Daniel 7:7–14

⁷“After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, ^ha fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, ⁱand it had ten horns. ⁸I was considering the horns, and ^jthere was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes ^kof a man, ^land a mouth speaking ³pompous words.

Vision of the Ancient of Days

⁹“I ^mwatched till thrones were ⁴put in place,

And ⁿthe Ancient of Days was seated;

^oHis garment was white as snow,

And the hair of His head was like pure wool.

His throne was a fiery flame,

^pIts wheels a burning fire;

^10qA fiery stream issued

And came forth from before Him.

^rA thousand thousands ministered to Him;

Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him.

^sThe ⁵court was seated,

And the books were opened.

¹¹“I watched then because of the sound of the ⁶pompous words which the horn was speaking; ^tI watched till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. ¹²As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

¹³“I was watching in the night visions,

And behold, ^uOne like the Son of Man,

Coming with the clouds of heaven!

He came to the Ancient of Days,

And they brought Him near before Him.

^14vThen to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,

That all ^wpeoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.

His dominion is ^xan everlasting dominion,

Which shall not pass away,

And His kingdom the one

Which shall not be destroyed.