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 ^vserved Him;

ten thousand times ten thousand ^wstood 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. ^z12As for the rest of the beasts, their authority to rule was removed, but an extension of life was granted to them for a certain period of time. ^a13I continued watching in the night visions,

and I saw One like a son of man ^b

coming with the clouds of heaven. ^c

He approached the Ancient of Days

and was escorted before Him.

¹⁴He was given authority to rule, ^d

and glory, and a kingdom;

so that those of every people,

nation, and language ^e

should serve ^fHim.

His dominion is an everlasting ^gdominion

that will not pass away,

and His kingdom is one

that will not be destroyed.