Here are the visions I had in my head as I lay on my bed: I looked, and there before me was a tree at the center of the earth; it was very tall.

The tree grew and became strong until its crown reached the sky, and it could be seen from anywhere on earth.

He cried out: “‘“Cut down the tree, cut off its branches, strip off its leaves, scatter its fruit! Let the wild animals flee from its shelter! Let the birds abandon its branches!

The tree you saw which grew and became strong until its crown reached the sky, and it could be seen throughout the whole earth,

“‘Now the king saw a holy watcher coming down from heaven, who said, “‘“Cut down the tree, and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze, in the lush grass of the countryside; let him be drenched with dew from the sky and share the lot of the wild animals until seven seasons pass over him.”

“‘But since it was ordered to leave the stump of the tree with its roots, your kingdom will be kept for you until you have learned that Heaven rules everything.