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Text -- Daniel 7:1-14 (NET)
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Daniel has a Vision of Four Animals Coming up from the Sea
7:1 In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon , Daniel had a dream filled with visions while he was lying on his bed . Then he wrote down the dream in summary fashion .
7:2 Daniel explained : “I was watching in my vision during the night as the four winds of the sky were stirring up the great sea .
7:3 Then four large beasts came up from the sea ; they were different from one another .
7:4 “The first one was like a lion with eagles ’ wings . As I watched , its wings were pulled off and it was lifted up from the ground . It was made to stand on two feet like a human being , and a human mind was given to it.
7:5 “Then a second beast appeared , like a bear . It was raised up on one side , and there were three ribs in its mouth between its teeth . It was told , ‘Get up and devour much flesh !’
7:6 “After these things, as I was watching , another beast like a leopard appeared , with four bird-like wings on its back . This beast had four heads , and ruling authority was given to it.
7:7 “After these things, as I was watching in the night visions a fourth beast appeared – one dreadful , terrible , and very strong . It had two large rows of iron teeth . It devoured and crushed , and anything that was left it trampled with its feet . It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns .
7:8 “As I was contemplating the horns , another horn – a small one – came up between them, and three of the former horns were torn out by the roots to make room for it. This horn had eyes resembling human eyes and a mouth speaking arrogant things .
7:9 “While I was watching , thrones were set up , and the Ancient of Days took his seat . His attire was white like snow ; the hair of his head was like lamb’s wool . His throne was ablaze with fire and its wheels were all aflame .
7:10 A river of fire was streaming forth and proceeding from his presence . Many thousands were ministering to him; Many tens of thousands stood ready to serve him. The court convened and the books were opened .
7:11 “Then I kept on watching because of the arrogant words of the horn that was speaking . I was watching until the beast was killed and its body destroyed and thrown into the flaming fire .
7:12 As for the rest of the beasts , their ruling authority had already been removed , though they were permitted to go on living for a time and a season .
7:13 I was watching in the night visions , “And with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man was approaching . He went up to the Ancient of Days and was escorted before him.
7:14 To him was given ruling authority , honor , and sovereignty . All peoples , nations , and language groups were serving him. His authority is eternal and will not pass away . His kingdom will not be destroyed .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Horn |
DANIEL, BOOK OF |
Dream |
Babylon |
Persia |
Daniel |
Vision |
ANTICHRIST |
Jesus, The Christ |
CHRIST, OFFICES OF |
Nation |
NUMBER |
Leopard |
Angel |
PERSON OF CHRIST, 4-8 |
PETER, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF |
HAIR |
ANGELS |
KING, CHRIST AS |
JESUS CHRIST, 4E2 |
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NET Notes -> Dan 7:1; Dan 7:1; Dan 7:1; Dan 7:1; Dan 7:2; Dan 7:2; Dan 7:2; Dan 7:2; Dan 7:4; Dan 7:4; Dan 7:5; Dan 7:5; Dan 7:5; Dan 7:5; Dan 7:6; Dan 7:6; Dan 7:6; Dan 7:6; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:7; Dan 7:8; Dan 7:8; Dan 7:9; Dan 7:9; Dan 7:9; Dan 7:10; Dan 7:10; Dan 7:11; Dan 7:11; Dan 7:12; Dan 7:13; Dan 7:13; Dan 7:13; Dan 7:13; Dan 7:14; Dan 7:14; Dan 7:14
NET Notes: Dan 7:1 Aram “head of words.” The phrase is absent in Theodotion. Cf. NIV “the substance of his dream.”
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NET Notes: Dan 7:2 The referent of the great sea is unclear. The common view that the expression refers to the Mediterranean Sea is conjectural.
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NET Notes: Dan 7:4 The identity of the first animal, derived from v. 17 and the parallels in chap. 2, is Babylon. The reference to the plucking of its wings is probably ...
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NET Notes: Dan 7:6 If the third animal is Greece, the most likely identification of these four heads is the four-fold division of the empire of Alexander the Great follo...
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NET Notes: Dan 7:7 The Aramaic word for “teeth” is dual rather than plural, suggesting two rows of teeth.
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