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A Vision of a Big War

10In the third year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia, a message was made plain to Daniel, whose Babylonian name was Belteshazzar. The message was true. It dealt with a big war. He understood the message, the understanding coming by revelation:H7969H8141H3566H4428H6539H1697H1540H1840H8034H7121H1095H1697H571H6635H1419H995H1697H998H4758 2"During those days, I, Daniel, went into mourning over Jerusalem for three weeks.H3117H1840H56H7969H3117H7620 3I ate only plain and simple food, no seasoning or meat or wine. I neither bathed nor shaved until the three weeks were up.H398H2532H3899H935H1320H3196H6310H5480H5480H7969H3117H7620H4390 4"On the twenty-fourth day of the first month I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris.H702H6242H3117H7223H2320H3027H1419H5104H2313 5I looked up and to my surprise saw a man dressed in linen with a belt of pure gold around his waist.H5375H5869H7200H259H376H3847H906H4975H2296H3800H210 6His body was hard and glistening, as if sculpted from a precious stone, his face radiant, his eyes bright and penetrating like torches, his arms and feet glistening like polished bronze, and his voice, deep and resonant, sounded like a huge choir of voices.H1472H8658H6440H4758H1300H5869H3940H784H2220H4772H5869H7044H5178H6963H1697H6963H1995 7"I, Daniel, was the only one to see this. The men who were with me, although they didn't see it, were overcome with fear and ran off and hid, fearing the worst.H1840H7200H4759H582H7200H4759H61H1419H2731H5307H1272H2244 8Left alone after the appearance, abandoned by my friends, I went weak in the knees, the blood drained from my face.H7604H7200H1419H4759H7604H3581H1935H2015H4889H6113H3581 9"I heard his voice. At the sound of it I fainted, fell flat on the ground, face in the dirt.H8085H6963H1697H8085H6963H1697H7290H6440H6440H776 10A hand touched me and pulled me to my hands and knees.H3027H5060H5128H1290H3709H3027 11"'Daniel,' he said, 'man of quality, listen carefully to my message. And get up on your feet. Stand at attention. I've been sent to bring you news.' "When he had said this, I stood up, but I was still shaking.H559H1840H376H2532H995H1697H1696H5975H5977H7971H1696H1697H5975H7460 12"'Relax, Daniel,' he continued, 'don't be afraid. From the moment you decided to humble yourself to receive understanding, your prayer was heard, and I set out to come to you.H559H3372H1840H7223H3117H5414H3820H995H6031H6440H430H1697H8085H935H1697 13But I was waylaid by the angel-prince of the kingdom of PersiaH8269H4438H6539H5975H259H6242H3117H4317H259H7223H8269H935H5826H3498H681H4428H6539 14and was delayed for a good three weeks. But then Michael, one of the chief angel-princes, intervened to help me. I left him there with the prince of the kingdom of Persia. And now I'm here to help you understand what will eventually happen to your people. The vision has to do with what's ahead.'H935H995H7136H5971H319H3117H2377H3117 15"While he was saying all this, I looked at the ground and said nothing.H1696H1697H5414H6440H776H481 16Then I was surprised by something like a human hand that touched my lips. I opened my mouth and started talking to the messenger: 'When I saw you, master, I was terror-stricken. My knees turned to water. I couldn't move.H1823H1121H120H5060H8193H6605H6310H1696H559H5975H113H4759H6735H2015H6113H3581 17How can I, a lowly servant, speak to you, my master? I'm paralyzed. I can hardly breathe!'H1963H3201H5650H113H1696H113H6258H5975H3581H5397H7604 18"Then this humanlike figure touched me again and gave me strength.H3254H5060H4758H120H2388 19He said, 'Don't be afraid, friend. Peace. Everything is going to be all right. Take courage. Be strong.' "Even as he spoke, courage surged up within me. I said, 'Go ahead, let my master speak. You've given me courage.'H559H376H2532H3372H7965H2388H2388H1696H2388H559H113H1696H2388 20"He said, 'Do you know why I've come here to you? I now have to go back to fight against the angel-prince of Persia, and when I get him out of the way, the angel-prince of Greece will arrive.H559H3045H935H7725H3898H8269H6539H3318H8269H3120H935 21But first let me tell you what's written in The True Book. No one helps me in my fight against these beings except Michael, your angel-prince.H61H5046H7559H3791H571H259H2388H4317H8269


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