In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the message was true, even a great warfare. He understood the message, and had understanding of the vision.
“Son of humanity, notice that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days to come, and he prophesies of times that are far off.’
When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to write, but I heard a sound from the sky saying, “Seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered, and do not write them.”
“Now I will show you the truth. See, three more kings will stand up in Persia. The fourth will be far richer than all of them. When he has grown strong through his riches, he will stir up all against the realm of Greece.