13 As I continued to watch the vision that night,I saw what looked likea son of mancoming with the clouds of heaven,and he was presentedto the Eternal God.
14 He was crowned kingand given power and glory,so that all peopleof every nation and racewould serve him.He will rule for ever,and his kingdom is eternal,never to be destroyed.
15 Daniel wrote:I was terrified by these visions, and I didn't know what to think.
16 So I asked one of those standing there, and he explained,
17 “The four beasts are four earthly kingdoms.
18 But God Most High will give his kingdom to his chosen ones, and it will be theirs for ever and ever.”
19 I wanted to know more about the fourth beast, because it was so different and much more terrifying than the others. What was the meaning of its iron teeth and bronze claws and of its feet that smashed what the teeth and claws had not ground and crushed?