Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days
Expression applied by the Prophet Daniel to God, contrasting His eternal power with the frail existence of worldly empires.
Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Ancient of Days
A name given to God by the Prophet Daniel (7:9, 7:13, 7:22), in which he contrasts His eternal powers with the frail existence of the empires of the world. It is from these descriptions of the Almighty that Christian art derived its general manner of representing the first person of the Holy Trinity. Ancient of Days is expressed in Aramaic by Atiq yomin; in the Greek Septuagint by palaios hemeron; and in the Vulgate by Antiquus dierum.
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A.J. MAAS Transcribed by Michael C. Tinkler
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume ICopyright © 1907 by Robert Appleton CompanyOnline Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. KnightNihil Obstat, March 1, 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., CensorImprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York
Fuente: Catholic Encyclopedia
Ancient of Days
(Chald. , Sept. , Vulg. antiquus dierum), an expression applied to Jehovah thrice in a vision of Daniel (ch. 7, 9, 13, 22), apparently much in the same sense as Eternal. SEE JEHOVAH. The expression, viewed by itself, is somewhat peculiar; but it is doubtless employed by way of contrast to the successive monarchies which appeared one after another rising before the eye of the prophet. These all proved to be ephemeral existences, partaking of the corruption and evanescence of earth; and so, when the supreme Lord and Governor of all appeared to pronounce their doom, and set up his own everlasting kingdom, He is not unnaturally symbolized as the Ancient of Days one who was not like those new formations, the offspring of a particular time, but who had all time, in a manner, in his possession one whose days were past reckoning. SEE DANIEL (BOOK OF).
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Ancient of Days
an expression applied to Jehovah three times in the vision of Daniel (7:9, 13, 22) in the sense of eternal. In contrast with all earthly kings, his days are past reckoning.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Ancient of Days
Dan 7:9; Dan 7:13; Dan 7:22. The everlasting Jehovah, as contrasted with the ephemeral transitoriness of the four successive world powers, stable as they seemed for a time.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Ancient Of Days
ANCIENT OF DAYS occurs 3 times in Daniel (Dan 7:9; Dan 7:13; Dan 7:22) as a title of God in His capacity as Judge of the world. In the Vision of the Great Assizes He is depicted as a very old and majestic figure, with white hair and white raimeot, seated on a fiery throne, and having the books of the records of man opened before Him. The picture is no doubt suggested by the contrast between the Eternal God (Psa 55:19) and the new-fangled deities which were from time to time introduced (Jdg 5:8, Deu 32:17), rather than, as Hippolytus (quoted by Behrmann, Das Buch Daniel, p. 46) suggests, by the idea of God as making the ages old without turning old Himself. In the troublous times which are represented by the Book of Daniel, it was at once a comfort and a warning to remember that above the fleeting phases of life there sat One who remained eternally the same (Psa 90:1-3; Psa 102:24-27). At the same time it is worth remembering that the phrase in itself has no mystical significance, but, by an idiom common in Hebrew as in other languages, is merely a paraphrase for an old man.
H. C. O. Lanchester.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Ancient of Days
Three times, in the Prophecy of Daniel, and in the same chapter, we find the Lord distinguished by this name, and in no other part of Scripture. (Dan 7:9; Dan 7:13; Dan 7:22) Some have thought that the person of God the Father is meant, and it should seem to be so, because it is also said, that One like the Son of man, (a well known character of the Lord Jesus Christ) came to him. See Dan 7:13. But others, considering the thrones spoken of in this chapter as the thrones of the house of David, and all judgment being committed to the Son, for the Father judgeth no man, (see Joh 5:22) they have concluded, that it must be the Lord Jesus Christ which is spoken of under this glorious name. One thing however is certain, that this distinguishing name, and every other which marks the GODHEAD, may be and must be equally applied to each, and to all. The holy sacred Three, who bear record in heaven are One. (1Jn 5:7)
Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures
Ancient of Days
( , attk yomn, = Aramaic): On , attk, see ANCIENT (4). The expression is used in reference to God in Dan (Job 7:9, Job 7:13, 22) and is not intended to suggest the existence of God from eternity. It was the venerable appearance of old age that was uppermost in the writer’s mind. What Daniel sees is not the eternal God Himself, but an aged man, in whose dignified and impressive form God reveals Himself (compare Eze 1:26) (Keil).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Ancient of Days
A title of God used by Daniel, alluding to His eternity. It cannot be separated from Christ; for in Dan. 7: the Lord is called both the Ancient of Days and the Son of man, yet the Son of man came to the Ancient of Days to receive dominion, glory, and a kingdom. Dan 7:9; Dan 7:13; Dan 7:22. He is both God and man: cf. Rev 1 and 5.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Ancient of Days
An appellation of Jehovah.
Dan 7:9; Dan 7:13; Dan 7:22