Daniel 7:26

26 “ ‘But the court will sit, and his power will be taken away and completely destroyed forever.

Daniel 7:26 in Other Translations

KJV
26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
ESV
26 But the court shall sit in judgment, and his dominion shall be taken away, to be consumed and destroyed to the end.
NLT
26 “But then the court will pass judgment, and all his power will be taken away and completely destroyed.
MSG
26 "'But when the court comes to order, the horn will be stripped of its power and totally destroyed.
CSB
26 But the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away, to be completely destroyed forever.

Daniel 7:26 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 7:26

But the judgment shall sit
As in ( Daniel 7:10 ) , the court shall sit, the Judge shall take the bench, and all things be prepared for the arraignment, trial, condemnation, and punishment, of the little horn or antichrist, when the above time is up; God the Father, the Ancient of days, and Christ, said to be like the Son of man, brought near to him, shall sit as Judges, attended by the holy angels:

and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it
unto the end;
either the angels, or rather the saints of the most High; particularly the Christian princes, into whose hearts God will put it to hate the whore, eat her flesh, and burn her with fire; so that there shall be an utter end of antichrist; he shall be stripped of all his power and authority; his destruction will be inevitable and irrecoverable; he shall never come out of it; it shall continue to the end of the world, to the end of time.

Daniel 7:26 In-Context

24 The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings.
25 He will speak against the Most High and oppress his holy people and try to change the set times and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time.
26 “ ‘But the court will sit, and his power will be taken away and completely destroyed forever.
27 Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.’
28 “This is the end of the matter. I, Daniel, was deeply troubled by my thoughts, and my face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself.”

Cross References 1

  • 1. Revelation 19:20
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