Daniel 7:27

27 'Then the 1sovereignty, 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 2everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will 3serve and obey Him.'

Daniel 7:27 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 7:27

And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom
under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of
the most High
Not only the dominion that shall be taken away from the little horn or antichrist, and from all the antichristian states, but the dominion of all others throughout all the earth, and under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of God, and the true professors of faith in Christ. The kingdoms of this world will become Christ's, and Christian princes will be kings of them everywhere; and not only the royal power and authority will be vested with them, but all the grandeur and state belonging to them will be theirs; as well as all the saints in general shall reign in a spiritual manner with Christ, enjoying all ordinances, and all religious liberties, as well as civil, and be free from all persecutions.

Whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve
and obey him;
the people of the saints of the most High, all shall be subject to them, all dominions, and the governors of them; or Christ the head of them, under and with whom they reign. So Saadiah F19 paraphrases it,

``the kingdom of the King Messiah is an everlasting kingdom, and his government is to generation and generation, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.''

This spiritual reign of Christ, which will take place in a more glorious manner at the destruction of antichrist, will continue until the Millennium, or the personal reign of Christ, begins; and after that will be the ultimate glory, in which Christ and his people will reign to all eternity.


FOOTNOTES:

F19 And R. Isaac in Chizzuk Emunah, par. 1. p. 44. applies it to the Messiah.

Daniel 7:27 In-Context

25 'He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.
26 'But the court will sit for judgment, and his dominion will be taken away, annihilated and destroyed forever.
27 'Then the sovereignty, 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 everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and obey Him.'
28 "At this point the revelation ended. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts were greatly alarming me and my face grew pale, but I kept the matter to myself."

Cross References 3

  • 1. Isaiah 54:3; Dan 7:14, 18, 22; Revelation 20:4
  • 2. Psalms 145:13; Isaiah 9:7; Daniel 2:44; Daniel 4:34; Daniel 7:14; Luke 1:33; Revelation 11:15; Revelation 22:5
  • 3. Psalms 2:6-12; Psalms 22:27; Psalms 72:11; Psalms 86:9; Isaiah 60:12; Revelation 11:1

Footnotes 2

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