15. As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved and anxious within me, and the visions of my head alarmed and agitated me.
16. I came near to one of those who stood there and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things.
17. These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth.
18. But the saints of the Most High [God] shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever. [Rom. 8:17; I Pet. 2:9; Rev. 3:21.]
19. Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast–which was different from all the others, exceedingly terrible and shocking, whose teeth were of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke and crushed, and trampled what was left with its feet–
20. And about the ten horns [representing kings] that were on its head, and the other horn which came up later and before which three of [the horns] fell, the horn which had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things and which looked greater than the others.
21. As I looked, this horn made war with the saints and prevailed over them [Rev. 13:7-9.]
22. Until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High [God], and the time came when the saints possessed the kingdom.
23. Thus [the angel] said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all other kingdoms and shall devour the whole earth, tread it down, and break it in pieces and crush it.