Interpretation bible study

 

            This is a bible study of various forms of interpretation. It includes mostly various dream interpretations done for others, but also dream and vision interpretation done by angels for Daniel, a writing interpretation, and lastly Philip making scripture clear for the Eunuch in Acts chapter 8. The message shown again and again also is to be humble enough to ask for help interpreting something if it is confusing, by prayer to God, in faith, and/ or asking someone else who is gifted in interpretation as the two people who are in the study are indeed.

            The first example of dream interpretation is Genesis chapter 40 notices a couple of fellow prisoners are downcast and upon asking them why they are downcast finds out that they each have had dreams without interpretation. He then asks them to tell the details of their dreams to him, for He will pray to God for, and get them the interpretation of their dreams.

(Genesis 40:1)  Some time after this, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and his baker committed an offense against their lord the king of Egypt.

 

(Genesis 40:2)  And Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

 

(Genesis 40:3)  and he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the prison where Joseph was confined.

 

(Genesis 40:4)  The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be with them, and he attended them. They continued for some time in custody.

 

(Genesis 40:5)  And one night they both dreamed--the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison--each his own dream, and each dream with its own interpretation.

 

(Genesis 40:6)  When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were troubled.

 

(Genesis 40:7)  So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, "Why are your faces downcast today?"

 

(Genesis 40:8)  They said to him, "We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them." And Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me."

 

(Genesis 40:9)  So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph and said to him, "In my dream there was a vine before me,

 

(Genesis 40:10)  and on the vine there were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters ripened into grapes.

 

(Genesis 40:11)  Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup and placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand."

 

(Genesis 40:12)  Then Joseph said to him, "This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.

 

(Genesis 40:13)  In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office, and you shall place Pharaoh's cup in his hand as formerly, when you were his cupbearer.

 

(Genesis 40:14)  Only remember me, when it is well with you, and please do me the kindness to mention me to Pharaoh, and so get me out of this house.

 

(Genesis 40:15)  For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit."

 

(Genesis 40:16)  When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, "I also had a dream: there were three cake baskets on my head,

 

(Genesis 40:17)  and in the uppermost basket there were all sorts of baked food for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating it out of the basket on my head."

 

(Genesis 40:18)  And Joseph answered and said, "This is its interpretation: the three baskets are three days.

 

(Genesis 40:19)  In three days Pharaoh will lift up your head--from you!--and hang you on a tree. And the birds will eat the flesh from you."

 

(Genesis 40:20)  On the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, he made a feast for all his servants and lifted up the head of the chief cupbearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.

 

(Genesis 40:21)  He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, and he placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand.

 

(Genesis 40:22)  But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.

 

(Gen 40:23)  Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.

 

In Genesis chapter 41 the cupbearer would eventually remember Joseph and that he interpreted his dream accurately tells then Pharaoh so when he has a dream and then Pharaoh has Joseph brought to interpret that dream that Pharaoh had, and with the help of God, Joseph indeed does so. Note how Joseph is then blessed for being used by God to help Pharaoh

(Genesis 41:1)  After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile,

 

(Genesis 41:2)  and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass.

 

(Genesis 41:3)  And behold, seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile.

 

(Genesis 41:4)  And the ugly, thin cows ate up the seven attractive, plump cows. And Pharaoh awoke.

 

(Genesis 41:5)  And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time. And behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk.

 

(Genesis 41:6)  And behold, after them sprouted seven ears, thin and blighted by the east wind.

 

(Genesis 41:7)  And the thin ears swallowed up the seven plump, full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.

 

(Genesis 41:8)  So in the morning his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

 

(Genesis 41:9)  Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, "I remember my offenses today.

 

(Genesis 41:10)  When Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me and the chief baker in custody in the house of the captain of the guard,

 

(Genesis 41:11)  we dreamed on the same night, he and I, each having a dream with its own interpretation.

 

(Genesis 41:12)  A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. When we told him, he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation to each man according to his dream.

 

(Genesis 41:13)  And as he interpreted to us, so it came about. I was restored to my office, and the baker was hanged."

