As we come to chapter 8 of the Book of Daniel there is a change
in language. Up to now, the language used has been Aramaic but
now Daniel changes to Hebrew. Why two languages are used has
puzzled many Bible scholars. Perhaps it was because the
Chaldeans were very interested in the part of the Book that
concerned them. chapter 7 the prophecies mainly concern the
Church and God's people. So Daniel uses Hebrew. Verse 1 says,
"In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision
appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared
unto me at the first.” You will notice that this vision came in
the third year of Belshazzar, 551 B.C. It was two years after
the vision of chapter 7. The Babylonian Empire still had a dozen
years In this first verse Daniel points out that this vision is
an enlargement of the prophecy of chapter 7. If we really want
to understand these prophecies we need to compare and study them
closely. chapter 7 we studied the rise and fall of Babylon,
Medo-Persia, Greece, Pagan Rom