Tuesday in Season after Pentecost

5Verse 5. and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous. 6Verse 6. But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor. 7Verse 7. So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression. 8Verse 8. Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders. 9Verse 9. And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10Verse 10. And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him.

15Verse 15. While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. 16Verse 16. And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.” 17Verse 17. As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.” 18Verse 18. While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, helped me to my feet, 19Verse 19. and said, “Behold, I will make known to you what will happen in the latter time of wrath, because it concerns the appointed time of the end. 20Verse 20. The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia. 21Verse 21. The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king. 22Verse 22. The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation but will not have the same power. 23Verse 23. In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne. 24Verse 24. His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people. 25Verse 25. Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands. 26Verse 26. The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been spoken is true. Now you must seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.” 27Verse 27. I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.