Daniel 7:9-18

New American Standard Bible

The Ancient of Days Reigns

⁹“I kept looking
Until ^(A)thrones were set up,
And the Ancient of Days took His seat;
His ^(B)garment was white as snow,
And the ^(C)hair of His head like pure wool.
His ^(D)throne was ^[a]ablaze with flames,
Its ^(E)wheels were a burning fire.
¹⁰A river of ^(F)fire was flowing
And coming out from before Him;
^(G)Thousands upon thousands were serving Him,
And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him;
The ^(H)court ^[b]convened,
And ^(I)the books were opened.

¹¹Then I kept looking because of the sound of the ^[c]boastful words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until the beast was killed, and its body was destroyed and given to the ^(J)burning ^[d]fire. ¹²As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time.

The Son of Man Presented

¹³“I kept looking in the night visions,
And behold, with the clouds of heaven
One like a son of man was coming,
And He came up to the Ancient of Days
And was presented before Him.
¹⁴And to Him was given ^(K)dominion,
Honor, and ^[e]^(L)a kingdom,
^(M)So that all the peoples, nations, and populations of all ^[f]languages
Might serve Him.
^(N)His dominion is an everlasting dominion
Which will not pass away;
^(O)And His kingdom is one
Which will not be destroyed.

The Vision Interpreted

¹⁵“As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed within ^[g]me, and the ^(P)visions ^[h]in my mind kept ^(Q)alarming me. ¹⁶I approached one of those who were ^(R)standing by and began requesting of him the ^[i]exact meaning of all this. So he ^(S)told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things: ¹⁷‘These great beasts, which are four in number, are four kings who will arise from the earth. ¹⁸But the ^[j]^(T)saints of the Highest One will ^(U)receive the kingdom and take possession of the kingdom forever, ^[k]for all ages to come.’