Then four large beasts came up from the sea; they were different from one another.

Daniel explained: “I was watching in my vision during the night as the four winds of the sky were stirring up the great sea.

He will pitch his royal tents between the seas toward the beautiful holy mountain. But he will come to his end, with no one to help him.

His body resembled yellow jasper, and his face had an appearance like lightning. His eyes were like blazing torches; his arms and feet had the gleam of polished bronze. His voice thundered forth like the sound of a large crowd.