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1 Then saw I a dream, and, behold, there came up from the sea an eagle, which had twelve feathered wings,
and three heads.
2 And I saw, and, behold, she spread her wings over all the earth, and all the winds of the air blew on
her, and were gathered together.
3 And I beheld, and out of her feathers there grew other contrary feathers; and they became little feathers
and small.
4 But her heads were at rest: the head in the midst was greater than the other, yet rested it with the
residue.
5 Moreover I beheld, and, lo, the eagle flew with her feathers, and reigned upon earth, and over them that
dwelt therein.
6 And I saw that all things under heaven were subject unto her, and no man spake against her, no, not one
creature upon earth.
12 And I looked, and, behold, on the right side there arose one feather, and reigned over all the earth;
13 And so it was, that when it reigned, the end of it came, and the place thereof appeared no more: so the
next following stood up. and reigned, and had a great time;
14 And it happened, that when it reigned, the end of it came also, like as the first, so that it appeared
no more.
16 Hear thou that hast borne rule over the earth so long: this I say unto thee, before thou beginnest to
appear no more,
19 So went it with all the residue one after another, as that every one reigned, and then appeared no more.
20 Then I beheld, and, lo, in process of time the feathers that followed stood up upon the right side, that
they might rule also; and some of them ruled, but within a while they appeared no more:
22 After this I looked, and, behold, the twelve feathers appeared no more, nor the two little feathers:
24 Then saw I also that two little feathers divided themselves from the six, and remained under the head
that was upon the right side: for the four continued in their place.
25 And I beheld, and, lo, the feathers that were under the wing thought to set up themselves and to have
the rule.
29 And when they so thought, behold, there awaked one of the heads that were at rest, namely, it that was
in the midst; for that was greater than the two other heads.
31 And, behold, the head was turned with them that were with it, and did eat up the two feathers under the
wing that would have reigned.
32 But this head put the whole earth in fear, and bare rule in it over all those that dwelt upon the earth
with much oppression; and it had the governance of the world more than all the wings that had been.
33 And after this I beheld, and, lo, the head that was in the midst suddenly appeared no more, like as the
wings.
34 But there remained the two heads, which also in like sort ruled upon the earth, and over those that dwelt
therein.
36 Then I head a voice, which said unto me, Look before thee, and consider the thing that thou seest.
37 And I beheld, and lo, as it were a roaring lion chased out of the wood: and I saw that he sent out a
man’s voice unto the eagle, and said,
39 Art not thou it that remainest of the four beasts, whom I made to reign in my world, that the end of
their times might come through them?
40 And the fourth came, and overcame all the beasts that were past, and had power over the world with great
fearfulness, and over the whole compass of the earth with much wicked oppression; and so long time dwelt
he upon the earth with deceit.
42 For thou hast afflicted the meek, thou hast hurt the peaceable, thou hast loved liars, and destroyed
the dwellings of them that brought forth fruit, and hast cast down the walls of such as did thee no harm.
44 The Highest also hath looked upon the proud times, and, behold, they are ended, and his abominations
are fulfilled.