Daniel 7:7–14

⁷After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, ^xterrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; ^xit devoured and broke in pieces ^xand stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and ^yit had ten horns. ⁸I considered the horns, and behold, ^zthere came up among them another horn, a little one, ^zbefore which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and ^aa mouth speaking great things.

The Ancient of Days Reigns

⁹“As I looked,

^bthrones were placed,

and the ^cAncient of Days took his seat;

^dhis clothing was white as snow,

and ^ethe hair of his head like pure wool;

his throne was fiery flames;

^fits wheels were burning fire.

^10gA stream of fire issued

and came out from before him;

^ha thousand thousands ⁱserved him,

^hand ten thousand times ten thousand ^jstood before him;

the ^kcourt sat in judgment,

and ^lthe books were opened.

¹¹“I looked then because of the sound of ^athe great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, ^mthe beast was killed, and its body destroyed ^mand given over to be burned with fire. ¹²As for the rest of the beasts, ⁿtheir dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

The Son of Man Is Given Dominion

¹³“I saw in the night visions,

and ^obehold, with the clouds of heaven

there came one like a son of man,

and he came to the ^cAncient of Days

and was presented before him.

^14pAnd to him was given dominion

and glory and a kingdom,

that all ^qpeoples, nations, and languages

should serve him;

^rhis dominion is an everlasting dominion,

which shall not pass away,

and his kingdom one

that shall not be destroyed.