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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 heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. (Dan. 2:44)

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1 Cor. 15:24‑25• ²⁴then the end, when he giveth up the kingdom to him [who is] God and Father, when he shall have done away all rule, and all authority, and power.
²⁵For he must reign until he put all the 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; and the time came that 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 [and] cassia [are] all thy garments;{HR}From the palaces of ivory stringed instruments have gladdened thee. (Psa. 45:8)

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Phil. 3:9• ⁹and be found in him, not having my righteousness that [is] of law, but that [which is] by faith of Christ, the righteousness of God on faith; (Phil. 3:9)

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Rev. 1:14• ¹⁴his head and his hairs white as 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 swore with an oath to him of the fruit of his loins to seat upon his throne,
³³Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God and received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he poured forth this which ye see and hear. (Acts 2:30,33)

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Ezek. 1:15‑16• ¹⁵Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.
¹⁶The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: 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• ³⁴{i}Thou 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.{/i}
³⁵{i}Then 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.{/i}
⁴⁴And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
⁴⁵{i}Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was{/i} cut out of the mountain without hands, and it break in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold, —{i}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.{/i} (Dan. 2:34‑35,44‑45)

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

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Rev. 19:18‑21• ¹⁸that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of chiliarchs, and the flesh of strong {i}men{/i}, and the flesh of horses, and of those that sit on them, and the flesh of all, both free and bond, and both little and great.
¹⁹And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war with him that sat on the horse and with his army.
²⁰And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs before him, with which he deceived those that had received the mark of the beast and those that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone.
²¹And the rest were slain with the sword of him that sat on the horse ( {i}the sword{/i} that came forth out of his mouth; and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. (Rev. 19:18‑21)

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Rev. 20:1‑4• ¹And I saw an angel coming down from the heaven having the key of the abyss, and a great chain upon his hand.
²And he laid hold on the dragon, the ancient serpent, which is {i}the{/i} Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
³and cast him into the abyss, and shut and sealed {i}it{/i} over him, that he might deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished: after these must he be loosed a little space.
⁴And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them; and the souls of those beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God; and those who had not worshipped the beast nor his image and had not received the mark upon {i}their{/i} forehead and upon their hand: and they lived and reigned with Christ [the] thousand years. (Rev. 20:1‑4)

the Ancient.

Dan. 7:13,22• ¹³I saw in the night visions{i}, and behold, there{/i} came with the clouds of heaven, one like the Son of man, and came 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; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. (Dan. 7:13,22)

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Psa. 90:2• ²Before mountains were brought forth,{HR}And thou gavest birth to earth and world,{HR}Even from eternity to eternity {i}thou{/i} [art] God . (Psa. 90:2)

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Psa. 102:24‑25• ²⁴I said, O my God ,{HR}Take me not away in the midst of my days:{HR}In generation of generations [are] thy years.
²⁵Of old hast thou founded the earth,{HR}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• ²But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel: his goings forth have been of old from everlasting. (Mic. 5:2)

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Hab. 1:12• ¹²Art thou not from everlasting, O Jehovah my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Jehovah, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. (Hab. 1:12)

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Psa. 45:8• ⁸Myrrh and aloes [and] cassia [are] all thy garments;{HR}From the palaces of ivory stringed instruments have gladdened thee. (Psa. 45:8)

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Psa. 104:2• ²Wearing light as the robe,{HR}Spreading heavens as the curtains; (Psa. 104:2)

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Matt. 17:2• ²{i}And he was transfigured before them. And his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light;{/i} (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 white them. (Mark 9:3)

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Phil. 3:9• ⁹and be found in him, not having my righteousness that [is] of law, but that [which is] by faith of Christ, the righteousness of God on faith; (Phil. 3:9)

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1 Tim. 6:16• ¹⁶who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom none of men saw nor can see; to whom [be] honour and might eternal. 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 announce 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 his hairs white as 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 swore with an oath to him of the fruit of his loins to seat upon his throne,
³³Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God and received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he poured forth this which ye see and hear. (Acts 2:30,33)

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2 Thess. 1:7‑8• ⁷and to you that are troubled rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with angels of his power
⁸in flaming fire, rendering vengeance to those that know not God and to those that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus; (2 Thess. 1:7‑8)

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2 Peter 3:7‑10• ⁷But the now heavens and the earth by the same word have been stored with fire, being kept for a day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
⁸{i}But{/i} {i}let not this one thing be hidden from you, beloved,{/i} that one day is with [the] Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
⁹{i}[The] 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{/i}.
¹⁰But the day of [the] Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens shall pass away with rushing noise, and elements, with fervent heat, shall be dissolved, and [the] earth and the works that are therein shall be burnt up. (2 Peter 3:7‑10)

and his wheels.

Psa. 104:3‑4• ³Who frameth his chambers in the waters,{HR}Who maketh clouds his chariot (vehicle),{HR}Who walketh on wings of wind;
⁴Making his angels spirits,{HR}His ministers a flaming fire. (Psa. 104:3‑4)

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Ezek. 1:13‑21• ¹³As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: 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.
¹⁵Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.
¹⁶The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: 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: and they turned not when they went.
¹⁸As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.
¹⁹And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by 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 was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
²¹When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against 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 spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in my sight.
³Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.
⁴Then the glory of Jehovah went up from the cherub 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 cherubim's wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
⁶And it came to pass, that 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 wheels.
⁷And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim, and took thereof, 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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I beheld till the thrones were set up, 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.