Book of Daniel - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 909
The Psalms, Solomon and Sacred Writers
great. But when at his full strength his great hom was broken, and instead of it four Powers arose from the four winds of the heaven, and from one of them came out alittle Single Horn, which became splendidly great against the South, and against the East, and against theSPLBN1>OUR. Then it ex~ alted itself to iight with the Heavens! and threw down some of its Army, and some of the Stars, and trod on them! It even stood up against the Commnznnn of THA: ARMY I and took from him the Perpetual Offering, and threw down his Holy Dwelling! And an army was given to it against the PERPETUAL, for wrong—doing, aud it threw down TRUTH to the ground; yet it was active and prospered. .l`hen I heard a Saint speak, and
ask another Saint, ‘ Can you say for how long the Vision is, and the deso- lation of the Wicked is granted, during which the HOLY ARMY will be trodden down ? ’ ‘ And he replied to him, ‘ For Two
Thousand and three hundred evening- mornings, after which the Sanctuary will be Sanotified. ‘ And while I, Daniel, looked at the
Vision, and tried to understand it, I saw something like the appearance of a man stand before me, and I heard a human voice near the Auli, and it called, and said, ‘ Gabriel I make this man understand the Appearance! So he came to my side, but I was
terriiied at his approach, and fell on my face, when he said to me, Understand, Son of Adam, that the Vision is for a termiuable period. ‘ While he was speaking with me, I
fell into a stupor with my face to the earth, but he approached and raised me, when I stood up, and he said to me; ‘ I will inform you what will come in the future.—·~·What will come at the appointed time. W32 ®xp1mmtimt uf the Eizimi. I`he Ram that you saw possessing two horns are the kingdoms of Media 9--7
and Persia. And the He—Goat is the 2i kingdom of Ionia, and the Great Horn that was between his eyes is the first king. But he will be broken, and four kingdoms will arise instead of him from the Nation ;—~but not with his vigour. And at the end of those kingdoms, when the onences are expiated, a king of fierce expres- sion and who understands policy will arise, with mighty power,·--but not his own power,—·and be wonder- fully corrupt, but prosper, and be energetic and destroy the mighty and Holy People. And his policy and diplomacy will increase with his power, so that he will enlarge him- self to his own mind, and destroy many by treachery.-—'l`hen he will stand up against the PRINCE of P1uNces,———and be broken without a hand! ‘ Be sure the Vision of the Even·
ing-Morning that you were told is true; but shut up that Vision for it is far distant. ‘ Then I, Daniel, fainted, and was
sick for days.--I afterwards arose and did the king’s business. But I was astonished at the revelation, and could not understand it. 22 26
(538 3.0.) Ebe ¥2ri¤h nf Restoration. mth @aui2l’s §r¤ng2r for ii. ‘ In the first year of Darius, son of
Khushrush, of the Median Race,who became King over the Empire of the Kasdirn,—·in the i first year of his reign, I, Daniel, ascertained from the recordsthe years that the Loki) had said to jeremiah, the Preacher, should pass for the completion of the ruin of }erusalem,——Seventy years. So I turned my face to seek ALMIGHTY GOD, by prayer and supplication, with fasting and sack- cloth, and ashes. I also prayed to the Loki) my Gon, and gave thanks and said, @mtizl’s Qrangzr. ‘O, Loan! the GREAT and terrible
GOD! Who keeps the covenant with those who love Him, and keep His commands,——we have offended and sinned, and revolted and turned from your instructions, and decrees! And we have not listened to your servants the Preachers, who spoke in Your Name to our kings, princes, and fathers, and to all the People of the country. Righteousness is Yours, 009
