I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of Man came with the clouds of heaven, riding upon them as on a celestial chariot, and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him. It is on the basis of this passage, which describes the formal inauguration of the Messiah as King of His eternal kingdom, that Jesus applied the name "Son of Man" to Himself so frequently in the gospels.
Verse 13. One _LIKE THE SON OF MAN CAME WITH THE CLOUDS OF_ _HEAVEN_] This most certainly points out the Lord Jesus, בר אנש _bar enosh_, the Son of miserable man; who took our nature upon him that he...
I SAW IN THE NIGHT VISIONS - Evidently in the same night visions, or on the same occasion, for the visions are connected. See Daniel 7:1, Daniel 7:7. The meaning is, that he continued beholding, or th...
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 SON OF MAN. See notes on Psalms 8:4.Matthew 8:20. CAME. was coming....
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...
_and behold_ THERE APPEARED COMING _with the clouds of heaven_ ONE LIKE UNTO A SON _of man_ lit. _there was coming_, &c., the graphic partic. with the finite verb, which is so frequent in Daniel (Theo...
The kingdom of the saints....
I SAW IN THE NIGHT VISIONS— This has always been, and can only be, understood of the Messiah. Hence the expression, _Son of man,_ was a known phrase for the Messiah among the Jews, as appears from sev...
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...
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. ONE LIKE THE SON OF MAN - (se...
7:13 to (b-27) Strictly, 'he reached unto,' as ch. 4.22....
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...
_ONE_ LIKE THE SON OF MAN] RV 'one like unto a son of man'—a human figure as opposed to the four brute figures, and coming from heaven as opposed to their coming from the sea. This figure denotes, not...
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 SON OF MAN. — Hence our Saviour adopts the title which designates Him as Judge (Matthew 24:27, &c.). The title implies one descended from man; but as this Person is spoken of as being “like” one o...
חָזֵ֤ה הֲוֵית֙ בְּ חֶזְוֵ֣י לֵֽילְיָ֔א וַ אֲר
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...
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, (a) [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and (b) came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. (a) Which is meant of...
_Heaven. Christ appeared about sixty years after the subversion of the Syrian monarchy. Yet these expressions literally refer to his second coming. (Matthew xxvi. 64.) (Calmet) --- He had the form of...
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...
After Daniel has narrated how he saw God on the throne of judgment, openly exercising his power and laying open to the world what was formerly hidden from it, namely, his supreme authority in its gove...
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...
I SAW IN THE NIGHT VISIONS,.... Very probably the same night in which he had the dream and vision of the four beasts; but this that follows, being a new object presented, is introduced and prefaced af...
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. Ver. 13. _I saw in the night...
_I saw in the night visions_, &c. Here is described by what means these changes were to be brought about; _behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven_ One in the shape and likeness...
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...
ONE LIKE THE SON OF MAN; that is, the Messiah: this is the same with the stone, DA 2; he came _with the clouds of heaven_, MATTHEW 24:30, i.e. gloriously, swiftly, and terribly, JEREMIAH 4:13. THEY BR...
Daniel 7:13 watching H1934 (H8754) H2370 (H8751) night H3916 visions H2376 behold H718 Son H1247 Man...
THE RECEPTION AND CROWNING OF THE PRINCE (DANIEL 7:13). ‘I was beholding in the night visions: And behold with the clouds of heaven, Came one like a son of man, And he came to the ancient of days,...
AND THEY This scene is identical with that of (Revelation 5:6). There the ascription of praise of the "kings and priests" (Compare (Daniel 7:18); (Daniel 7:18); ref. A) ends with the words, "and we s...
Daniel 7:13 Christ the centre of Biblical thought. I. Observe some of the details of Biblical truth in which the centring of revelation in Christ is seen. (1) The first token of it is the Old Testame...
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...
_One like the son of Man._ MESSIAH’S KINGDOM Daniel had this vision some fifty years after Nebuchadnezzar had the Vision of the composite image: but his vision harmonizes with it, and is descriptive...
_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 7:13 The ONE LIKE A SON OF MAN combines human and divine traits in one person. This son of man seems also to be greater than any mere human, for to come on the CLOUDS is a clear...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. XXVI.—THE KINGDOM OF THE SON OF MAN (Chap. Daniel 7:13) We come now to what is perhaps the most glorious part of the visions of Daniel, or even of the prophetic Word in general. We...
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...
1 Timothy 6:16; Acts 7:56; Daniel 7:22; Daniel 7:9; Ephesians 1:20;...
A son of man — That is, the Messiah, he came with the clouds of heaven, gloriously, swiftly and terribly. And came — This relates to his ascension, at which time, he received his royal investiture, fo...