Verse 12 isn't really relevant to the GWTJ. It's a case of the writer realizing that he didn't say anything about the fate of the first 3 beasts and he knew his readers would probably be wondering about that, so he put that parenthetical statement in there. Do you have some kind of problem with the idea of parenthetical verses or passages being in scripture? It's not as if that's the only place in scripture where there is a parenthetical statement. Revelation 20:5 is another example.
Yes, and I think that is because he is more objective than you.
So, you think there will be 2 different judgments when the books are opened then? How does that make any sense? Why would that happen? One judgment isn't enough? Scripture does not teach multiple judgment days, David. Until you recognize and accept that, you're just not going to get it.
Most interpreters at least take Daniel 7:9-11 to be involving what some of Revelation 19 is involving. If the rest of these beasts are simply past history when the little horn is cast into the LOF, why do we even need to know that in this context, as to what happened to them thousands of years earlier? That is out of context big time. Instead, shouldn't we see them being given to the burning flame as well if we are at the end of everything here, thus at the time of the GWTJ? We don't even see satan being given to the burning flame in Daniel 7:9-11, nor do we even see humans being given to the burning flame.
It seems obvious to me the reasons we don't. Not all of these events happen during the same judgment. The judgment of satan happens in a later judgment involving being cast into the LOF, and that the same for humans, a different judgment at a different time than that of the little horn.
We're not supposed to read into the texts something not said in the text.
Daniel 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
There is no reason to assume the rest of the beasts are also given to the burning flame at the time since the text makes zero mention of that. If Daniel 7:9-11 is meaning after the thousand years the text would have then said, concerning verse 12, the rest of the beasts were also given to the burning flame. It wouldn't instead be telling us what it does, that when the little horn was given to the flame, the rest of the beasts, instead of being given to the burning flame as well, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
Speaking of having their dominion taken away, someone has to fulfill the following, and I'm not seeing why the rest of the beasts can't be meant here.
Daniel 7:27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away----And the kingdom and dominion--shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High---and all dominions(which includes the rest of the beasts) shall serve and obey him(being ruled with a rod of iron).
Unless one can prove Daniel 7:9-11 has already been fulfilled, this means the fulfilling of verse 12 is yet to be fulfilled as well. I disagree that verse 12 is parenthetical in that context since there is no rhyme nor reason for that no matter how you look at it.
