Daniel, Chapter 10. We'll be starting in the first verse and reading through the end of the chapter.

In the third year of Cyrus, King of Persia, a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named

Belted Shazar, and the word was true, and it was a great conflict.

And he understood the word and had understanding of the vision. In those days I, Daniel, was

mourning for three weeks. I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine, my mouth, nor did I annoy myself at all for the full three weeks.

On the 24th day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the Great River that is the Tigris.

I lifted up my eyes and looked and behold a man clothed in linen whose lines were

girded with the gold of eufas.

His body was like barrel.

His face is like the appearance of lightning.

His eyes like flaming torches.

His arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and to the sound of his words like the noise of a multitude.

And I Daniel alone saw the vision.

For the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great trembling fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.

So I was left alone and saw this great vision and no strength was left in me. My radiant appearance was fearfully changed and I retained

no strength. Then I heard the sound of his words, and when I heard the sound of his words I fell on my face in a deep sleep with my face to the ground. And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. And he said to me trembling on my hands and knees.

And he said to me, oh Daniel, man greatly beloved,

give heed to the words that I speak to you and stand upright.

For now I've been sent to you. While he was speaking this word to me, I stood up trembling.

Then he said to me, fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your mind to understand and humbled yourself before your God,

your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words.

The prince of the kingdom of Persia with stood me 21 days, but Michael, one of the chief

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