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Daniel 7

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1 ἔτος-N3E-GSN πρῶτος-A1--GSNS βασιλεύω-V1--PAPGSM *βαλτασαρ-N---GSM χώρα-N1A-GSF *βαβυλωνία-N1A-GSF *δανιηλ-N---NSM ὅραμα-N3M-ASN ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S παρά-P κεφαλή-N1--ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF κοίτη-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM τότε-D *δανιηλ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN ὅραμα-N3M-ASN ὅς- --ASN ὁράω-VBI-AAI3S γράφω-VAI-AAI3S εἰς-P κεφάλαιον-N2N-APN λόγος-N2--GPM

2 ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF κοίτη-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS θεωρέω-V2I-IAI1S κατά-P ὕπνος-N2--APM νύξ-N3--GSF καί-C ἰδού-I τέσσαρες-A3--NPM ἄνεμος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ἐνπίπτω-VBI-AAI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASF θάλασσα-N1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF μέγας-A1--ASF

3 καί-C τέσσαρες-A3--NPN θηρίον-N2N-NPN ἀναβαίνω-V1I-IAI3P ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF θάλασσα-N1S-GSF διαφέρω-V1--PAPNPN εἷς-A3--ASN παρά-P ὁ- A--ASN εἷς-A3--ASN

4 ὁ- A--NSN πρῶτος-A1--NSNS ὡσεί-D λέαινα-N1A-NSF ἔχω-V1--PAPNSF πτερόν-N2N-APN ὡσεί-D ἀετός-N2--GSM θεωρέω-V2I-IAI1S ἕως-P ὅστις- X--GSN τίλλω-VBI-API3S ὁ- A--NPN πτερόν-N2N-NPN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C αἴρω-VCI-API3S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF καί-C ἐπί-P πούς-N3D-GPM ἀνθρώπινος-A1--GPM ἵστημι-VCI-API3S καί-C ἀνθρώπινος-A1--NSF καρδία-N1A-NSF δίδωμι-VCI-API3S αὐτός- D--DSF

5 καί-C ἰδού-I μετά-P αὐτός- D--ASF ἄλλος- D--ASN θηρίον-N2N-ASN ὁμοίωσις-N3I-ASF ἔχω-V1--PAPASN ἄρκος-N2--GSM καί-C ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN εἷς-A3--GSN πλευρόν-N2N-GSN ἵστημι-VCI-API3S καί-C τρεῖς-A3--NPN πλευρόν-N2N-NPN εἰμί-V9I-IAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN στόμα-N3M-DSN αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C οὕτως-D εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAD2S καταἐσθίω-VB--AAD2S σάρξ-N3K-APF πολύς-A1--APF

6 καί-C μετά-P οὗτος- D--APN θεωρέω-V2I-IAI1S θηρίον-N2N-ASN ἄλλος- D--ASN ὡσεί-D πάρδαλις-N3I-ASF καί-C πτερόν-N2N-NPN τέσσαρες-A3--NPN ἐπιτεινώ-V1--IAI3P ἐπάνω-P αὐτός- D--GSN καί-C τέσσαρες-A3--NPF κεφαλή-N1--NPF ὁ- A--DSN θηρίον-N2N-DSN καί-C γλῶσσα-N1S-NSF δίδωμι-VCI-API3S αὐτός- D--DSN

7 μετά-P δέ-X οὗτος- D--APN θεωρέω-V2I-IAI1S ἐν-P ὅραμα-N3M-DSN ὁ- A--GSF νύξ-N3--GSF θηρίον-N2N-ASN τέταρτος-A1--ASN φοβερός-A1A-ASN καί-C ὁ- A--NSM φόβος-N2--NSM αὐτός- D--GSN ὑπερφέρω-V1--PAPNSM ἰσχύς-N3U-DSF ἔχω-V1--PAPASN ὀδούς-N3--APM σιδηροῦς-A1C-APM μέγας-A1--APM ἐσθίω-V1--PAPASN καί-C κοπανίζω-V1--PAPASN κύκλος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DPM πούς-N3D-DPM καταπατέω-V2--PAPASN διαφόρως-D χράομαι-V3--PMPASN παρά-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN πρό-P αὐτός- D--GSN θηρίον-N2N-APN ἔχω-V1I-IAI3S δέ-X κέρας-N3T-APN δέκα-M

