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The book of Daniel is an apocalyptic book in the Old Testament that provides insight into the life and prophecies of the prophet Daniel. Written during the Babylonian exile, the book is a collection of stories and visions of Daniel and his three companions, who remained faithful to their Jewish beliefs despite being in a foreign land.
The book begins with stories of Daniel and his friends' initial encounters with the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar. They are taken captive and brought to Babylon, where they are trained in the ways of the Babylonians. However, Daniel and his friends refuse to defile themselves with the king's food and wine, choosing instead to follow their dietary restrictions according to Jewish law. God blesses them with wisdom and intelligence, and they are favored by the king.
Daniel's gift of interpreting dreams becomes evident when Nebuchadnezzar has a dream that none of his wise men can interpret. Daniel, through divine revelation, interprets the dream as a prophecy of empires that will rise and fall. The book continues with stories of Daniel's faithfulness to God and his interpretation of dreams and visions, which often have apocalyptic themes.
One of the most well-known stories in the book is the account of Daniel in the lions' den. Jealous officials plot to have Daniel killed, as he continued to pray to God despite a decree that prohibited it. However, God protects Daniel, and he emerges from the lions' den unharmed. This miraculous deliverance highlights Daniel's unwavering trust in God.
The book of Daniel concludes with visions of the future, including the rise and fall of empires and the coming of the Son of Man. These prophecies provide hope and encouragement for the Jewish people during a time of great oppression. The book emphasizes the importance of faithfulness to God and the ultimate victory of His kingdom.
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Daniel chapter 1 in the third year of the reign of jeim king of Judah
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Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon marched on Jerusalem and besieged it the Lord let jeim king of Judah fall into his
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power as well as some of the vessels belonging to the temple of God these he took away to Shar putting the vessels
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into the treasury of his own Gods from the Israelites the king ordered ashpan
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his chief unic to bring a certain number of boys of royal or Noble descent they
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had to be without any physical defect of good appearance versed in every branch of wisdom well- informed Discerning
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suitable for service at the Royal Court ashpenaz was to teach them to speak and write the language of the caldan the
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king assigned them a daily allowance of food and wine from the Royal table they were to receive an education lasting for
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3 years after which they would enter the Royal Service among them were the
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judeans Daniel hananiah Miss haale and Azariah the chief unic gave them other
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names calling Daniel belto Shazer hananiah shadrock male mesach and
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Azariah Abednego Daniel who was determined not to incur pollution by
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food and wine from the Royal table begged the chief unic to spare him this defilement God allowed Daniel to receive
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faithful love and sympathy from the chief unic but the unic warned Daniel I
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am afraid of my Lord the king he has assigned you food and drink and if he sees you looking thinner in the face
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than the other boys of your age my head will be in danger with the King because of you to the guard assigned to Daniel
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hananiah male and Azariah by the chief unic Daniel then said please allow your
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servants a 10 days trial during which we are given only vegetables to eat and water to drink you can then compare our
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looks with those of the boys who eat the King's food go by what you see and treat
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your servants accordingly the man agreed to do what they asked and put them on 10 days trial when the 10 days were over
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they looked better and fatter than any of the boys who had eaten their allowance from the Royal table so the
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guard withdrew their allowance of food and the wine they were to drink drink and gave them vegetables to these four
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boys God gave knowledge and skill in every aspect of literature and learning Daniel also had the gift of interpreting
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every kind of vision and dream when the time stipulated by the king for the boys to be presented to him came round the
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chief unic presented them to Nebuchadnezzar the king conversed with them and among all the boys found none
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to equal Daniel hananiah M haale and Azariah so they became members of of the
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king's court and on whatever point of wisdom or understanding he might question them he found them 10 times
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better than all the magicians and soothsayers in his entire Kingdom Daniel remained there until the first year of
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King
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Cyrus Daniel chapter 2 in the second year of his Reign Nebuchadnezzar had a
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series of Dreams he was perturbed by this and sleep deserted him the king
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then had magicians and soothsayers Sorcerers and calans summoned to tell him what his dreams meant they arrived
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and stood in the king's presence the king said to them I have had a dream and
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my mind is troubled by a wish to understand it the calans answered the king may your majesty live forever tell
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your servants the dream and we shall reveal its meaning for you the king
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answered the calans this is my firm resolve if you cannot tell me what I dreamt and
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what it means I shall have you torn limb from limb and your houses turned into dung Hills if on the other hand you can
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tell me what I dreamt and what it means I shall give you presents rewards and high honor so tell me what I dreamt and
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what it means a second time they said let the king tell his dream to his
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servants and we shall reveal its meaning but the king retorted it is plain to me
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that you are trying to gain time time knowing my proclaimed resolve if you do
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not interpret my dream for me there will be but one sentence passed on you all
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you have agreed among yourselves to make me misleading and tortuous speeches while the time goes by so tell me what
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my dream was and then I shall know whether you can interpret it the caldan
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answered the king nobody in the world could explain the king's problem what is more no other king Governor or chief
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would think of putting such a question question to any magician soothsayer or caldian the question the King asks is
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difficult and no one can find the king an answer to it except the gods whose
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dwelling is not with Mortals at this the king flew into a rage and ordered all the Babylonian sages to be put to death
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on publication of the decree to have the sages killed search was made for Daniel and his companions to have them put to
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death then with shrewd and cautious words Daniel approached arok the king's
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Chief executioner when he was on his way to kill the Babylonian sages to this
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Royal official arok he said why has the king issued such a harsh decree arok
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explained matters to Daniel and Daniel went off to ask the king for a stay of execution to give him the opportunity of
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revealing his interpretation to the King Daniel then went home and told his friends haniah missale and Azariah what
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had happened urging them to beg the god of Heaven to show his mercy and explain the mysterious secret so that Daniel and
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his friends might be spared the fate of the other Babylonian sages the mystery was then revealed to Daniel in a night
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vision and Daniel blessed the god of Heaven this is what Daniel said May the
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name of God be blessed forever and ever since wisdom and power are his alone it
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is he who controls the procession of times and Seasons who makes and unmakes Kings who confers wisdom on the wise and
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knowledge on those with discernment who uncovers depths and Mysteries who knows what lies in Darkness and Light dwells
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within to you God of my fathers I give thanks and praise for having given me
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wisdom and strength to me you have explained what we asked you to us you have explained the king's problem so
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Daniel went to see arok whom the king had made responsible for putting the Babylonian sages to death going in he
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said do not put the Babylonian sages to death take me into the king's presence
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and I will reveal the meaning to the king arok lost no time in bringing
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Daniel to the king among the Exiles from Judah he said I have discovered a man
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who can reveal the meaning to the king the king said to Daniel who had been given the name belto Shazer can you tell
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me what I dreamt and what it means facing the King Daniel replied none of
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the sages soothsayers magicians or exorcists has has been able to tell the king the truth of the mystery which the
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King has propounded but there is a God in heaven who reveals Mysteries and who has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what is to
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take place in the final days these then are the dream and the visions that pass through your head as you lay in bed your
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majesty on your bed your thoughts turn to what would happen in the future and the revealer of mysteries disclose to
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you what is to take place this mystery has been revealed to me not that I am wiser than anyone else but for this sole
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purpose that the king should learn what it means and that you should understand your inmost thoughts you have had a
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vision your majesty this is what you saw a statue a great statue of extreme
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brightness stood before you terrible to see the head of this statue was of fine
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gold its chest and arms were of silver its belly and thighs of bronze its legs
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of iron its feet part iron part clay while you were gazing a Stone broke away
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Untouched by any hand and struck the statue struck its feet of iron and clay
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and shattered them then iron and Clay bronze silver and gold all broke into
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pieces as fine as chaff on the threshing floor in summer the wind blew them away
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leaving not a trace behind and the stone that had struck the statue grew into a great Mountain filling the whole world
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this was the dream we shall now explain to the king what it means you your
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majesty King of Kings to whom the god of Heaven has given sovereignty power
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strength and honor human beings wild animals birds of the air wherever they
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live he has entrusted to your rule making you king of them all you are the golden head and after you another
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kingdom will rise not as great as yours and then a third of bronze which will
