Daniel 7:18
But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’
Tag: God Reigns, with the "saints of the Most High."
1 Corinthians 6:2
Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?
Revelation 2:26
The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations,
Revelation 20:4
Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
There is some debate in regard to the identity of the "saints of the Most High" in Daniel 7. The term appears in three other verses in the chapter. However, when compared to the other passages listed, above, it might be that the term refers to the saints in Christ, who WILL be given the authority to rule over the kingdoms of this world. We do know that the Saints in Christ will reign. In Daniels vision we see that the "saints of the Most High" will receive the kingdom and reign over the earthly kingdoms. We now see the earthly kingdoms tormenting the believers in this world (the saints of the Most High). We know this to be true today and was stated to Daniel in this vision:
Daniel 7:25
He (earthly kings) shall speak words against the Most High,
and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, ...
So, we see that there will be a day when those being persecuted by the rulers of this world will stand with God and judge the rules of this world. Today we are nothing to the kingdoms of this world. One day we will rule over them. Living by faith is living in light of such truths.
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