8 καί-C βουλή-N1--NPF πολύς-A1--NPF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN κέρας-N3T-DPN αὐτός- D--GSN καί-C ἰδού-I ἄλλος- D--NSN εἷς-A3--NSN κέρας-N3T-NSN ἀναφύω-VDI-API3S ἀνά-P μέσος-A1--ASM αὐτός- D--GPN μικρός-A1A-NSN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN κέρας-N3T-DPN αὐτός- D--GSN καί-C τρεῖς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--GPN κέρας-N3T-GPN ὁ- A--GPN πρῶτος-A1--GPNS ξηραίνω-VCI-API3P διά-P αὐτός- D--GSN καί-C ἰδού-I ὀφθαλμός-N2--NPM ὥσπερ-D ὀφθαλμός-N2--NPM ἀνθρώπινος-A1--NPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN κέρας-N3T-DSN οὗτος- D--DSN καί-C στόμα-N3M-NSN λαλέω-V2--PAPNSN μέγας-A1--APN καί-C ποιέω-V2I-IAI3S πόλεμος-N2--ASM πρός-P ὁ- A--APM ἅγιος-A1A-APM

9 θεωρέω-V2I-IAI1S ἕως-C ὅτε-D θρόνος-N2--NPM τίθημι-VCI-API3P καί-C παλαιός-A1A-NSM ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF καταἧμαι-V1I-IMI3S ἔχω-V1--PAPNSM περιβολή-N1--ASF ὡσεί-D χιών-N3N-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASN τρίχωμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSF κεφαλή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὡσεί-D ἔριον-N2N-NSN λευκός-A1--NSN καθαρός-A1A-NSN ὁ- A--NSM θρόνος-N2--NSM ὡσεί-D φλόξ-N3G-NSF πῦρ-N3--GSN

10 καί-C ἐκπορεύομαι-V1I-IMI3S κατά-P πρόσωπον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM ποταμός-N2--NSM πῦρ-N3--GSN χίλιοι-A1A-NPF χιλιάς-N3D-NPF θεραπεύω-V1I-IAI3P αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C μύριοι-A1A-NPF μυριάς-N3D-NPF παραἵστημι-VXI-YAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C κριτήριον-N2N-NSN καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C βίβλος-N2--NPF ἀναοἴγω-VQI-API3P

11 θεωρέω-V2I-IAI1S τότε-D ὁ- A--ASF φωνή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GPM λόγος-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GPM μέγας-A1--GPM ὅς- --GPM ὁ- A--NSN κέρας-N3T-NSN λαλέω-V2I-IAI3S καί-C ἀποτυμπανίζω-VSI-API3S ὁ- A--NSN θηρίον-N2N-NSN καί-C ἀποὀλλύω-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSN σῶμα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GSN καί-C δίδωμι-VCI-API3S εἰς-P καῦσις-N3I-ASF πῦρ-N3--GSN

12 καί-C ὁ- A--APM κύκλος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSN ἀποἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--GSF ἐξουσία-N1A-GSF αὐτός- D--GPN καί-C χρόνος-N2--NSM ζωή-N1--GSF δίδωμι-VCI-API3S αὐτός- D--DPN ἕως-P χρόνος-N2--GSM καί-C καιρός-N2--GSM

13 θεωρέω-V2I-IAI1S ἐν-P ὅραμα-N3M-DSN ὁ- A--GSF νύξ-N3--GSF καί-C ἰδού-I ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GPF νεφέλη-N1--GPF ὁ- A--GSM οὐρανός-N2--GSM ὡς-C υἱός-N2--NSM ἄνθρωπος-N2--GSM ἔρχομαι-V1I-IMI3S καί-C ὡς-C παλαιός-A1A-NSM ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF παραεἰμί-V9--IAI3S καί-C ὁ- A--NPM παραἵστημι-VXI-XAPNPM παραεἰμί-V9--IAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM

