Daniel 8 - Daniel Had Another Dream - NAS

1. This Time Daniel Saw a Ram That Seemed Unstoppable. Then He Saw Powerful Goat.

Daniel 8:1-4 In the third year of the reign of __________________ the king a vision appeared to me, Daniel, __________________ to the one which appeared to me __________________. [2] I looked in the vision, and while I was looking I was in the citadel of Susa, which is in the ______________ of Elam; and I looked in the vision and I myself was beside the Ulai Canal. [3] Then I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a ram which had two horns was standing in front of the canal. Now the two horns were long, but one was longer than the other, with the longer one coming up last. [4] I saw the ram butting ______________, northward, and ________________, and no other beasts could stand before him nor was there anyone to rescue from his power, but he did as he pleased and ________________ ____________.

Daniel 8:5-8 While I was ________________, behold, a male goat was coming from the west over the surface of the whole earth without touching the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes. [6] He came up to the ram that had the two horns, which I had seen ______________ in front of the canal, and rushed at him in his mighty wrath. [7] I saw him come beside the ram, and he was enraged at him; and he struck the ram and ________________ his two horns, and the ram had no ______________ to ________________ him. So he hurled him to the ground and ______________ on him, and there was none to rescue the ram from his power. [8] Then the male goat ________________ ____________ ___________________. But as soon as he was mighty, the large horn was broken; and in its place there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of heaven.

2. Next Daniel Saw a Rather Small Horn with Great Ambition.

Daniel 8:9-12 Out of one of them came forth a rather small horn which grew ___________________ great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Beautiful Land. [10] It grew up to the host of heaven and caused some of the host and some of the stars to fall to the earth, and it ______________ them down. [11] It even ________________ itself to be equal with the ________________ of the host; and it removed the regular sacrifice from Him, and the place of His ________________ was thrown down. [12] And on account of _______________________ the host will be given over to the horn along with the regular sacrifice; and it will fling truth to the ground and perform its will and ____________.

Daniel 8:13-14 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to that __________________ one who was speaking, "How long will the vision about the regular ________________ apply, while the _______________________ causes horror, so as to allow both the holy place and the host to be trampled?" [14] He said to me, "For 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the holy place will be properly ______________."

Daniel asked the one speaking how long the horn would be allowed to trample the holy place? ___________ evenings and mornings. And evening and a morning is one day. A day in prophecy represents a year in time. So it would be ___________ years that this would be allowed to continue.

3. Here are Two Bible Texts That Give the Year Day Principle When Applied to Prophecy.

Numbers 14:34 'According to the __________ of days which you spied out the land, forty days, for every day you shall bear your guilt a year, even forty years, and you will know My __________________.

Ezekiel 4:6 "When you have ________________ these, you shall lie down a __________ time, but on your right side and bear the iniquity of the house of Judah; I have assigned it to you for forty days, a day for each year.

4. Daniel Tried to Understand the Vision.

Daniel 8:15-18 When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one who looked like a man. [16] And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, and he called out and said, "____________, give this man an _______________________ of the vision." [17] So he came near to where I was standing, and when he came I was __________________ and fell on my face; but he said to me, "Son of man, understand that the vision ______________ to the time of the end." [18] Now while he was ____________ with me, I sank into a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he ____________ me and made me stand ____________.

Daniel 8:19-20 He said, "Behold, I am going to let you know what will occur at the final period of the ___________________, for it ______________ to the appointed time of the end. [20] "The ram which you saw with the two horns __________________ the kings of Media and Persia.

Daniel 8:21-22 "The shaggy goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king. [22] "The broken horn and the four horns that arose in its place represent four ______________ which will arise from his __________, ______________ not with his power.

5. The Little Horn Seemed to Have Unusual Ability unlike Its Predecessors.

Daniel 8:23-26 "In the latter period of their rule, When the _______________________ have run their course, A king will arise, Insolent and skilled in ______________. [24] "His power will be mighty, but not by his own power, And he will destroy to an _______________________ degree And prosper and perform his will; He will destroy mighty men and the holy people. [25] "And through his __________________ He will cause deceit to succeed by his influence; And he will magnify himself in his heart, And he will destroy many while they are at ease. He will even oppose the Prince of ____________, But he will be broken without human agency. [26] "The vision of the ______________ and ______________ Which has been told is true; But keep the vision secret, For it ______________ to many days in the future."

Daniel 8:27 Then I, Daniel, was ________________ and sick for days. Then I got up again and carried on the king's business; but I was ________________ at the vision, and there was none to explain it.

1) What would you say are some important characteristics of the king just described? ______________________________________________________________

2) Did Daniel now understand the meaning of the vision? __________

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