The Meaning of Daniel 7:18 Explained

Daniel 7:18

KJV: But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

YLT: and receive the kingdom do the saints of the Most High, and they strengthen the kingdom unto the age, even unto the age of the ages.

Darby: But the saints of the most high places shall receive the kingdom, and they shall possess the kingdom for ever, even to the ages of ages.

ASV: But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But the saints  of the most High  shall take  the kingdom,  and possess  the kingdom  for  ever,  even for  ever  and ever. 

What does Daniel 7:18 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The saints of the Highest One ( Daniel 7:22; Daniel 7:25; Daniel 7:27) probably refer to believers of all ages ( Daniel 7:27). [1] J. Dwight Pentecost wrote that they are believing Jews alive when Christ returns, "not believers of the Church age," since God did not reveal the church"s existence in the Old Testament. [2] They will receive the (fifth) kingdom and will possess it forever. People will have a share in the Son of Man"s everlasting kingdom after He establishes it. This involves reigning with Christ (cf. Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:11-27; 2 Timothy 2:12; Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:4; Revelation 20:6; Revelation 22:5). This kingdom will begin with the return of Christ to the earth, continue for one thousand years on the earth, and then continue in the new heavens and new earth forever. This scenerio corrects the objection of some that this kingdom cannot be millennial since the angel said it would last forever. [3]
"The reason for emphasizing the participation of God"s people in the final kingdom seems to be that it is a literal, earthly kingdom, replacing the previous empires of men, rather than a spiritual domain, a sort of ideal kingdom of God consisting only of the Lord himself." [4]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 7

1  Daniel's vision of the four beasts,
9  and of God's kingdom
15  The interpretation thereof

What do the individual words in Daniel 7:18 mean?

But shall receive kingdom the the saints of the Most High and possess kingdom the for ever and even forever and ever
וִֽיקַבְּלוּן֙ מַלְכוּתָ֔א קַדִּישֵׁ֖י עֶלְיוֹנִ֑ין וְיַחְסְנ֤וּן מַלְכוּתָא֙ עַֽד־ עָ֣לְמָ֔א וְעַ֖ד עָלַ֥ם עָלְמַיָּֽא

וִֽיקַבְּלוּן֙  But  shall  receive 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קְבַל  
Sense: (Pael) to receive.
מַלְכוּתָ֔א  kingdom  the 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular determinate
Root: מַלְכוּ  
Sense: royalty, reign, kingdom.
קַדִּישֵׁ֖י  the  saints 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct
Root: קַדִּישׁ  
Sense: holy, separate.
עֶלְיוֹנִ֑ין  of  the  Most  High 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: עֶלְיׄון  
Sense: the Most High.
וְיַחְסְנ֤וּן  and  possess 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: חֲסַן  
Sense: (Aphel) to take possession of.
מַלְכוּתָא֙  kingdom  the 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular determinate
Root: מַלְכוּ  
Sense: royalty, reign, kingdom.
עָ֣לְמָ֔א  ever 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: עָלַם  
Sense: perpetuity, antiquity, for ever.
וְעַ֖ד  and  even 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: even to, until, up to, during conj.
עָלַ֥ם  forever 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עָלַם  
Sense: perpetuity, antiquity, for ever.
עָלְמַיָּֽא  and  ever 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural determinate
Root: עָלַם  
Sense: perpetuity, antiquity, for ever.