📖 Daniel — Chapter 7 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Daniel 7:1 In the first year of RBelshazzar king of Babylon Daniel Thad a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the Tmatters.
Daniel 7:2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, Rthe four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
Daniel 7:3 And Rfour great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
Daniel 7:4 The first was Rlike a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, Tand it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.
Daniel 7:5 And behold Ranother beast, a second, like to a bear, and Tit raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
Daniel 7:6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it Rfour wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
Daniel 7:7 After this RI saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them Ranother little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Daniel 7:9 I beheld Rtill the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Daniel 7:10 A Rfiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
Daniel 7:11 I beheld then because of Rthe voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
Daniel 7:12 As concerning Rthe rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet Ttheir lives were prolonged for a season and time.
Daniel 7:13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, Rone 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.
Daniel 7:14 And there was Rgiven him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Daniel 7:15 I Daniel Rwas grieved in my spirit in the midst of my Tbody, and the visions of my head troubled me.
Daniel 7:16 I came near unto Rone 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.
Daniel 7:17 These Rgreat beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
Daniel 7:18 But Rthe saints of the Tmost High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
Daniel 7:19 Then I would know the truth of Rthe fourth beast, which was diverse Tfrom all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
Daniel 7:20 And of Rthe ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
Daniel 7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
Daniel 7:22 Until Rthe 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.
Daniel 7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
Daniel 7:24 And Rthe ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
Daniel 7:25 And Rhe shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Daniel 7:26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
Daniel 7:27 And Rthe kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all Tdominions shall serve and obey him.
Daniel 7:28 Hitherto is Rthe end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Daniel 7:1–10 — Four beasts appear before the heavenly court
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Daniel records four beasts rising from the stirred sea, the last dreadful with horns and a boastful small horn. Thrones, the Ancient of days, fire, attending multitudes, and opened books establish the judgment scene.
Key Truth: Read earthly violence beneath the vision of divine judgment.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “In the ____ year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream …” (Daniel 7:1)
Find it in Daniel 7:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “After this I ____ , and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon …” (Daniel 7:6)
Find it in Daniel 7:6 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the ____ was set, and the books were opened.” (Daniel 7:10)
Find it in Daniel 7:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Daniel 7:11–18 — One like the Son of man receives dominion
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The beast’s boasting ends in destruction, while one like the Son of man comes with heaven’s clouds and receives an everlasting kingdom. Daniel’s distress leads to the explanation that four kings arise and the saints receive the kingdom.
Key Truth: Hope in enduring divine rule rather than predatory power.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “I beheld then because of the voice of the great ____ which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast …” (Daniel 7:11)
Find it in Daniel 7:11 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “I Daniel was grieved in my ____ in the midst of my body, and the visions of …” (Daniel 7:15)
Find it in Daniel 7:15 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “But the ____ of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess …” (Daniel 7:18)
Find it in Daniel 7:18 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Daniel 7:19–28 — Oppression has limits and judgment belongs to God
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Daniel asks about the fourth beast and the horn warring against the saints. The explanation names kingdoms, blasphemous oppression, and an allotted time before judgment removes power and gives the kingdom to the saints.
Key Truth: Remain faithful under the limits God places on evil.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Then I would know the ____ of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the …” (Daniel 7:19)
Find it in Daniel 7:19 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ten ____ out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: …” (Daniel 7:24)
Find it in Daniel 7:24 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… changed in me: but I kept the matter in my ____ .” (Daniel 7:28)
Find it in Daniel 7:28 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Matthew 26:64 — Jesus speaks of the Son of man coming in heaven’s clouds.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can the promise of God’s just rule steady you against threatening power?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which summary best distinguishes Daniel 7:1–10 (Four beasts appear before the heavenly court) from the chapter’s other sections?
2. Which summary best distinguishes Daniel 7:11–18 (One like the Son of man receives dominion) from the chapter’s other sections?
3. Which summary best distinguishes Daniel 7:19–28 (Oppression has limits and judgment belongs to God) from the chapter’s other sections?
4. What distinguishes the dominion given to one like the Son of man?
5. What limits the persecuting power described in the vision?
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