Daniel 7:9-12

The Ancient of Days Reigns

9 "I kept looking Until * ¹thrones were set up, And the Ancient of Days took His seat; His ²vesture was like white snow And the ³hair of His head like pure wool. His ⁴throne was ablaze with flames, Its ⁵wheels were a burning fire.

10 "A river of ⁶fire was flowing And coming out from before Him; ⁷Thousands upon thousands were attending Him, And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him; The ⁸court sat, And ⁹the books were opened.

11 "Then I kept looking because of the sound of the boastful words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until * the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and given to the ¹⁰burning fire.

12 "As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time.

Daniel 7:9-12 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. Revelation 20:4
• 2. Mark 9:3
• 3. Revelation 1:14
• 4. Ezekiel 1:13, 26
• 5. Ezekiel 10:2, 6
• 6. Psalms 18:8; Psalms 50:3; Psalms 97:3; Isaiah 30:27, 33
• 7. Deuteronomy 33:2; 1 Kings 22:19; Revelation 5:11
• 8. Psalms 96:11-13; Daniel 7:22, 26
• 9. Daniel 12:1; Revelation 20:11-15
• 10. Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "flames of fire"
• [b]. Lit "great"
• [c]. Lit "of the fire"