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rule the whole world there will be a fourth Kingdom hard as iron as iron that
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pulverizes and crushes all like iron that breaks everything to Pieces it will
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crush and break all the earlier kingdoms the feet you saw part Earth and wear part iron are a kingdom which will be
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split in two but which will retain something of the strength of iron just as you saw the iron and the clay of the
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earth and wear mixed together the feet were part iron part potters clay the
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kingdom will be partly strong and part ly brittle and just as you saw the iron and the clay of the earth and wear mixed
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together so the two will be mixed together in human seed but they will not hold together any more than iron will
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blend with clay in the days of those kings the god of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed
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and this Kingdom will not pass into the hands of another race it will shatter and absorb all the previous Kingdoms in
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itself last forever just as you saw a stone Untouched by hand break away from
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the mountain and reduce iron bronze Earth and wear silver and gold to powder
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the great God has shown the king what is to take place the dream is true the
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interpretation exact at this King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before
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Daniel he gave orders for Daniel to be offered an oblation and a fragrant sacrifice the king said to Daniel your
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God is indeed the god of gods the master of Kings and the revealer of mysteries
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since you have been able to reveal this mystery the king then conferred high rank on Daniel and gave him many
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handsome presents he also made him governor of the whole province of Babylon and head of all the sages of
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Babylon at Daniel's request the king entrusted the Affairs of the province of Babylon to Shadrach mesach and Abednego
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Daniel himself remained in attendance on the king [Music]
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Daniel chter 3 King Nebuchadnezzar had a golden statue made 60 cubits high and
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six cubits wide which he set up on the plain of dura in the province of Babylon
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King Nebuchadnezzar then summoned the satraps magistrates Governors counselors
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treasurers judges lawyers and all the provincial authorities to assemble and
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attend the dedication of the statue set up by King Nebuchadnezzar satraps
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magistrates Governors counselors treasurers judges lawyers and all the
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provincial authorities then assembled for the dedication of the statue set up by King Nebuchadnezzar and stood in
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front of the statue which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up a Herald then loudly proclaimed peoples Nations
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languages thus are you commanded the moment you hear the sound of horn pipe
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liar zither harp bagpipe and every other kind of instrument you will prostrate
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yourselves and worship the golden statue set up by King Nebuchadnezzar anyone who does not prostrate himself and worship
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will immediately be thrown into the burning fiery furnace and so the instant
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all the peoples heard the sound of horn pipe liar zither harp bagpipe and all
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the other instruments all the peoples Nations and languages prostrated themselves and worshiped the statue set
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up by King Nebuchadnezzar some calans then came forward for Ward and maliciously accused the Jews they said
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to King Nebuchadnezzar may your majesty live forever you have issued a decree
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your majesty to the effect that everyone on hearing the sound of horn pipe liar
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zither harp bagpipe and every other kind of instrument is to prostrate himself and worship the golden statue and that
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anyone who does not prostrate himself and worship is to be thrown into the burning fiery furnace now there are
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certain Jews to whom you have entrusted the the Affairs of the province of Babylon Shadrach mesach and Abednego
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these men have ignored your command your majesty they do not serve your gods and
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refuse to worship the golden statue you have set up shaking with Fury Nebuchadnezzar sent for Shadrach mesach
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and Abednego the men were immediately brought before the King Nebuchadnezzar
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addressed them Shadrach mesach and Abednego is it true that you do not
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serve my gods and that you refuse to worship the golden statue I have set up when you hear the sound of horn pipe
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liar zither harp bagpipe and every other kind of instrument are you prepared to
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prostrate yourselves and worship the statue I have made if you refuse to worship it you will be thrown forth with
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into the burning fiery furnace then which of the Gods could save you from my power Shadrach mesach and Abednego
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replied to King Nebuchadnezzar your question needs no answer from us if our God the one we serve is able to save us
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from the burning fiery furnace and from your power your majesty he will save us
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and even if he does not then you must know your majesty that we will not serve your God or worship the statue you have
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set up this infuriated King Nebuchadnezzar his expression was changed now as he looked at Shadrach
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mesach and Abednego he gave orders for the furnace to be made seven times hotter than usual and commanded certain
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stalwarts from his army to bind shadrock mesach and Abednego and throw them into
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the burning firy furnace they were then Bound in their cloaks trousers headgear
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and other garments and thrown into the burning fiery furnace the King's Command
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was so urgent and the Heat of the furnace was so Fierce that the men carrying shadrock mesach and Abednego
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were burnt to death by the Flames from the fire the three men shadrock mesach
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and Abednego fell bound into the burning fiery furnace and they walked in the
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heart of the Flames praising God and blessing the Lord Azariah stood in the
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heart of the fire praying aloud thus may you be blessed and revered Lord God of
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our ancestors may your name be held glorious forever for you are upright in
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all that you have done for us all your Deeds are true all your ways right all
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your judgments true true is the sentence you have given in all that you have brought down on us and on Jerusalem the
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holy city of our ancestors for you have treated us rightly and truly as our sins
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deserve yes we have sinned and committed a crime by deserting you yes we have
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greatly sinned we have not listened to your Commandments we have not observed them we have not done what you commanded
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us to do for our own good yes all that you have brought down on us all that you
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have done to us you have been fully justified in in doing you have handed us over to our enemies to a lawless people
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the worst of the Godless to an unjust King the worst in the whole world today
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we have no right to open our mouths shame and dishonor are the lot of those who serve and worship you do not abandon
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us forever for the sake of your name do not repudiate your Covenant do not
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withdraw your favor from us for the sake of Abraham your friend of Isaac your
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servant and of Israel your Holy One to whom you promis to make their descendants as many as the stars of
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heaven and as the grains of sand on the seashore Lord we have become the least of all Nations we are put to shame today
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throughout the world because of our sins we now have no leader no Prophet no
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Prince no burnt offering No sacrifice no oblation no incense no place where we
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can make offerings to you and win your favor but may the contrite Soul the humbled spirit be as acceptable to you
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as burnt offerings of rams and Bullocks as thousands of fat Lambs such let our
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sacrifice be to you today and may it please you that we follow you wholeheartedly since those who trust in
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you will not be shamed and now we put our whole heart into following you into
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fearing you and seeking your face once more do not abandon us to shame but treat us in accordance with your
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gentleness in accordance with the greatness of your mercy rescue Us in accordance with your wonderful deeds and
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win fresh glory for your name oh Lord confusion sees all who ill treat your
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servants may they be covered with shame deprived of all their power and may
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their strength be broken let them learn that you alone are God and Lord glorious
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over the whole world all this time the king's servants who had thrown them into the furnace have been stoking it with
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crude oil pitch toe and Brushwood until the Flames Rose forth 9 cubits above the
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furnace and leaping out burnt those calans to death who were standing round it but the angel of the Lord came down
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into the furnace beside Azariah and his companions he drove the Flames of the fire outwards from the furnace and in
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the heart of the Furnace wafted a coolness to them as of the breeze and Dew so that the fire did not touch them
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at all and cause them no pain or distress then all three in unison began to sing glorifying and blessing God in
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the furnace with a word words may you be blessed Lord God of our ancestors be
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praised and extoled forever blessed be your glorious and holy name praised and
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extoled forever may you be blessed in the temple of your sacred Glory exalted
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and glorified above all forever blessed on the throne of your kingdom exalted above all glorified forever blessed are
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you who fathomed the abyss enthroned on the winged creatures praised and exalted Above All Forever
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blessed in the expanse of the heavens exalted and glorified forever bless the Lord all the Lord's creation praise and
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glorify him forever bless the Lord angels of the Lord praise and glorify
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him forever bless the Lord Heavens praise and glorify him forever bless the
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Lord all the waters above the heavens praise and glorify him forever bless the
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Lord powers of the Lord praise and glorify him forever bless the Lord sun