 

(Genesis 41:14)  Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. And when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh.

 

(Genesis 41:15)  And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it."

 

(Genesis 41:16)  Joseph answered Pharaoh, "It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer."

 

(Genesis 41:17)  Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, in my dream I was standing on the banks of the Nile.

 

(Genesis 41:18)  Seven cows, plump and attractive, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass.

 

(Genesis 41:19)  Seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt.

 

(Genesis 41:20)  And the thin, ugly cows ate up the first seven plump cows,

 

(Genesis 41:21)  but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as ugly as at the beginning. Then I awoke.

 

(Genesis 41:22)  I also saw in my dream seven ears growing on one stalk, full and good.

 

(Genesis 41:23)  Seven ears, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprouted after them,

 

(Genesis 41:24)  and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. And I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me."

 

(Genesis 41:25)  Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

 

(Genesis 41:26)  The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dreams are one.

 

(Genesis 41:27)  The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind are also seven years of famine.

 

(Genesis 41:28)  It is as I told Pharaoh; God has shown to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

 

(Genesis 41:29)  There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt,

 

(Genesis 41:30)  but after them there will arise seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,

 

(Genesis 41:31)  and the plenty will be unknown in the land by reason of the famine that will follow, for it will be very severe.

 

(Genesis 41:32)  And the doubling of Pharaoh's dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it about.

 

(Genesis 41:33)  Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.

 

(Genesis 41:34)  Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years.

 

(Genesis 41:35)  And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.

 

(Genesis 41:36)  That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine."

 

(Genesis 41:37)  This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants.

 

(Genesis 41:38)  And Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find a man like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?"

 

(Genesis 41:39)  Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are.

 

(Genesis 41:40)  You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you."

 

(Genesis 41:41)  And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt."

 

(Genesis 41:42)  Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck.

 

(Genesis 41:43)  And he made him ride in his second chariot. And they called out before him, "Bow the knee!" Thus he set him over all the land of Egypt.

 

(Genesis 41:44)  Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no one shall lift up hand or foot in all the land of Egypt."

 

(Genesis 41:45)  And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah. And he gave him in marriage Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. So Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.

 

(Genesis 41:46)  Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.

 

(Genesis 41:47)  During the seven plentiful years the earth produced abundantly,

 

(Genesis 41:48)  and he gathered up all the food of these seven years, which occurred in the land of Egypt, and put the food in the cities. He put in every city the food from the fields around it.

 

(Genesis 41:49)  And Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not be measured.

 

(Genesis 41:50)  Before the year of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph. Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore them to him.

 

(Genesis 41:51)  Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house."

 

(Genesis 41:52)  The name of the second he called Ephraim, "For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction."

 

(Genesis 41:53)  The seven years of plenty that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end,

 

(Genesis 41:54)  and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

 

(Genesis 41:55)  When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph. What he says to you, do."

 

(Genesis 41:56)  So when the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

 

(Genesis 41:57)  Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.

 

In Daniel chapter 2 Nebuchadnezzar has a powerful dream which he needs both the dream and its interpretation of the dream shown. Daniel and the other three Hebrews find out about it and then pray to God to get the interpretation and indeed do get the interpretation of the dream, praising God for it, and then Daniel goes and explains the dream and its interpretation to Nebuchadnezzar, saving the wise man from death and being promoted himself

(Daniel 2:1)  In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.

 

(Daniel 2:2)  Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.

 

(Daniel 2:3)  And the king said to them, "I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream."

 

(Daniel 2:4)  Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic, "O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation."

 

(Daniel 2:5)  The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, "The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins.

 

(Daniel 2:6)  But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. Therefore show me the dream and its interpretation."

 

(Daniel 2:7)  They answered a second time and said, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show its interpretation."

 

(Daniel 2:8)  The king answered and said, "I know with certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see that the word from me is firm--

 

(Daniel 2:9)  if you do not make the dream known to me, there is but one sentence for you. You have agreed to speak lying and corrupt words before me till the times change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation."

