399> all <03606> the earth <0772> and will trample <01759> and crush <01855> it. 7:24 The ten <06236> horns <07162> mean that ten <06236> kings <04430> will arise <06966> from <04481> that kingdom <04437>. Another <0321> king will arise <06966> after <0311> them, but he will <01932> be different <08133> from <04481> the earlier <06933> ones. He will humiliate <08214> three <08532> kings <04430>. 7:25 He will speak <04449> words <04406> against <06655> the Most High <05943>. He will harass <01080> the holy ones <06922> of the Most High <05946> continually. His intention <05452> will be to change <08133> times <02166> established by law <01882>. They will be delivered <03052> into his hand <03028> For <05705> a time <05732>, times <05732>, and half <06387> a time <05732>. 7:26 But the court <01780> will convene <03488>, and his ruling authority <07985> will be removed <05709>– destroyed <08046> and abolished <07> forever <05491> <05705>!

• Dan 7:1-14 -- Daniel has a Vision of Four Animals Coming up from the Sea
• Dan 7:15-28 -- An Angel Interprets Daniel's Vision

• Winds

  [ebd] blowing from the four quarters of heaven (Jer. 49:36; Ezek. 37:9; Dan. 8:8; Zech. 2:6). The east wind was parching (Ezek. 17:10; 19:12), and is sometimes mentioned as simply denoting a strong wind (Job 27:21; Isa. 27:8). Thi...
  

• Sea, The

  [ebd] (Heb. yam), signifies (1) "the gathering together of the waters," the ocean (Gen. 1:10); (2) a river, as the Nile (Isa. 19:5), the Euphrates (Isa. 21:1; Jer. 51:36); (3) the Red Sea (Ex. 14:16, 27; 15:4, etc.); (4) the Medit...
  

• Persia

  [nave] PERSIA An empire which extended from India to Ethiopia, comprising one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, Esth. 1:1; Dan. 6:1. Government of, restricted by constitutional limitations, Esth. 8:8; Dan. 6:8-12. Municipal gov...
  

• NUMBER

  [isbe] NUMBER - num'-ber: I. NUMBER AND ARITHMETIC II. NOTATION OF NUMBERS 1. By Words 2. By Signs 3. By Letters III. NUMBERS IN OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY IV. ROUND NUMBERS V. SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS 1. Seven and Its Multiples (1) Ritual U...
  [smith] Like most Oriental nations, it is probable that the Hebrews in their written calculations made use of the letters of the alphabet. That they did so in post-Babylonian times we have conclusive evidence in the Maccabaean coins;...
  

• MESSIAH

  [isbe] MESSIAH - me-si'-a (mashiach; Aramaic meshicha'; Septuagint Christos, "anointed"; New Testament "Christ"): 1. Meaning and Use of the Term 2. The Messianic Hope I. THE MESSIAH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. The Messianic King (1) Is...
  

• King

  [ebd] is in Scripture very generally used to denote one invested with authority, whether extensive or limited. There were thirty-one kings in Canaan (Josh. 12:9, 24), whom Joshua subdued. Adonibezek subdued seventy kings (Judg. 1:...
  

• KING, CHRIST AS

  [isbe] KING, CHRIST AS - || I. THE REALITY OF CHRIST'S KINGSHIP 1. The Old Testament Foreshadowings In the Psalms and Prophets 2. The Gospel Presentation (1) Christ's Claim to Be King (2) Christ's Acceptance of the Title (3) Christ...
  

• JESUS CHRIST, 4E2

  [isbe] JESUS CHRIST, 4E2 - II. From the Last Supper till the Cross. 1. The Chronology: A question of admitted difficulty arises in the comparison of the Synoptics and John as to the dates of the Last Supper and of the crucifixion. ...
  

• ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, I-V

  [isbe] ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, I-V - es-ka-tol'-o-ji: I. DOCTRINAL AND RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE II. GENERAL STRUCTURE III. COURSE OF DEVELOPMENT IV. GENERAL AND INDIVIDUAL ESCHATOLOGY V. THE PAROUSIA 1. Definition 2. Signs ...
  

• Dream

  [nave] DREAM Evanescent, Job 20:8. Vanity of, Eccl. 5:3, 7. Revelations by, Num. 12:6; Job 33:15-17; Jer. 23:28; Joel 2:28; Acts 2:17. The dreams of the butler and baker, Gen. 40:8-23; Pharaoh, Gen. 41:1-36. Interpreted by Jose...
  

