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23 This is the explanation he offered:

“As for the fourth beast,
    it signifies a fourth kingdom on earth
    that will differ from all other kingdoms.
It shall devour the earth,
    trample it underfoot, and crush it to pieces.
24 As for the ten horns,
    from this kingdom ten kings shall rise,
    and another shall arise after them.
This last king will be different from the earlier ones,
    and he will overcome three kings.
25 He will insult the Most High
    and oppress the holy ones of the Most High
in his stubborn determination
    to change the sacred seasons and the law.
They shall be given into his power
    for a time, two times, and half a time.

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