²⁸ But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has let King Nebuchadnezzar know what will happen in the last days.^(A) Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay in bed^(B) were these: ²⁹ Your Majesty, while you were in your bed, thoughts came to your mind about what will happen in the future.^[a](C) The revealer of mysteries^(D) has let you know what will happen.

⁴⁵ You saw a stone^(A) break off from the mountain without a hand touching it,^[a](B) and it crushed the iron, bronze, fired clay, silver, and gold. The great God has told the king what will happen in the future.^(C) The dream is certain, and its interpretation reliable.”

The Time Is Near

⁶ Then he said to me, “These words are faithful^[a] and true.^(A) The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets,^[b] has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”^(B)