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and moon praise and glorify him forever bless the Lord stars of Heaven praise
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and glorify him forever bless the Lord all rain and du praise and glorify him
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forever bless the Lord every wind praise and glorify him forever bless the Lord
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fire and heat praise and glorify him forever for ever bless the Lord cold and
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warmth praise and glorify him forever bless the Lord do and snowstorm praise
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and glorify him forever bless the Lord Frost and cold praise and glorify him
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forever bless the Lord ice and snow praise and glorify him forever bless the
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Lord nights and days praise and glorify him forever bless the Lord light and
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darkness praise and glorify him forever bless the Lord lightning and Cloud
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praise and glorify him forever let the Earth bless the Lord praise and glorify
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him forever bless the Lord mountains and Hills praise and glorify him forever
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bless the Lord every plant that grows praise and glorify him forever bless the
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Lord Springs of water praise and glorify him forever bless the Lord seas and
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rivers praise and glorify him forever bless the Lord whales and everything
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that moves in the waters praise and glorify him forever bless the Lord every
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kind of bird praise and glorify him forever bless the Lord all animals wild
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and tame praise and glorify him forever bless the Lord all the human race praise
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and glorify him forever bless the Lord O Israel praise and glorify him forever
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bless the Lord priests praise and glorify him forever bless the Lord his
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servants praise and glorify him forever bless the Lord spirits and Souls of the
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upright praise and glorify him forever bless the Lord faithful humble hearted
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people praise and glorify him for forever hananiah Azariah and missale
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bless the Lord praise and glorify him forever for he has rescued us from the underworld he has saved us from the Hand
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of Death he has snatched us from the burning fiery furnace he has drawn us from the heart of the flame give thanks
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to the Lord for he is good for his love is Everlasting bless the Lord the god of
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gods all who fear Him give praise and thanks to him for his love is
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Everlasting King Nebuchadnezzar sprang to his feet in amazement he said to his
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advisers did we not have these three men thrown bound Into the Fire they answered
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the king certainly your majesty but he went on I can see four men walking free
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in the heart of the fire and quite unharmed and the fourth looks like a child of the Gods Nebuchadnezzar
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approached the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and said shadrock mesach
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and Abednego Servants of God most high come out come here and from the heart of
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the fire out came Shadrach mesach and Abednego the satraps magistrates
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Governors and advisers of the king crowded around the three men to examine them the fire had had no effect on their
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bodies not a hair of their heads had been singed their cloaks were not scorched no smell of burning hung about
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them Nebuchadnezzar said bless blessed be the god of Shadrach mesach and
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Abednego he has sent his Angel to rescue his servants who putting their trust in him defied the order of the king and
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preferred to Forfeit their bodies rather than serve or worship any God but their God I therefore decree as follows
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peoples Nations and languages let any of you speak disrespectfully of the god of
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Shadrach mesach and Abednego and I shall have him torn limb from Limb and his
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house turned into a dung Hill for there is no other God who can save like this
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the king then showered favors on shadrock mesach and Abednego in the province of Babylon King Nebuchadnezzar
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to All Peoples Nations and languages dwelling throughout the world may you prosper more and more it is my pleasure
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to make known the signs and wonders with which the most high God has favored me how great his signs how Mighty his
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wonders his kingdom is an everlasting ing Kingdom his Empire endures age after
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age Daniel chapter 4 I Nebuchadnezzar
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was living comfortably in my house prosperously in my Palace I had a dream
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it appalled me dread assailed me as I lay in bed the visions that passed
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through my head tormented me so I decreed that all the sages of Babylon be summoned to explain to me what the dream
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meant magicians soothsayers caldan and exorcists came and I told them what I
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had dreamt but they could not interpret it for me Daniel renamed belto shazzar
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after my own God and in whom the spirit of the Holy Gods resides then came into
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my presence I told him my dream belthazar chief of magicians I said I
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know that the spirit of the Holy gods resides in you and that no mystery puts you at a loss this is the dream I have
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had tell me what it means the visions that passed through my head as I lay in
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bed were these I saw a tree in the middle of the world it was very tall the
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tree grew taller and stronger until its top reached the sky and it could be seen from the very ends of the Earth its
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foliage was beautiful its fruit abundant in it was food for all for the wild
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animals it provided shade the birds of Heaven nested in its branches all living
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creatures found their food on it I watched the Visions passing through my head as I lay in bed next a watchful one
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a holy one came down from heaven at the top of his voice he shouted cut the tree
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Down Lop off its branches strip off its leaves throw away its fruit let the
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animals flee from its shelter and the birds from its branches but leave the stump with its Ro roots in the ground
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bound with Hoops of iron and bronze in the grass of the countryside Let It Be
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drenched by the Dew of heaven and have its lot with the animals eating grass
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let it cease to have a human heart and be given the heart of a beast and seven
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times shall pass over him such as the sentence proclaimed by the Watchers the
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verdict announced by the holy ones so that every living thing May learn that the most high rules over human
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sovereignty he confers it on whom he pleases and raises the lowest of
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humankind this was the dream I had I Nebuchadnezzar the king now it is for
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you belthazar to pronounce on its meaning since not one of the sages in My
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Kingdom has been able to interpret it for me you however can do so since the
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spirit of the Holy Gods resides in you Daniel known as belto Shazer was
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confused for a time and upset the king said Bel Shazer do not be upset at the
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dream and its meaning belshazzar answered my Lord May the dream apply to
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those who hate you and its meaning to your foes the tree you saw so large and
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strong and Tall that it reached the sky and could be seen throughout the world the tree with beautiful foliage and
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abundant fruit with food for all in it providing shade for the wild animals
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with the birds of Heaven nesting in its branches that tree is yourself your majesty for for you have grown great and
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strong your stature is now so great that it reaches the sky and your Empire
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extends to the ends of the Earth and the watchful one seen by the king the Holy
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One coming down from heaven and saying cut the tree down and destroy it but leave stump and roots in the ground
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bound with Hoops of iron and bronze in the grass of the countryside Let It Be drenched by the Dew and have its lot
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with the wild animals until seven times have passed over the meaning of this your majesty the verdict of the most
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high past on my Lord the king is this you will be driven from Human Society
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and will make your home with a wild animals you will feed on grass as ox and
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do you will be drenched by the de of Heaven seven times will pass over you until you have learned that the most
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high rules over human sovereignty and confers it on whom he pleases and the order leave the stump and roots of the
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tree means that your kingdom will be kept for you until you come to understand that heaven rules all may it
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please the king to accept my advice by upright actions break with your sins
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break with your Crimes by showing Mercy to the poor and so live long and peacefully this all happened to King
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Nebuchadnezzar at the end of 12 months while strolling on the roof of the Royal Palace in Babylon the King was saying
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great Babylon was it not built by me as a royal residence by the force of my
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might and for the Majesty of my glory the words were were not out of his mouth when a voice came down from heaven of
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you King Nebuchadnezzar it is decreed the Empire has been taken from you you
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will be driven from Human Society and will make your home with the wild animals you will feed on grass as oxen
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do and seven times will pass over you until you have learned that the most high rules over human sovereignty and
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gives it to whom he pleases the words were immediately fulfilled Nebuchadnezzar was driven from Human
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Society and ate grass as ox and Dew he was drenched by the Dew of Heaven his hair grew like an eagle's feathers and
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his nails became like a bird's Talons when the time was over I
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Nebuchadnezzar raised my eyes to Heaven my reason returned and I blessed the
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most high praising and glorifying him who lives forever for his Empire is an
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everlasting Empire his kingship endures age after age all who dwell on Earth
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count for nothing as he thinks fit he disposes the army of heaven and those
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who dwell on Earth no one can arrest his hand or ask him what have you done at
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that moment my reason returned and for the honor of my Royal State my glory and
