Daniel 7:27-28

27 ¹And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of ²the saints of the Most High; ³his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. ’ ^[a]

28 “Here is the end of the matter. ⁴As for me, Daniel, my ⁵thoughts greatly alarmed me, ⁶and my color changed, but ⁷I kept the matter in my heart. ”

Daniel 7:27-28 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. 7:27 See ver. 18
• 2. 7:27 See ver. 18
• 3. 7:27 See ch. 2:44
• 4. 7:28 ver. 15; [ch. 8:27; 10:8, 16; Jer. 23:9]
• 5. 7:28 ch. 4:5, 19; 5:6
• 6. 7:28 [ch. 5:6, 10]
• 7. 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'