13. Then I heard a holy angel speaking. Another holy angel spoke to him. He asked, "How long will it take for the vision to come true? The daily sacrifices will be stopped. Those who refuse to obey God will be destroyed. The temple will be handed over to an enemy. And some of the stars will be stomped on."
14. One of the holy angels said to me, "It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the temple will be made holy again."
15. I was watching the vision. And I was trying to understand it. Then I saw someone who looked like a man.
16. I heard a voice from the Ulai Waterway. It called out, "Gabriel, tell Daniel what his vision means."
17. Gabriel came close to where I was standing. I was terrified and fell down flat with my face toward the ground. He said to me, "Son of man, I want you to understand that the vision tells about the time of the end."
18. While he was speaking to me, I was sound asleep. I lay with my face toward the ground. Then he touched me. He raised me to my feet.
19. He said, "I am going to tell you what will happen later. It will take place when God is angry. The vision tells about the appointed time of the end.
20. You saw a ram that had two horns. It stands for the kings of Media and Persia.
21. The goat stands for the king of Greece. The large horn between his eyes is the first king.
22. Four horns took its place when it was broken off. They stand for four kingdoms that will come from his nation. But those kingdoms will not be as powerful as his.
23. "Toward the end of their rule, those who refuse to obey God will become completely evil. Then another king will appear. He will have a mean-looking face. He will be a master at making clever plans.
24. He will become very strong. But he will not get that way by his own power. People will be amazed at the way he destroys everything. He will be successful no matter what he does. He will destroy the mighty men and the holy people.