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Splendor returned too my counselors and noblemen acclaimed me I was restored to
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my throne and to my past greatness even more was added and now I Nebuchadnezzar
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praise exall and glorify the king of Heaven all of whose Deeds are true all
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of whose ways are right and who can humble those who walk in
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Pride Daniel chapter 5 king Bel Shazer gave a great banquet for his noblemen a
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thousand of them and in the presence of this thousand he drank his wine having
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tasted the wine belshazzar gave orders for the gold and silver vessels to be brought which is father Nebuchadnezzar
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had taken from the sanctuary in Jerusalem so that the king his noblemen his wives and the women who sang for him
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could drink out of them the gold and silver vessels taken from the sanctuary of the temple of God in Jerusalem were
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brought in and the King his noblemen his wives and the women who sang for him
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drank out of them they drank their wine and praised their Idols of gold and silver of bronze and iron of wood and
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stone suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and began to write on the plaster of the palace wall directly
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behind the lampstand and the King could see the hand as it wrote The King turned
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pale with alarm his hip joints went slack and his knees began to knock he
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shouted for his soothsayers caldan and exorcists and the King said to the
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Babylonian sages anyone who can read this writing and tell me what it means shall be dressed in purple and have a
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chain of gold put round his neck and be one of the three men who govern the kingdom the king's sages all crowded
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forward but they could neither read the writing nor explain to the king what it meant greatly alarmed King belshazzar
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turned even paler and his noblemen were equally Disturbed then the queen
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attracted by the noise made by the king and his noblemen came into the banqueting Hall May your majesty live
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forever said the queen do not be alarmed do not look so pale
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in your kingdom there is a man in whom lives the spirit of the Holy gods in your father's days he was known for a
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perception intelligence and wisdom comparable to that of the Gods King
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Nebuchadnezzar your father made him head of The Magicians soothsayers calans and
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exorcists since this man Daniel whom the king had renamed belthazar is filled
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with such a marvelous spirit and such knowledge and intelligence in interpreting dreams solving enigmas and
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unraveling difficult problems send for him he will be able to tell you what this means Daniel was brought into the
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kingk presence the king said to Daniel are you the Daniel who was one of the Judean Exiles brought by my father the
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king from Juda I am told that the spirit of the Gods lives in you and that you are known for your perception
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intelligence and marvelous wisdom the sages and soothsayers have already been brought to me to read this writing and
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tell me what it means but they have been unable to reveal its meaning I am told that you are able to
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give interpretations and to unravel difficult problems so if you can read the writing and tell me what it means
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you shall be dressed in purple and have a chain of gold put round your neck and be one of the three men who govern the
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kingdom then Daniel spoke up in the presence of the king keep your gifts for
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yourself he said and give your rewards to others I can certainly read the
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writing to the king and tell him what what it means your majesty the most high
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God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father's sovereignty greatness majesty and Glory
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he made him so great that all peoples Nations and languages shook with Dread before him he killed whom he pleased
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spared whom he pleased promoted whom he pleased degraded whom he pleased but
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because his heart grew swollen with pride and his Spirit stiff with arrogance he was deposed from his
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Sovereign throne and St of his glory he was driven from Human Society his heart
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was more like an animals than a man's he lived with the wild donkeys he fed on
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grass like oxen his body was drenched by the Dew of Heaven until he had learned that the most high rules over human
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sovereignty and appoints whom he pleases to rule it but you belshazzar who are his son you have not humbled your heart
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in spite of knowing all this you have defied the Lord of Heaven you have had the vessels from his Temple br brought
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to you and you your noblemen your wives and the women singing for you have drunk
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your wine out of them you have praised God's of gold and silver of bronze and iron of wood and stone which can neither
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see hear nor understand but you have given no glory to the god in whose hands are your breath itself and all your
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fortunes that is why he has sent the hand which has written these words the
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writing reads mean mean tle and parsen the meaning of the words is this mean
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God has measured your sovereignty and put an end to it tle you have been weighed in the balance and found wanting
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parin your kingdom has been divided and given to the mes and the Persians at belshazzar's order Daniel was dressed in
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purple a chain of gold was put round his neck and he was proclaimed as one of the three men who governed the kingdom that
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same night the caldian King belshazzar was murdered
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Daniel chapter 6 and Darius the me received the Kingdom at the age of 62 it
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pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps over his kingdom for the various parts
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and over them three presidents of whom Daniel was one to whom the satraps were
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to be responsible this was to safeguard the king's interests this Daniel by
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virtue of The Marvelous Spirit res residing in him was so evidently superior to the other presidents and
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satraps that the king considered appointing him to rule the whole Kingdom the presidents and satraps in
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consequence started hunting for some Affair of state by which they could discredit Daniel but they could find
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nothing to his discredit and no case of negligence he was so punctilious that
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they could not find a single instance of maladministration or neglect these men then thought we shall never find a way
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of discrediting Daniel and unless we try something to do with the law of his God the presidents and satraps then went in
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a body to the king king darus they said live forever we are all agreed
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presidents of the realm magistrates satraps counselors and governors that
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the king should issue an edict enforcing the following regulation whoever within the next 30 days prays to anyone Divine
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or human other than to yourself your majesty is to be thrown into the line
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Den your majesty ratify the edict At Once by signing this document making it
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unalterable as befits the law of the mes and the Persians which cannot be revoked
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King Darius accordingly signed the document embodying the edict when Daniel
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heard that the document had been signed he retired to his house the windows of
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his upstairs room faced towards Jerusalem three times each day he went
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down on his knees praying and giving praise to God as he had always done
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these men came along in a body and found Daniel praying and pleading with God
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they then went to the king and reminded him of the royal edict have you not signed an edict for bidding anyone for
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the next 30 days to pray to anyone Divine or human other than to yourself
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your majesty on pain of being thrown into the lion's den the decision stands
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the king replied as befits the law of the mes and the Persians which cannot be
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revoked they then said to the king your majesty this man Daniel one of the
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Exiles from Judah disregards both you and the edict which you have signed he
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is at his prayers three times each day when the king heard these words he was deeply distressed and determined to save
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Daniel he racked his brains until sunset to find some way to save him but the men
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kept pressing the king your majesty remember that in Conformity with the law of the mes and the p
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no edict or decree can be altered when Once issued by the king the king then ordered Daniel to be brought and thrown
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into the lion pit the king said to Daniel your God whom you have served so
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Faithfully will have to save you a stone was then brought and laid over the mouth
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of the pit and the King sealed it with his own Signet and with that of his nobleman so that there could be no going
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back on the original decision about Daniel the king returned to his Palace spent the night in fasting and refused
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to receive any of his concubines sleep eluded him and at the first sign of dawn
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he got up and hurried to the lion pit as he approached the pit he called in anguish tones to Daniel Daniel servant
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of the Living God has your God whom you serve so Faithfully been able to save
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you from the Lions Daniel answered the king may your majesty live forever my
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God sent his Angel who sealed K the Lion's Jaws they did me no harm since in
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his sight I am blameless neither have I ever done you any wrong your majesty the
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King was overjoyed and ordered Daniel to be released from the pit Daniel was released from the pit and found to be
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quite unhe hurt because he had trusted in his God the king then sent for the men who had accused Daniel and had them
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thrown into the lion pit and their wives and children too and before they reached the floor of the pit the Lions had
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seized them and crushed their bones to Pieces King Darius then wrote To All Nations peoples and languages dwelling
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throughout the world may you prosper more and more this is my decree
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throughout every Dominion of my realm let all tremble with fear before the god of Daniel he is the Living God he
