The Exile

Daniel 8 - Ram, Goat and Little Horn

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539 BC – future
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Daniel has another vision of a ram (Medo—Persia) and goat (Greece). The ram is strong and powerful, but the male goat comes and tramples the ram. Then a horn grows out of the four horns on the goat. It becomes exceedingly strong and exalts himself.

Daniel 8 - Ram, Goat and Little Horn
Ram and Goat fighting

Bible passages

  • Daniel 8:1-27
    1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. 2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. 3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. …

Text of the King James Version.

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Daniel 8 - Ram, Goat and Little Horn
Ram and goat fighting
Daniel 8 - Ram, Goat and Little Horn
Drawing of a ram

Related events

  1. Daniel 622–530 BC
  2. 2300 Day Prophecy 457 BC – 1844 AD