Daniel 7:1-6 ▼

1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream with visions in his mind as he was lying in his bed. He wrote down the dream, and here is the summary of his account .

2 Daniel said, “ In my vision at night I was watching, and suddenly the four winds of heaven stirred up the great sea.

3 Four huge beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other.

4 “ The first was like a lion but had eagle’s wings. I continued watching until its wings were torn off. It was lifted up from the ground, set on its feet like a man, and given a human mind.

5 “ Suddenly, another beast appeared, a second one, that looked like a bear. It was raised up on one side, with three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘ Get up! Gorge yourself on flesh.’

6 “ While I was watching, another beast appeared. It was like a leopard with four wings of a bird on its back. It had four heads and was given authority to rule.