 

(Daniel 2:10)  The Chaldeans answered the king and said, "There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or Chaldean.

 

(Daniel 2:11)  The thing that the king asks is difficult, and no one can show it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh."

 

(Daniel 2:12)  Because of this the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.

 

(Daniel 2:13)  So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them.

 

(Daniel 2:14)  Then Daniel replied with prudence and discretion to Arioch, the captain of the king's guard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon.

 

(Daniel 2:15)  He declared to Arioch, the king's captain, "Why is the decree of the king so urgent?" Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel.

 

(Daniel 2:16)  And Daniel went in and requested the king to appoint him a time, that he might show the interpretation to the king.

 

(Daniel 2:17)  Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,

 

(Daniel 2:18)  and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

 

(Daniel 2:19)  Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

 

(Daniel 2:20)  Daniel answered and said: "Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might.

 

(Daniel 2:21)  He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;

 

(Daniel 2:22)  he reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.

 

(Daniel 2:23)  To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king's matter."

 

(Daniel 2:24)  Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said thus to him: "Do not destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in before the king, and I will show the king the interpretation."

 

(Daniel 2:25)  Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus to him: "I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who will make known to the king the interpretation."

 

(Daniel 2:26)  The king declared to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, "Are you able to make known to me the dream that I have seen and its interpretation?"

 

(Daniel 2:27)  Daniel answered the king and said, "No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked,

 

(Daniel 2:28)  but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these:

 

(Daniel 2:29)  To you, O king, as you lay in bed came thoughts of what would be after this, and he who reveals mysteries made known to you what is to be.

 

(Daniel 2:30)  But as for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because of any wisdom that I have more than all the living, but in order that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your mind.

 

(Daniel 2:31)  "You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening.

 

(Daniel 2:32)  The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs of bronze,

 

(Daniel 2:33)  its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.

 

(Daniel 2:34)  As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.

 

(Daniel 2:35)  Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

 

(Daniel 2:36)  "This was the dream. Now we will tell the king its interpretation.

 

(Daniel 2:37)  You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory,

 

(Daniel 2:38)  and into whose hand he has given, wherever they dwell, the children of man, the beasts of the field, and the birds of the heavens, making you rule over them all--you are the head of gold.

 

(Daniel 2:39)  Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.

 

(Daniel 2:40)  And there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks to pieces and shatters all things. And like iron that crushes, it shall break and crush all these.

 

(Daniel 2:41)  And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay.

 

(Daniel 2:42)  And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle.

 

(Daniel 2:43)  As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage, but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay.

 

(Daniel 2:44)  And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,

 

(Daniel 2:45)  just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure."

 

(Daniel 2:46)  Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and paid homage to Daniel, and commanded that an offering and incense be offered up to him.

 

(Daniel 2:47)  The king answered and said to Daniel, "Truly, your God is God of gods and Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery."

 

(Daniel 2:48)  Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

 

(Daniel 2:49)  Daniel made a request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king's court.

 

In chapter 4 then Daniel again interprets a dream of Nebuchadnezzar this time a situation where the dream is a warning to Nebuchadnezzar of coming judgment for Nebuchadnezzar’s pride.

(Daniel 4:1)  King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you!

 

(Daniel 4:2)  It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me.

 

(Daniel 4:3)  How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures from generation to generation.

 

(Daniel 4:4)  I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and prospering in my palace.

 

(Daniel 4:5)  I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me.

 

(Daniel 4:6)  So I made a decree that all the wise men of Babylon should be brought before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

 

(Daniel 4:7)  Then the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers came in, and I told them the dream, but they could not make known to me its interpretation.

 

(Daniel 4:8)  At last Daniel came in before me--he who was named Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods--and I told him the dream, saying,

 

(Daniel 4:9)  "O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you, tell me the visions of my dream that I saw and their interpretation.

 

(Daniel 4:10)  The visions of my head as I lay in bed were these: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.

 

(Daniel 4:11)  The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.

 

(Daniel 4:12)  Its leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The beasts of the field found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

 

(Daniel 4:13)  "I saw in the visions of my head as I lay in bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven.

