13. Then one of the holy angels asked another, “When will the daily sacrifices be offered again? What about this horrible rebellion? When will the temple and heaven's army no longer be trampled in the dust?”
14. The other answered, “It will be two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings before the temple is dedicated and in use again.”
15. Daniel wrote:I was trying to understand the meaning of the vision, when someone suddenly appeared there beside me.
16. And from beside the River Ulai, a voice like that of a human said, “Gabriel, help him understand the vision.”
17. Gabriel came over, and I fell to the ground in fear. Then he said, “You are merely a human, but you need to understand that this vision is about the end of time.”
18. While he was speaking, I fell face down in a deep sleep. But he lifted me to my feet
19. and said:Listen, and I will tell you what will happen at the end of time, when God has chosen to show his anger.
20. The two horns of the ram are the kings of Media and Persia,