Daniel 7:18
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What does Daniel 7:18 mean?
But the saints of the most High
Or, "of the most high Ones" F4, Father, Son, and Spirit,
separated by God the Father in election, and in that sense his
servants, or sanctified ones, ( Jude 1:1 ) , and redeemed
by the Son, and sanctified with his blood, or their sins atoned
by it, and to whom he is made sanctification, and so his saints,
( Hebrews
13:12 ) ( 1
Corinthians 1:30 ) and sanctified by the Spirit, who in
conversion implants principles of grace and holiness in them, (
1
Corinthians 6:11 ) , or, "the saints of high" F5, places
or things; who are born from above, and are called with a high
and heavenly calling, towards which they are pressing, reckoning
themselves strangers here below: these shall take the
kingdom;
or "receive" F6 it, as a free gift from God; and not
by force, and rapine, and violence, as the beasts did: and
possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever;
after the four monarchies are destroyed, a fifth kingdom shall be
set up; and this will be given to, and put into the possession
of, the saints; they shall have the rule and government in the
world, even in the whole world, as well as reign with Christ
spiritually; which manner of rule shall last long; and then after
the first resurrection they shall reign with him a thousand years
on earth, and afterwards in heaven to all eternity. There is
another rendering and sense of the words given, "and they (the
beasts) shall receive the kingdom of the saints of the most High"
F7; and so Saadiah interprets them,
``and these kingdoms shall receive the kingdom of Israel, who are the saints of the most High, until the world to come, until the Messiah reigns;''and this way go many others, who understand the words of those several monarchies possessing the land of Judea, and ruling over it; and of the continuance of it in the hands of Papists or Turks for a long, time, even until the glorious kingdom of Christ takes place; but this does not agree with the accentuation of the words, their form of construction, their connection, and strong manner of expression, "for ever and ever"; and especially if compared with ( Daniel 7:22 Daniel 7:27 ) .
F4 (Nynwyle yvydq) "sanctorum altissimorum", Pagninus, Montanus; "sanctorum excelsorum", Junius & Tremellius.
F5 "Sancti exceisoram, sel locorum", Piscator.
F6 (Nwlbqy) "accipient", Munster, Piscator, Tigurine version.
F7 "Suscipient regnum sanctorum", Pagninus, Montanus; "sortientur, [vel] obtienebunt regnum", Calvin; so Polanus, Sanctius.