14 καί-C δίδωμι-VCI-API3S αὐτός- D--DSM ἐξουσία-N1A-NSF καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN ἔθνος-N3E-NPN ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF κατά-P γένος-N3E-APN καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NSF δόξα-N1S-NSF αὐτός- D--DSM λατρεύω-V1--PAPNSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ἐξουσία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐξουσία-N1A-NSF αἰώνιος-A1B-NSF ὅστις- X--NSF οὐ-D μή-D αἴρω-VC--APS3S καί-C ὁ- A--NSF βασιλεία-N1A-NSF αὐτός- D--GSM ὅστις- X--NSF οὐ-D μή-D φθείρω-VD--APS3S

15 καί-C ἀκηδιάω-VA--AAPNSM ἐγώ- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM ἐν-P οὗτος- D--DPN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ὅραμα-N3M-DSN ὁ- A--GSF νύξ-N3--GSF

16 προςἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI1S πρός-P εἷς-A3--ASM ὁ- A--GPM ἵστημι-VXI-XAPGPM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἀκρίβεια-N1A-ASF ζητέω-V2I-IAI1S παρά-P αὐτός- D--GSM ὑπέρ-P πᾶς-A3--GPN οὗτος- D--GPN ἀποκρίνω-VC--APPNSM δέ-X λέγω-V1--PAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C ὁ- A--ASF κρίσις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--GPM λόγος-N2--GPM δηλόω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS

17 οὗτος- D--NPN ὁ- A--NPN θηρίον-N2N-NPN ὁ- A--NPN μέγας-A1--APN εἰμί-V9--PAI3P τέσσαρες-A3--NPM βασιλεία-N1A-NPF ὅς- --NPF ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FMI3P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF

18 καί-C παραλαμβάνω-VF--FMI3P ὁ- A--ASF βασιλεία-N1A-ASF ἅγιος-A1A-NPM ὕψιστος-A1--GSM καί-C καταἔχω-VF--FAI3P ὁ- A--ASF βασιλεία-N1A-ASF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSM αἰών-N3W-GSM καί-C ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSM αἰών-N3W-GSM ὁ- A--GPM αἰών-N3W-GPM

19 τότε-D θέλω-V1I-IAI1S ἐκἀκριβάζομαι-VC--AMN περί-P ὁ- A--GSN θηρίον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSN τέταρτος-A1--GSN ὁ- A--GSN διαφθείρω-V1--PAPGSN πᾶς-A3--APN καί-C ὑπερφόβος-A1B-GSN καί-C ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NPM ὀδούς-N3--NPM αὐτός- D--GSN σιδηροῦς-A1C-NPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ὄνυξ-N3--NPM αὐτός- D--GSN χαλκοῦς-A1C-NPM καταεσθίω-V1--PAPNPM πᾶς-A3--APM κυκλόθεν-D καί-C καταπατέω-V2--PAPNPM ὁ- A--DPM πούς-N3D-DPM

20 καί-C περί-P ὁ- A--GPN δέκα-M κέρας-N3T-GPN αὐτός- D--GSN ὁ- A--GPN ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF κεφαλή-N1--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--GSN εἷς-A3--GSN ὁ- A--GSN ἄλλος- D--GSN ὁ- A--GSN προςφύω-V1--PAPGSN καί-C ἐκπίπτω-VAI-AAI3P διά-P αὐτός- D--GSN τρεῖς-A3--NPN καί-C ὁ- A--NSN κέρας-N3T-NSN ἐκεῖνος- D--NSN ἔχω-V1I-IAI3S ὀφθαλμός-N2--APM καί-C στόμα-N3M-ASN λαλέω-V2--PAPASN μέγας-A1--APN καί-C ὁ- A--NSF πρόσοψις-N3I-NSF αὐτός- D--GSN ὑπερφέρω-V1I-IAI3S ὁ- A--APN ἄλλος-A1--APN

