Daily Digest: Capstone Capsule

“I watched till thrones were put in place, and the ANCIENT OF DAYS was seated…” – Daniel 7:9a

To glorify the God of Impact is to worship THE ANCIENT of DAYS: “I watched till thrones were put in place, and the ANCIENT OF DAYS was seated; His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, its wheels a burning fire” (Dan. 7:9). Today’s meditation text describes a majestic vision of God, the “Ancient of Days,” taking His Throne for Judgement, depicted with white garments of Holiness, fiery Throne and wheels of Royalty and Power, and surrounded by innumerable serving beings, as He judges the beasts, representing earthly kingdoms. He ultimately gives everlasting Dominion and Glory to “One like the Son of Man” – Jesus Christ, to establish the eternal Kingdom for His saints!

Let’s look more closely at the appearance of the Ancient of Days in this Judgement scene. The garments white as snow and hair like pure wool symbolize purity, holiness, and righteousness. His Throne of fiery flames and wheels of burning fire, signify majesty, intense judgement, and omnipresence. These are coupled with a river of fire streams, thousands ministering, and ten thousand times ten thousand worshipping before Him. Thrones are set, the Court convenes, and books of divine records and Judgement are opened to judge the four beasts, representing oppressive world powers (vv.9-10).

Amidst the horn’s noisy, “pompous words” and Judgement of the beasts, came the Son of Man from the clouds of heaven. He is given universal, everlasting Dominion, and an indestructible Kingdom! This passage is a powerful prophecy of God’s Eternal Sovereignty, the final Judgement on earthly powers, and the glorious, everlasting Kingdom of the Messiah over all nations. The vision concludes with the promise that the saints of the Most High will receive and possess the Kingdom forever!

What a Glorious Future lies ahead of Believers in Christ! This calls for rejoicing in the Ancient of Days and Sovereign of the Universe, Who existed before Time began, created the entirety of Time, and dwells in the Eternal Now! Before Him all thrones kowtow. The Ancient of Days is the Eternal and Supreme Judge of all, beyond whom there is no room for appeal. He says, “I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God” (Isa.44:6).

This prized title is found only thrice in Scripture (vv. 9, 13, 22). However, Revelation 1: 14-15 confirms that our Lord Jesus Christ, is as much the Ancient of Days, as the Father: “His head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes like a flame of fire; His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace; and His voice as the sound of many waters.” We may not know precisely what tomorrow holds; we know Who holds tomorrow – the Ancient of Days!