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Dan. 7:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I beheld till the thrones were cast downy, and the Ancientz of days did sit, whose garmenta was whiteb as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his thronec was like the fiery flame, and his wheelsd as burning fire.

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Dan. 2:44• ⁴⁴And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever. (Dan. 2:44)

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1 Cor. 15:24‑25• ²⁴Then the end, when he gives up the kingdom to him who is God and Father; when he shall have annulled all rule and all authority and power.
²⁵For he must reign until he put all enemies under his feet. (1 Cor. 15:24‑25)

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Dan. 7:22• ²²until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most high places; and the appointed time arrived, and the saints possessed the kingdom. (Dan. 7:22)

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Isa. 9:6• ⁶For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty *God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:6)

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Psa. 45:8• ⁸Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad. (Psa. 45:8)

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Phil. 3:9• ⁹and that I may be found in him, not having my righteousness, which would be on the principle of law, but that which is by faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God through faith, (Phil. 3:9)

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Rev. 1:14• ¹⁴his head and hair white like white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire; (Rev. 1:14)

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Acts 2:30,33• ³⁰Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, of the fruit of his loins to set upon his throne;
³³Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which *ye* behold and hear. (Acts 2:30,33)

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Ezek. 1:15‑16• ¹⁵And I looked at the living creatures, and behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, toward their four faces.
¹⁶The appearance of the wheels and their work was as the look of a chrysolite; and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. (Ezek. 1:15‑16)

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Dan. 2:34‑35,44‑45• ³⁴Thou sawest till a stone was cut out without hands; and it smote the image upon its feet of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.
³⁵Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken in pieces together, and they became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, and no place was found for them. And the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
⁴⁴And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever.
⁴⁵Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold,--the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter. And the dream is certain, and the interpretation of it sure. (Dan. 2:34‑35,44‑45)

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1 Cor. 15:24‑25• ²⁴Then the end, when he gives up the kingdom to him who is God and Father; when he shall have annulled all rule and all authority and power.
²⁵For he must reign until he put all enemies under his feet. (1 Cor. 15:24‑25)

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Rev. 19:18‑21• ¹⁸that ye may eat flesh of kings, and flesh of chiliarchs, and flesh of strong men, and flesh of horses and of those that sit upon them, and flesh of all, both free and bond, and small and great.
¹⁹And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army.
²⁰And the beast was taken, and the false prophet that was with him, who wrought the signs before him by which he deceived them that received the mark of the beast, and those that worship his image. Alive were both cast into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone;
²¹and the rest were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which goes out of his mouth; and all the birds were filled with their flesh. (Rev. 19:18‑21)

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Rev. 20:1‑4• ¹And I saw an angel descending from the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.
²And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
³and cast him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, that he should not any more deceive the nations until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be loosed for a little time.
⁴And I saw thrones; and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them; and the souls of those beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus, and on account of the word of God; and those who had not done homage to the beast nor to his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and hand; and they lived and reigned with the Christ a thousand years: (Rev. 20:1‑4)

the Ancient.

Dan. 7:13,22• ¹³I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like a son of man, and he came up even to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
²²until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most high places; and the appointed time arrived, and the saints possessed the kingdom. (Dan. 7:13,22)

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Psa. 90:2• ²Before the mountains were brought forth, and thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from eternity to eternity thou art *God. (Psa. 90:2)

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Psa. 102:24‑25• ²⁴I said, My *God, take me not away in the midst of my days! … Thy years are from generation to generation.
²⁵Of old hast thou founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands: (Psa. 102:24‑25)

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Isa. 9:6• ⁶For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty *God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:6)

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Mic. 5:2• ²(And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me who is to be Ruler in Israel: whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity.) (Mic. 5:2)

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Hab. 1:12• ¹²--Art thou not from everlasting, Jehovah my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast appointed him for correction. (Hab. 1:12)

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Psa. 45:8• ⁸Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad. (Psa. 45:8)

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Psa. 104:2• ²Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain;-- (Psa. 104:2)

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Matt. 17:2• ²And he was transfigured before them. And his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light; (Matt. 17:2)

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Mark 9:3• ³and his garments became shining, exceeding white as snow, such as fuller on earth could not whiten them. (Mark 9:3)

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Phil. 3:9• ⁹and that I may be found in him, not having my righteousness, which would be on the principle of law, but that which is by faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God through faith, (Phil. 3:9)

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1 Tim. 6:16• ¹⁶who only has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor is able to see; to whom be honour and eternal might. Amen. (1 Tim. 6:16)

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1 John 1:5• ⁵And this is the message which we have heard from him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5)

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Rev. 1:14• ¹⁴his head and hair white like white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire; (Rev. 1:14)

his throne.

Acts 2:30,33• ³⁰Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, of the fruit of his loins to set upon his throne;
³³Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which *ye* behold and hear. (Acts 2:30,33)

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2 Thess. 1:7‑8• ⁷and to you that are troubled repose with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with the angels of his power,
⁸in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who know not God, and those who do not obey the glad tidings of our Lord Jesus Christ; (2 Thess. 1:7‑8)

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2 Peter 3:7‑10• ⁷But the present heavens and the earth by his word are laid up in store, kept for fire unto a day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
⁸But let not this one thing be hidden from you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
⁹The Lord does not delay his promise, as some account of delay, but is longsuffering towards you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and the elements, burning with heat, shall be dissolved, and the earth and the works in it shall be burnt up. (2 Peter 3:7‑10)

and his wheels.

Psa. 104:3‑4• ³Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
⁴Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire. (Psa. 104:3‑4)

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Ezek. 1:13‑21• ¹³And as for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, as the appearance of torches: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright; and out of the fire went forth lightning.
¹⁴And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
¹⁵And I looked at the living creatures, and behold, one wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, toward their four faces.
¹⁶The appearance of the wheels and their work was as the look of a chrysolite; and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.
¹⁷When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not when they went.
¹⁸As for their rims, they were high and dreadful; and they four had their rims full of eyes round about.
¹⁹And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
²⁰Whithersoever the Spirit was to go, they went, thither would their spirit go; and the wheels were lifted up along with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
²¹When those went, they went; and when those stood, they stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up along with them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. (Ezek. 1:13‑21)

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Ezek. 10:2‑7• ²And he spoke unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Come in between the wheels, under the cherub, and fill the hollow of thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
³And the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.
⁴And the glory of Jehovah mounted up from the cherub, and came over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of Jehovah's glory.
⁵And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty *God when he speaketh.
⁶And it came to pass when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubim, then he went in, and stood beside the wheel.
⁷And the cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim, and took and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen; who took it, and went out. (Ezek. 10:2‑7)

• That the Ancient of Days is the Eternal God is undoubted, and it is as evident both from verse 22 and from Revelation 1 that the Son of Man is the Ancient of Days, the Eternal God. (“Daniel 7” by E. Dennett)

• The thrones—not the throne at the end of verse 9, which is that of the Ancient of Days, but the thrones at the beginning of the verse—are those found in Revelation 20....These are the thrones occupied by the saints, the armies in heaven that will follow Christ when He comes forth for the judgment of our chapter (Rev. 19:11-21). (“Daniel 7” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I beheld till thrones were seta, and the Ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was flames of fire, and its wheels burning fire.

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Lit. "cast," placed as cushions, for sitting upon.