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endures forever his kingdom will never be destroyed and his Empire never come to an end he saves sets free and works
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signs and wonders in the heavens and on Earth he has saved Daniel from the power of the Lions this Daniel flourished in the
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reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the
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persan Daniel chapter 7 in the first year of belshazzar King of Babylon
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Daniel had a dream and visions that passed through his head as he lay in bed he wrote The Dream down and this is how
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the narrative began Daniel said I have been seeing visions in the night I saw
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that the Four Winds of Heaven were stirring up the great sea four great beasts emerged from the sea each
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different from the others the first was like a lion with Eagle wings and as I looked its wings were torn off and it
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was lifted off the ground and set standing on its feet like a human and it was given a human heart and there before
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me was a second beast like a bear rearing up on one side with three ribs
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in its mouth between its teeth came the command eat quantities of flesh after
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this I looked and there before me was another Beast like a leopard and with
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four bird's wings on its flanks it had four heads and was granted Authority
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next in the visions of the night I saw another Vision there before me was a fourth Beast fearful terrifying very
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strong it had great iron teeth and it ate its victims crushed them and
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trampled their remains underfoot it was different from the previous beasts and had 10 horns while I was looking at
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these horns I saw another horn sprouting among them a little one three of the
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original horns were pulled out by the roots to make way for it and in this horn I saw eyes like human eyes and a
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mouth full of boasting while I was watching Thrones were set in place and one most venerable took his seat his
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robe was white as snow the hair of his head as pure as wool his throne was a
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blaze of flames its Wheels were a burning fire a stream of fire poured out
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issuing from his presence a thousand thousand waited on him 10,000 times
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10,000 stood before him the court was in session and the books lay open I went on
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watching then because of the noise made by the boastings of the horn as I watched the Beast was put to death and
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its body destroyed and committed to the Flames the other beasts were deprived of their empire but received a lease of
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life for a season and a time I was gazing into the visions of the night
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when I saw coming on the Clouds Of Heaven as it were a son of man he came
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to the one most venerable and was led into his presence on him was conferred
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rule honor and kingship and All Peoples Nations and languages became his
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servants his rule is an everlasting rule which will never pass away and his kingship
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will never come to an end I Daniel was deeply Disturbed and the visions that
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passed through my head alarmed me so I approached one of those who were standing by and asked him about all this
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and in reply he revealed to me what these things meant these four great beasts are Four Kings who will rise up
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from the earth those who receive royal power are the holy ones of the most high
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and kingship will be theirs forever forever and ever then I asked about the fourth Beast different from all the rest
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very terrifying with iron teeth and bronze claws it ate its victims crushed
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them and trampled their remains underf fooot and about the 10 horns on its head and why the other horn sprouted and the
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three original horns fell and why this horn had eyes and a mouth full of boasting and why it looked more
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impressive than its fellows this was the horn I had watched making war on the holy ones and proving the stronger until
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the coming of the one most venerable who gave judgment in favor of the Holy ones of the most high when the time came for
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the holy ones to assume kingship this is what he said the fourth Beast is to be a
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fourth Kingdom on Earth different from all other kingdoms it will devour the
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whole world trample it underf fooot and crush it as for the 10 horns from this
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Kingdom will rise 10 Kings and another after them this one one will be different from the previous ones and
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will bring down three kings he will insult the most high and torment the holy ones of the most high he will plan
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to alter the seasons and the law and the Saints will be handed over to him for a time two times and half a time but the
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court will sit and he will be stripped of his Royal Authority which will be finally destroyed and reduced to nothing
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and kingship and Rule and the splendors of all the kingdoms under heaven will be given to the people of the Holy ones of
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the most high whose royal power is an eternal power whom every Empire will
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serve and Obey here the narrative ends I Daniel was greatly Disturbed in mind and
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I grew pale but I kept these things to
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myself Daniel chter 8 in the third year of King belshazzar a vision appeared to
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me Daniel after the one that had originally appeared to me I gazed at the
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vision and as I gazed I found myself in Susa The Citadel in the province of Elam
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gazing at the vision I found myself at the oi gate I raised my eyes to look and
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I saw a ram standing in front of the gate it had two horns both were tall but
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one taller than the other and the one that Rose the higher was the second I saw the ram butting westwards northwards
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and southwards no animal could stand up to it it nothing could Escape its power
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it did as it pleased and became strong this is what I observed a he goat from
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the West encroaching over the entire surface of the world though never touching the ground and between its eyes
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the goat had one Majestic horn it Advanced on the two-horned ram which I
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had seen standing in front of the gate and charged at it in the full force of its Fury I saw it reach the ram it was
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enraged with the RAM and struck it breaking both its horns so that the ram was not strong enough to hold its ground
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it threw it to the ground and trampled it underfoot no one was there to rescue the ram the heig goat then grew more
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powerful than ever but at the height of its strength the Great Horn snapped and in its place sprouted four Majestic
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horns pointing to the Four Winds of Heaven from one of these the small one
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sprang a horn which grew to Great size towards south and east and towards the land of Splendor it grew right up to the
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armies of heaven and flung armies and stars to the ground and trampled them underfoot it even challenged the power
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of the prince of the army it abolished the Perpetual sacrifice and overthrew the foundation of his sanctuary and the
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Army too over the sacrifice it installed iniquity and flung truth to the ground
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the horn was active and successful I heard a Holy One speaking and another Holy One say to the speaker how long is
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this Vision to be of perpet ual sacrifice of horrifying iniquity of
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sanctuary and army trampled underfoot the first replied until 2,300 evenings
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and mornings have gone by then the sanctuary will have its rights restored
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as I Daniel gazed at the vision and tried to understand it I saw someone
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standing in front of me who looked like a man I heard a human voice cry over the
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ulai Gabriel tell him the meaning of the vision he approached the place where I was
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standing as he approached I was seized with Terror and fell prostrate on the
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ground son of man he said to me understand this the vision shows the
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time of the end he was still speaking when I fainted faced downwards on the
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ground he touched me however and raised me to my feet come he said I shall tell
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you what is going to happen when the retribution is over about the final times as for the ram which you saw its
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two horns are the kings of midia and of Persia the hary heot is the king of
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Greece the large horn between its eyes is the first king the horn which snapped
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and the four horns which sprouted in its place are four kingdoms rising from his Nation but not having his strength and
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at the end of their reign when the measure of their sins is full a king will arise a
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will grow greater and greater though not through any power of his own he will plot incredible schemes he will succeed
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in whatever he undertakes he will destroy powerful men and the holy ones God's people such will be his
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resourcefulness of mind that all his treacherous activities will succeed he will grow arrogant of heart and Destroy
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many people by taking them unawares he will challenge the power of the prince of princes but without any human
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intervention he will be broken the vision of the evenings and the mornings which has been revealed is true but you
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must keep the vision secret for there are still many days to go at this eye
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Daniel lost Consciousness I was ill for several days then I got up to discharge
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my duties in the King's Service keeping the vision a secret and still not understanding what it
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meant Daniel chapter n it was the first year of Darius son of Arda Xerxes a Me by race
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who assumed the Throne of Cala in the first year of his Reign I Daniel was
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studying the scriptures counting over the number of years as revealed by Yahweh to the Prophet Jeremiah that were
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to pass before the desolation of Jerusalem would come to an end namely 70 years I turned my face to the Lord God
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begging for time to pray and to plead with fasting sackcloth and Ashes I
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pleaded with Yahweh my God and made this confession oh my Lord God great and to be feared you keep the Covenant and show
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faithful love towards those who love you and who observe your Commandments we have sinned we have done wrong we have
