DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 12:1 A TIME OF TROUBLE unlike any other is a desperate time. Sometime afterward there will be a resurrection of the dead. Those who were faithful in life, EVERYONE WHOSE NAME SHALL BE FOUND WRITTEN IN THE BOOK, will rise to EVERLASTING LIFE in glory, while the others will rise... [ Continue Reading ]
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 12:5 Daniel and his angelic companion ask the divine messenger two related questions: HOW LONG SHALL IT BE TILL THE END OF THESE WONDERS? And WHAT SHALL BE THE OUTCOME OF THESE THINGS? The answer to the question “How long?” has two parts: “FOR A TIME, TIMES, AND HALF A TIME” an... [ Continue Reading ]
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 12:10 THOSE WHO ARE WISE will be able to determine specifically when the three and a half years of the tribulation start, namely, “from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away.” ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.le... [ Continue Reading ]
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 12:11 The specification of 1,290 DAYS emphasizes the precision with which the period is measured, predetermined by God to the very day. In this time many will purify themselves, and their enemies will shatter the Jewish nation. Then God will step in to defend them. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var i... [ Continue Reading ]
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 12:12 The additional figure of 1,335 DAYS, 45 days longer than the 1,290-day period, heightens the sense of mystery that surrounds the Lord’s timing and emphasizes the need for the saints to persevere under suffering. God’s people are to go on living faithfully in this corrupt... [ Continue Reading ]