Daniel 7:22-28

22 until the ¹Ancient of Days came, and ²judgment was given for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when ³the saints possessed the kingdom.

23 “Thus he said: ‘As for ⁴the fourth beast, there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and it shall devour the whole earth, and trample it down, and break it to pieces.

24 As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise, and another shall arise after them; he shall be different from the former ones, and shall put down three kings.

25 ⁵He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to ⁶change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand for ⁷a time, times, and half a time.

26 ⁸But the court shall sit in judgment, and ⁹his dominion shall be taken away, to be consumed and destroyed ¹⁰to the end.

27 ¹¹And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of ¹²the saints of the Most High; ¹³his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. ’ ^[a]

28 “Here is the end of the matter. ¹⁴As for me, Daniel, my ¹⁵thoughts greatly alarmed me, ¹⁶and my color changed, but ¹⁷I kept the matter in my heart. ”

Daniel 7:22-28 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.

Cross References

• 1. 7:22 ver. 9, 13
• 2. 7:22 [See ver. 18 above]
• 3. 7:22 [See ver. 18 above]
• 4. 7:23 [See ver. 19 above]
• 5. 7:25 [ch. 11:36]
• 6. 7:25 ch. 2:9, 21
• 7. 7:25 ch. 12:7; Rev. 12:14
• 8. 7:26 See ver. 10
• 9. 7:26 [ver. 12, 14]
• 10. 7:26 ch. 6:26
• 11. 7:27 See ver. 18
• 12. 7:27 See ver. 18
• 13. 7:27 See ch. 2:44
• 14. 7:28 ver. 15; [ch. 8:27; 10:8, 16; Jer. 23:9]
• 15. 7:28 ch. 4:5, 19; 5:6
• 16. 7:28 [ch. 5:6, 10]
• 17. 7:28 [Luke 2:19, 51]

Footnotes

• [a] 7:27 Or 'their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them'