Daniel 8:9-26

New King James Version

⁹^(A)And out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, ^(B)toward the east, and toward the ^(C)Glorious Land. ¹⁰^(D)And it grew up to ^(E)the host of heaven; and ^(F)it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. ¹¹^(G)He even exalted himself as high as ^(H)the Prince of the host; ^(I)and by him ^(J)the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of ^[a]His sanctuary was cast down. ¹²Because of transgression, ^(K)an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast ^(L)truth down to the ground. He ^(M)did all this and prospered.

¹³Then I heard ^(N)a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was speaking, “How long will the vision be, concerning the daily sacrifices and the transgression ^[b]of desolation, the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?”

¹⁴And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred ^[c]days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.”

Gabriel Interprets the Vision

¹⁵Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and ^(O)was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me ^(P)one having the appearance of a man. ¹⁶And I heard a man’s voice ^(Q)between the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, ^(R)“Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” ¹⁷So he came near where I stood, and when he came I was afraid and ^(S)fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the time of the end.”

¹⁸^(T)Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; ^(U)but he touched me, and stood me upright. ¹⁹And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; ^(V)for at the appointed time the end shall be. ²⁰The ram which you saw, having the two horns—they are the kings of Media and Persia. ²¹And the ^[d]male goat is the ^[e]kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes ^(W)is the first king. ²²^(X)As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power.

²³“And in the latter time of their kingdom,
When the transgressors have reached their fullness,
A king shall arise,
^(Y)Having fierce ^[f]features,
Who understands sinister schemes.
²⁴His power shall be mighty, ^(Z)but not by his own power;
He shall destroy ^[g]fearfully,
^(AA)And shall prosper and thrive;
^(AB)He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.

²⁵“Through^(AC) his cunning
He shall cause deceit to prosper under his ^[h]rule;
^(AD)And he shall exalt himself in his heart.
He shall destroy many in their prosperity.
^(AE)He shall even rise against the Prince of princes;
But he shall be ^(AF)broken without human ^[i]means.

²⁶“And the vision of the evenings and mornings
Which was told is true;
^(AG)Therefore seal up the vision,
For it refers to many days in the future.”

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