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Daniel 7:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

During the first year that Belshazzar was king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream. He saw these visions while he was lying on his bed, and he wrote what he had dreamed.

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When the Lord GOD decides to do something, he will first tell his servants, the prophets.

“After this, I will pour out my Spirit on all kinds of people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will have dreams, and your young men will see visions.

King Belshazzar gave a big party for 1000 of his officials. The king was drinking wine with them.

I had a dream that made me afraid. I was lying on my bed, and I saw pictures and visions in my mind. These things made me very afraid.

God gave these four young men the wisdom and ability to learn many different kinds of writing and science. Daniel could also understand all kinds of visions and dreams.

Straw is not the same as wheat! In the same way, the dreams of those prophets are not messages from me. If people want to tell about their dreams, let them. But those who hear my message must speak it truthfully.” This is what the Lord says.

So write what you see. Write the things that happen now and the things that will happen later.

The Lord answered me, “Write down what I show you. Write it clearly on a sign so that the message will be easy to read.

“I, Daniel, was confused and worried. The visions that went through my mind bothered me.

“In my vision at night I looked, and there in front of me was someone who looked like a human being. He was coming on the clouds in the sky. He came up to the Ancient King, and the King’s servants brought him before the King.

During Nebuchadnezzar’s second year as king, he had dreams. They bothered him, and he could not sleep.

God said, “Listen to me! You will have prophets. I, the Lord, will let them learn about me through visions. I will speak to them in dreams.

During the night God spoke to Israel in a dream and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” Israel answered, “Here I am.”

The seven thunders spoke, and I started to write. But then I heard a voice from heaven that said, “Don’t write what the seven thunders said. Keep those things secret.”

There is more that I have to say about myself. It won’t help, but I will talk now about visions and revelations from the Lord.

Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us. Those things were written so that we could have hope. That hope comes from the patience and encouragement that the Scriptures give us.

After that vision, I, Daniel, saw another vision during the third year that Belshazzar was king.

“After that, in my vision at night, I looked, and there in front of me was a fourth animal. It looked very cruel and terrifying. It looked very strong, with large iron teeth. This animal crushed and ate its victims and walked on whatever was left of them. This fourth animal was different from all the animals I saw before it. This animal had ten horns.

That very same night, Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was killed.

“But Belshazzar, you already knew this. You are Nebuchadnezzar’s grandson, but still you have not made yourself humble.

I am the priest, Ezekiel son of Buzi. I was in exile by the Kebar Canal in Babylonia when the skies opened up, and I saw visions of God. This was on the fifth day of the fourth month of the thirtieth year. (This was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile. The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel. The power of the Lord came over him at that place.)

So Jeremiah called a man named Baruch son of Neriah. Jeremiah spoke the messages the Lord had given him. While he spoke, Baruch wrote the messages on the scroll.

All nations will serve Nebuchadnezzar and his son and his grandson. Then the time will come for Babylon to be defeated. Many nations and great kings will make Babylon their servant.

Now write this on a sign so that all people can see it, and write this in a book. Write these things for a future time. This will be far, far in the future:

The Lord told me, “Get a large scroll, and use an ordinary pen to write these words: ‘This is for Maher Shalal Hash Baz.’”

Like a bad dream in the night, it ruined my sleep.

After all these things happened, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision. God said, “Abram, don’t be afraid. I will defend you and give you a great reward.”

Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch son of Neriah, the scribe. As Jeremiah spoke, Baruch wrote on the scroll the same messages that were on the scroll that King Jehoiakim had burned in the fire. And many other words like those messages were added to the second scroll.

In a vision, God carried me to the land of Israel. He put me down near a very high mountain. On the mountain in front of me was a building that looked like a city.

The king asked Daniel (Belteshazzar) a question. He said, “Are you able to tell me about my dream, and what it means?”

“I was looking at those things in the vision while lying on my bed. And then I saw a holy angel coming down from heaven.




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