Daniel 7:1-8

Daniel 7:1-8

[1] In the first  year  of Belshazzar  king  of Babylon  Daniel  had  a dream  and visions  of his head  upon  his bed:  then  he wrote  the dream,  and told  the sum  of the matters.  [2] Daniel  spake  and said,  I saw  in my vision  by  night,  and, behold,  the four  winds  of the heaven  strove  upon the great  sea.  [3] And four  great  beasts  came up  from  the sea,  diverse  one  from  another.  [4] The first  was like a lion,  and had eagle's  wings:  I beheld  till  the wings  thereof were plucked,  and it was lifted up  from  the earth,  and made stand  upon  the feet  as a man,  heart  was given  to it. [5] And behold  another  beast,  a second,  like  to a bear,  and it raised up  itself on one  side,  and it had three  ribs  in the mouth  of it between  the teeth  of it: and they said  thus  unto it, Arise,  devour  much  flesh.  [6] After  this  I beheld,  and lo  another,  like a leopard,  which had upon  the back  of it four  wings  of a fowl;  the beast  had also four  heads;  and dominion  was given  to it. [7] After  this  I saw  in the night  visions,  and behold  a fourth  beast,  dreadful  and terrible,  and strong  exceedingly;  and it had great  iron  teeth:  it devoured  and brake in pieces,  and stamped  the residue  with the feet  of it: and it  was diverse  from  all  the beasts  that were before  it; and it had ten  horns.  [8] I considered  the horns,  and, behold,  there came up  among  them another  little  horn,  before  whom there were three  of  the first  horns  plucked up by the roots:  and, behold,  in this  horn  were eyes  of man,  and a mouth  speaking  great things.