THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
Even though their dominion had ended, existence continued. ‘The beast was slain in my sight, and his body was crushed and delivered to be burned with fire.’ This signifies complete annihilation.
Daniel 7:12Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And that the power of the other beasts was taken away: and that times of life were appointed them for a time, and a time.
וּשְׁאָר֙ חֵֽיוָתָ֔א הֶעְדִּ֖יו שָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹן וְאַרְכָ֧ה בְחַיִּ֛ין יְהִ֥יבַת לְה֖וֹן עַד־זְמַ֥ן וְעִדָּֽן׃
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Theodoret of Cyrus
The authority of the other creatures had already come to an end, as the Prophet noted, even though they had ruled for a considerable duration; each held sway for a designated period. Once this was fulfilled, and the other empires had already fallen away prior to this moment, and those who warranted judgment in the fourth kingdom were cast into the flames; then, the Prophet declares,
Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Dan 8:7And when he was come near the ram, he was enraged against him, and struck the ram: and broke his two horns, and the ram could not withstand him: and when he had cast him down on the ground, he stamped upon him, and none could deliver the ram out of his hand.
- Dan 7:4The first was like a lioness, and had the wings of an eagle: I beheld till her wings were plucked off, and she was lifted up from the earth, and stood upon her feet as a man, and the heart of a man was given to her.
- Dan 7:6After this I beheld, and lo, another like a leopard, and it had upon it four wings, as of a fowl, and the beast had four heads, and power was given to it.