 

(Daniel 4:14)  He proclaimed aloud and said thus: 'Chop down the tree and lop off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches.

 

(Daniel 4:15)  But leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, amid the tender grass of the field. Let him be wet with the dew of heaven. Let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth.

 

(Daniel 4:16)  Let his mind be changed from a man's, and let a beast's mind be given to him; and let seven periods of time pass over him.

 

(Daniel 4:17)  The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of men.'

 

(Daniel 4:18)  This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. And you, O Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation, but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you."

 

(Daniel 4:19)  Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was dismayed for a while, and his thoughts alarmed him. The king answered and said, "Belteshazzar, let not the dream or the interpretation alarm you." Belteshazzar answered and said, "My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you and its interpretation for your enemies!

 

(Daniel 4:20)  The tree you saw, which grew and became strong, so that its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth,

 

(Daniel 4:21)  whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which beasts of the field found shade, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens lived--

 

(Daniel 4:22)  it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong. Your greatness has grown and reaches to heaven, and your dominion to the ends of the earth.

 

(Daniel 4:23)  And because the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, 'Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let him be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven periods of time pass over him,'

 

(Daniel 4:24)  this is the interpretation, O king: It is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king,

 

(Daniel 4:25)  that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.

 

(Daniel 4:26)  And as it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be confirmed for you from the time that you know that Heaven rules.

 

(Daniel 4:27)  Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity."

 

(Daniel 4:28)  All this came upon King Nebuchadnezzar.

 

(Daniel 4:29)  At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,

 

(Daniel 4:30)  and the king answered and said, "Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?"

 

(Daniel 4:31)  While the words were still in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, "O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you,

 

(Daniel 4:32)  and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will."

 

(Daniel 4:33)  Immediately the word was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from among men and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles' feathers, and his nails were like birds' claws.

 

(Daniel 4:34)  At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation;

 

(Daniel 4:35)  all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, "What have you done?"

 

(Daniel 4:36)  At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and splendor returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me, and I was established in my kingdom, and still more greatness was added to me.

 

(Daniel 4:37)  Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.

 

In Daniel chapter five then Daniel interprets writing for Nebuchadnezzar’s son, Belshazzar who had of course succeeded his father to the throne which pronounces judgment on him for his pride and for not following the example of his father which he did see. His kingdom would indeed fall to the Medes and Persians at the end of the chapter, as prophesied

(Daniel 5:1)  King Belshazzar made a great feast for a thousand of his lords and drank wine in front of the thousand.

 

(Daniel 5:2)  Belshazzar, when he tasted the wine, commanded that the vessels of gold and of silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem be brought, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them.

 

(Daniel 5:3)  Then they brought in the golden vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them.

 

(Daniel 5:4)  They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

 

(Daniel 5:5)  Immediately the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall of the king's palace, opposite the lampstand. And the king saw the hand as it wrote.

 

(Daniel 5:6)  Then the king's color changed, and his thoughts alarmed him; his limbs gave way, and his knees knocked together.

 

(Daniel 5:7)  The king called loudly to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king declared to the wise men of Babylon, "Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom."

 

(Daniel 5:8)  Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation.

 

(Daniel 5:9)  Then King Belshazzar was greatly alarmed, and his color changed, and his lords were perplexed.

 

(Daniel 5:10)  The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banqueting hall, and the queen declared, "O king, live forever! Let not your thoughts alarm you or your color change.

 

(Daniel 5:11)  There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him, and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father--your father the king--made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers,

 

(Daniel 5:12)  because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and understanding to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation."

 

(Daniel 5:13)  Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king answered and said to Daniel, "You are that Daniel, one of the exiles of Judah, whom the king my father brought from Judah.

 

(Daniel 5:14)  I have heard of you that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.

 

(Daniel 5:15)  Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not show the interpretation of the matter.

 

(Daniel 5:16)  But I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom."

 

(Daniel 5:17)  Then Daniel answered and said before the king, "Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation.

