Daniel 7:16 – 3 examples of many translations
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So I approached one of those who was standing nearby and began to ask the meaning of all of this. He spoke to me and caused me to understand the interpretation of these things.
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I came near to one of those who ministered and asked of him the truth concerning all these things. And he told me the truth and made me know the interpretation of these things.
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And I drew near to one of them that stood by, and I sought to learn of him the truth of all these things. And he told me the truth, and made known to me the interpretation of the things.
Understanding the Witness of Daniel’s Dream – Night Vision
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Stood by
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Ministering
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Revealer
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Part of a group
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Close enough for Daniel to draw near
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Observer
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Interpreter
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Speaks truth
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Personal revealer of the truth
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Daniel sought to learn the truth
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Able to disclose
Additional ideas from Daniel 7:16
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Attendant to vision
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Witness
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Truth teller
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Emanates truth
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Knower
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Revealer of interpretation
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Personal interpreter
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Referred to as male – “him”
Doing an internet search, it is assumed this is an angel. Yet I question that because Daniel would have used that language and did not. He never mentioned wings, light, or appearance other than “he,” and then “he was one of,” meaning part of a group. I believe this is pointing to one from heaven, as this one has heavenly knowledge and is only speaking truth. A heavenly group guiding understanding of visions.
What does this mean as we seek to be much more powerful in our visionary dreaming?
We can recount the dream and dwell on the details, with a request to know more from one of the heavenly group guiding understanding, and/or from the Holy Spirit.
Daniel had the opportunity to speak to this one only because he was troubled and drew near to him. This means visionary dreams are not likely happy, celebratory dreams.
Examples from translations:
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I, Daniel, was troubled in spirit, and the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me.
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I, Daniel, was troubled by all I had seen, and my visions terrified me.
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As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me.
His spirit and his mind were troubled deeply, and he sought out help to learn the meaning of what he had seen.
Dream One
I saw children, preteen and young teen, in a forest. There were many, and they were in danger. They were running when lines began to form and they began to quiet, like being herded, like stock going to slaughter. I heard “pedophile.” I saw it was Mexico. I saw it was a place where they would torture the kids and harvest the adrenochrome for an “emerging market” of a drug for longevity.
This was a literal dream. A few pieces filled in as I woke, but the interpretation was pretty clear right off.
Dream Two
I saw a chrome container, like a bowl with a lipped bottom. It held 49 grey stones in the shape of an egg. On the top was one white stone, glossy and unique.
The grey stones represent the failing fertility of those who are now chemically compromised, unable to conceive. Their eggs have become dead, hard grey stones. The glossy stone represents a hope to make something pretty out of something tragic. It does not correct the lost fertility. The shiny new white egg is technology to replace the loss of building a human family. It is wrapped up in a fancy chrome container impersonating silver. It looks fancy but not so much. Presented as: “this is the lovely way to deal with a toxic system we did to you but don’t want you to know.” Kind of like the “you will eat bugs and like it,” “you will lose your fertility as a culture or community and like this” fake egg substitute.
This was an example of a dream needing interpretation.