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acted wickedly we have betrayed your Commandments and rulings and turned away from them we have not listened to your
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servants the prophets who spoke in your name to our Kings our chief men our
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ancestors and all people of the country saving Justice Lord is yours we have
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only the look of shame we wear today we the people of Judah the inhabitants of Jerusalem the whole of Israel near and
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far away in every country to which you have dispersed us because of the treachery we have committed against you
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to us our Kings our chief men and our ancestors belongs the look of Shame oh
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Yahweh since we have sinned against you and it is for the Lord Our God to have mercy and to Pardon since we have
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betrayed him and have not listened to the voice of Yahweh Our God nor followed the laws he has given us through his
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servants the prophets the whole of Israel has flouted your law and turned away unwilling to listen to your voice
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and the curse and imprecation written in the law of Moses the servant of God have come pouring down on us because we have
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sinned against him he has carried out the threats which he made against us and the chief men who governed us that he
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would bring so great a disaster down on us that the faith of Jerusalem would find no parallel under all heaven and
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now as written in the law of Moses this whole Calamity has befallen us even so
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we have not appeased Yahweh Our God by renouncing our crimes and learning your truth Yahweh has watched for the right
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moment to bring disaster on us since Yahweh our God is just in all his dealings with us and we have not
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listened to his voice and now Lord Our God who by your Mighty hand brought us
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out of Egypt the now you one then endures to this day we have sinned we
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have done wrong Lord by all your acts of saving Justice turn away your anger and
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your Fury from Jerusalem your city your Holy Mountain for as a result of our
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sins and the crimes of our ancestors Jerusalem and your people are objects of scorn to all who surround us and now our
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god listen to the prayer and pleading of your servant for your own sake Lord let
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your face smile again on your desolate Sanctuary listen my god listen to us
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open your eyes and look at our plight and at the city that bears your name relying not on our upright Deeds but on
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your great Mercy we pour out our plea to you listen Lord forgive Lord hear Lord
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and act for your own sake my God do not delay since your city and your people
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alike bear your name I was still speaking still at pray prayer confessing my own sins and the sins of My People
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Israel and placing my plea before Yahweh my God for the Holy Mountain of my God
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still speaking still at prayer when Gabriel the being I had originally seen
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in Vision swooped on me in full flight at the hour of the evening sacrifice he came he spoke he said to me
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now Daniel I have come down to teach you how to understand when your pleading
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began a word was uttered and I have come to tell you you are a man specially
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chosen grasp the meaning of the word understand the vision 70 weeks are decreed for your people in your holy
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city for putting an end to transgression for placing the seal on sin for
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expiating Crime for introducing Everlasting uprightness for setting the seal on vision and on Prophecy for
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anointing the holy of holies know this then and understand from the time there
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went out this message return and rebuild Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed Prince 7 weeks and 62 weeks with squares
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and ramparts restored and rebuilt but in a time of trouble and after the 62 weeks
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an anointed one put to death without his City and Sanctuary ruined by a prince
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who is to come the end of that Prince will be catastrophe and until the end
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there will be war and all the devastation decreed he will strike a firm alliance with many people for the
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space of a week and for the space of 1/2 week he will put a stop to sacrifice and
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oblation and on the wing of the temple will be the appalling Abomination until the end until the Doom assigned to the
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Devastator Daniel 10 in the third year of Cyrus King of Persia a revelation was
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made to Daniel known as belthazar a true revelation of a great conflict he grasped the meaning of the
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revelation what it meant was disclosed to him in a vision at that time I Daniel was doing a
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3-we Penance I ate no agreeable food touched no meat or wine and did not
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anoint myself until these three weeks were over on the 24th day of the first month as I stood on the bank of that
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Great River The Tigress I raised my eyes to look about me and this is what I saw
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a man dressed in linen with a belt of pure gold round his waist his body was
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like Barrel his face looked like lightning his eyes were like fiery torches his arms and his face had The
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Gleam of burnished bronze the sound of his voice was like the Roar of a multitude I Daniel alone saw The
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Apparition The Men Who were with me did not see the vision but so great a trembling overtook them that they fled
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to hide I was left alone gazing on this great vision I was powerless my
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appearance was changed and contorted my strength deserted me I heard a voice
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speaking and at the sound of the voice I fell fainting faced downwards on the
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ground I felt a hand touching me setting my knees and my hands
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trembling he said Daniel you are a man specially chosen understand the words
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that I am about to say stand up I have been sent to you now he said this and I
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stood up trembling he then said Daniel do not be afraid from the that first day
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when the better to understand you resolve to mortify yourself before God
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your words have been heard and your words are the reason why I have come the prince of the kingdom of Persia has been
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resisting me for 21 days but Michael one of the chief princes came to my
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assistance I have left him confronting the kings of Persia and have come to tell you what will happen to your people
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in the final days for here is a new vision about those days when he had said
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these things to me I prostrated myself on the ground without saying a word then
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someone looking like a man touched my lips I opened my mouth to speak and I
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said to the person standing in front of me my Lord anguish overcomes me at this
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vision and my strength deserts me how can your servant speak to my Lord now
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that I have no strength left and my breath fails me once again the person
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like a man touched me he gave gave me strength do not be afraid he said you
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are a man specially chosen peace be with you play the man be strong and as he
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spoke to me I felt strong again and said let my Lord speak you have given me
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strength he then said do you know why I have come to you it is to tell you what
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is written in the book of truth I must go back to fight the Prince of Persia when I have overcome him the prince of
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Javin will come next and all this there is no one to lend me support except Michael your
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prince Daniel chapter 11 on whom I Rely
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to give me support and to reinforce me and now I shall tell you the truth about
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these things three more kings are going to rise in Persia a fourth will come and
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be richer than all the others and when thanks to his wealth he has grown powerful he will make war on all the
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kingdoms of Greece a mighty king will rise and govern a vast Empire and do
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whatever he pleases but once he has come to power his Empire will be broken up and parceled out to the Four Winds of
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Heaven though not to his descendants it will not be ruled as he ruled it for his
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sovereignty will be uprooted and will pass to others than his own Descendants the King of the South will grow powerful
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but one of his princes will grow more powerful still with an Empire greater than than his own some years later these
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will conclude a treaty and to ratify the agreement the daughter of the king of the South will go to the King of the
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North her arm will not however retain its strength nor his posterity endure
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she will be handed over she her escorts and her child and he who has had
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authority over her in due time a sprig from her Roots will rise in his place
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will march on the defenses Force the stronghold of the King of the North and succeed in overcoming them he will even
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carry off all their gods their statues their precious gold and silver vessels
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as booty to Egypt for some years he will leave the King of the North in peace but
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the latter will invade the kingdom of the King of the South then retire to his own country his sons will next be on the
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March mustering a host of powerful forces and he will advance deploy break
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through and March on the southern stronghold once again the King of the South will fly into a rage and set out
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to give battle to the King of the North who will have an immense Army on his side but this Army will be defeated by
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him the Army will be annihilated he will be triumphant he will overthrow tens of
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thousands yet he will have no enduring strength the King of the North will come
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back having recruited an even larger Army than before and finally after some
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years he will advance a second time with a great Army and plentiful Supply lies
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at that time many will take up arms against the King of the South and the more violent of your own people will
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Rebel in the hope of realizing the vision but they will fail the King of the North will then come and throw up
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Siege Works to capture a strongly fortified City the forces of the South will not stand their ground The Pick of
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the people will not be strong enough to resist the Invader will do as he pleases
