Nebuchadnezzar could hardly believe his eyes. Shocked, the king jumped up and asked his advisors, Nebuchadnezzar: Didn’t we tie up and throw three men into the heart of the fire? Advisors: Yes, O king.

Let his human heart be changed, exchanged for the heart of a wild animal until seven times have come and gone.

But there came a point when his heart was so proud and his spirit so haughty that he acted arrogantly; he lost his royal throne and was stripped of his royal honors.

He will use his skill and power to stir up deceit; in the darkness of his heart he shall believe himself great. When all seems well, he will destroy many people, and will even stand up against the Prince of princes. But when the time is right, he will be broken, though not by a human hand.

When the invading army is repelled, the heart of the king of the south will be caught up in pride, and so he will execute tens of thousands of his enemies; still he will not prove to be strong.

The king of the north will eventually return to his own land with riches won from conquered peoples. With his heart set against the holy covenant, he will do whatever his evil will desires and then return to his own land.