4.0- The Visions Are Explained.
In Daniel 7 verse 15
through 28 we read:
“15 The visions I saw alarmed me, and I was deeply disturbed. 16 I went up to one of those standing there
and asked him to explain it all. So he told me the meaning. 17 He said, “These
four huge beasts are four empires which will arise on earth.
19 Then I wanted to know more about the fourth
beast, which was not like any of the others—the terrifying beast which crushed
its victims with its bronze claws and iron teeth and then trampled on them. 20
And I wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the horn that
had come up afterward and had made three of the horns fall. It had eyes and a
mouth and was boasting proudly. It was more terrifying than any of the others.
21 While I was looking, that horn made war on
God's people and conquered them. 22 Then
the one who had been living forever came and pronounced judgment in favor of
the people of the Supreme God. The time had arrived for God's people to receive
royal power.
23 This is the explanation I was given: “The
fourth beast is a fourth empire that will be on the earth and will be different
from all other empires. It will crush the whole earth and trample it down. 24
The ten horns are ten kings who will rule that empire. Then another king will
appear; he will be very different from the earlier ones and will overthrow
three kings.
28 This is the end of the account. I was so
frightened that I turned pale, and I kept everything to myself”.