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no one will be able to resist him he will take his stand in the land of Splendor destruction in his hands he
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will set about conquering his entire Kingdom but will then make a treaty with him and to overthrow the kingdom give
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him a woman's hand but this will not last or be to his Advantage he will next
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turn to the coasts and islands and Conquer many of them but a magistrate will put a stop to his outrages in such
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a way that he will be unable to repay outrage for outrage he will then turn on the strongholds of his own country but
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will stumble fall and never be seen again in his place there will rise a man
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who will send an extortioner to despoil the Royal Splendor in a few days he will be shattered though neither publicly nor
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in battle in his place will rise a wretch Royal honors will not be given to
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him but rather he will insinuate himself into them at his pleasure and will gain possession of the Kingdom by Intrigue
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armies will be utterly routed and crushed by him the prince of the Covenant too two through his alliances
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he will act treacherously and despite the smallness of his following grow ever
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stronger at his pleasure he will invade Rich provinces acting as his fathers or
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his fa's fathers never acted Distributing among them plunder spoil and wealth plotting his strategems
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against the fortresses for a time he will summon up his might and courage against the King of the South with a
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great Army the King of the South will march to war with a huge and Powerful Army but will not succeed since he will
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be outwitted by trickery those who shared his food will ruin him his army
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will be swept away many will fall in the slaughter the two kings seated at one
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table Hearts bent on evil will tell their lies but they will not have their
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way for the appointed time is still to come then the wretch will return greatly enriched to his own country his heart
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set against the Holy Covenant he will take action and then return to his own country in due time he will make his way
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southwards again but this time the outcome will not be as before the ships
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of the kittim will oppose him and he will be worsted he will retire and take
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Furious action against the Holy Covenant and as before will favor those who
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forsake that Holy Covenant forces of his will come and profane The Citadel
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Sanctuary they will abolish the Perpetual sacrifice and and install the appalling Abomination there those who
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break the Covenant he will seduce by his blandishments but the people who know their God will stand firm and take
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action those of the people who are wise leaders will instruct many for some days
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however they will stumble from sword and Flame captivity and pillage and thus
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stumbling little help will they receive though many will be scheming in their support of the wise leaders some will
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stumble and so a number of them will be purged purified and made clean until the
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time of the end for the appointed time is still to come the king will do as he pleases growing more and more arrogant
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considering himself greater than all the gods he will utter incredible blasphemies against the god of gods and
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he will Thrive until the Wrath reaches bursting point for what has been decreed will certainly be fulfilled heedless of
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his fa's Gods heedless of the god whom women love heedless of any God whatever
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he will consider himself greatest of all instead of them he will honor the god of
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fortresses will honor a god unknown to his ancestors with gold and silver
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precious stones and valuable presents he will use the people of an alien god to defend the fortresses he will confer
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great honors on Those whom he acknowledges by giving them wide Authority and by parcelling the country
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out for rent when the time comes for the end the King of the South will try TR conclusions with him but the King of the
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North will come storming down on him with chariots Cavalry and a large Fleet
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he will invade countries overrun them and drive on he will invade the land of
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Splendor and many will fall but Edom Moab and what remains of the sons of
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Ammon will escape him he will reach out to attack countries Egypt will not
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Escape him the gold and silver treasures and all the valuables of Egypt will lie
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in in his power libyans and cushites will be at his feet but reports coming
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from the East and the north will worry him and in great Fury he will set out to bring ruin and complete destruction to
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many he will pitch the tents of his Royal headquarters between the Sea and the mountains of the Holy Splendor yet
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he will come to his end there will be no help for
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him Daniel 12 at that time Michael will arise the
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great Prince defender of your people that will be a time of great distress
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unparalleled since Nations first came into existence when that time comes your
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own people will be spared all those whose names are found written in the book of those who are sleeping in the
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land of dust many will awaken some to everlasting life some to shame and
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everlasting disgrace those who are wise will shine as brightly as the expanse of
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the heavens and those who have instructed many in uprightness as bright as stars for all eternity but you Daniel
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must keep these words secret and keep the books sealed until the time of the end many will roam about this way and
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that and wickedness will continue to increase I Daniel then looked and saw
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two other people standing one on the near Bank of the river the other on the far one of of them said to the man
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dressed in linen who was standing further up the stream how long until these wonders take place I heard the man
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speak who was dressed in linen standing further up the stream he raised his right hand at his left to heaven and
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swore by him who lives forever a time and two times and half a time and all
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these things will come true once the crushing of the Holy people's power is over I listened but did not understand I
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then said my Lord what is to be the outcome go Daniel he said these words
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are to remain secret and sealed until the time of the end many will be cleansed made white and purged the
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Wicked Will persist in doing wrong the wicked will never understand those who are wise will understand from the moment
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that the Perpetual sacrifice is abolished and the appalling Abomination set up
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1,290 days blessed is he who perseveres and attains a,
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335 days but you go away and rest and
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you will rise for your reward at the End of
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Time Daniel chapter 13 in Babylon there
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lived a man named Joakim he was married to a woman called Susanna daughter of
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hilia a woman of great Beauty and she was God-fearing for her parents were
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worthy people and had instructed their daughter in the law of Moses Joakim was a very rich man and had a garden by his
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house he used to be visited by a considerable number of the Jews since he was held in Greater respect than any
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other man two elderly men had been selected from the people that year to
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act as judges of such the Lord had said wickedness has come to Babylon through
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the elders and judges posing as guides to the people these men were often at joakim's house and all who were engaged
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in litigation used to come to them at midday when the people had gone away
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Susanna would take a walk in her husband's Garden the two Elders who used to watch her every day as she came in to
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take her walk gradually began to desire her they threw reason aside making no
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effort to turn their eyes to heaven and forgetting the demands of virtue both
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were inflamed by Passion for her but they hid their desire from each other for they were ashamed to admit the
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longing to sleep with her but they made sure of watching her every day one day
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having parted with the words let us go home then it is time for the midday meal
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they went off in different directions only to retrace their steps and find themselves face to face again obliged
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then to explain they admitted their desire and agreed to look for an opportunity of surprising her alone so
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they waited for a favorable moment and one day Susanna came as usual
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accompanied only by two young maid servants the day was hot and she wanted to bathe in the garden there was no one
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about except the two Elders spying on her from their hiding place she said to
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the servants bring me some oil and Balsam and shut the garden door while I bathe they did as they were told
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shutting the garden door and going back to the house by a side entrance to fetch what she had asked for they knew nothing
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about the elders for they had concealed themselves hardly were the maids gone
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than the two Elders sprang up and rushed upon her look they said the garden door
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is shut no one can see us we want to have you so give in and let us refuse
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and we shall both give evidence that a young man was with you and that this was why you sent your Maids away Susanna
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sighed I am trapped she said whatever I do if I agree it means death for me if I
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resist I cannot get away from you but I prefer to fall innocent into your power
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than to sin in the eyes of the Lord she then cried out as loud as she could the
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two Elders began shouting too putting the blame on her and one of them ran to
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open the garden door the household hearing the shouting in the garden rushed out by the side entrance to see
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what had happened to her once the elders had told their story The servants were
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thoroughly taken aback since nothing of this sort had ever been said of Susanna
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next day a meeting was held at the house of her husband Joakim the two Elders
