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IN the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream, telling the main facts. Daniel spoke, saying, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the Great Sea. "And four great beast came up from the sea, each diferent from the other. "The first was like a lion, and had eagle' s wing. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man`s heart was given  to it."And suddendly another beast, a second, like a bear, It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it arise, devour much flesh!' "After this I looked, and there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it. "After this I saw in the vision, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devoured, breaking in pieces, and tramped the residue with its feet. It was differnt from it, and it had ten horns. "I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words. "I watched till thrones were put in place, and the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like  pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, its wheels a burning fire;  A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, and the books were opened. "I watched then because of the sound of the pompous words which the horn was speaking; I watched till the beast / 6 / the son of perdition was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. "As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. "I was watching in the night vision, and One like the Son of Man, coming with clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him. Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed. "I Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the vision of my head troubled me. "I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth by and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things. 'Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings arise out of the earth. 'But the saints of Most High shall recieve the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.' "Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trempled the residue with its feet. "And the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearnce was greater than his fellows. "I was watching; the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevail against them, "Until the Ancient of Days came, and a judment was made in favor of the saints of Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom. "Thus he said: The fourth beast shall be a forth kingdom on earth, which shall be differnt from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth it and break it and break it in pieces.  The ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them;  he shall be differnt from the first ones, and shall subdue three kings.  He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand  for a time and times and half a time. 'But the court shall be seated, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it forever.  Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting  kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him. "This is the end of the acount. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my countenance changed; but I kept the matter im my heart. DANIEL 7:1-28

                                           JESUS spoke these words, lifed up His eyes to heaven, and said : " Father, the hour has come . Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, "As You have given Him authority all the flesh, that He shuold eternal life to as many as You have given Him. "And this is eternal life , that they ma know You, the only true God,  and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. "I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. "And now, O Father, glorify  Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept world was. "I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. The were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. "Now they have known that all things which  You have given Me are from You. "For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You ; and they have believed that You sent Me. "I pray for them. I do  not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.  "And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. "Now I am no longer in the world, but are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whomYou have given Me, that they may be one as We are. "While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept ; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition / 6 / the beast, that Scripture might be fulfilled. "But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. "I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.  "They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.  "Sanctify them by Your truth, Your word is truth. "As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. "And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also a be sanctify by the truth. " I do not pray for these alone but for those who will believe in Me through their word; "That they all ma be one, as You, Father, and I in You ; that they also may be one of in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. "And the glory which You gave Me I  have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: "I in them, and You in Me ; that they may made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.  "Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me be with Me where I am, that they may given Me ; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. "O righteous Father ! The world has not known You, but I have known You ; and these have known that You sent Me. "And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them." John 17 :1-26 

                                          THEN I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marvelled and followed the beast. So they worshiped the dragon who give authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"   And he was given a mouth speaking things and blasphemies, and was given authority to continue for forty - two months.  Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blasphem His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him every tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If anyone has an ear, let him hear. He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience of the saints. Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he excercise all authority of the first beast in his presence, and cause the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in sight of men. And he decieves those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause many as would not worship the image of beast to be killed. He cause all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to recieve a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, And that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him  who has understanding calculate the number of the beast / 6 / the son of perdition, for it is the number of a man: His name is 666. REVELATION 13:1-18 

                                        THEN one of the seven angels who had the seven bowels came and talked with me, saying to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters,  "With whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication." So he carried me away in the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abomination and filthness of her fornication. And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveleled with great amazement. But the angel said to me, "Why did you marvel? I tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. "The beast / 6 / the son of perdition that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundations of the world, when they see the beast that was, is not and yet is.  "Here is the mind which has wisdom: The sevens heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.  There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And he comes, he must continue a short time. "The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eight, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition. "Ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have recieved no kingdom as yet, but they recieve authority for one hour as kings with the beast. "These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. "Thsee will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and fiathful." Then he said to me, "The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongue.  "And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire.  "For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast / 6 / the son of  perdition, until the words of God are fulfiiled. "And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth."REVELATION 17:1-18