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Daniel 7:13-14 - Daniel's Vision: Son of Man Receives Dominion Before Ancient of Days
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Daniel 7:13-14
(13) I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. (14) And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
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The opening phrase, “I was watching in the night visions,” indicates a separate vision and marks the beginning of an inset within the vision. Then, the prophet exactly describes what Christ said at His trial about the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven (Matthew 26:64). Notice, though, that this vision is not about Christ coming to earth but to the Ancient of Days!
With this vision in the background, we can understand that during His trial, Jesus was not talking about coming back to earth but arriving before the Father. Once He came to the Ancient of Days, He would receive dominion, glory, and a Kingdom. When Jesus told the Jewish leadership that, from now on, they would comprehend Him sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds, they caught His reference to this prophecy and His claim to be the Messiah, the Heir of the Kingdom.
When does this inset take place? Within the flow of the chapter, this inset appears after the fourth beast is killed (Daniel 7:11), yet the events within the inset happen long before, providing the backstory for understanding the origin of the divine Kingdom that will replace all other governments at the end of the age. The clouds of heaven had already brought the Son of Man to the Ancient of Days—when Jesus ascended to the Father for acceptance. At that time, Christ received dominion, glory, and a Kingdom. Overall, Daniel's prophecies describe the Kingdom's future establishment on earth, but here we see a flashback to Christ's ascension.
In I Peter, the apostle draws on Daniel's vision twice, repeating that to Christ belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever (I Peter 4:11; 5:11). John uses the same phrase in the introduction to the book of Revelation, writing, “to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever” (Revelation 1:6). Clearly, the inset has already come to pass.
— David C. Grabbe
To learn more, see:
Dominion and Glory and a Kingdom
Topics:
Ancient of Days
Christ's Return
Daniel's Vision
Dominion Glory and a Kingdom
Jesus Christ's Ascension
Kingdom of God Established on Earth
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Are You Making a Big Deal Out of It?
Are You Making a Big Deal Out of It?
Why are we so good at turning a small thing into a big thing, but not so good at turning a big thing into a small thing?
I asked myself this question on my day off. I had finally gotten back into the rhythm of actually keeping my day of rest when, early that morning, I got a message: “Déborah, we have an emergency. You need to step in.”
I don’t know what comes over us in moments like that, but my initial reaction was definitely not very gracious. It was something along the lines of: God, I wanted to do this for You, and once again the enemy comes along and ruins everything.
Before I knew it, I was grumpily thinking about how my beautifully planned, relaxing day had just been ruined. But why?
It was ONE thing. ONE thing that would take me maybe 1–2 hours, not the whole day. But because I had to have a little pity party, I turned it into 2–3 hours! 😜
And that’s why I have this question for you today:
Why are we so good at turning a small thing into a big thing,
but not so good at turning a big thing into a small thing?
From God’s perspective, this really was just a tiny thing. Maybe God wasn’t trying to take my day of rest away from me at all. Maybe He wanted to show me that true peace doesn’t depend on everything going according to MY plan.
How often do we let one little change of plans ruin our entire day?
When, in reality, the whole day didn’t change, just one small part of it.
The Bible says: “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!” (Isaiah 26:3, NLT)
Maybe this is something you’re being invited to learn again right now:
Not holding on to YOUR plan, but trusting God—even when His plan looks different.
Because true peace doesn’t depend on everything going according to your plan. 😉
His plan is always better than yours!
You are a miracle!
Déborah Rosenkranz
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