its the angel explaining Daniel what he saw just prior.
these verses talking about the ram that is Persia and madai.
the Capricorn is the ptolemites and the big horn is alex that had been broken and succeded by 4 kings than after them came another king from them (not a new beast) he was Antiochus, and the macabbean revolt, he stopped the temple work, this is why we celebrate hannukah.
Quoting: Dreamily Resonant VIP Technically Scripture calls it Grecia so while Alex may have been the leaderv at the time Jerusalem came under his control he died within a few weeks so any General should be part of Grecia rather than being a 'new horn' as you suggest. 4 new horns should be 4 new leaders just like in the silver, something that holds a name. Rome took over in 50BC (easy math) so they would have to be at least the 5th ruler over Jerusalem that fulfilled all the requirements, like the one in Da:2 that says they will become a great kingdom in the world after they control Jerusalem. Given the direction from Jerusalem you can't help but hit Rome square on, let alone that in 500 years she fulfilled all the required verses, like being named the 6th king that counts Neb as the first and the silver as a few more and Alex as another one.
All that by accident??
rome is not included in this vision and explanations.
it is not talking about the 4th beast, it doesn't mention it.
Quoting: Dreamily Resonant VIP Rome would be in the 3rd beast, part of the brass, the iron/clay kingdom has not started yet.
Da:7:6:
After this I beheld,
and lo another,
like a leopard,
which had upon the back of it
four wings of a fowl;
the beast had also
four heads;
and
dominion was given to it.
Dominion is something like Alex had, after Alex Rome was the biggest 'dominion' that ever controlled Jerusalem. What you are promoting is considered a 'speed-bump' in Scripture.
Da:9:25:
Know therefore and understand,
that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks,
and threescore and two weeks:
the street shall be built again,
and the wall,
even in troublous times.and then he says after that would pass day evening and 2300 years until the end, and it is sealed.
Quoting: Dreamily Resonant VIP To fall within the 2nd half of the 70th week the 2300 would have to start about the time God called John to begin preaching and making disciples. 7 years would be 2520 and that would be Peter's vision in Acts:10 so the death of Stephen could be on a day that the numbers fit. As it is only the 3 1/2 years leading to the cross has actual references.
Da:8:13:
Then I heard one saint speaking,
and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning
the daily sacrifice,
and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
Da:8:14:
And he said unto me,
Unto two thousand and three hundred days;
then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
Ac:8:1:
And Saul was consenting unto his death.
And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem;
and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria,
except the apostles.
