“And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.” [Daniel 8:14](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel%208%3A14&version=NKJV) # Notable events in the related vision - Beginning: Standing in Iran, Daniel sees a ram with two horns pushing westward, northward and southward. - A goat with a notable horn between its eyes comes from the west, across the whole face of the earth, without touching the ground. - The goat attacks the ram and breaks his two horns. - Ram is cast to the ground and trampled with no one helping him. - The goat grew very great - When he became strong the large horn was broken - In the large horn’s place for notable ones came up towards the four winds of heaven - Out of one of the horns came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land. - The little horn grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. - He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down. - Because of transgression, an army was given over to the horn to oppose the daily sacrifices; and he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered. # Vision interpretation - Gabriel says “Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; for at the appointed time the end shall be.” [Daniel 8:19](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel%208%3A19&version=NKJV) - The ram which you saw, having the two horns—they are the kings of Media and Persia. (these correspond to the the modern nations of Iraq and Iran) - The male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king. (The Greece referred to here is not the nation of Greece, it was long gone.  The Hebrews of the time period here would have understood the word used here as a western power, corresponding to the vision “comes from the west”.)(The “first king” would mean first as in most important, not first as in numerical value) - As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power - And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their fullness, a king shall arise, Having fierce features, who understands sinister schemes. - His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power - He shall destroy fearfully, and shall prosper and thrive - He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people. - Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule - And he shall exalt himself in his heart. - He shall destroy many in their prosperity. - He shall even rise against the Prince of princes - But he shall be broken without human means - Therefore seal up the vision, for it refers to many days in the future # Notes This time element is the longest in all of Daniel and Revelation, and I believe all the other time elements fit within it for the following reasons: - Beginning: Standing in Iran, Daniel sees a ram with two horns pushing westward, northward and southward. I interpret this as Iran pushing with Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis, and it started in earnest October 7, 2023. - It contains what I believe to be the first actions that precede all others (western nation attacking Iraq and Iran) - After the attacks on Iraq and Iran (elements I haven’t found in other time elements) there are many events that match ones in other visions and time elements in both Daniel and Revelation. - If the last element, “broken without human means” means killed by Christ’s coming, that is the last element of any time line.  They all end at or before that. In Daniel 8:13 the holy one says “How long will the vision be, concerning the daily sacrifices and the transgression of desolation, the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?”. These last events also let us know this vision time element includes the last events as the host trampled is the 1260 day prophecy that goes to the end, and the abomination of desolation is one of the very last events.   <span class="center-menu">[[Home Page]]</span>