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Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was speaking, "How long will the vision be, concerning the daily sacrifices and the transgression of desolation, the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled under foot?"
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And he said to me, "For two thousand three hundred days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed."
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Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.
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And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, "Gabriel, make this man understand the vision."
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So he came near where I stood, and when he came I was afraid and fell on my face; but he said to me, "Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the time of the end."
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Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me, and stood me upright.
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And he said, "Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; for at the appointed time the end shall be.
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The ram which you saw, having the two horns--they are the kings of Media and Persia.
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And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king.
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As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power.
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"And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes.