The “Ancient of Days”, sovereign ruler and judge
Isn’t it interesting that everything “politically correct” is totally biblically incorrect? To be politically correct is to be on the wrong side of God, under the authority of the 4th beast system. The 4th beast is the Roman Empire, and for anyone paying attention, you will know that we all live under the rule of Rome still today, the 2nd Babylon. I’m going to do a video on this subject because the written version will be long and no one will read it. I have learned that in our modern culture of tweets and facebook posts, anything that takes more than a few minutes to read will not be read at all.
The highlight of this video that I hope to accomplish soon, but knowing that time will be my handicap, is how to understand the sovereignty of the Most High God is real, when it will seem He has forgotten us completely. Here are a few verses to read for context on the matter. In bold are bullet points for this topic:
Daniel chapter 7:
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. 2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. 3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. 4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. 5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. 6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. 7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. 8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. 9 I 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. 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. 11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. 12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. 13 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. 14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. 15 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. 17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. 18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. 19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; 20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. 21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; 22 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. 23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. 26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. 28 Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
The book of Revelation speaks of the same 4th beast of Daniel’s “troubling cognitions”. You will hear many pastors refer to the book of Revelation as “John’s vision”, but if you read verse 1 of chapter 1, you will know the following fact:
“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John” (Revelation 1:1 KJV)
In chapter 19 of Revelation, verses 19 and 20, the 4th beast of Daniel’s vision is captured and thrown into the lake of fire forever. The judgement of Daniel 7 is executed in Revelation 19. While these are prophetic visions unto mankind, I believe that Daniel’s vision of the “Ancient of Days” being seated in His heavenly courtroom (the mountain of Zion) and declaring the thrones that would be cast down, and the destruction of the 4th beast, was a heavenly judgment that had already been declared in ancient times. While the 4 kingdoms to come would be prophetic, the heavenly court (Zion) decision of their coming destruction had been previously declared. When? Does this court come to session in the future? The fiery streams of ten thousand times ten thousand that stood before the court is a vision yet to be fulfilled? No! I believe this court convened in the ancient past, in Genesis chapter 3!
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Genesis 3:15
Daniel’s vision was prophetic to mankind, based on a judgment already rendered after the events of the Garden of Eden! In our limited capacity for understanding and comprehension, we cannot imagine that God is capable of writing the future 5700yrs on advance, but I believe that is exactly what He did. The fall in the Garden of Eden, resulted in the need for immediate judgment, with the future laid out in advance for all those who chose to challenge the sovereign power of the Most High God. Let them (satan and fallen angels) try to change His plans if they think they are capable! But God wrote the future success of the Messiah upon the fall, (shall bruise thy head) and in His unparalleled wisdom judgment was executed in Genesis 3:15, the future was written for any fool who would challenge His might and glorious sovereign reigning power. Daniel saw the Ancient of Days seated on His Holy Mountain of Zion in the ancient past, laying out the pattern for future events, 5780yrs +/- later!
How can I claim such a bazaar notion?
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Isaiah 46:9-10
If we are to be successful as Christians in the Kingdom of God, we need to learn the legal system of God, appearing to Him in His Holy courtroom of heaven, petitioning before Him in prayer, that He may render and execute judgment on our behalf. The first step is salvation, the next step is constant atonement to insure that our voice is heard before the judge in the courtoom. Satan operates within this legal system. He must or he would be powerless to do anything against us. And if satan is in the courtroom accusing us, we then must also appear before the judge in the same courtroom where our accuser witnesses against us. This is the power of prayer, with our defense counsel Yehshua standing next to us at the right hand of the throne!
While Daniel’s vision was prophetic, the throne room/courtroom he saw was where the legal convention of the ancient past where judgment was rendered and the future beasts were planned out. This legal system continues today and is the way of heaven and earth. I will continue more on this subject soon!
The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. Proverbs 15:29
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. John 9:31
Be politically incorrect in the 4th beast system and stay atoned! Appear before the Ancient of Days in prayer! Make your petitions known to the sovereign judge and ruler, the Most High God! Yehshua is defending you against your accuser! Appear before the judge with your petitions in prayer!