Formation Journal Reading Plan

7:1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head on his bed: then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.

7:2 Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke forth on the great sea.

7:3 Four great animals came up from the sea, diverse one from another.

7:4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I saw until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand on two feet as a man; and a man’s heart was given to it.

7:5 Behold, another animal, a second, like a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus to it, Arise, devour much flesh.

7:6 After this I saw, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird; the animal had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

7:7 After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, a fourth animal, awesome and powerful, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet: and it was diverse from all the animals that were before it; and it had ten horns.

7:8 I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots: and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.

7:9 I saw until thrones were placed, and one who was ancient of days sat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and its wheels burning fire.

7:10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

7:11 I saw at that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke; I saw even until the animal was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire.

7:12 As for the rest of the animals, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

7:13 I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

7:14 There was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

7:15 As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

7:16 I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.

7:17 These great animals, which are four, are four kings, who shall arise out of the earth.

7:18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.

7:19 Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth animal, which was diverse from all of them, exceedingly terrible, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass; which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet;

7:20 and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke great things, whose look was more stout than its fellows.

7:21 I saw, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;

7:22 until the ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High, and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

7:23 Thus he said, The fourth animal shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

7:24 As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom shall ten kings arise: and another shall arise after them; and he shall be diverse from the former, and he shall put down three kings.

7:25 He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.

7:26 But the judgment shall be set, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it to the end.

7:27 The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

7:28 Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts much troubled me, and my face was changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

8:17 I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.

8:18 With me are riches, honor, enduring wealth, and prosperity.

8:19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; my yield than choice silver.

8:20 I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice;

8:21 That I may give wealth to those who love me. I fill their treasuries.

8:22 “Yahweh possessed me in the beginning of his work, before his deeds of old.

8:23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth existed.

8:24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water.

8:25 Before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was brought forth;

8:26 while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

8:27 When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep,

8:28 when he established the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong,

8:29 when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth;

8:30 then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,

8:31 Rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.

8:32 “Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.

8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise. Don’t refuse it.

8:34 Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.

8:35 For whoever finds me, finds life, and will obtain favor from Yahweh.

8:36 But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me love death.”

1:1 That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life

1:2 (and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);

1:3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

1:4 And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.

1:5 This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth.

1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1:10 If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.