¹⁶ I approached one of those standing there and asked him the meaning of all this.

“So he told me and gave me the interpretation^(A) of these things: ¹⁷ ‘The four great beasts are four kings that will rise from the earth. ¹⁸ But the holy people^(B) of the Most High will receive the kingdom^(C) and will possess it forever—yes, for ever and ever.’^(D)