Daniel
Chapter 8
The Ram and the Goat
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The RAM Medo-Persia
The Goat Greece
The He-Goat
In the third year of Belshazzar, king of Babylon, Daniel in a vision sees himself in Susa, which is in Elam. In his vision he sees a ram with two horns, one greater than the other; the ram charges to the west, north and south, and no other beast can stand against it. Daniel sees a male goat with a single horn coming from the west without touching the ground and strike the ram and destroys it. At the height of his power, the goat's horn is broken and in its place, four horns grow. [Dan. 8:5–8] One of the horns is small but grows great and prospers in everything it does, throwing stars down to the earth, stopping the daily sacrifice, destroying the sanctuary, and throwing truth to the ground. [Dan. 8:9–12] Daniel is told the vision will be fulfilled in 2,300 evenings and mornings when the sanctuary will be cleansed. [Dan. 8:13–14] The angel Gabriel appears and tells Daniel that this is a vision about the time of the end. [Dan. 8:15–19]