18 While he was speaking to me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, made me stand up,
19 and said, “I am here to tell you what will happen at the conclusion of the time of wrath, because it refers to the appointed time of the end.
20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
21 The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king.
22 The four horns that took the place of the shattered horn represent four kingdoms. They will rise from that nation, but without its power.
23 Near the end of their kingdoms,when the rebels have reachedthe full measure of their sin, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.
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 powerfulalong with the holy people.