21 καί-C κατανοέω-V2I-IAI1S ὁ- A--ASN κέρας-N3T-ASN ἐκεῖνος- D--ASN πόλεμος-N2--ASM συνἵστημι-V6--PMPASN πρός-P ὁ- A--APM ἅγιος-A1A-APM καί-C τροπόω-V4--PAPASN αὐτός- D--APM

22 ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSN ἔρχομαι-VB--AAN ὁ- A--ASM παλαιός-A1A-ASM ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF καί-C ὁ- A--ASF κρίσις-N3I-ASF δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DPM ἅγιος-A1A-DPM ὁ- A--GSM ὕψιστος-A1--GSM καί-C ὁ- A--NSM καιρός-N2--NSM δίδωμι-VCI-API3S καί-C ὁ- A--ASN βασίλειον-N2N-ASN καταἔχω-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἅγιος-A1A-NPM

23 καί-C εἶπον-VCI-API3S ἐγώ- P--DS περί-P ὁ- A--GSN θηρίον-N2N-GSN ὁ- A--GSN τέταρτος-A1--GSN ὅτι-C βασιλεία-N1A-NSF τέταρτος-A1--NSF εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὅστις- X--NSF διαφέρω-VF--FAI3S παρά-P πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF καί-C ἀναστατόω-VF--FAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF καί-C καταλεαίνω-VF2-FAI3S αὐτός- D--ASF

24 καί-C ὁ- A--NPN δέκα-M κέρας-N3T-NPN ὁ- A--GSF βασιλεία-N1A-GSF δέκα-M βασιλεύς-N3V-NPM ἵστημι-VF--FMI3P καί-C ὁ- A--NSM ἄλλος- D--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM μετά-P οὗτος- D--APM ἵστημι-VF--FMI3S καί-C αὐτός- D--NSM διαφέρω-VF--FAI3S κακός-A1--DPN ὑπέρ-P ὁ- A--APM πρῶτος-A1--APMS καί-C τρεῖς-A3--APM βασιλεύς-N3V-APM ταπεινόω-VF--FAI3S

25 καί-C ῥῆμα-N3M-APN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM ὕψιστος-A1--ASM λαλέω-VF--FAI3S καί-C ὁ- A--APM ἅγιος-A1A-APM ὁ- A--GSM ὕψιστος-A1--GSM κατατρίβω-VF--FAI3S καί-C προςδέχομαι-VF--FMI3S ἀλλοιόω-VA--AAN καιρός-N2--APM καί-C νόμος-N2--ASM καί-C παραδίδωμι-VC--FPI3S πᾶς-A3--APN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF χείρ-N3--APF αὐτός- D--GSM ἕως-P καιρός-N2--GSM καί-C καιρός-N2--GPM καί-C ἕως-P ἥμισυς-A3U-GSM καιρός-N2--GSM

26 καί-C ὁ- A--NSF κρίσις-N3I-NSF καταἵζω-VF--FMI3S καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἐξουσία-N1A-ASF ἀποὀλλύω-VF2-FAI3P καί-C βουλεύω-VF--FMI3P μιαίνω-VA--AAN καί-C ἀποὀλλύω-VA--AAN ἕως-P τέλος-N3E-GSN

27 καί-C ὁ- A--ASF βασιλεία-N1A-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἐξουσία-N1A-ASF καί-C ὁ- A--ASF μεγαλειότης-N3T-ASF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--ASF ἀρχή-N1--ASF πᾶς-A1S-GPF ὁ- A--GPF ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASM οὐρανός-N2--ASM βασιλεία-N1A-GPF δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S λαός-N2--DSM ἅγιος-A1A-DSM ὕψιστος-A1--GSM βασιλεύω-VA--AAN βασιλεία-N1A-ASF αἰώνιος-A1B-ASF καί-C πᾶς-A1S-NPF ὁ- A--NPF ἐξουσία-N1A-NPF αὐτός- D--DSM ὑποτάσσω-VD--FPI3P καί-C πειθαρχέω-VF--FAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM

