Daniel 7:18

The saints of the Highest One (Daniel 7:22; Daniel 7:25; Daniel 7:27) probably refer to believers of all ages (Daniel 7:27). [Note: Ibid.; Campbell, p. 85.] J. Dwight Pentecost wrote that they are believing Jews alive when Christ returns, "not believers of the Church age," since God did not reveal the church’s existence in the Old Testament. [Note: Pentecost, p. 1352.] They will receive the (fifth) kingdom and will possess it forever. People will have a share in the Son of Man’s everlasting kingdom after He establishes it. This involves reigning with Christ (cf. Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:11-27; 2 Timothy 2:12; Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:4; Revelation 20:6; Revelation 22:5). This kingdom will begin with the return of Christ to the earth, continue for one thousand years on the earth, and then continue in the new heavens and new earth forever. This scenerio corrects the objection of some that this kingdom cannot be millennial since the angel said it would last forever. [Note: E.g., Young, p. 157.]

"The reason for emphasizing the participation of God’s people in the final kingdom seems to be that it is a literal, earthly kingdom, replacing the previous empires of men, rather than a spiritual domain, a sort of ideal kingdom of God consisting only of the Lord himself." [Note: Archer, "Daniel," p. 93.]