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arrived full of their wicked plea against Susanna to have her put to death
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they addressed the company summoned Susanna daughter of hilia and wife of Joakim she was sent for and came
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accompanied by her parents her children and all her relations Susanna was very
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graceful and beautiful to look at she was veiled so the wretches made her unveil in order to Feast their eyes on
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her beauty all her own people were weeping and so were all the others who saw her the two Elders stood up with all
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the people around them and laid their hands on her head tearfully she turned her eyes to Heaven her heart confident
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in God the elders then spoke while we were walking by ourselves in the garden
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this woman arrived with two Maids she shut the garden door and then dismissed the servants a young man who
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had been hiding went over to her and they lay together from the end of the garden where we were we saw this crime
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taking place and hurried towards them though we saw them together we were unable to catch the man he was too
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strong for us he opened the door and took to his heels we did however catch
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this woman and ask her who the young man was she refused to tell us that is our
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evidence since they were Elders of the people and judges the assembly accepted their word Susanna was condemned to
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death she cried out as loud as she could Eternal God you know all secrets and
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everything before happens you know that they have given false evidence against me and now I must die innocent as I am
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of everything their malice has invented against me the Lord heard her cry and as she was being being led away to die he
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roused the Holy Spirit residing in a young boy called Daniel who began to shout I am innocent of This Woman's
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death at this all the people turned to him and asked what do you mean by that
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standing in the middle of the crowd he replied are you so stupid children of
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Israel as to condemn a daughter of Israel unheard and without troubling to find out the truth go back to the scene
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of the trial these men have given false evidence against her all the people
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hurried back and the elders said to Daniel come and sit with us and tell us what you mean since God has given you
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the gifts that Elders have Daniel said keep the men well apart from each other
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for I want to question them when the men had been separated Daniel had one of
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them brought to him you have grown old in wickedness he said and now the sins
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of your earlier days have overtaken you you with your unjust judgments your your condemnation of the innocent your
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acquittal of the guilty although the Lord has said you must not put the innocent and upright to death now then
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since you saw her so clearly tell me what sort of tree you saw them lying under he replied under an ACAA tree
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Daniel said indeed your lie recoils on your own head the angel of God has
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already received from him your sentence and will cut you in half he dismissed the man or ordered the other to be
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brought and said to him son of Canaan not of Judah Beauty has seduced you lust
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has led your heart astray this is how you have been behaving with the daughters of Israel and they have been
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too frightened to resist but here is a daughter of Judah who could not stomach your wickedness now then tell me what
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sort of tree you surprised them under he replied under an aspen tree Daniel said
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indeed your lie recoil on your own head the angel of God is waiting with a sword
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to Rend you in half and destroy the pair of you then the whole assembly shouted
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blessing God the savior of those who trust in him and they turned on the two
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Elders whom Daniel had convicted of false evidence out of their own mouths as the law of Moses prescribes they were
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given the same punishment as they had schemed to inflict on their neighbor they were put to death and thus that day
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an innocent life was saved hilia and his wife gave thanks to God for their daughter Susanna and so did her husband
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Joakim and all his relations because she had been acquitted of anything dishonorable from that day onwards
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Daniel's reputation stood high with the [Music]
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people Daniel chapter 14 when King asage
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joined his ancestors Cyrus of Persia succeeded him Daniel was very close to
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the king who respected him more than any of his other friends now in Babylon
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there was an idol called Bell to which 12 bushels of the finest flower 40 sheep
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and six measures of wine were offered every day the king venerated this Idol and used to go and worship it every day
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Daniel however worshiped his own God why do you not worship Bell the king asked
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Daniel I do not worship idols made by human hand Daniel replied I worship the Living
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God who made Heaven and Earth and who is Lord over all living creatures do you not believe then said the king that Bell
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is a living God can you not see how much he eats and drinks each day Daniel
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laughed your majesty he said do not be taken in he is Clay inside and bronze
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outside and has never eaten or drunk anything this made the king angry he
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summoned his priests tell me who eats all this food he said or die prove to me
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that b really eats it and I will have Daniel put to death for blaspheming him
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Daniel said to the king let it be as you say there were 70 of these priests to
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say nothing of their wives and children the king went to the Temple of bell
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taking Daniel with him the priests of bell said to him we shall now go out and
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you your majesty will lay out the meal and mix the wine and set it out then
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lock the door and seal it with your personal seal if when you return in the morning you do not find that everything
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has been eaten by Bell let us be put to death otherwise let Daniel that
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slanderer they were thinking hence their confidence of a secret entrance which
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they had made under the table and by which they came in regularly and took the offerings away when the pr priests
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had gone and the King had set out the food for Bell Daniel made his servants bring ashes and spread them all over the
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temple floor with no other witness than the king they then left the building
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shut the door and sealing it with the king's seal went away that night as
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usual the priests came with their wives and children they ate and drank everything the King was up very early
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next morning and Daniel with him Daniel said the king are the seal intact they
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are intact your majesty he replied the king then opened the door and taking one
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look at the table exclaimed you are great o Bell there is no deception in
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you but Daniel laughed and restraining the king from going in any further he
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said look at the floor and take note whose footmarks these are I can see the
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footmarks of men of women and of children said the king and angrily
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ordered the priests to be arrested with their wives and children they then showed him the Secret Door through which
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they used to come and take what was on the table the king had them put to death and handed Bell over to Daniel who
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destroyed both the idol and its Temple there was a great Dragon which the Babylonians worshiped too the king said
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to Daniel are you going to tell me that this is made of bronze look it is alive
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it eats and drinks you cannot deny that this is a living Living God worship it
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then Daniel replied I Will Worship the Lord my God he is the Living God with
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your permission your majesty without using either sword or Club I shall kill
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this Dragon you have my permission said the King whereupon Daniel took some
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Pitch some fat and some hair and boiled them up together rolled the mixture into balls and fed them to the dragon the
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dragon swallowed them and burst Daniel said now look at the sort of thing you
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worship the Babylonians were Furious when they heard about this and Rose Against The King The King has turned Jew
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they said he has allowed Bell to be overthrown and the dragon to be killed
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and he has put the priests to death so they went to the king and said hand Daniel over to us or else we shall kill
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you and your family they pressed him so hard that the king found himself forced to hand Daniel over to them they threw
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Daniel into the lion pit and there he stayed for 6 days in the pit were Seven
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Lions which were given two human bodies and two sheep every day but for this
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period they were not given anything to make sure they would eat Daniel now the
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prophet habakuk was in Duda he had been making a stew and breaking up bread into
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a basket he was on his way to the fields taking this to the Harvesters when the
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angel of the Lord spoke to him take the meal you are are carrying to Babylon and give it to Daniel in the lion pit Lord
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replied habacuc I have not even seen Babylon and know nothing about this pit
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the angel of the Lord took hold of his head and carried him off by the hair to Babylon where with a great blast of his
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breath he set habakuk down on the edge of the pit Daniel Daniel habakuk shouted
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take the meal that God has sent you and Daniel said you have kept me in mind oh
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God you have not deserted those who love you rising to his feet he ate the meal while
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the angel of God carried habac back in a moment to his own country on the seventh
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day the king came to lament over Daniel on reaching the pit he looked inside and
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there sat Daniel you are great oh Lord God of Daniel he exclaimed there is no
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God but you he then had Daniel released from the pit and the plotters of Daniel's ruin thrown in instead where
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they were instantly eaten before his eyes
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