28 ἕως-P καταστροφή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM λόγος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--NS *δανιηλ-N---NSM σφόδρα-D ἔκστασις-N3I-DSF περιἔχω-V1I-IMI1S καί-C ὁ- A--NSF ἕξις-N3I-NSF ἐγώ- P--GS διαφέρω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C ὁ- A--ASN ῥῆμα-N3M-ASN ἐν-P καρδία-N1A-DSF ἐγώ- P--GS στηρίζω-VAI-AAI1S

   

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Apocalypse Revealed #270

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270. Having seven horns. This symbolizes the Lord's omnipotence.

The Word often mentions horns, and a horn everywhere symbolizes power. Consequently, when a horn is mentioned in connection with the Lord, it symbolizes omnipotence. Seven horns are specified, because seven symbolizes all (no. 10), thus all power or omnipotence.

That a horn symbolizes power, and when mentioned in connection with the Lord, omnipotence, can be seen from the following passages:

You who rejoice over nothing, who say, "Have we not taken horns for ourselves by our own strength?" (Amos 6:13)

I said... to the wicked, "Do not lift up the horn. Do not lift up your horn on high...." All the horns of the wicked I will cut off; the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. (Psalms 75:4-5, 10)

Jehovah... has exalted the horn of your adversaries. (Lamentations 2:17)

The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken... (Jeremiah 48:25)

...you have pushed with side and shoulder, and struck all the weak sheep with your horns... (Ezekiel 34:21)

(Jehovah) has exalted the horn of His people... (Psalms 148:14)

(Jehovah God of hosts,) the glory of their strength..., He has exalted our horn. (Psalms 89:17)

The brightness (of Jehovah God) will be like the light; He will have horns 1 coming from His hand, and the hiding of His power there. (Habakkuk 3:4)

...My arm shall strengthen (David)..., and in My name his horn shall be exalted. (Psalms 89:21, 24)

...Jehovah, my strength..., my rock...(my) horn... (Psalms 18:1-2, cf. 2 Samuel 22:3)

Arise..., O daughter of Zion; for I will make your horn iron..., that you may break in pieces many peoples. (Micah 4:13)

(The Lord) has destroyed in His wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah..., (and) He has cut off... every horn of Israel. (Lamentations 2:2-3)

Powers are also symbolized by the horns of the dragon in Revelation 12:3; by the horns of the beast rising up out of the sea in Revelation 13:1; by the horns of the scarlet beast upon which the woman sat in Revelation 17:3, 7, 12; by the horns of the ram and the goat in Daniel 8:3-12, 20-22. The last symbolized the power of Divine truth in the church. And conversely, that that power would perish, by the horns of the altars in Bethel, in Amos:

...I will visit punishment on the transgressions of Israel, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel, so that the horns of the altar are cut off and fall to the ground. (Amos 3:14)

Footnotes:

1. Probably descriptive of rays of light.

  
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Many thanks to the General Church of the New Jerusalem, and to Rev. N.B. Rogers, translator, for the permission to use this translation.

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Daniel 8:3-12

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3 Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no animals could stand before him, neither was there any who could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.

5 As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and didn't touch the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

6 He came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran on him in the fury of his power.

7 I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled on him; and there was none who could deliver the ram out of his hand.

8 The male goat magnified himself exceedingly: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable [horns] toward the four winds of the sky.

9 Out of one of them came forth a little horn, which grew exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious [land].

10 It grew great, even to the army of the sky; and some of the army and of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled on them.

11 Yes, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the army; and it took away from him the continual [burnt offering], and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.

12 The army was given over [to it] together with the continual [burnt offering] through disobedience; and it cast down truth to the ground, and it did [its pleasure] and prospered.