Daniel 7:20-24 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 7:15-28

Here we have, I. The deep impressions which these visions made upon the prophet. God in them put honour upon him, and gave him satisfaction, yet not without a great allay of pain and perplexity (Dan. 7:15): I Daniel was grieved in my spirit, in the midst of my body. The word here used for the body properly signifies a sheath or scabbard, for the body is no more to the soul; that is the weapon; it is that which we are principally to take care of. The visions of my head troubled me, an again... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 7:20

And of the ten horns ,.... That is, Daniel desired to know the truth of the ten horns, or the meaning of them what they signified, and who they pointed at, of which in Daniel 7:7 , here it is added, that were in his head ; observing the situation of them; thought the horns of a beast could hardly be thought to be elsewhere: and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell ; particularly he was very desirous to know the meaning of a single horn, which rose up among the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 7:21

I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints ,.... The same little horn before described; not Antiochus Epiphanes, who made war with the Jews, as many think; or the Roman Caesars, that persecuted the church of Christ, as others; nor Titus Vespasian, who fought against Israel, as Saadiah; but antichrist, or the pope of Rome; and this refers to the wars of the popes with the Waldenses, which began in the year 1160, and continued long, and with the two witnesses at the close of their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 7:22

Until the Ancient of days came ,.... Not locally, by change of place, he being the omnipresent God; but in a providential way, to check and put a stop to the power and prevalency of the little horn over the saints; for this is the terminus or end of that; which puts a period to it; for when the Ancient of days comes in the exertion of his power and providence, he will come and sit as a Judge upon this little horn or antichrist, and judge, and condemn, and punish it; see Daniel 7:9 , and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 7:23

Thus he said ,.... The person that stood by, the angel, of whom Daniel made his inquiries, and who answered him, as follows: the fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom on earth ; which shows that the angel, by four kings, Daniel 7:17 , meant four kingdoms, that should successively arise in the earth, and out of it, one after another; and this kingdom is not the kingdom of the Seleucidae, nor the Turkish, but the Roman empire; for this is to continue until the kingdom of Christ takes... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 7:24

And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise ,..... Or ten kingdoms which sprung out of the Roman empire, or into which it was broken and divided upon the dissolution of it, about A.D. 476; which, according to Mr. Mede F11 Works, B. 3. c. 14. p. 661. , were thus divided, A.D. 456, 1. Britons; 2. Saxons; 3. Franks; 4. Burgundians; 5 Visigoths; 6. Suevians and Alanes; 7. Vandals; 8. Almanes; 9. Ostrogoths; 10. Greeks. The list Bishop Lloyd F12 Apud Lowth... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 7:21

The same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them - Those who make Antiochus the little horn, make the saints the Jewish people. Those who understand the popedom by it, see this as referring to the cruel persecutions of the popes of Rome against the Waldenses and Albigenses, and the Protestant Church in general. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 7:22

Saints of the Most High - To the supereminent saints; see the note on Daniel 7:18 ; (note). read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 7:20

Verse 20 He says, therefore, He also inquired about the ten horns which were on the head of the beast, and of the other horn which had arisen, meaning the small one, and concerning the three horns falling from the face of the beast. We have shewn how provinces were denoted by the tell horns, and how the difference between the Roman Empire and other monarchies was pointed out, because there never was one supreme ruler at Rome, except when Syria and Marius exercised their usurped authority — but... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 7:21

Verse 21 The Prophet now adds what he had omitted. The angel does not yet answer him, but as he had not sufficiently expressed how the little horn waged war with the sons of God, he now supplies the omission. He says, therefore, he saw — this ought to be received by way of correction; I saw, says he, meaning it was shewn me in a vision, how the little horn made war with the saints so as to prevail against them. Clearly enough other tyrants assailed the elect people of God with tier greater... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 7:15-28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 7:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 7:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 7:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 7:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 7:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 7:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 7:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 7:20

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 7:21

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