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all rulers will serve and obey him

Daniel 7:23-28 (JDV)

Daniel 7:23 “This is what he said: ‘The fourth animal will be a fourth kingdom on the land, different from all the other kingdoms. It will devastate the whole land, trample it down, and crush it.
Daniel 7:24 The ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. Another king, different from the previous ones, will rise after them and humble three kings.
Daniel 7:25 He will speak words against the Highest and oppress the holy ones of the Highest. He will intend to change religious festivals and laws, and the holy ones will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time.
Daniel 7:26 But the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away, to be completely destroyed forever.
Daniel 7:27 The kingdom, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky will be given to the people, the holy ones of the Highest. His kingdom will be a permanent kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey him.’
Daniel 7:28 “This is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts terrified me greatly, and my face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself (Aramaic portion ends here).”

all rulers will serve and obey him

The prediction made in this text is not yet fulfilled. We have rulers that try to serve Christ, but we also have rulers with entirely different agendas. We can be comforted in the fact that our present situation of enduring ungodly rulers is temporary. Christ’s permanent kingdom is on its way.