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10     A stream of fire emerged and flowed from His presence.
        Thousands upon thousands of heavenly beings were there to serve Him;
        millions upon millions stood by to attend Him.
    The heavenly court sat to hear a case,
        and the books of judgment were opened.

11 I continued to look on the scene and heard the clatter of arrogant words spoken by that smaller horn. And as I watched, the verdict was given, and the sentence enacted: the fourth beast was slain, and its body was destroyed, delivered over to the consuming fire. 12 As for the other beasts, their power and position were taken away, but they were allowed to live for a little while longer.

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10 A river of fire(A) was flowing,
    coming out from before him.(B)
Thousands upon thousands attended him;
    ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.
The court was seated,
    and the books(C) were opened.

11 “Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking.(D) I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.(E) 12 (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)

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