Daniel 8:1-27 1 In the third year
of King Belshazzar’s reign, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me previously.
2 In this
vision I saw myself in Susa
the citadel,
which is located in the province of Elam. In the vision I saw myself at the Ulai Canal.
3 I looked up
and saw
a
ram with two horns standing at the canal. Its two horns were both long,
but one was longer than the other. The longer one was coming up after the shorter one.
4 I saw that the ram was butting westward, northward, and southward. No animal
was able to stand before it, and there was none who could deliver from its power.
It did as it pleased and acted arrogantly.
5 While I was contemplating all this,
a male goat
was coming from the west over the surface of all the land
without touching the ground. This goat had a conspicuous horn
between its eyes.
6 It came to the two-horned ram that I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed against it with raging strength.
7 I saw it approaching the ram. It went into a fit of rage against the ram
and struck it
and broke off its two horns. The ram had no ability to resist it.
The goat hurled the ram
to the ground and trampled it. No one could deliver the ram from its power.
8 The male goat acted even more arrogantly. But no sooner had the large horn become strong than it was broken, and there arose four conspicuous horns
in its place,
extending toward the four winds of the sky.
9 From one of them came a small horn.
But it grew to be very big, toward the south and the east and toward the beautiful land.
10 It grew so big it reached the army
of heaven, and it brought about the fall of some of the army and some of the stars
to the ground, where it trampled them.
11 It also acted arrogantly against the Prince of the army,
from whom
the daily sacrifice was removed and whose sanctuary
was thrown down.
12 The army was given over,
along with the daily sacrifice, in the course of his sinful rebellion.
It hurled
truth
to the ground and enjoyed success.
13 Then I heard a holy one
speaking. Another holy one said to the one who was speaking, “To what period of time does the vision pertain – this vision concerning the daily sacrifice and the destructive act of rebellion and the giving over of both the sanctuary and army to be trampled?”
14 He said to me, “To 2,300 evenings and mornings;
then the sanctuary will be put right again.”
15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision, I sought to understand it. Now one who appeared to be a man was standing before me.
16 Then I heard a human voice coming from between the banks of the Ulai. It called out, “Gabriel,
enable this person to understand the vision.”
17 So he approached the place where I was standing. As he came, I felt terrified and fell flat on the ground.
Then he said to me, “Understand, son of man,
that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”
18 As he spoke with me, I fell into a trance with my face to the ground. But he touched me and stood me upright.
19 Then he said, “I am going to inform you about what will happen in the latter time of wrath, for the vision
pertains to the appointed time of the end.
20 The ram that you saw with the two horns stands for the kings of Media and Persia.
21 The male goat
is the king of Greece,
and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.
22 The horn that was broken
and in whose place there arose four others stands for four kingdoms that will arise from his nation, though they will not have his strength.
23 Toward the end of their rule, when rebellious acts
are complete, a rash
and deceitful
king will arise.
24 His power will be great, but it will not be by his strength alone. He will cause terrible destruction.
He will be successful in what he undertakes.
He will destroy powerful people and the people of the holy ones.
25 By his treachery
he will succeed through deceit.
He will have an arrogant attitude,
and he will destroy many who are unaware of his schemes.
He will rise up against the Prince of princes, yet he will be broken apart – but not by human agency.
26 The vision of the evenings and mornings that was told to you is correct.
But you should seal up the vision, for it refers to a time many days from now.”
27 I, Daniel, was exhausted
and sick for days. Then I got up and again carried out the king’s business. But I was astonished at the vision, and there was no one to explain it.
Context (NET) 1 John 2:1-17 1 (My little children,
I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.
) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate
with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One,
2 and he himself is the atoning sacrifice
for our sins, and not only for our sins but also for the whole world.
3 Now
by this we know that we have come to know God:
if we keep his commandments.
4 The one who says “I have come to know God”
and yet does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in such a person.
5 But whoever obeys his
word, truly in this person
the love of God has been perfected. By this we know that we are in him.
6 The one who says he resides
in God
ought himself to walk
just as Jesus
walked.
7 Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning.
The old commandment is the word that you have already
heard.
8 On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you which is true in him
and in you, because
the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.
9 The one who says he is in the light but still hates
his fellow Christian
is still in the darkness.
10 The one who loves his fellow Christian
resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.
11 But the one who hates his fellow Christian
is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12 I am writing to you,
little children, that
your sins have been forgiven because of his
name.
13 I am writing to you, fathers, that
you have known him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, that
you have conquered the evil one.
14 I have written to you, children, that
you have known the Father.
I have written to you, fathers, that
you have known him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young people, that
you are strong, and the word of God resides in you, and you have conquered the evil one.
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him,
16 because all that is in the world (the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the arrogance produced by material possessions)
is not from the Father, but is from the world.
17 And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains
forever.
Context (NET) Psalm 120:1-7 1 A song of ascents.
In my distress I cried out to the
Lord and he answered me.
2 I said,
“O
Lord, rescue me
from those who lie with their lips
and those who deceive with their tongue.
3 How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?
4 Here’s how!
With the sharp arrows of warriors, with arrowheads forged over the hot coals.
5 How miserable I am!
For I have lived temporarily
in Meshech; I have resided among the tents of Kedar.
6 For too long I have had to reside with those who hate
peace.
7 I am committed to peace,
but when I speak, they want to make war.
Context (NET) Proverbs 28:25-26 25 The greedy person
stirs up dissension,
but the one who trusts
in the
Lord will prosper.
26 The one who trusts in his own heart
is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom
will escape.
Context (NET)
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