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... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 2. _And many of them that sleep in the dust._] "Many" for all; _as _ Rom 5:18-19 these are said to sleep, which denoteth the immortality of the soul and the... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 3. _And they that be wise._] And in addition do what they can do to wisen others to salvation, as all wise ones will; for goodness is diffusive of itse... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._ Ver. 4. _But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words._] Since the full understanding of them is reserved to later times, and event will prove the best in... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 5. _Then I Daniel looked._] As being as yet unsatisfied. _ And, behold, there stood other two._] Angels, on each bank of the river Tigr... [ Continue Reading ]
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? Ver. 6. _And one said,_] _i.e., _ An angel inquisitive about the affairs of the Church, for Daniel's further information. _ To the man clothed in linen._] Of wh... [ Continue Reading ]
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... [ Continue Reading ]
And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what [shall be] the end of these [things]? Ver. 8. _And I heard, but I understood not._] This he ingenuously confesseth, for the best know but in part. 1Co 13:12 And if any man thinketh that he knoweth ought, he knoweth nothing yet as he ou... [ Continue Reading ]
_And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words [are] closed up and sealed till the time of the end._ Ver. 9. _And he said, Go thy way, Daniel._] _Quiesce, tibi satis esto_ - _q.d., _ Though dearly beloved, yet of some things thou must be content to be ignorant. It should suffice thee to be of God'... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 10. _Many shall be purified, and made white, &c., _] _q.d., _ It is enough for thee to know, and that I should now tell thee, _quales sin... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 11. _And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away,_] _sc., _ By Antiochus, as hath been before said; a... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed [is] he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. Ver. 12. But blessed is he that waiteth and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.] Here are forty-five days more than in the former number; and probably they were, from the rest... [ Continue Reading ]
But go thou thy way till the end [be]: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. Ver. 13. _But go thou thy way._] Here Daniel to his great comfort hath a fair and favourable dismission out of this life before those great clashings and confusions should come which had been fo... [ Continue Reading ]