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Daniel 7:1

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Earlier, during the first year of King Belshazzar’s reign in Babylon, Daniel had a dream and saw visions as he lay in his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is what he saw.

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Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.”

During the night God spoke to him in a vision. “Jacob! Jacob!” he called. “Here I am,” Jacob replied.

It came to me in a disturbing vision at night, when people are in a deep sleep.

Now go and write down these words. Write them in a book. They will stand until the end of time as a witness

Then the Lord said to me, “Make a large signboard and clearly write this name on it: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.”

“Let these false prophets tell their dreams, but let my true messengers faithfully proclaim my every word. There is a difference between straw and grain!

All the nations will serve him, his son, and his grandson until his time is up. Then many nations and great kings will conquer and rule over Babylon.

So Jeremiah took another scroll and dictated again to his secretary, Baruch. He wrote everything that had been on the scroll King Jehoiakim had burned in the fire. Only this time he added much more!

So Jeremiah sent for Baruch son of Neriah, and as Jeremiah dictated all the prophecies that the Lord had given him, Baruch wrote them on a scroll.

On July 31 of my thirtieth year, while I was with the Judean exiles beside the Kebar River in Babylon, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.

In a vision from God he took me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain. From there I could see toward the south what appeared to be a city.

God gave these four young men an unusual aptitude for understanding every aspect of literature and wisdom. And God gave Daniel the special ability to interpret the meanings of visions and dreams.

One night during the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had such disturbing dreams that he couldn’t sleep.

The king said to Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar), “Is this true? Can you tell me what my dream was and what it means?”

“‘Then as I lay there dreaming, I saw a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven.

But one night I had a dream that frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed.

Many years later King Belshazzar gave a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.

“You are his successor, O Belshazzar, and you knew all this, yet you have not humbled yourself.

That very night Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, was killed.

As my vision continued that night, I saw someone like a son of man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence.

I, Daniel, was troubled by all I had seen, and my visions terrified me.

Then in my vision that night, I saw a fourth beast—terrifying, dreadful, and very strong. It devoured and crushed its victims with huge iron teeth and trampled their remains beneath its feet. It was different from any of the other beasts, and it had ten horns.

During the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me.

“Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.

Indeed, the Sovereign Lord never does anything until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets.

Then the Lord said to me, “Write my answer plainly on tablets, so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.

And the Lord said to them, “Now listen to what I say: “If there were prophets among you, I, the Lord, would reveal myself in visions. I would speak to them in dreams.

Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled.

This boasting will do no good, but I must go on. I will reluctantly tell about visions and revelations from the Lord.

“Write down what you have seen—both the things that are now happening and the things that will happen.

When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Keep secret what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down.”




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