• Daniel

  [nave] DANIEL 1. A Jewish captive, called also Belteshazzar. Educated at king's court, Dan. 1. Interprets visions, Dan. 2; 4; 5. Promotion and executive authority of, Dan. 2:48, 49; 5:11, 29; 6:2. Conspiracy against, cast into t...
  

• DAY

  [isbe] DAY - da (yom; hemera): This common word has caused some trouble to plain readers, because they have not noticed that the word is used in several different senses in the English Bible. When the different uses of the word are...
  

• CHRIST, OFFICES OF

  [isbe] CHRIST, OFFICES OF - of'-is-is. General Titles of our Lord I. CHRIST'S MEDIATION EXPRESSED IN THE SPECIFIC OFFICES Historical Review of the Theory II. THE THREEFOLD OFFICE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT The Failure of the Offices to S...
  

• Book

  [ebd] This word has a comprehensive meaning in Scripture. In the Old Testament it is the rendering of the Hebrew word sepher, which properly means a "writing," and then a "volume" (Ex. 17:14; Deut. 28:58; 29:20; Job 19:23) or "rol...
  

• Beast

  [ebd] This word is used of flocks or herds of grazing animals (Ex. 22:5; Num. 20:4, 8, 11; Ps. 78:48); of beasts of burden (Gen. 45:17); of eatable beasts (Prov. 9:2); and of swift beasts or dromedaries (Isa. 60:6). In the New Tes...
  

• Babylon

  [nave] BABYLON City of Built by Nimrod, Gen. 10:10. In the land of Shinar, Gen. 10:10; 11:2. Tower of, Gen. 11:1-9. Capital of the kingdom of Babylon, Dan. 4:30; 2 Kin. 25:13; 2 Chr. 36:6, 7, 10, 18, 20. Gates of, Isa. 45:1, 2...
  

• BODY

  [isbe] BODY - bod'-i: I. PHILOLOGICAL: Generally speaking, the Old Testament language employs no fixed term for the human body as an entire organism in exact opposition to "soul" or "spirit." Various terms were employed, each of wh...
  

• Alexander the Great

  [ebd] the king of Macedonia, the great conqueror; probably represented in Daniel by the "belly of brass" (Dan. 2:32), and the leopard and the he-goat (7:6; 11:3,4). He succeeded his father Philip, and died at the age of thirty-two...
  

• ASTRONOMY, I

  [isbe] ASTRONOMY, I - as-tron'-omi: I. THE HEAVENLY BODIES 1. The Ordinances of Heaven 2. The Sun (1) The Names for the Sun (2) The "City of the Sun" (3) The Greater Light-Giver (4) The Purpose of the Sun (5) The Sun as a Type 3. T...
  

• ANTICHRIST

  [ebd] against Christ, or an opposition Christ, a rival Christ. The word is used only by the apostle John. Referring to false teachers, he says (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 1:7), "Even now are there many antichrists." (1.) This na...
  [isbe] ANTICHRIST - an'-ti-krist (antichristos): I. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT II. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT 1. The Gospels 2. Pauline Epistles 3. Johannine Epistles 4. Book of Revelation III. IN APOCALYPTIC WRITINGS IV. IN PATRISTIC WRITINGS...
  

• The Four Beasts

  

• UmatMu Bersembah Sujud [KJ.227]

  1. UmatMu bersembah sujud, berdoa dan bernyanyi, menghadap singgasanaMu, ya Kristus, Tuhan kami. Segala kuasa dunia akhirNya 'kan mengaku Engkaulah raja mulia, kar'na kebangkitanMu.	Luk 24:52 Flp 2:9-11 Why 17:14
  2. Dengan darahMu yang kudus Engkau sucikan kami membuat kami bagiMu imamat yang rajawi. PadaMu diberikanlah mahkota kemenangan: Di sorga dan di dunia namaMu berkumandang.	Ibr 9:11-14 1 Yoh 1:7 1 Ptr 2:9 Why 5:10 Why 14:14
  3. Ya, Jurus'lamat dunia, penuh kemuliaan Kau datang lagi segera di atas awan-awan. Semua 'kan memandangMu, termasuk yang menikam; Semua mengagungkanMu dan mohon pengasihan.	Dan 7:13-14 Mrk 13:26 Za 12:10 Why 1:7
  4. Baik lambat atau segera, hariMu pasti datang; cahaya fajar yang cerah semakin kelihatan. Ya, haleluya, datanglah, umatMu sudah yakin. Malaikat dan manusia bersorak, "Amin, amin!"	1 Yoh 2:8 Why 22:20
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• [Dan 7:9] Ancient Of Days

