¹⁷ He said, ‘The four large animals stand for four kings. The kings will appear on the earth. ¹⁸ But the holy people of the Most High God will receive the kingdom. They will possess it forever. It will belong to them for ever and ever.’

¹⁹ “Then I wanted to know what the fourth animal stood for. It was different from the others. It was the most terrifying of all. It had iron teeth and bronze claws. It crushed everyone it attacked and ate them up. It stomped on anything that was left.