Daniel 8:1-27 KJV
1 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.
2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
5 And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
12 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.

Prophesy when disected and bisected it can make little sense to the reader beyond intriguing to listeners and readers alike. A person may wonder if it has happen or will it happen. While others knowing history even far better then me knows it was being told during the Babylonian empire to Daniel by vision definitely from God. Daniel was consider a prophet to his people during exile. Exile being different then living in the land of promise but under authority and enslavement all at the same time of the Babylonian king. Daniel feared his God more then the Babylonians authority and this gave him protection from the lions den and respect from the king who was a friend to Daniel. When the prophetic visions occured it spoke of falls and rises of leaders with expression of these kingdoms being found as the horn of a goat for greeks and a ram with two horns being Babylonia and Assyrian empires. This time period occuring before Christ. The rise of Roman empire being before Christ and the fall being after Christ.

Now that is four kingdoms that would spread that ruled over the holylands. God was not only allowing it but showing Daniel what was coming and would come before the promise of Christ and it was declared and explained by Gabriel. Yet perhaps those hearing are just as puzzled by prophesy in our own world.

Prophesy in our time can be puzzling unless we see it unfold. Or part of it unfolded. I am trying to stay away from saying who will win this election, though it will be a defining election of who and what type of power is desired in our nation, it will define our nation assessment of political world of how closed it is following and what has been perceived and understood about upcoming leaders. Who knows maybe Christ will return before anyone has to vote.

Does God know who will win this election? Truth God know all outcomes of all nations around the world. Knowing this we place our life, our journey in God's hands. We place the world's leaders in God's hands. Then we follow God's will for our life knowing his will will be accomplished.

Dear Heavenly Father May this election year be a time of truth being revealed concerning who you truly desire in office. Lord guide our leaders in truth. May your will be done in our nation and around the world. In Jesus precious name, Amen.

Continual Scripture Study: Revelation 10:11 KJV
11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.