Daniel again records that he continues
looking in the night visions. He sees an incredible, wonderful sight. The new king is arriving
with the clouds of heaven. This king is
like a Son of Man. He walks up to
the Ancient of Days, the eternal God on his fiery throne. He is
presented before God so that God can examine and evaluate Him. God clearly approves of this
Son of Man, because He gives Him
dominion, Glory and a kingdom. All rulership, praise, and the entire earth are given to this king.
His subjects are
all the peoples, nations and men of every language who will
serve Him. This new king is unlike any king who came before Him. While the first three beasts rose and fell in power, this new king will rule over
an everlasting dominion which
will not pass away. Unlike the fourth beast, which was destroyed, this new King’s
kingdom is one which
will not be destroyed. This kingdom corresponds to the
stone that
was cut out of the mountain without hands in Chapter 2 (
Daniel 2:34-45). The stone crushed the kingdoms of men represented by the statue and filled the entire earth. This indicates that the seasons of history will pass directly from the Roman era to the Kingdom of God.
The Son of Man is the final king over the earth. His kingdom will last forever. He is, of course, Jesus Christ. Jesus quotes
Daniel 7 and applies it to Himself. He does this while on trial, declaring Himself the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One (God), and “the Son of Man, who will be seen sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven” (Mark 12:61-62).
It is indeed His Second Coming!
And that is what will happen during His Second Coming when He gathers those of us who [[[[[REMAIN]]]]] until His Second coming!