Daniel 7:9–14

THE ANCIENT OF DAYS AND THE SON OF MAN

⁹“As I kept watching,

thrones were set in place,^q

and the Ancient of Days took his seat.

His clothing was white like snow,^r

and the hair of his head like whitest wool.^s

His throne was flaming fire;^t

its wheels were blazing fire.^u

¹⁰A river of fire was flowing,

coming out from his presence.

Thousands upon thousands^v served him;

ten thousand times ten thousand^w stood before him.

The court was convened,^x

and the books were opened.^y

¹¹“I watched, then, because of the sound of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued watching, the beast was killed and its body destroyed and given over to the burning fire.^{z 12}As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but an extension of life was granted to them for a certain period of time.^{aa 13}I continued watching in the night visions,

and suddenly one like a son of man^ab

was coming with the clouds of heaven.^ac

He approached the Ancient of Days

and was escorted before him.

¹⁴He was given dominion^ad

and glory and a kingdom,

so that those of every people,

nation, and language^ae

should serve^af him.

His dominion is an everlasting^ag dominion

that will not pass away,

and his kingdom is one

that will not be destroyed.