  Ancient of Days, who sittest throned in glory, To Thee all knees are bent, all voices pray; Thy love has blessed the wide world’s wondrous story With light and life since Eden’s dawning day. O Holy Father, who hadst led Thy children In all the ages, with the fire and cloud, Through seas dry shod, through weary wastes bewildering; To Thee, in reverent love, our hearts are bowed. O Holy Jesus, Prince of Peace and Savior, To Thee we owe the peace that still prevails, Stilling the rude wills of men’s wild behavior, And calming passion’s fierce and stormy gales. O Holy Ghost, the Lord and the Lifegiver, Thine is the quickening power that gives increase; From Thee have flowed, as from a pleasant river, Our plenty, wealth, prosperity and peace. O Triune God, with heart and voice adoring, Praise we the goodness that doth crown our days; Pray we that Thou wilt hear us, still imploring Thy love and favor kept to us always.

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• [Dan 7:13] O Son Of Man

  O Son of Man! Thy Name by choice, Our hope, our joy, our life, Make us like Thee, whose gentle voice Was never heard in strife. Holy and harmless, undefiled On earth Thou went’st alone; Cam’st from the depths of heaven a child, To make the lost Thine own. To be a glory in our night, And bring us from above The way Heav’n’s children live, all bright With self forgetting love. In all things like Thy brethren made, O teach us how to be With meekness, gentleness arrayed In all things like to Thee.

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• [Dan 7:13] O Son Of Man, Our Hero Strong And Tender

  O Son of Man, our Hero strong and tender, Whose servants are the brave in all the earth, Our living sacrifice to Thee we render, Who sharest all our sorrows, all our mirth. O feet so strong to climb the path of duty, O lips divine that taught the words of truth, Kind eyes that marked the lilies in their beauty, And heart that kindled at the zeal of youth. Lover of children, boyhood’s inspiration, Of all mankind the Servant and the King; O Lord of joy and hope and consolation, To Thee our fears and joys and hopes we bring. Not in our failures only and our sadness We seek Thy presence, Comforter and Friend; O rich man’s Guest, be with us in our gladness, O poor man’s Mate, our lowliest tasks attend.

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• What is the significance of numbers in Scripture?
  The following material from The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia should be helpful here: III. Significant numbers Numbers are also used with a symbolical or theological significance. One is used to convey th...
• Is Rome the beast (antichrist) in the book of Revelation?
  The prophecies of Daniel speak of four Gentile world powers that would dominate the land of Israel until Christ returns. Historically we know these to be Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. Rome is the fourth part of the ...
• Does Matthew 10:22 mean a believer can lose his salvation?
  Those in the Armenian position who, believing that one can lose his salvation, believe Matt. 10:22 teaches that unless one endures to the end he forfeits his salvation. Similarly, those in the Reformed position who, holding t...
• Did Satan Own the Kingdoms Which He Offered in the Temptation?
  No; Satan did not own them. But it is still true that they were in his hands to offer to Christ; he had usurped them. At Creation, Man was placed in the Garden of Eden as lord over all. "Thou hast put all things under his fee...
• What Is Meant by the "Beast and His Mark"?
  The Seer of Revelation appears to have had his visions in the form of a series of scenes, as in a panorama. Almost at the close (Rev. 14:9) he saw the beast you refer to. It is evidently identical with the beast described by ...
• Does the Bible speak more about Hell than Heaven?
  I've heard and read the same statement a number of times, but have never troubled myself to look up each passage. I'm not surprised that looking up "heaven" and "hell" in a concordance would give you contradictory results. T...
• Who Created the Devil?
  This question has puzzled theologians for ages, and has occasioned discussions which have had no profitable issue. There is no source of reliable information but that contained in Scripture and that is of a very meager charac...
• What is the nature of Christs sonship?
  Concerning the eternal Sonship of Christ, Ryrie has this to say: I agree with Buswell (A Systematic Theology of the Christian Religion, pp. 105-12) that generation is not an exegetically based doctrine. The concept it tri...
• John 3:13 says no one has ascended to heaven but Jesus. What about Elijah?
  This verse is found in a context dealing with the question of Nicodemus which he gave in answer to Jesus' statement about the need to be born again. 3:9-10. Nicodemus was asking just how such spiritual transformation takes...
• Does Matt. 24:13 conflict with free grace salvation and the believers security?
  "But the one who endures to the end, he shall be saved" (Matt 24:13). The word "saved" must always be understand in its context. Saved from what and by what means? "Saved" is the Greek sozo which may refer to any kind of ...

Eleven Visions of God

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