Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
I beheld till—I continued looking till.
thrones . . . cast down—rather, "thrones were placed" [Vulgate and LUTHER], namely, for the saints and elect angels to whom "judgment is given" (Daniel 7:22), as assessors with the Judge. Compare Daniel 7:10, "thousand thousands ministered unto Him" (Matthew 19:28; Luke 22:30; I Corinthians 6:2-3; I Timothy 5:21; Revelation 2:26; Revelation 4:4). In English Version the thrones cast down are those of the previously mentioned kings who give place to Messiah.
Ancient of days—"The everlasting Father" (Isaiah 9:6). HE is the Judge here, as THE SON does not judge in His own cause, and it is His cause which is the one at issue with Antichrist.
sit—the attitude of a judge about to pass sentence.
white—The judicial purity of the Judge, and of all things round Him, is hereby expressed (Revelation 1:14).
wheels—as Oriental thrones move on wheels. Like the rapid flame, God's judgments are most swift in falling where He wills them (Ezekiel 1:15-16). The judgment here is not the last judgment, for then there will be no beast, and heaven and earth shall have passed away; but it is that on Antichrist (the last development of the fourth kingdom), typical of the last judgment: Christ coming to substitute the millennial kingdom of glory for that of the cross (Revelation 17:12-14; Revelation 19:15-21; Revelation 11:15).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Daniel 7:9:
Song of Solomon 5:11
Daniel 7:11
Zechariah 3:5
Matthew 25:31
2 Thessalonians 1:8
Revelation 4:3
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