9.0- Daniel's Vision by the Tigris River
In Daniel 10 and
Daniel 11 verse 1 we read:
1 In the third year that Cyrus was emperor of
Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who is also called Belteshazzar. The
message was true but extremely hard to understand. It was explained to him in a vision.
2 At that time I was mourning for three weeks.
3 I did not eat any rich food or any meat, drink any wine, or comb my hair
until the three weeks were past.
4 On the twenty-fourth day of the first month
of the year I was standing on the bank of the mighty Tigris River. 5 I looked
up and saw someone who was wearing linen clothes and a belt of fine gold.
6 His body shone like a jewel. His face was as
bright as a flash of lightning, and his eyes blazed like fire. His arms and
legs shone like polished bronze, and his voice sounded like the roar of a great
crowd.
7 I was the only one who saw the vision. Those
who were with me did not see anything, but they were terrified and ran and hid.
8 I was left there alone, watching this amazing vision. I had no strength left,
and my face was so changed that no one could have recognized me. 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. 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.”
20-21 He said, “Do you know why I came to you?
It is to reveal to you what is written in the book of Truth
Now I have to go back and fight the guardian
angel of Persia. After that the guardian angel of Greece will appear. There is
no one to help me except Michael, Israel's guardian angel.
He is responsible for helping and defending me.
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