Talk:Ancient of Days

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In the cited verses from the Book of Daniel it speaks of "someone like a son of man ..... coming to the Ancient of Days". Jesus Christ referred to himself as that Son of Man (John 3:13) which clearly differentiates him from the Father, the Ancient of Days, Jehovah. Why other religions can't see this rests with them to explain.

Good overview though. ericearl@shaw.ca

[edit] Psalm 69:14

The first reference to "Ancient of Days" used is cited as being from Psalm 69:14, but that is incorrect. "Psalm 69:14 - Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters." [KJV [1]]

Does anybody know what the real reference is supposed to be? It sounds like it comes from the Koran.

--Abbygirlforever (talk) 21:31, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Know Your Blake

This image depicts the "Ancient of Days," for Blake, a Urizenic[2] figure. There is an erroneous implication that these figures are viewed by Blake as deserving of reverence. In fact, Urizen is a relatively negative figure in Blake's pantheon. According to Joseph Hogan[3], Urizen

is reason, the rational faculty of the individual....His function is to limit and give outline to the creative energy of the individual....[H]e tries to stop the creative activity of the Eternals and to fix the world in one state. As a result he creates the fallen material universe...In his pursuit of single rule, he is also the archetypal King, the political oppressor[4]

For Blake, he has more in common with the traditional view of Satan as the oppressor of Man (perpetrated by John Milton[5]) than the caption suggests. Thus, Urizen is Blake's satire on the Jehovah of Christian theology.

See also the entry here at WikiPedia for Urizen (above).

--druekberg (talk) 19:37, 3 February 2008 (UTC)