George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Daniel 7:12
Time. Each of the four empires had its period assigned. That of Rome attracted the prophet's attention most, and is mentioned first. (Menochius)
Time. Each of the four empires had its period assigned. That of Rome attracted the prophet's attention most, and is mentioned first. (Menochius)
AS CONCERNING THE REST OF THE BEASTS - They had been superseded, but not destroyed. It would seem that they were still represented in vision to Daniel, as retaining their existence, though their power...
II. THE GREAT PROPHECIES OF DANIEL CHAPTER 7 The night visions of Daniel _ 1. The night vision of the three beasts (Daniel 7:1)_ 2. The night vision of the fourth beast (Daniel 7:7) 3. The judgmen...
DANIEL 7. THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS. From this point onwards the Book becomes purely apocalyptic. The vision of the four beasts is parallel to the vision of the image in Daniel 2. The beasts rise...
THE REST OF THE BEASTS: i.e. the three mentioned in verses: Daniel 7:4 as co-existing, THEY HAD, &C. = their dominion was caused to pass away. THEIR LIVES WERE PROLONGED. a lengthening of their life...
The judgement on the Gentile powers. The scene is majestically conceived. Thrones are set for the heavenly powers, the assessors of the Judge: the Almighty Himself appears in the likeness of an aged m...
_the rest of the beasts_ Commentators are divided as to whether the three beasts of Daniel 7:4, or the seven horns left after the three had been rooted up (Daniel 7:8), are intended: but the expressio...
AS CONCERNING THE REST, &C.— When the dominion was taken away from _the rest of the beasts,_ their bodies were not destroyed, but suffered to continue still in being: but when the dominion shall be ta...
b. MAGNIFICENT BEAUTY TEXT: Daniel 7:9-18 9 I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his...
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. AS CONCERNING THE REST OF THE BEASTS, THEY HAD THEIR DOMINION TAKEN A...
THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS In the first year of Belshazzar Daniel sees in a dream four beasts rising out of the sea (Daniel 7:1). The first is like a lion, with eagle's wings (Daniel 7:4), the seco...
THE REST OF THE BEASTS] the former kingdoms, survived as nations, but without power....
THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 7 V1 It was the first year that king Belshazzar ruled Babylon. Daniel had a dream. He saw pictures in his head as he lay on his bed. An...
THE REST OF THE BEASTS — _i.e.,_ the three first beasts which Daniel had seen coming out of the sea. He now learns what had befallen them. Their dominions had passed away, and their lives had been pro...
וּ שְׁאָר֙ חֵֽיוָתָ֔א הֶעְדִּ֖יו שָׁלְטָנְהֹ֑ון וְ...
VISION OF THE FOUR WILD BEASTS WE now enter upon the second division of the Book of Daniel-the apocalyptic. It is unquestionably inferior to the first part in grandeur and importance as a whole, but i...
GOD'S EVERLASTING DOMINION Daniel 7:1-14 This chapter enumerates the succession of world-empires and rulers which bridge the gulf of centuries from the Captivity to the Second Advent. The lion repres...
We come now to the second half of the Book, which consists of visions, with their interpretations, granted to Daniel through three reigns. During the reign of Belshazzar two visions were granted to hi...
As (z) concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. (z) As the three former monarchies had an end at the time that God...
But whatever uncertainty we might be under respecting the precise meaning of the vision before related, there can be none in respect of what is said here. To whom can we make application concerning th...
_THE SIGN OF THE SON OF MAN_ ‘As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. I saw in the night visions, and, behold, o...
Without doubt the Prophet refers to what ought to come first in order, as the empires of which he is speaking were extinct before the Roman. Hence these verbs ought to be taken in the pluperfect tense...
We come now to the communications made to Daniel himself, which contain not merely general principles, but details relative to God's people, and the Gentiles who oppressed them -historical details, th...
AS CONCERNING THE REST OF THE BEASTS..... The other three which represent the Babylonian, Persian and Grecian monarchies: THEY HAD THEIR DOMINION TAKEN AWAY; not at this time when the fourth beast, o...
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. Ver. 12. _As concerning the rest of the beasts._] The four great monarc...
_I beheld then_ Chaldee, חזה הוית, _I was attentive, spectabam attentus, I beheld attentively_, as Grotius renders it; _because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake_ See on Daniel 7:25...
As concerning the rest of the beasts, the three which were first described, THEY HAD THEIR DOMINION TAKEN AWAY, their power was also taken away in the general judgment; YET THEIR LIVES WERE PROLONGED...
THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS...
THEIR LIVES WERE PROLONGED: Cald. a prolonging in life was given them...
9-14 These verses are for the comfort and support of the people of God, in reference to the persecutions that would come upon them. Many New Testament predictions of the judgment to come, have plain...
THEY HAD THEIR DOMINION TAKEN AWAY; the prophet chiefly intends the fourth empire, and therein the proud, blasphemous horn; yet did not wholly omit to speak of the three first empires, and what became...
Daniel 7:12 rest H7606 beasts H2423 dominion H7985 away H5709 (H8684) lives H2417 prolonged H3052 (H8753) for...
‘I was beholding then (what would result) from the voice of the great words which the horn spoke, I beheld even until the beast was slain, and his body was destroyed, and he was given to be burned wit...
Daniel 7:1 The principles which underlie this prophecy are at once profoundly suggestive and exceedingly important. I. Foremost among them we find the terribly significant truth that earthly power i...
CONTENTS: The beast vision of Daniel, forecasting the four world empires and the final heading up under anti-Christ. Vision of Christ coming in glory. Interpretation of the beast vision. CHARACTERS:...
Daniel 7:1. _In the first year of Belshazzar._ The book of Daniel is divided into two parts; the first six Chapter s being historic, and the latter prophetic. This dream of Daniel's has a connection w...
_And four great beasts came up from the sea._ THE FOUR BEASTS I. THE ELEMENT OUT OF WHICH THE WORLD-KINGDOMS CAME INTO EXISTENCE. “Four beasts came up from the sea.” The sea, when looked at in some...
DANIEL 7:1 The Visions of Daniel. These chapters describe Daniel’s apocalyptic visions, which reassure God’s people that, in spite of exile and persecution, God is still in control of history and will...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 7:9 At the center of Daniel’s vision was the heavenly courtroom, with THRONES set up for judgment. The ANCIENT OF DAYS, God himself, sat on the central throne. His clothing
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 7:11 As Daniel kept watching, the boastful little HORN was finally silenced: THE BEAST WAS KILLED, AND ITS BODY DESTROYED AND GIVEN OVER TO BE BURNED WITH FIRE. Daniel looked bac...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. XXV.—THE JUDGMENT OF THE BEAST AND THE LITTLE HORN (Chap. Daniel 7:9; Daniel 7:26) Hitherto we have not met with much difficulty in the way of interpretation. Little room has been...
EXPOSITION DANIEL 7:1 THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS. This chapter begins the second section of the book. All before this has been narrative; visions are introduced into the narrative, but they were...
Now at this point we come to, more or less, the end of the historic part of the book of Daniel. And beginning with chapter 7, we are now gonna go back and deal with visions that Daniel had during prev...
Daniel 7:4; Daniel 8:7...