Daniel 8:9–25

The Little Horn

⁹Out of one of them came forth a rather ^asmall horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the ^1bBeautiful Land.

¹⁰It grew up to the host of heaven and caused some of the host and some of the ^astars to fall to the earth, and it ^btrampled them down.

¹¹It even ^amagnified itself ¹to be equal with the ²Commander of the host; and it removed the ^bregular sacrifice from Him, and the place of His sanctuary was thrown down.

¹²And on account of transgression the host will be given over to the horn along with the regular sacrifice; and it will ^afling truth to the ground and perform its will and prosper.

¹³Then I heard a ^aholy one speaking, and another holy one said to that particular one who was speaking, “^bHow long will the vision about the regular sacrifice apply, ¹while the transgression causes horror, so as to allow both the holy place and the host ²to be ^ctrampled?”

¹⁴He said to me, “For ^a2,300 evenings and mornings; then the holy place will be ¹properly restored.”

Interpretation of the Vision

¹⁵When ^aI, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought ¹to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one ²who looked like a ^bman.

¹⁶And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, and he called out and said, “^aGabriel, give this man an understanding of the vision.”

¹⁷So he came near to where I was standing, and when he came I was frightened and ^afell on my face; but he said to me, “Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the ^btime of the end.”

¹⁸Now while he was talking with me, I ^asank into a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he ^btouched me and made me stand ¹upright.

¹⁹He said, “Behold, I am going to ^alet you know what will occur at the final period of the indignation, for it pertains to the appointed time of the end.

The Ram’s Identity

²⁰“The ^aram which you saw with the two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia.

The Goat

²¹“The shaggy ¹goat represents the ²kingdom of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

²²“The ^abroken horn and the four horns that arose in its place represent four kingdoms which will arise from his nation, although not with his power.

²³“In the latter period of their ¹rule,

When the transgressors have ²run their course,

A king will arise,

³Insolent and skilled in ⁴intrigue.

²⁴“His power will be mighty, but not by his own power,

And he will ^1adestroy to an extraordinary degree

And prosper and perform his will;

He will destroy mighty men and ²the holy people.

²⁵“And through his shrewdness

He will cause deceit to succeed by his ¹influence;

And he will magnify himself in his heart,

And he will ²destroy many while they are ³at ease.

He will even ^4aoppose the Prince of princes,

But he will be broken ^bwithout human agency.