_Michael … the great prince_ i.e. the patron-angel of Israel (Daniel
10:13; Daniel 10:21).
_stand up_ as champion and defender (Daniel 11:1; cf. Daniel 10:13).
Hitherto the power of the -prince" of Greece has been unchecked: now
Michael interposes, for his people's final deliverance.
_standeth for... [ Continue Reading ]
Daniel 12:1-3. There should be no break here: Daniel 12:1-4 forms the
concluding part of the angel's revelation to Daniel; and what is
described in Daniel 12:1 forms the immediate sequel of the fall of
Antiochus. The overthrow of the world-power is pictured by the author
as accompanied by a season o... [ Continue Reading ]
( 2) Daniel 11:2 to Daniel 12:4. The revelation given to Daniel.
This consists of a survey of the history from the beginning of the
Persian period down to the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, followed by a
description of the Messianic age, to begin afterwards. The description
is brief and general in it... [ Continue Reading ]
The resurrection. The doctrine of a future life is not fully developed
in the O.T.; it is _nascent_; and the stages in its growth are clearly
distinguishable. The idea of a resurrection appears first, though in a
national, not in an individual sense, in Hosea 6:2: it appears next,
also in a national... [ Continue Reading ]
Those who in the time of trial had by example and precept preserved
many in righteousness and faith, will then receive their reward.
_they that be wise_ The words do not mean the -wise" generally, but
those mentioned in Daniel 11:33; Daniel 11:35 (the word being the same
which is there used), men li... [ Continue Reading ]
The closing injunction to Daniel.
_shut up_, &c. The injunction is similar to that in Daniel 8:26.
UNTIL _the time of the end_ i.e. (Daniel 8:17) the time of Antiochus"
persecution, regarded from the standpoint of Daniel himself. The words
are meant to explain why the visions in the book, though c... [ Continue Reading ]
_other two_ i.e. (as we should now say) _two others_, in addition,
viz. to the glorious being, whom Daniel saw (Daniel 10:5-6), and who
had been speaking to him since (Daniel 10:11-14; Daniel 10:19; Daniel
10:20 to Daniel 12:4).
_river_(twice)] Heb. _yě"ôr_, an Egyptian word, elsewhere in the
O.T. t... [ Continue Reading ]
_And one_ i.e. one of the angels just mentioned, whom Daniel hears
speaking (cf. Daniel 8:13).
_the man clothed in linen_ The glorious figure described more fully in
Daniel 10:5-6.
_upon_ ABOVE, i.e. hovering in the air, above the stream; cf. Daniel
8:16.
THE _wonders_ or _extraordinary things_, v... [ Continue Reading ]
The answer to the inquiry, given with solemn emphasis, and overheard
by Daniel.
_upon_ ABOVE, as Daniel 12:6.
AND _he_ LIFTED _up_, &c. The lifting up of the (right) hand implied
an appeal to heaven, and is frequently mentioned as a gesture
accompanying an oath: Genesis 14:22; and (with another He... [ Continue Reading ]
_O my lord_ Daniel 10:16.
_what_shall be _the_ CLOSING STAGE _of these_things?] i.e. what will
be the closing stage of the -wonders," or extraordinary sufferings, of
Daniel 12:6, which may serve as a sign that the actual -end" is not
far off? -End" here is in the Heb. אחרית, a different word from
-... [ Continue Reading ]
The answer was far from explicit, so that Daniel did not understand
it: he accordingly asked for more definite particulars.... [ Continue Reading ]
GO, _Daniel_, &c. i.e. do not inquire further: _for the words are_
SHUT UP _and sealed_(Daniel 12:4) _till the time of the end:_if Daniel
does not understand them, it does not signify; they are not intended
for him, but for readers in a distant future, viz. in the age of
Antiochus Epiphanes, when t... [ Continue Reading ]
The -time of the end" characterized: it will be an age of trial and
probation, in which many will come out purified and ennobled, while
others will only have their wickedness confirmed.
_Many shall_ CLEANSE THEMSELVES, _and_ MAKE THEMSELVES WHITE, _and_ BE
REFINED] by their sufferings, and their co... [ Continue Reading ]
The duration of the persecution defined.
that _the_ CONTINUAL (burnt-offering) _shall be taken away_ as Daniel
11:31; cf. Daniel 8:11.
_and the abomination that_ APPALLETH _set up_ also as Daniel 11:31
(cf. Daniel 8:13; Daniel 9:27): see the notes on these passages.
_a thousand two hundred and nin... [ Continue Reading ]
HAPPY is _he that waiteth, and_ ATTAINETH _to_ A _thousand three
hundred_and _five and thirty days_ Happy is he who waits (cf. Isaiah
30:18, -happy are all they that _wait_for him," Isaiah 64:4), not
giving up his trust in Jehovah, for 45 days (1½ month) beyond the
1290 days mentioned in Daniel 12:... [ Continue Reading ]
After indicating (Daniel 12:11) the duration of the persecution, the
angel turns to Daniel; and the book closes with a word of consolation
addressed to him personally. He is to await the -end" in the grave,
from which, in the resurrection spoken of in Daniel 12:2, he will
arise to take his appointed... [ Continue Reading ]