The Throne That Outlasts Every Crown

On June 2, 1953, twenty-seven million people across Britain gathered around television sets to watch something most had never seen — a coronation. Inside Westminster Abbey, the Archbishop of Canterbury placed St. Edward's Crown on the head of the young Elizabeth. Trumpets sounded. The congregation shouted, "God save the Queen!" For a breathless moment, it seemed as though time itself stood still in the presence of earthly majesty.

Elizabeth II reigned for seventy years — longer than any British monarch before her. She outlasted twelve prime ministers, saw the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, and watched the world transform beyond recognition. Yet on September 8, 2022, her reign ended the way every human reign must. The crown was removed from the coffin and returned to the Tower of London. The scepter was handed back. Every symbol of authority was stripped away, because no mortal hand can hold dominion forever.

Daniel saw a different kind of throne room. The Ancient of Days took His seat, His clothing white as snow, His throne ablaze with fire. Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. And then, approaching on the clouds of heaven, One like a Son of Man received a dominion that would never be taken back, never placed in a tower, never passed to a successor. His kingdom is the one kingdom that needs no coronation ceremony — because it has no end.