This teaching begins by concluding the interpretation of Daniel 7, where the angel Gabriel explains Daniel's visions. This chapter discusses the rise and fall of kingdoms, particularly focusing on the Fourth Kingdom and the Antichrist, who ultimately faces judgment from Christ, the true ruler. Moving into Daniel 8, Daniel's vision set in the third year of King Belshazzar's reign, two years after the vision in Chapter 7, is explored. In this vision, Daniel sees himself in Susa, the future capital of the Persian Empire. The imagery of a ram with two horns represents the Medo-Persian Empire, with Persia symbolized as the higher horn. The ram charges in multiple directions, signifying Persian conquests. A male goat, representing the Greeks under Alexander the Great, emerges and defeats the ram, symbolizing the Greek conquest of the Persian Empire. The goat's conspicuous horn, Alexander, is broken, and four new horns, representing the four divisions of the Greek Empire after his death, arise. These four horns parallel the leopard with four heads in Daniel 7. This prophecy is fulfilled in history. Alexander swiftly defeated the Persians, and after his death, his empire was divided among four generals. This division corresponds to the vision's imagery of horns, which can represent both people and powers. The focus then shifts to a "little horn" that arises from one of the four horns. This horn, unlike the Antichrist horn from Chapter 7, belongs to the third kingdom (Greece) but shares similar traits, such as attacking the saints and overthrowing the sanctuary. The horn symbolizes tyranny and oppression of God's people, paralleling later depictions of the Antichrist. We are reminded of the recurring pattern of political tyranny throughout history, including modern times. It reminds believers to trust that God remains sovereign, even when truth is trampled and tyranny seems to prosper.