In the seventh chapter of Daniel, he sees a vision of four beasts: a lion, a bear, a leopard, and an unspecified beast. These symbols are explained to Daniel.
"Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings which arise out of the earth. But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever" (Daniel 7:17-18).
The four beasts represent four kingdoms, the same four kingdoms which Nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream.
1. The Lion =
2. The Bear =
3. The Leopard =
4. The Beast =
However, the kingdom will be given to the saints of the Most High forever. This is described further at the end of the chapter.
"Then the kingdom and dominion,
And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven,
Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High.
His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And all dominions shall serve and obey Him" (Daniel 7:27).
Again, the
In the midst of his vision of the four beasts, Daniel also has a vision of the Ancient of Days and the Son of Man.
"I was watching in the night visions,
And behold, One 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.
Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,
That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion,
Which shall not pass away,
And His kingdom the one
Which shall not be destroyed" (Daniel 7:13-14).
The Ancient of Days is God. The Son of Man is Jesus. Daniel saw a vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ.
The Ancient of Days was sitting on his heavenly throne (Daniel 7:9-10). The Son of Man is “coming with the clouds of heaven.” Many think this is a description of Jesus coming to the earth. However, this is incorrect. The Son of Man does not come from the Ancient of Days. He comes to the Ancient of Days.
At this moment, the Ancient of Days gives the Son of Man a kingdom, which is described as universal, eternal, indestructible. This is the same
Daniel 7:13-14 provides the point in time of the establishment of the
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This is most certainly not Christ's ascension.
verse 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
To quote part of the verse: "ALL NATIONS AND PEOPLES OF EVERY LANGUAGE WORSHIPED HIM"
Jesus has ascended, but at what point has this universal worship of Christ taken place???!!!
And now we come to the interpretation of verse 14 later on in the chapter...
verse 27 Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.’
The kingdom has NOT been handed over to the holy people of the Most High. Believe me...we are not living in the kingdom right now...
The Redactor, of course this is the ascension! The Son of Man coming on clouds to the Ancient of Days to receive his kingdom - that's the ascension. What else is it?
The universal worship of Christ is not instantaneous. Jesus was given all power and authority at his ascension (Matt 28:18). All his enemies are being subdued (Psalm 110:1). The kingdom starts out small and becomes huge (Matt 13:31-32). The kingdom spreads through the entire earth (Matt 13:33). In other words, the stone becomes a mountain and fills the earth, just as Daniel said (Dan 2:35).
You can read the details in my other posts on eschatology.
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