I beheld until thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days sat. His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was flames of fire, its wheels burning fire. A river of fire streamed and went out from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court sat in judgment, and the books were opened. I beheld in the visions of the night, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before Him. And to him was given dominion and glory and kingship, and all peoples, nations, and tongues shall serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
Daniel's Night Vision
Daniel 7:9-10, 7:13-14
חָזֵה הֲוֵית עַד דִּי כׇרְסָוָן רְמִיו וְעַתִּיק יוֹמִין יְתִב לְבוּשֵׁהּ כִּתְלַג חִוָּר וּשְׂעַר רֵאשֵׁהּ כַּעֲמַר נְקֵא כׇּרְסְיֵהּ שְׁבִבִין דִּי־נוּר גַּלְגִּלּוֹהִי נוּר דָּלִק׃ נְהַר דִּי־נוּר נָגֵד וְנָפֵק מִן־קֳדָמוֹהִי אֶלֶף אַלְפִין יְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּהּ וְרִבּוֹ רִבְבָן קָדָמוֹהִי יְקוּמוּן דִּינָא יְתִב וְסִפְרִין פְּתִיחוּ׃ חָזֵה הֲוֵית בְּחֶזְוֵי לֵילְיָא וַאֲרוּ עִם־עֲנָנֵי שְׁמַיָּא כְּבַר אֱנָשׁ אָתֵה הֲוָא וְעַד־עַתִּיק יוֹמַיָּא מְטָה וּקְדָמוֹהִי הַקְרְבוּהִי׃ וְלֵהּ יְהִב שׇׁלְטָן וִיקָר וּמַלְכוּ וְכֹל עַמְמַיָּא אֻמַּיָּא וְלִשָּׁנַיָּא לֵהּ יִפְלְחוּן שׇׁלְטָנֵהּ שׇׁלְטָן עָלַם דִּי־לָא יֶעְדֵּה וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ דִּי־לָא תִתְחַבַּל׃
Themes
Original Sources
- Daniel 7:9-10, 7:13-14.