Daniel 12
13 verses
The final chapter of Daniel opens with Michael standing up as the great deliverer of God's people, and a time of trouble such as has never been is announced—the ultimate eschatological crisis preceding the inauguration of God's eternal kingdom. Many who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awaken: some to everlasting life and exaltation, others to everlasting shame and contempt, establishing the biblical foundation for bodily resurrection, divine judgment, and eternal differentiation based on faithfulness to God's covenant. The wise—those who feared God, kept His commandments, and remained steadfast through persecution—shall shine like the brightness of the firmament and the stars forever, suggesting that faithfulness in the present age directly determines exaltation and vindication in the age to come. Daniel is instructed to seal the book until the time of the end, indicating that the fulfillment of these visions lies in the future and their full interpretation awaits eschatological consummation, yet their revelation strengthens faith during the intervening period of testing. The angel announces the cryptic timeframes of 1,290 and 1,335 days, evoking the prolonged suffering and delay before vindication, yet also marking the endpoint of tribulation and the beginning of blessing for those who endure patiently. Daniel is finally told to go his way until the end and rest, assured that he will rise to his inheritance in the resurrection of the righteous—a promise of personal vindication and resurrection that comforts him amid the knowledge of future persecution his people will face. Thus Daniel's visions conclude not with despair but with the triumphant assurance that death itself shall be conquered, the faithful shall be vindicated and exalted eternally, and God's kingdom shall supersede all earthly powers.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
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And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
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And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
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And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
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But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
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Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.
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And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?
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And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
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And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
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And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
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Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
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And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
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Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
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But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
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