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• As we continue to read the chapter, Gabriel the angel is sent to explain to Daniel the meaning of the vision.
• We find that the he-goat, or male goat, represents the Greek Empire, and its single notable horn on its head represents Alexander the Great, the first notable king of the Greek Empire.
• Alexander was moved with choler, that is, anger and fury, against the ram with two horns, representing the combined power of the Medo-Persian Empire.
• Alexander, or the Greek Empire, destroyed the power of the Medo-Persian Empire suddenly, decisively, and completely.