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Emily: welcome to immerse: the
daily bible reading experience.
day 300 and 65
In the third year of the Reign of King
Cyrus of Persia, Daniel, also known
as Beta Shazer, had another vision.
He understood that the vision concerned
events, certain to happen in the
future, times of war and great hardship.
When this vision came to me, I, Daniel had
been in mourning for three whole weeks.
All that time, I had eaten no rich food.
No meat or wine crossed my lips,
and I used no fragrant lotions
until those three weeks had passed.
On April 23rd, as I was standing on the
bank of the great Tigris River, I looked
up and saw a man dressed in linen clothing
with a belt of pure gold around his waist.
His body looked like a precious gem.
His face flashed like lightning
and his eyes flamed like torches.
His arms and feet shone like
polished bronze, and his voice roared
like a vast multitude of people.
Only I, Daniel saw this vision.
The men with me saw nothing, but they were
suddenly terrified and ran away to hide.
So I was left there all alone
to see this amazing vision.
My strength left me.
My face grew deathly pale,
and I felt very weak.
Then I heard the man speak, and when I
heard the sound of his voice, I fainted
and lay there with my face to the ground.
Just then a hand touched me and
lifted me, still trembling to my hands
and knees, and the man said to me,
Daniel, you are very precious to God.
So listen carefully to
what I have to say to you.
Stand up for, I have been sent to you.
When he said this to me.
I stood up.
Still trembling.
Then he said, don't be afraid,
Daniel, since the first day you began
to pray for understanding and to
humble yourself before your God, your
request has been heard in heaven.
I have come in answer to your prayer,
but for 21 days the Spirit Prince of
the Kingdom of Persia, blocked my way.
Then Michael, one of the archangels came
to help me and I left him there with the
Spirit Prince of the Kingdom of Persia.
Now I am here to explain what
will happen to your people in
the future for this vision.
Concerns a time yet to come.
While he was speaking to me, I looked
down at the ground, unable to say a word.
Then the one who looked like a
man touched my lips and I opened
my mouth and began to speak.
I said to the one standing in front
of me, I am filled with anguish
because of the vision I have
seen my Lord, and I am very weak.
How can someone like me
your servant, talk to you?
My Lord.
My strength is gone and
I can hardly breathe.
Then the one who looked like a man touched
me again and I felt my strength returning.
Don't be afraid.
He said, for you are very precious to God.
Peace be encouraged, be strong.
As he spoke these words to me, I
suddenly felt stronger and said to
him, please speak to me, my Lord.
For you have strengthened me.
He replied, do you know
why I have come soon?
I must return to fight against the
Spirit Prince of the Kingdom of Persia.
And after that, the Spirit Prince
of the Kingdom of Greece will come.
Meanwhile, I will tell you what
is written in the Book of Truth.
No one helps me against the
Spirit, princess, except
Michael, your spirit Prince.
I have been standing beside Michael to
support and strengthen him since the first
year of the reign of Darris the mead.
Now then I will reveal the truth to you.
Three more Persian kings will
reign to be succeeded by a fourth
far richer than the others.
He will use his wealth to stir up everyone
to fight against the kingdom of Greece.
Then a mighty king will rise to power,
who will rule with great authority
and accomplish everything he sets
out to do, but at the height of his
power, his kingdom will be broken
apart and divided into four parts.
It will not be ruled by the king's
descendants nor will the kingdom hold
the authority it once had for his empire
will be uprooted and given to others.
The King of the South will increase in
power, but one of his own officials will
become more powerful than he and will
rule his kingdom with great strength.
Some years later, an alliance will
be formed between the king of the
north and the king of the south.
The daughter of the king of the South
will be given in marriage to the king
of the North to secure the alliance.
But she will lose her influence
over him and so will her father.
She will be abandoned along with her
supporters, but when one of her relatives
becomes king of the South, he will
raise an army and enter the fortress of
the king of the north and defeat him.
When he returns to Egypt, he will carry
back their idols with him, along with
priceless articles of gold and silver.
For some years afterward, he will
leave the King of the North alone.
Later, the King of the North will invade
the realm of the King of the South,
but will soon return to his own land.
However, the suns of the King of the North
will assemble a mighty army that will
advance like a flood and carry the battle.
As far as the enemy's fortress, Then
in a rage, the King of the South will
rally against the vast forces assembled
by the king of the North and will defeat
them after the enemy army is swept away.
The King of the South will be
filled with pride and will execute
many thousands of his enemies, but
his success will be short-lived.
A few years later, the King of
the North will return with a fully
equipped army far greater than before.
At that time, there will be a general
uprising against the King of the South.
Violent men.
Among your own people will join
them in fulfillment of this
vision, but they will not succeed.
Then the King of the North
will come and lay siege to a
fortified city and capture it.
The best troops of the South
will not be able to stand in
the face of the onslaught.
The King of the North will
march onward unopposed.
None will be able to stop him.
He will pause in the glorious land
of Israel, intent on destroying it.
He will make plans to come with the might
of his entire kingdom and will form an
alliance with the King of the South.
He will give him a daughter in marriage
in order to overthrow the kingdom
from within, but his plan will fail.
