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Some Jews and Christians have read this cryptic language, “time of the end,” to refer to the end of the world; but others believe the context points to the “time of the end” of the exile of God and His people from the full and final restoration of temple worship in Jerusalem.

18 As he was speaking, I slipped into a deep sleep—my face pressed to the ground. But Gabriel touched me and helped me stand to my feet where I was before.

Gabriel: 19 I have been sent here to help you understand the things that will take place later in the final time of wrath; for everything you have seen refers to the appointed time of the end. 20 The ram you saw by the Ulai Canal, the one with the two long horns, represents the kings of Media and Persia.

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18 While he was speaking to me, I was in a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.(A) Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.(B)

19 He said: “I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath,(C) because the vision concerns the appointed time(D) of the end.[a](E) 20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 8:19 Or because the end will be at the appointed time