 

(Daniel 5:18)  O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father kingship and greatness and glory and majesty.

 

(Daniel 5:19)  And because of the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whom he would, he killed, and whom he would, he kept alive; whom he would, he raised up, and whom he would, he humbled.

 

(Daniel 5:20)  But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him.

 

(Daniel 5:21)  He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will.

 

(Daniel 5:22)  And you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

 

(Daniel 5:23)  but you have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven. And the vessels of his house have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose hand is your breath, and whose are all your ways, you have not honored.

 

(Daniel 5:24)  "Then from his presence the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed.

 

(Daniel 5:25)  And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, and PARSIN.

 

(Daniel 5:26)  This is the interpretation of the matter: MENE, God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end;

 

(Daniel 5:27)  TEKEL, you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting;

 

(Daniel 5:28)  PERES, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians."

 

(Daniel 5:29)  Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

 

(Daniel 5:30)  That very night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was killed.

 

(Daniel 5:31)  And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.

 

In Daniel chapter 7, Daniel has a powerful dream and vision sequence where the vision which follows in ways interprets his dream which is end times phophecy

(Daniel 7:1)  In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter.

 

(Daniel 7:2)  Daniel declared, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.

 

(Daniel 7:3)  And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another.

 

(Daniel 7:4)  The first was like a lion and had eagles' wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it.

 

(Daniel 7:5)  And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, 'Arise, devour much flesh.'

 

(Daniel 7:6)  After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

 

(Daniel 7:7)  After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

 

(Daniel 7:8)  I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.

 

(Daniel 7:9)  "As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire.

 

(Daniel 7:10)  A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.

 

(Daniel 7:11)  "I looked then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire.

 

(Daniel 7:12)  As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

 

(Daniel 7:13)  "I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.

 

(Daniel 7:14)  And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.

 

(Daniel 7:15)  "As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me.

 

(Daniel 7:16)  I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things.

 

(Daniel 7:17)  'These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth.

 

(Daniel 7:18)  But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.'

 

(Daniel 7:19)  "Then I desired to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the rest, exceedingly terrifying, with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze, and which devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet,

 

(Daniel 7:20)  and about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn that came up and before which three of them fell, the horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things, and that seemed greater than its companions.

 

(Daniel 7:21)  As I looked, this horn made war with the saints and prevailed over them,

 

(Daniel 7:22)  until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when the saints possessed the kingdom.

 

(Daniel 7:23)  "Thus he said: 'As for the fourth beast, there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and it shall devour the whole earth, and trample it down, and break it to pieces.

 

(Daniel 7:24)  As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise, and another shall arise after them; he shall be different from the former ones, and shall put down three kings.

 

(Daniel 7:25)  He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.

 

(Daniel 7:26)  But the court shall sit in judgment, and his dominion shall be taken away, to be consumed and destroyed to the end.

 

(Daniel 7:27)  And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.'

 

(Daniel 7:28)  "Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly alarmed me, and my color changed, but I kept the matter in my heart."

 

A very similar thing happens in Daniel 8 where an angelic being interprets another end times vision for Daniel

(Daniel 8:1)  In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

 

(Daniel 8:2)  And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the capital, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was at the Ulai canal.

 

(Daniel 8:3)  I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

 

(Daniel 8:4)  I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward. No beast could stand before him, and there was no one who could rescue from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.

 

(Daniel 8:5)  As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground. And the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.

 

(Daniel 8:6)  He came to the ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing on the bank of the canal, and he ran at him in his powerful wrath.

 

(Daniel 8:7)  I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns. And the ram had no power to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.

 

(Daniel 8:8)  Then the goat became exceedingly great, but when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of heaven.

 

(Daniel 8:9)  Out of one of them came a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the glorious land.

 

(Daniel 8:10)  It grew great, even to the host of heaven. And some of the host and some of the stars it threw down to the ground and trampled on them.

 

(Daniel 8:11)  It became great, even as great as the Prince of the host. And the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown.

 

(Daniel 8:12)  And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression, and it will throw truth to the ground, and it will act and prosper.

