Daniel 8:20 — Meaning and Application

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“The ram which thou sawest having {two} horns {are} the kings of Media and Persia.”

Daniel 8:20

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Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. {set...: Heb. made me stand upon my standing}

And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end {shall be}.

The ram which thou sawest having {two} horns {are} the kings of Media and Persia.

And the rough goat {is} the king of Grecia: and the great horn that {is} between his eyes {is} the first king.

Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.

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Daniel 8:1

"In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, {even unto} me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first."

Daniel 8:2

"And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I {was} at Shushan {in} the palace, which {is} in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai."

Daniel 8:3

"Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had {two} horns: and the {two} horns {were} high; but one {was} higher than the other, and the higher came up last. {the other: Heb. the second}"

Daniel 8:4

"I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither {was there any} that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great."

Daniel 8:5

"And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat {had} a notable horn between his eyes. {touched...: or, none touched him in the earth} {a notable...: Heb. a horn of sight}"

Daniel 8:6

"And he came to the ram that had {two} horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power."

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