Daniel 7:1
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Daniel’s Vision of Four Beasts
7 Earlier, during the first year of King Belshazzar’s reign in Babylon,[a] Daniel had a dream and saw visions as he lay in his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is what he saw.
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- 7:1 The first year of Belshazzar’s reign (who was co-regent with his father, Nabonidus) was 556 B.c. (or perhaps as late as 553 B.c.).
Amos 3:7
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7 Indeed, the Sovereign Lord never does anything
until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets.
Joel 2:28
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The Lord’s Promise of His Spirit
28 [a]“Then, after doing all those things,
I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your old men will dream dreams,
and your young men will see visions.
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- 2:28 Verses 2:28-32 are numbered 3:1-5 in Hebrew text.
Daniel 5:1
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The Writing on the Wall
5 Many years later King Belshazzar gave a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
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Daniel 4:5
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5 But one night I had a dream that frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed.
Daniel 1:17
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17 God gave these four young men an unusual aptitude for understanding every aspect of literature and wisdom. And God gave Daniel the special ability to interpret the meanings of visions and dreams.
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Jeremiah 23:28
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28 “Let these false prophets tell their dreams,
but let my true messengers faithfully proclaim my every word.
There is a difference between straw and grain!
Revelation 1:19
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19 “Write down what you have seen—both the things that are now happening and the things that will happen.[a]
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- 1:19 Or what you have seen and what they mean—the things that have already begun to happen.
Acts 2:17-18
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17 ‘In the last days,’ God says,
‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.
18 In those days I will pour out my Spirit
even on my servants—men and women alike—
and they will prophesy.
Habakkuk 2:2
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The Lord’s Second Reply
2 Then the Lord said to me,
“Write my answer plainly on tablets,
so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.
Daniel 7:15
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The Vision Is Explained
15 I, Daniel, was troubled by all I had seen, and my visions terrified me.
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Daniel 7:13
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13 As my vision continued that night, I saw someone like a son of man[a] coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence.
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- 7:13 Or like a Son of Man.
Daniel 2:1
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Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
2 One night during the second year of his reign,[a] Nebuchadnezzar had such disturbing dreams that he couldn’t sleep.
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- 2:1 The second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign was 603 B.c.
Job 33:14-16
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14 For God speaks again and again,
though people do not recognize it.
15 He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night,
when deep sleep falls on people
as they lie in their beds.
16 He whispers in their ears
and terrifies them with warnings.
Numbers 12:6
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6 And the Lord said to them, “Now listen to what I say:
“If there were prophets among you,
I, the Lord, would reveal myself in visions.
I would speak to them in dreams.
Genesis 46:2
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2 During the night God spoke to him in a vision. “Jacob! Jacob!” he called.
“Here I am,” Jacob replied.
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Revelation 10:4
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4 When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Keep secret[a] what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down.”
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- 10:4 Greek Seal up.
2 Corinthians 12:1
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Paul’s Vision and His Thorn in the Flesh
12 This boasting will do no good, but I must go on. I will reluctantly tell about visions and revelations from the Lord.
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Romans 15:4
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4 Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled.
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Daniel 8:1
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Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and Goat
8 [a]During the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, saw another vision, following the one that had already appeared to me.
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Daniel 7:7
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7 Then in my vision that night, I saw a fourth beast—terrifying, dreadful, and very strong. It devoured and crushed its victims with huge iron teeth and trampled their remains beneath its feet. It was different from any of the other beasts, and it had ten horns.
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Daniel 5:30
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30 That very night Belshazzar, the Babylonian[a] king, was killed.[b]
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Daniel 5:22
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22 “You are his successor,[a] O Belshazzar, and you knew all this, yet you have not humbled yourself.
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- 5:22 Aramaic son.
Daniel 2:28-29
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28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future. Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed.
29 “While Your Majesty was sleeping, you dreamed about coming events. He who reveals secrets has shown you what is going to happen.
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Ezekiel 1:1
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A Vision of Living Beings
1 On July 31[a] of my thirtieth year,[b] while I was with the Judean exiles beside the Kebar River in Babylon, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.
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