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19 He said, “Behold, I am going to let you know what will happen during the final time of the indignation and wrath [of God upon the ungodly], for it concerns the appointed time of the end.

The Ram’s Identity

20 The ram which you saw with the two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia.

The Goat

21 The shaggy (rough-coated) male goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the great horn between his eyes is the [a]first king.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 8:21 I.e. Alexander the Great, who consolidated the empire.

19 He said: “I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath,(A) because the vision concerns the appointed time(B) of the end.[a](C) 20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.(D) 21 The shaggy goat is the king of Greece,(E) and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.(F)

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Footnotes

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