DOMINION OF THE ANCIENT OF DAYS
Part 1
In Daniel
7, we see ‘the Rise and Fall of Empires’ (verses 4 to 6).
The empire
prophesied in verse 7 is today, almost in full-formation—just as this vision
takes a quantum leap forward to “the end of time.”
Verse 8
prophesies “the Rise of the Antichrist.”
“The ten
horns” of ‘the fourth beast’ seem to have concerned Daniel a great deal. He
later asks about them specifically (verse 20).
In verse 8,
we see “the Rise of the Antichrist” coming up from among “the ten kings”
(horns), and taking supremacy over them (plucking them up from the roots).
‘The
Antichrist’ in this verse is prophesied to be a great speaker—a man who is a
passionate and popular orator.
In the following
verses, “The Ancient of Days” was seated, “the Court of Heaven” was seated, and
‘the books’ were opened!
It’s a time for judgment!
I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient
of Days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head like
the pure wool: His throne was like the fiery flame, and His wheels as burning
fire.
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him:
thousand thousands ministered unto Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand
stood before Him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
Daniel 7:9-10 KJV
In this
Heavenly vision Prophet Daniel saw, God's throne was 'a fiery flame' - its
wheels a burning fire, and a fiery stream (a river of fire) came forth from
before His Presence.
“Thousand thousands ministered unto
Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him.”
This great
future event which will take place in Heaven, at the Throne Room of GOD, was
seen by Prophet Daniel, but sealed in his own time.
Centuries
later, this same celestial event (which will occur in the future) was revealed
more vividly to Apostle John, and was recorded in “The Sealed Book” in The Book
of Revelation, chapter 5.
And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round
about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten
thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory,
and blessing.
Revelation 5:11-12 KJV
In Daniel
7:10 "thousand thousands" ministered unto GOD, and "ten thousand
times ten thousand" stood before Him.
And, in
Revelation 5:11 'the number of the angels was "ten thousand times ten
thousand, and thousands of thousands."
The angels’
ministration we read in Daniel 7 "... thousand thousands ministered unto Him, and ten
thousand times ten thousand stood before Him" (v.10 KJV) — this is angelic worship—together with
the elders around the throne, they worship GOD.
"... worthy is The Lamb that was slain to receive
power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and
blessing" (Rev 5:12 KJV)
“The Ancient of Days” is “The Only Wise
GOD.”
He is “The
Only Wise God”—the Glory of whose Presence is indescribable.
He is God
from everlasting to everlasting, and His Throne is formidable upon which He
rides the circuit of the heavens.
His attendants
are numerous and splendid. “The Shekinah” is always attended with angels. It is
His Glory that He has such attendants.
How obsequious
are the heavenly hosts—they stand before God, ready to go on His
errands and to take the first intimation of His Will and Pleasure.
They will
particularly be sent as ‘ministers of His Redemption’ for His saints, when “…The Son of Man shall come, and all
the holy angels with Him” (read Matt. 24:31).
“The Ancient of Days” is “The Righteous
Judge.”
He will
send His angels as ‘ministers of His Justice’ on the Last Judgment Day (see
Matt. 25:31).
Enoch
prophesied that The Lord should come with His holy myriads for judgment.
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these,
saying, Behold, The Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints,
To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are
ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly
committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken
against Him (Jude 14-15 KJV)
“Thrones” shall be cast down— such are ‘the
thrones of the kingdoms of this world,’ which are in comparison with God's Kingdom—all
rule, authority, and power, that are set up in opposition to The Kingdom of God
among men—even ‘the last enemy’ will be destroyed!
“Then cometh the end, when He shall have delivered up the
kingdom to God, even The Father; when He shall have put down all rule and all
authority and power.
For He must reign, till He hath put all enemies under His
feet (1 Cor. 15:24-25 KJV).
The Lord
has prepared His Throne in the heavens and His Kingdom rules over all (Psa.
103:19)—Christ's Throne and the Throne of His Father.
There is a
God that judges in the earth (see Psa. 58:11)—The Judge is The Ancient of Days Himself.
The process
of His Judgment is fair and unexceptionable: The Judgment is set, publicly and
openly, that all may have recourse to it; and ‘the books are opened.’ As in
courts of judgment among men the proceedings are in writing and upon record,
which is laid open when the cause comes to a hearing, the examination of
witnesses is produced, and affidavits are read, to clear the matter of fact,
and the statute and common-law books are consulted to find out what is the law,
so, on the Great Judgment Day, the equity of the sentence will be as
incontestably evident as “the books” which are opened.
The GOD of Creation is “The Ancient of
Days.”
Out of ‘a
world of tribulations,’ The LORD will redeem His elect. He will come with fire
and with His chariots—“flames of fire,” and “chariots” mentioned in Isaiah
66:15 speak of host of angels of GOD.
In ‘the fullness of time,’ “The Counsel of GOD”
witnessed by the host of angels, will issue a decree against ‘the Antichrist,’
and against his empire and government.
The LORD Himself will pass this judgment—for He is
“The LORD of hosts.”
And, here
is what the enforcement of the judgment will be:
“I beheld then because of the voice of the great words
which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body
destroyed, and given to the burning flame” (Dan 7:11 KJV)
When The
LORD comes to redeem His elect, He will come with “the clouds of Heaven”—He
will come with His host of angels.
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.
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.
Daniel 7:13-14 KJV
And then shall appear the
sign of The Son of Man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth
mourn, and they shall see The Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with
power and great glory.
And He shall send His angels
with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from
the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Matthew 24:30-31 KJV
"The Son of Man" will come to
"The Ancient of Days" before He comes in the clouds of heaven with
Power and Great Glory!
To Him belongs the Kingdom, the Power,
and the Glory!
Surely, all
people, nations, and languages will serve Him. His Dominion is Everlasting Dominion!
And His Kingdom, indestructible!
"... For Thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen” (Matt 6:13 KJV).