Daniel 12 Recited by Abraham Shmuelof
Summary From Biblehub:
"Verses 1–3
Daniel is told that Michael, the guardian prince over Israel, will stand up during an unprecedented crisis. God’s people whose names are written in the heavenly book will be rescued. Those who have died will be raised—some to everlasting life, others to everlasting shame. The wise and those who guide many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever.
Verses 4–7
Daniel must seal the book until the end. Knowledge will increase as people search the scrolls. Two angels appear, and the Man in linen declares that the events will last “a time, times, and half a time,” and all will finish when the power of the holy people is finally broken.
Verses 8–10
Daniel still does not grasp the full meaning. The angel replies that the words are sealed until the end. Many will be purified, while the wicked will keep doing evil. Only the wise will understand what God is doing.
Verses 11–13
From the removal of the daily sacrifice and the setting up of the abomination of desolation there will be 1,290 days. Happy is the one who endures to 1,335 days. Daniel is told to go his way, rest in death, and rise again to receive his allotted inheritance.
Historical Setting
• Daniel received this final vision in the third year of Cyrus (Daniel 10:1). Judah had been allowed to return home, yet many Jews remained scattered under Persian rule. The vision reminds exiles that ultimate deliverance lies not in earthly empires but in God’s future intervention...
Michael the Archangel
• Daniel 12:1 presents Michael as “the great prince who stands watch over your people.” Earlier (Daniel 10:13) he battled a powerful evil prince over Persia, depicting angelic warfare behind world events.
• Revelation 12:7–9 shows Michael again fighting Satan. Jude 9 names him as “the archangel.” These passages reinforce that God assigns mighty angels to protect His purposes and His people.
The Time of Distress
• Daniel 12:1 promises “a time of distress such as never has occurred.” Jesus quotes this text in Matthew 24:21–22, applying it to the great end-time anguish before His return.
• Jeremiah 30:7 speaks of “the time of Jacob’s trouble,” yet promises deliverance. Together these verses describe a unique future crisis targeting Israel and the world.
The Book of Life
• “Everyone whose name is found written in the book” (12:1) echoes Exodus 32:32–33 and Psalm 69:28, where the righteous are recorded in God’s book.
• Revelation 20:12–15 shows the final judgment with the books opened, matching Daniel’s imagery of heavenly records.
Resurrection Hope
• Daniel 12:2: “Many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.”
• This is the clearest Old Testament statement of a bodily resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. Compare Isaiah 26:19; Job 19:25–27.
The Shining of the Wise
• Daniel 12:3 likens the faithful to stars. Philippians 2 :15 calls believers to “shine like lights in the world,” likely drawing from this verse.
• Jesus said, “Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father” (Matthew 13:43), directly quoting Daniel.
Sealing the Scroll
• In Daniel 12:4, the command to “shut up the words and seal the book” does not forbid study; it preserves the prophecy for future readers who will need it most.
• Revelation 22:10 reverses this: “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near.” When Messiah’s coming is imminent, the seal is lifted.
“Time, Times, and Half a Time”
• Daniel 12:7’s phrase equals three and a half years...
– Revelation 12:14–17 restates it regarding the woman (Israel) hidden for 1,260 days (42 months).
• Matching numbers (1,260 days = 42 months = three and a half years) link Daniel and Revelation, suggesting a literal period of tribulation.
Purification of the Faithful
• Daniel 12:10 describes a refining process...
The Abomination of Desolation
• Daniel 12:11 dates from the removal of the daily sacrifice and the abomination of desolation.
• Antiochus IV set up a pagan altar in 167 BC (Daniel 11:31). Jesus, however, places another fulfillment ahead (Matthew 24:15), implying a future desecration of a Jewish sanctuary.
The 1,290 and 1,335 Days
• 1,290 days = 3.5 years + 30 days; 1,335 days = 3.5 years + 75 days. Scripture does not specify why the extra days are counted, but possible ideas include:
– 30 days to cleanse a desecrated sanctuary (see 2 Chronicles 29:17)
– 45 more days for the establishment of Messiah’s visible rule and the gathering of the nations (Matthew 25:31–46)
• “Blessed is he who waits” (12:12) assures endurance will be rewarded.
Daniel’s Personal Word
• “You will rest” (12:13) points to Daniel’s peaceful death. “You will rise” promises his bodily resurrection and assigned share in the kingdom...
Archaeological and Cultural Insights
• Jewish tomb inscriptions mention books of life and resurrection hope..."
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