 

(Daniel 8:13)  Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, "For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?"

 

(Daniel 8:14)  And he said to me, "For 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state."

 

(Daniel 8:15)  When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

 

(Daniel 8:16)  And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it called, "Gabriel, make this man understand the vision."

 

(Daniel 8:17)  So he came near where I stood. And when he came, I was frightened and fell on my face. But he said to me, "Understand, O son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end."

 

(Daniel 8:18)  And when he had spoken to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But he touched me and made me stand up.

 

(Daniel 8:19)  He said, "Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of the indignation, for it refers to the appointed time of the end.

 

(Daniel 8:20)  As for the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of Media and Persia.

 

(Daniel 8:21)  And the goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king.

 

(Daniel 8:22)  As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his nation, but not with his power.

 

(Daniel 8:23)  And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise.

 

(Daniel 8:24)  His power shall be great--but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints.

 

(Daniel 8:25)  By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall become great. Without warning he shall destroy many. And he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken--but by no human hand.

 

(Daniel 8:26)  The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true, but seal up the vision, for it refers to many days from now."

 

(Daniel 8:27)  And I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king's business, but I was appalled by the vision and did not understand it.

 

In Daniel chapter 10 then Daniel ends up praying and fasting for no less than three weeks for the interpretation of a vision but ends up getting it in the end. The angel sent had to fight for the three weeks and needed to get past a demonic prince of Persia, in order to get to Daniel to explain the dream/vision that Daniel had had, which also reminding us to be persistent in asking in prayer as Daniel was for he had to wait to get his answer

(Daniel 10:1)  In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. And the word was true, and it was a great conflict. And he understood the word and had understanding of the vision.

 

(Daniel 10:2)  In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three weeks.

 

(Daniel 10:3)  I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks.

 

(Daniel 10:4)  On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river (that is, the Tigris)

 

(Daniel 10:5)  I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.

 

(Daniel 10:6)  His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.

 

(Daniel 10:7)  And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great trembling fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.

 

(Daniel 10:8)  So I was left alone and saw this great vision, and no strength was left in me. My radiant appearance was fearfully changed, and I retained no strength.

 

(Daniel 10:9)  Then I heard the sound of his words, and as I heard the sound of his words, I fell on my face in deep sleep with my face to the ground.

 

(Daniel 10:10)  And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.

 

(Daniel 10:11)  And he said to me, "O Daniel, man greatly loved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for now I have been sent to you." And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling.

 

(Daniel 10:12)  Then he said to me, "Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words.

 

(Daniel 10:13)  The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia,

 

(Daniel 10:14)  and came to make you understand what is to happen to your people in the latter days. For the vision is for days yet to come."

 

(Daniel 10:15)  When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was mute.

 

(Daniel 10:16)  And behold, one in the likeness of the children of man touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth and spoke. I said to him who stood before me, "O my lord, by reason of the vision pains have come upon me, and I retain no strength.

 

(Daniel 10:17)  How can my lord's servant talk with my lord? For now no strength remains in me, and no breath is left in me."

 

(Daniel 10:18)  Again one having the appearance of a man touched me and strengthened me.

 

(Daniel 10:19)  And he said, "O man greatly loved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage." And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, "Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me."

 

(Daniel 10:20)  Then he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? But now I will return to fight against the prince of Persia; and when I go out, behold, the prince of Greece will come.

 

(Daniel 10:21)  But I will tell you what is inscribed in the book of truth: there is none who contends by my side against these except Michael, your prince.

 

The interpretation goes on in Daniel chapters 11 and 12 as well, which are now presented here:

(Daniel 11:1)  "And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

 

(Daniel 11:2)  "And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.

 

(Daniel 11:3)  Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion and do as he wills.

 

(Daniel 11:4)  And as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to the authority with which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these.

 

(Daniel 11:5)  "Then the king of the south shall be strong, but one of his princes shall be stronger than he and shall rule, and his authority shall be a great authority.

