Daniel 7:9-14

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⁹“As I looked,
thrones were put in their places,
    and ·God, the Eternal One, [^Lthe Ancient of Days] sat on his throne.
His clothes were white like snow,
    and the hair on his head was like wool [^Cwhite].
His throne was made from fire,
    and the wheels of his throne were blazing with fire.
¹⁰A river of fire was flowing
    from in front of him.
·Many [^LA thousand] thousands of angels were serving him,
    and ·millions [^Lten thousand times ten thousand; ^Cangels] stood before him.
Court ·was ready to begin [sat in judgment],
    and the books were opened.

¹¹“I kept on looking because the horn [^Cthe little one] was bragging. I kept watching until finally the ·animal [beast; ^Cthe fourth] was killed. Its body was destroyed, and it was ·thrown [given over] into the burning fire. ¹²(The ·power and rule [authority; dominion; sovereignty] of the ·other animals [rest of the beasts] had been taken from them, but they were permitted to live for a ·certain period of time [^Lseason and a time].)

¹³“In my vision at night I saw in front of me someone ·who looked like a human being [^Llike a son of man] coming on the clouds in the ·sky [heavens; ^CGod’s heavenly chariot; Ps. 18:10–19; 68:4; 104:3; Is. 19:1; Luke 21:27; Rev. 1:7]. He came near ·God, who has been alive forever [^Lthe Ancient of Days], and he was ·led to God [presented to him]. ¹⁴He was given ·authority [dominion; sovereignty], glory, and ·the strength of a king [kingship]. People of every tribe, nation, and ·language [^Ltongue] will ·serve [fear; Prov. 1:7] him. His ·rule will last forever [dominion/sovereignty is an everlasting dominion/sovereignty], and his ·kingdom [kingship] will never be destroyed.