15 For behold, the Lord will come in (A)fire,
And His (B)chariots like the whirlwind,
To render His anger with fury,
And His rebuke with flames of fire.

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The Ancient of Days Reigns

“I kept looking
Until (A)thrones were set up,
And the Ancient of Days took His seat;
His (B)garment was white as snow,
And the (C)hair of His head like pure wool.
His (D)throne was [a]ablaze with flames,
Its (E)wheels were a burning fire.
10 A river of (F)fire was flowing
And coming out from before Him;
(G)Thousands upon thousands were serving Him,
And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him;
The (H)court [b]convened,
And (I)the books were opened.

11 Then I kept looking because of the sound of the [c]boastful words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until the beast was killed, and its body was destroyed and given to the (J)burning [d]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.

The Son of Man Presented

13 “I kept looking in the night visions,
And behold, with the clouds of heaven
One like a son of man was coming,
And He came up to the Ancient of Days
And was presented before Him.
14 And to Him was given (K)dominion,
Honor, and [e](L)a kingdom,
(M)So that all the peoples, nations, and populations of all [f]languages
Might serve Him.
(N)His dominion is an everlasting dominion
Which will not pass away;
(O)And His kingdom is one
Which will not be destroyed.

The Vision Interpreted

15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed within [g]me, and the (P)visions [h]in my mind kept (Q)alarming me. 16 I approached one of those who were (R)standing by and began requesting of him the [i]exact meaning of all this. So he (S)told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things: 17 ‘These great beasts, which are four in number, are four kings who will arise from the earth. 18 But the [j](T)saints of the Highest One will (U)receive the kingdom and take possession of the kingdom forever, [k]for all ages to come.’

19 “Then I desired to know the [l]exact meaning of the (V)fourth beast, which was different from all [m]the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its claws of bronze, and which devoured, crushed, and trampled down the remainder with its feet, 20 and the meaning of the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, and before which three of the horns fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth uttering great boasts, and [n]which was larger in appearance than its associates. 21 I kept looking, and that horn was (W)waging war with the [o]saints and prevailing against them, 22 until the Ancient of Days came and (X)judgment was [p]passed in favor of the [q]saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the [r]saints took possession of the kingdom.

23 “This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth which will be different from all the other kingdoms, and will devour the whole earth and trample it down and crush it. 24 As for the (Y)ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will [s]humble three kings. 25 And he will [t](Z)speak against the (AA)Most High and (AB)wear down the [u]saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make (AC)alterations in times and in law; and [v]they will be handed over to him for a [w](AD)time, [x]times, and half a [y]time. 26 But the court will [z]convene for judgment, and his dominion will be (AE)taken away, [aa]annihilated and destroyed [ab]forever. 27 Then the [ac](AF)sovereignty, the dominion, and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the [ad]saints of the Highest One; His kingdom will be an (AG)everlasting kingdom, and all the empires will (AH)serve and obey Him.’

28 [ae]At this point the revelation ended. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts were (AI)greatly alarming me and my [af]face became pale, but I (AJ)kept the matter [ag]to myself.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 7:9 Lit flames of fire
  2. Daniel 7:10 Lit took its place
  3. Daniel 7:11 Lit great
  4. Daniel 7:11 Lit of the fire
  5. Daniel 7:14 Or sovereignty
  6. Daniel 7:14 Lit tongues
  7. Daniel 7:15 Lit its sheath
  8. Daniel 7:15 Lit of my head
  9. Daniel 7:16 Lit what was certain
  10. Daniel 7:18 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  11. Daniel 7:18 Lit and unto the age of the ages
  12. Daniel 7:19 Lit truth concerning
  13. Daniel 7:19 Lit of them
  14. Daniel 7:20 Lit its appearance was larger
  15. Daniel 7:21 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  16. Daniel 7:22 Lit given for
  17. Daniel 7:22 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  18. Daniel 7:22 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  19. Daniel 7:24 Or humiliate
  20. Daniel 7:25 Lit speak words
  21. Daniel 7:25 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  22. Daniel 7:25 I.e., the saints
  23. Daniel 7:25 I.e., year(s)
  24. Daniel 7:25 I.e., year(s)
  25. Daniel 7:25 I.e., year(s)
  26. Daniel 7:26 Lit take its place
  27. Daniel 7:26 Lit to annihilate and to destroy
  28. Daniel 7:26 Lit to the end
  29. Daniel 7:27 Or kingdom
  30. Daniel 7:27 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  31. Daniel 7:28 Lit To here the end of the word
  32. Daniel 7:28 Lit brightness was changing upon me
  33. Daniel 7:28 Lit in my heart

and to give relief to you who are afflicted, along with us, [a](A)when the Lord Jesus will be revealed (B)from heaven (C)with [b]His mighty angels

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Lit at the revelation of the Lord Jesus
  2. 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Lit the angels of His power

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