Today I read Daniel 8, where Daniel had a vision of the ram, goat and horn signifying future kingdoms rising and falling before God defeats them in the end days. Today I considered that God is telling us how the end times will be, so we are prepared.
Ram and Goat Vision of the End Times
Daniel had a vision about the future and Gabriel explained the vision (Daniel 8:1-27). Daniel had a vision that a ram with two horns was expanding to dominate territory towards the west, north, and south. A goat with one horn came from the west that defeated the ram. The goat grew stronger and the great horn broke and it had four horns and a little horn from one of the four horns. Daniel requested the meaning and Gabriel explained the ram’s horns were the kings of Media and Persia, the goat’s horn(s) were Grecia and then four kingdoms. The little horn will magnify himself, stop the daily sacrifice to God, and use his power to destroy people through peace. The daily sacrifices to God will stop for 2,300 days and then the temple will be cleansed. God will break the little horn. This vision was for the later days or end times.
Questions and Thoughts for Today
God warns his children about what is coming so they can be prepared, spiritually, mentally, and physically. Daniel wrote down the vision concerning what would happen, even saying how people will be destroyed through peace. We as followers of God we now know to run from leaders that praise themselves, tell us not to sacrifice to God, and emphasize peace more than God. God should always be the priority over any man.
Do you have an example of a leader praising themselves more than God and emphasizing that they gave you peace?