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Daniel 7:22
until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for them to possess the kingdom.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Daniel records a vision of the heavenly court immediately after the little horn’s persecution of the saints. The narrative shifts from earthly warfare to a divine courtroom proceeding.
The words — עַתִּיק ('atik) translates literally as "ancient," and דִּינָא (diyn) means "judgment." These terms frame the event as a formal legal declaration rather than a military victory.
The thread — The sequence of vindication and kingdom possession runs through Daniel 7:18, Revelation 5:10, and Revelation 20:4. Each reference marks the transition from divine verdict to the saints' inheritance.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to accept that judgment precedes possession. It demands acknowledgment that the saints receive the kingdom only after the Ancient of Days issues the ruling.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Until 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.
Cross-references
- Daniel 7:18 But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’
- Revelation 5:10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
- Revelation 20:4 Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
- Daniel 7:9 As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.
- Matthew 19:28 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in 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.
- Luke 22:29 And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,
- 1 Corinthians 6:2 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
- Revelation 3:21 To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
- Revelation 11:11 But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.