THE BOOK OF DANIEL
Part
2
Prophet
Daniel saw a vision of “The Ancient Of Days”—
GOD
THE ETERNAL FATHER, seated upon His Throne of Judgment:
"As I looked, thrones were set in place,
and The Ancient Of Days took His Seat.
His clothing was as white as snow;
the hair of his head was white like wool.
His Throne was flaming with fire,
and its wheels were all ablaze.
A river of fire was flowing,
coming out from before Him.
Thousands upon thousands attended Him;
ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him.
The court was seated,
and the books were opened.
Dan 7:9-10 NIV
Prophet
Ezekiel also saw a vision of 4 living creatures in Heaven with throne of fiery
flame with wheels of fire (Ezk 1:1-21).
John
saw the thrones of Judgment, as those given authority to judge were seated on
them:
I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given
authority to judge.
Rev 20:4a NIV
Jesus
spoke of these thrones of judgment to His disciples:
Jesus said to them, "I tell you the Truth, at the renewal
of all things, when The Son Of Man sits on His glorious Throne, you who have
followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of
Israel.
Matt 19:28 NIV
Also,
John saw myriads of angels, and the living creatures, together with the elders
of the Heavenly Sanhedrin exalting The Lamb Of God (Rev.5:11).
The
court was seated, and the books were opened (Dan.7:10) Here in verse 10, it’s
time for God’s Judgment. But, you know The Book Of Daniel opened-up some
information for us, but was sealed. However, The Book Of Revelation, within its
‘part three’—“the things which will take place after this”— reveals “The Great
White Throne Judgment” which is the final judgment:
Then I saw a Great White Throne and Him Who was seated on it.
Earth and sky fled from His Presence, and there was no place for them. And I
saw the dead, great and small, standing before the Throne, and books were
opened. Another Book was opened, which is the Book of Life. The dead were
judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave
up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in
them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. Then death and
Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. If
anyone's name was not found written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the
lake of fire.
Rev 20:11-15 NIV
What
Ezekiel saw in Ezekiel 1:26-28 is a vision of the divine Glory of GOD THE
FATHER.
GOD
THE FATHER—“The Ancient Of Days,” has hair white like wool (7:9), GOD THE
SON—“The Alpha And Omega” also has hair white like wool (Rev. 1:14).
In
Heaven, only GOD THE FATHER and GOD THE SON are worshiped (see Dan. 7:10; Rev.
5:11-12, 13)
Daniel
saw The Lord as a ‘glorious Heavenly Messenger.’ The ‘glorious Heavenly
Messenger’ is The Son of Man:
I looked up and there before me was a Man dressed in linen, with
a belt of the finest gold around His waist. His body was like chrysolite, His
face like lightning, His eyes like flaming torches, His arms and legs like the gleam
of burnished bronze, and His Voice like the sound of a multitude.
I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; the men with me
did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves.
So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my
face turned deathly pale and I was helpless. Then I heard Him speaking, and as
I listened to Him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.
Dan 10:5-9 NIV
And
John beheld The Son of Man—“The Faithful Witness” in “The Seven Church Ages”
Who was revealed to him in a priestly appearance:
I turned around to see the Voice that was speaking to me. And
when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and among the lampstands was
someone "like a Son of Man," dressed in a robe reaching down to His
feet and with a golden sash around His chest. His head and hair were white like
wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like
bronze glowing in a furnace, and His Voice was like the sound of rushing
waters. In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a
sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its
brilliance.
Rev 1:12-16 NIV
In
Daniel 7:13-14, JESUS CHRIST, GOD’s only SON comes to THE FATHER, and receives
Dominion and Glory and the Kingdom.
"In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was
one like a Son of Man, coming with the clouds of Heaven. He approached The
Ancient Of Days and was led into His Presence. He was given Authority, Glory
and Sovereign Power; all peoples, nations and men 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.
NIV
All
God’s people who are victorious through Christ are called to be kings and
priests (Rev 1:6).