Daniel 2:1 (KJV) And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.

This quote is by Ellen White
Prophets and Kings
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The rise and fall of kingdom

Hundred of years before certain nations cam upon the stage of action, the Omniscient One looking down the ages and predicted the rise and fall of the universal kingdoms. God declares to Nebuchadnezzar that the kingdom of Babylon should fall, and a second kingdom shall arise, which also would have its period of trial. Fallen to exalt the true God, its glory would fade and a new kingdom would occupy its place. This would pass away and a fourth, strong as iron would subdue the nations of this world.