( See footnote.) Toward the end of the 19th century, light began to shine on a 2,500 - year - old prophecy recorded by Daniel: “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. ”
كَتَبَ قَائِلًا :‏ « فِي أَيَّامِ هٰؤُلَاءِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ ،‏ يُقِيمُ إِلٰهُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ مَمْلَكَةً لَنْ تَنْقَرِضَ أَبَدًا » .‏