9I 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.
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His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
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.
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9-14)Whether we understand the fourth beast to signify the Syrian empire, or the Roman, or the former as the figure of the latter, it is plain that these verses are intended for the comfort and support of the people of God in reference to the persecutions they were likely to sustain both from the one and from the other, and from all their proud enemies in every age; for it is written for their learning…
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