KingdomCommentaries on Prophecies in Daniel,...
Tablet Six
"I beheld till 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 7:9)
<1>"The Ancient of days" refers to God, the Father who is the first one in Pure Consciousness and has complete control over this universe (for a detailed explanation, read The Essence and The Base). <2>He is the oldest. He is "the Ancient of days."
<3>White is the symbol of purity and detachment. Fire is a symbol for spiritual powers and also purity (purified spiritual powers).
"A fiery 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 7:10)
<4>After the ten horns in the fourth beast arise, corresponding to the ten toes of the image as the fifth kingdom or empire, then "the thrones" will be "cast down" and the "books" (Akashic Records) will be opened so that men will be judged according to their deeds. The Kingdom of God will be established on earth.
"I beheld then because of the 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 7:11)
<5>"Even till the beast was slain": Until the complete destruction of the base of these pagan ideologies and intellectual beliefs occur, this little horn will continue to exist and talk great words but not the truth. It is very stout, "...that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows" (verse 20).
<6>"And his body [was] destroyed, and given to the burning flame": When the truth comes, then this horn and its influences will be destroyed and will be purified by the flame of the truth, "and given to the burning flame."
"As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time." (Daniel 7:12)
<7>Roman influence and their ideas are still dominating human society. Even the words "Senate" and "veto," and the yearly calendar, times of the day, etc., have all come from that culture. <8>But the domination of the Chaldean Empire, Persian Empire, and Grecian Empire have been taken away and will be taken away even more. However, they are still alive in some parts of the world, "yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time."
"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." (Daniel 7:13)
<9>"Son of man" is one who is in Pure Consciousness but comes back to earth as a human (Avatar). "Clouds of heaven" mean the confusion which comes to the world (great sea) with the four winds of heaven (attraction, desire, attachment, and greed). <10>So the "Son of man" comes whenever it is necessary to establish the truth and righteousness in the confused world, especially at the end of this era.
"And there was given 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 7:14)
<11>"And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom...": These things were given to him. He did not gain these things by himself. It is only by His Grace that he had dominion over all, or it is He who gives the dominion and glory to people. <12>More correctly, it is He (God) who gives dominion and all things to His Saints after the Kingdom of Heaven is established.
<13>"All people, nations, and languages, should serve him...": As it is said in verse 10, "thousand thousands ministered unto him...." These are the ones who had reached Pure Consciousness and are in heaven, and they serve Him (God). <14>But when the son of man comes on the earth, or the one who God has anointed to have dominion on earth, then "all people, nations, and languages, should serve him" as a representative of the Lord. <15>However, this does not mean that people should surrender unto him and his words, but they should surrender to the words of God (truth) which are revealed through Him and His Prophets. <16>All people should "bow their heads in front of and serve all those Great Souls who will show them how to become Pure Consciousness, and how to receive the compassion and mercy of the Lord."
<17>Whoever reaches Pure Consciousness has "everlasting dominion," especially the First Begotten Son.
<18>Now from verse 17 the interpretation of the vision is given.