The introduction to the final vision in chapter 10 did more than just portray an impressive angelic visitation. It provided verbal links to the vision of the “Ram and the Goat” and its interpretation. Now, additional details are presented concerning the demise of Persia, the rise of Greece and its first great king, and its division into four lesser realms.
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The tenth chapter of Daniel introduces the final vision received from one with the “appearance of a man.” The vision is described in detail in chapter 11, and it includes verbal links to the book’s preceding visions. It begins by expanding on the vision of the “Goat” with a “prominent horn” that overthrew the “Ram” and the division of the Greek empire into four “lesser kingdoms.”
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Next, Daniel receives the interpretation of his vision of the “ram and goat.” In chapter 7, only the first “beast” can be identified with certainty – Babylon. In contrast, in the interpretation in chapter 8, two of the four kingdoms are identified by name, the kingdom of the “Medes and Persians” and “Greece.”
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In his vision, Daniel saw “four beasts ascending” from the sea. The first three featured characteristics from the animal kingdom – the winged lion, the bear, and the leopard with two pairs of wings. The fourth beast did not resemble any known species of animal.
The fourth beast was a horrifying monstrosity with “great iron teeth,” “ten horns,” and another “little horn, with a mouth speaking great things.”
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The “little horn” is named in two visions. Is it the same figure in each case, or two different individuals? – Daniel 7:7-8, 8:9-14.
The figure called the “little horn” figures prominently in Daniel’s visions, and it is explicitly named in the vision of the “fourth beast” and that of the “ram and goat.” It is reasonable to assume both visions refer to the same figure. The historical references in the first vision are enigmatic, in the second, they are explicit. The careful comparison of parallels between the two visions is vital.
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