 

(Daniel 11:6)  After some years they shall make an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement. But she shall not retain the strength of her arm, and he and his arm shall not endure, but she shall be given up, and her attendants, he who fathered her, and he who supported her in those times.

 

(Daniel 11:7)  "And from a branch from her roots one shall arise in his place. He shall come against the army and enter the fortress of the king of the north, and he shall deal with them and shall prevail.

 

(Daniel 11:8)  He shall also carry off to Egypt their gods with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold, and for some years he shall refrain from attacking the king of the north.

 

(Daniel 11:9)  Then the latter shall come into the realm of the king of the south but shall return to his own land.

 

(Daniel 11:10)  "His sons shall wage war and assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall keep coming and overflow and pass through, and again shall carry the war as far as his fortress.

 

(Daniel 11:11)  Then the king of the south, moved with rage, shall come out and fight against the king of the north. And he shall raise a great multitude, but it shall be given into his hand.

 

(Daniel 11:12)  And when the multitude is taken away, his heart shall be exalted, and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail.

 

(Daniel 11:13)  For the king of the north shall again raise a multitude, greater than the first. And after some years he shall come on with a great army and abundant supplies.

 

(Daniel 11:14)  "In those times many shall rise against the king of the south, and the violent among your own people shall lift themselves up in order to fulfill the vision, but they shall fail.

 

(Daniel 11:15)  Then the king of the north shall come and throw up siegeworks and take a well-fortified city. And the forces of the south shall not stand, or even his best troops, for there shall be no strength to stand.

 

(Daniel 11:16)  But he who comes against him shall do as he wills, and none shall stand before him. And he shall stand in the glorious land, with destruction in his hand.

 

(Daniel 11:17)  He shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and he shall bring terms of an agreement and perform them. He shall give him the daughter of women to destroy the kingdom, but it shall not stand or be to his advantage.

 

(Daniel 11:18)  Afterward he shall turn his face to the coastlands and shall capture many of them, but a commander shall put an end to his insolence. Indeed, he shall turn his insolence back upon him.

 

(Daniel 11:19)  Then he shall turn his face back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.

 

(Daniel 11:20)  "Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an exactor of tribute for the glory of the kingdom. But within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.

 

(Daniel 11:21)  In his place shall arise a contemptible person to whom royal majesty has not been given. He shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

 

(Daniel 11:22)  Armies shall be utterly swept away before him and broken, even the prince of the covenant.

 

(Daniel 11:23)  And from the time that an alliance is made with him he shall act deceitfully, and he shall become strong with a small people.

 

(Daniel 11:24)  Without warning he shall come into the richest parts of the province, and he shall do what neither his fathers nor his fathers' fathers have done, scattering among them plunder, spoil, and goods. He shall devise plans against strongholds, but only for a time.

 

(Daniel 11:25)  And he shall stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south with a great army. And the king of the south shall wage war with an exceedingly great and mighty army, but he shall not stand, for plots shall be devised against him.

 

(Daniel 11:26)  Even those who eat his food shall break him. His army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain.

 

(Daniel 11:27)  And as for the two kings, their hearts shall be bent on doing evil. They shall speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for the end is yet to be at the time appointed.

 

(Daniel 11:28)  And he shall return to his land with great wealth, but his heart shall be set against the holy covenant. And he shall work his will and return to his own land.

 

(Daniel 11:29)  "At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south, but it shall not be this time as it was before.

 

(Daniel 11:30)  For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be afraid and withdraw, and shall turn back and be enraged and take action against the holy covenant. He shall turn back and pay attention to those who forsake the holy covenant.

 

(Daniel 11:31)  Forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the regular burnt offering. And they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.

 

(Daniel 11:32)  He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action.

 

(Daniel 11:33)  And the wise among the people shall make many understand, though for some days they shall stumble by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder.

 

(Daniel 11:34)  When they stumble, they shall receive a little help. And many shall join themselves to them with flattery,

 

(Daniel 11:35)  and some of the wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white, until the time of the end, for it still awaits the appointed time.

 

(Daniel 11:36)  "And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done.