After this, he will turn his attention to
the coast, land and conquer many cities.
But a commander from a another land
will put an end to his insolence
and calls him to retreat and shame.
He will take refuge in his own
fortresses, but will stumble
and fall and be seen no more.
His successor will send out a text
collector to maintain the royal splendor,
but after a very brief reign, he will
die though not from anger or in battle.
The next to come to power will
be a despicable man who is not
in line for royal succession.
He will slip in when least expect it,
and take over the kingdom by flattery
and intrigue before him, great armies
will be swept away, including a
covenant prince with deceitful promises.
He will make various alliances.
He will become strong.
Despite having only a
handful of followers.
Without warning, he will enter
the richest areas of the land.
Then he will distribute among
his followers, the plunder and
wealth of the rich, something
his predecessors had never done.
He will plot the overthrow of strongholds,
but this will last for only a short while.
Then he will stir up his
courage and raise a great army
against the king of the south.
The king of the south will go to battle
with a mighty army, but to no avail
for there will be plots against him.
His own household will cause his downfall.
His army will be swept away
and many will be killed seeking
nothing but each other's harm.
These kings will plot against
each other at the conference table
attempting to deceive each other,
but it will make no difference.
For the end will come
at the appointed time.
The king of the North will then
return home with great riches.
On the way, he will set himself against
the people of the Holy Covenant doing
much damage before continuing his journey.
Then at the appointed time, he
will once again invade the south,
but this time the result will be
different for warships from Western.
Coastlands will scare him off and
he will withdraw and return home.
But he will vent his anger against
the people of the Holy Covenant and
reward those who forsake the covenant.
His army will take over the temple
fortress, pollute the sanctuary,
put a stop to the daily sacrifices,
and set up the sacrilegious
object that causes desecration.
He will flatter and win over those
who have violated the covenant,
but the people who know their God
will be strong and will resist him.
Wise leaders will give instruction
to many, but these teachers
will die by fire and soared, or
they will be jailed and robbed.
During these persecutions, little help
will arrive and many who join them
will not be sincere, and some of the
wise will fall victim to persecution.
In this way, they will be
refined and cleansed and made
pure until the time of the end.
For the appointed time is still to come.
The king will do as he pleases, exalting
himself and claiming to be greater
than every God, even blaspheming.
The God of Gods.
He will succeed, but only until
the time of wrath is completed.
For what has been determined
will surely take place.
He will have no respect for the
gods of his ancestors or for the God
loved by women or for any other God.
For he will boast that he
is greater than them all.
Instead of these, he will worship
the God of fortresses a God his
ancestors never knew and lavish on him.
Gold, silver, precious
stones, and expensive gifts.
Claiming this foreign God's help, he
will attack the strongest fortresses.
He will honor those who submit to
him, appointing them to positions
of authority and dividing the
land among them as their reward.
Then at the time of the end,
the king of the South will
attack the king of the north.
The king of the north will storm out with
chariots, chariot, tears, and a vast navy.
He will invade various lands and
sweep through them like a flood.
He will enter the glorious land of
Israel and many nations will fall.
But Moab, Edam, and the best
part of am Amen, will escape.
He will conquer many countries,
and even Egypt will not escape.
He will gain control over the
gold, silver, and treasures
of Egypt and the Libyans and
Ethiopians will be his servants.
But then news from the east and
the north will alarm him and
he will set out in great anger
to destroy and obliterate many.
He will stop between the glorious
holy mountain and the sea and will
pitch his royal tents, but while he is
there, his time will suddenly run out.
And no one will help him.
At that time, Michael, the Archangel who
stands guard over your nation, will arise.
Then there will be a time of
anguish greater than any since
Nations first came into existence.
But at that time, every one of
your people whose name is written
in the book will be rescued.
Many of those whose bodies lie
dead and buried will rise up some
to everlasting life and some to
shame and everlasting disgrace.
Those who are wise will shine as
bright as the sky and those who
lead many to righteousness will
shine like the stars forever.
But you, Daniel, keep
this prophecy a secret.
Seal up the book until the time of
the end when many will rush here and
there and knowledge will increase.
Then I, Daniel looked and saw two others
standing on opposite banks of the river.
One of them asked the man
dressed in Lennon, who was
now standing above the river.
How long will it be until
these shocking events are over?
The man dressed in Lenin, who was standing
above the river, raised both his hands
toward heaven and took a solemn oath
by the one who lives forever saying
it will go on for a time, times, and
half a time when the shattering of the
holy people has finally come to an end.
All these things will have happened.
I heard what he said, but I did not
understand what he meant, so I asked.
How will all this finally end, my Lord?
But he said, go now, Daniel, for
what I have said is kept secret and
sealed until the time of the end.
Many will be purified, cleansed, and
refined by these trials, but the wicked
will continue in their wickedness
and none of them will understand.
Only those who are wise
will know what it means.
From the time the daily sacrifices
stopped and the sacrilegious object
that causes desecration is set up to
be worshiped, there will be 1,290 days.
And blessed are those who wait and remain
and until the end of the 1,335 days.
As for you go your way
until the end, you'll rest.
And then at the end of the days,
you will rise again to receive
the inheritance set aside for you.