So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, for the vision belongs to the time of the end.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Daniel 8:17 in context
Daniel 8:14–20
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He said to me, “To two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary will be cleansed.”
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When I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. Then behold, there stood before me someone with the appearance of a man.
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I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”
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So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, for the vision belongs to the time of the end.”
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Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground; but he touched me and set me upright.
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He said, “Behold, I will make you know what will be in the latter time of the indignation, for it belongs to the appointed time of the end.
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The ram which you saw, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
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