 

(Daniel 11:37)  He shall pay no attention to the gods of his fathers, or to the one beloved by women. He shall not pay attention to any other god, for he shall magnify himself above all.

 

(Daniel 11:38)  He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these. A god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts.

 

(Daniel 11:39)  He shall deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. Those who acknowledge him he shall load with honor. He shall make them rulers over many and shall divide the land for a price.

 

(Daniel 11:40)  "At the time of the end, the king of the south shall attack him, but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. And he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through.

 

(Daniel 11:41)  He shall come into the glorious land. And tens of thousands shall fall, but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites.

 

(Daniel 11:42)  He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

 

(Daniel 11:43)  He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt, and the Libyans and the Cushites shall follow in his train.

 

(Daniel 11:44)  But news from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and devote many to destruction.

 

(Daniel 11:45)  And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.

 

(Daniel 12:1)  "At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book.

 

(Daniel 12:2)  And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

 

(Daniel 12:3)  And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

 

(Daniel 12:4)  But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."

 

(Daniel 12:5)  Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others stood, one on this bank of the stream and one on that bank of the stream.

 

(Daniel 12:6)  And someone said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, "How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?"

 

(Daniel 12:7)  And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.

 

(Daniel 12:8)  I heard, but I did not understand. Then I said, "O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?"

 

(Daniel 12:9)  He said, "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.

 

(Daniel 12:10)  Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.

 

(Daniel 12:11)  And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days.

 

(Daniel 12:12)  Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days.

 

(Daniel 12:13)  But go your way till the end. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days."

 

Lastly, here is the Acts 8 story of Philip and the Eunuch, where Philip interprets and teaches scripture from Isaiah the prophet and helps him understand the gospel and therefore accept the Lord and be saved. This story is a reminder to us to pray and ask questions to others when we find a passage of scripture in the bible which we do not understand for God does want us to understand and apply His word to our lives and to teach others

(Acts 8:26)  Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is a desert place.

 

(Acts 8:27)  And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship

 

(Acts 8:28)  and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.

 

(Acts 8:29)  And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and join this chariot."

 

(Acts 8:30)  So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?"

 

(Acts 8:31)  And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

 

(Acts 8:32)  Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: "Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opens not his mouth.

 

(Acts 8:33)  In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth."

 

(Acts 8:34)  And the eunuch said to Philip, "About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?"

 

(Acts 8:35)  Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus.

 

(Acts 8:36)  And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?"

 

(Acts 8:37)  [And Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he replied, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."]

 

(Acts 8:38)  And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

 

(Acts 8:39)  And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing.

 

(Acts 8:40)  But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

 

As stated above if you have a dream which you want the interpretation, pray to God first and foremost, for there is a chance that He is communicating to you through that dream, vision, or other things. Same deal goes with scripture for it is God’s word and God does want you to understand it clearly. If you are led to ask other people for help, please do so for God often uses others to do interpretations. These scriptures above show how loving and merciful God is on these things wanting to know things and not to be in confusion on anything. He loves us that, much, so much that He sent His one and only son, Jesus,  to die for us on the cross so that we might have eternal life, and more important to God, a loving relationship with Him to which absolutely nothing can compare or even come close. I am now including a prayer which you can use to invite Jesus into your heart and begin this love relationship or even to come back to it, if you have drifted away. God is merciful and welcomes back the repentant. Please then pray this prayer with me

Dear God in heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I acknowledge to You that I am a sinner, and I am sorry for my sins and the life that I have lived; I need your forgiveness. I believe that your only begotten Son Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross at Calvary and died for my sins, and I am now willing to turn from my sin. You said in Your Holy Word, Romans 10:9 that if we confess Jesus as our Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, we will be saved. Right now I confess Jesus as the Lord of my soul. With my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior and according to His Word, right now I am saved. Thank you Jesus for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins. I thank you Jesus that your grace never leads to license, but rather it always leads to repentance. Therefore Lord Jesus transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself. Thank you Jesus for dying for me and giving me eternal life.

Amen.

God bless you and yours