Daniel 7:18

But the Supreme God will give power/authority to his people to rule, and they shall rule forever.”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

In Context

17He said, “The four huge beasts represent four kingdoms/empires that will exist on the earth.

19Then I wanted to know what the fourth beast signified— the beast that was different from the other three, the beast that crushed those that it attacked with its bronze claws, and then ate their flesh with its iron teeth, and trampled on the parts of their bodies that it did not eat.

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Cross References

Psalms 149:5God’s people should rejoice because they have won battles and they should sing joyfully all during the night!

Daniel 7:22But then the Supreme God, the one who had been living forever, came and judged in favor of the people who belonged to him. And I knew that it was time for God’s people to receive authority to rule.

Obadiah 1:17But some people in Jerusalem will escape, and Jerusalem will become a very holy/sacred place. Then the descendants of Jacob will conquer and possess again the land that truly belongs to them.

Ephesians 6:12You must do this because the fighting that we believers do is not only against human beings [SYN]. Instead, we are also fighting against evil spirits who rule and have authority over all that is evil [MET] in the world. And we are fighting against evil spirits who are in heavenly places (OR, everywhere).

Revelation 2:26As for those who conquer Satan and who (OR, because they) keep on doing what I command until they die, I will give them authority, just like I myself received it from my Father. They will exercise that authority over the nations that rebel against God.

Revelation 5:10You have caused them to become a people over whom our God rules, and to become priests who serve him, and they will rule on [MTY] the earth.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 7:16-28

The Vision of the Four Beasts. ( b. c. 555.) 15 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. 17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. 18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. 19 Then I… Read the whole commentary →

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