Apocalyptic Visions
Daniel 7–12 (selections)
Hellenistic Period, 4th–2nd Century BCE
Chapter 7
1In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and a vision of his mind in bed; afterward he wrote down the dream. Beginning the account, 2Daniel related the following:
“In my vision at night, I saw the four winds of heaven stirring up the great sea. 3Four mighty beasts different from each other emerged from the sea…
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