Daniel 8:15-27
1599 Geneva Bible
15 ¶ Now when I Daniel had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, behold, there stood before me [a]like the similitude of a man.
16 And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, [b]make this man to understand the vision.
17 So he came where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for [c]in the last time shall be the vision.
18 Now as he was speaking unto me, I being asleep fell on my face to the ground: but he touched me, and set me up in my place.
19 And he said, Behold, I will show thee what shall be in the last [d]wrath: for in the end of the time appointed it shall come.
20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns, are the Kings of the Medes and Persians.
21 And the goat is the King of Greece, and the great horn that is between his eyes, is the first king.
22 And that that is broken, and four stood up for it, are four kingdoms, which shall stand up [e]of that nation, but not [f]in his strength.
23 And in the end of their kingdom, when the rebellious shall be consumed, a King of [g]fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not [h]in his strength: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the [i]mighty, and the holy people.
25 And through his [j]policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand, and he shall extol himself in his heart, and by [k]peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the [l]prince of princes, but he shall be broken down [m]without hand.
26 And the vision of the [n]evening and the morning, which is declared, is true: therefore seal thou up the vision, for it shall be after many days.
27 And I Daniel was stricken and sick [o]certain days: but when I rose up, I did the king’s business, and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
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- Daniel 8:15 Which was Christ who in this manner declared himself to the old fathers, how he would be God manifest in flesh.
- Daniel 8:16 This power to command the Angel, declared that he was God.
- Daniel 8:17 The effect of this vision shall not yet appear, but a long time after.
- Daniel 8:19 Meaning, that great rage which Antiochus should show against the Church.
- Daniel 8:22 That is, out of Greece.
- Daniel 8:22 They shall not have like power as had Alexander.
- Daniel 8:23 Noting that this Antiochus was impudent and cruel, and also crafty that he could not be deceived.
- Daniel 8:24 That is, not like Alexander’s strength.
- Daniel 8:24 Both the Gentiles that dwelt about him, and also the Jews.
- Daniel 8:25 Whatsoever he goeth about by his craft, he shall bring it to pass.
- Daniel 8:25 That is, under pretence of peace, or as it were in sport.
- Daniel 8:25 Meaning, against God.
- Daniel 8:25 For God would destroy him with a notable plague, and so comfort his Church.
- Daniel 8:26 Read verse 14.
- Daniel 8:27 For fear and astonishment.
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