So what is going on in the “top half” of Daniel’s split-screen vision? He sees thrones. Thrones speak of kingship and sovereign authority. The plural form probably simply intensifies that truth. This is the seat of effective government and executive power. He sees the Ancient of Days. We put the words in upper case because we know they refer to God, but the words simply mean “a very old person.” And age, of course, in that culture, was a mark of great wisdom and authority. The whiteness of his clothing
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