Daniel 7:20-28

20 and the meaning of the ten horns that were on its head and the other horn which came up, and before * which three of them fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth uttering great boasts and which was larger in appearance than its associates.

21 "I kept looking, and that horn was ¹waging war with the saints and overpowering them

22 until * the Ancient of Days came and ²judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom.

23 "Thus he said: 'The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth and tread it down and crush it.

24 'As for the ³ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will subdue three kings.

25 'He will ⁴speak out against the ⁵Most High and ⁶wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make ⁷alterations in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a ⁸time, times, and half a time.

26 'But the court will sit for judgment, and his dominion will be ⁹taken away, annihilated and destroyed forever.

27 'Then the ¹⁰sovereignty, the dominion and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Highest One; His kingdom will be an ¹¹everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will ¹²serve and obey Him.'

28 "At this point the revelation ended. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts were ¹³greatly alarming me and my face grew pale, but I ¹⁴kept the matter to myself."

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Daniel 7:20-28 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DANIEL 7

This chapter contains Daniel's vision of the four beasts, The time, place, manner, writing, and declaration of the vision, Da 7:1, the rise of the beasts, and the description of them, Da 7:2-8, the judgment of God upon them, especially the last, and the delivery of universal monarchy to his Son, Da 7:9-14, the interpretation of the vision at the request of Daniel, being greatly affected with it, Da 7:15-18, a particular inquiry of his about the fourth beast, concerning which a full account is given, Da 7:19-27, all which caused in him many thoughts of heart, and reflections of mind, Da 7:28.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 14

1. Revelation 11:7; Revelation 13:7
2. Daniel 7:10; 1 Corinthians 6:2, 3
3. Daniel 7:7; Revelation 17:12
4. Daniel 11:36; Revelation 13:6
5. Daniel 3:26; Daniel 4:2, 17, 34
6. Revelation 13:7; Revelation 18:24
7. Daniel 2:21
8. Daniel 12:7; Revelation 12:14
9. Revelation 17:14; Revelation 19:2
10. Isaiah 54:3; Dan 7:14, 18, 22; Revelation 20:4
11. Psalms 145:13; Isaiah 9:7; Daniel 2:44; Daniel 4:34; Daniel 7:14; Luke 1:33; Revelation 11:15; Revelation 22:5
12. Psalms 2:6-12; Psalms 22:27; Psalms 72:11; Psalms 86:9; Isaiah 60:12; Revelation 11:1
13. Daniel 4:19
14. Luke 2:19, 51

Footnotes 18

[a]. Lit "its appearance was larger"
[b]. Lit "holy ones"
[c]. Lit "given for"
[d]. Lit "holy ones"
[e]. Lit "holy ones"
[f]. Lit "words"
[g]. Lit "holy ones"
[h]. I.e. the saints
[i]. I.e. year(s)
[j]. I.e. year(s)
[k]. I.e. year(s)
[l]. Lit "to annihilate and to destroy"
[m]. Lit "to the end"
[n]. Or "kingdom"
[o]. Lit "holy ones"
[p]. Lit "To here the end of the word"
[q]. Lit "brightness was changing upon me"
[r]. Lit "in my heart"

Daniel 7:20-28

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Daniel 7:20-28 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DANIEL 7

Cross References 14

Footnotes 18