Daniel 12:9-13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 12:5-13

Daniel had been made to foresee the amazing revolutions of states and kingdoms, as far as the Israel of God was concerned in them; in them he foresaw troublous times to the church, suffering trying times, the prospect of which much affected him and filled him with concern. Now there were two questions proper to be asked upon this head:?When shall the end be? And, What shall the end be? These two questions are asked and answered here, in the close of the book; and though the comforts prescribed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:9

And he said, go thy way, Daniel ,.... About thy business; attend to civil affairs, the affairs in which he was concerned in the king's court, and ask no more questions concerning this matter; but be content with the prophecies that have been delivered to thee, and with what knowledge thou hast of them: or he is bid to go and write in a book the several visions he had seen, and the predictions related to him; that he might read them, and meditate on them at his leisure, and transmit them to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:10

Many shall be purged, and made white, and tried ,.... Though Christ does not give, in plain, clear, and explicit terms, an answer to the above question, when, and how, and what would be the end of the church's troubles and afflictions; yet he here points out the use of them, which for the present should be chiefly attended to; and, when duly considered, would be a means of causing the saints to endure them with more patience and cheerfulness: many should be hereby made more pure and holy,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:11

And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away ,.... This is in part an answer to the above questions, as they relate to the end of things: some dates are given, by which it might in general be known when and how these things would end: and these dates begin with the removal of the daily sacrifice; that is, the doctrine of atonement and satisfaction for sin by the sacrifice of Christ, the antitype of the daily sacrifice under the law; this was taken away by antichrist, when... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:12

Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the one thousand three hundred five and thirty days. Which is an addition of forty five days or years more, beginning at the end of one thousand two hundred and ninety, and make up this sum; during which time the vials will be poured out upon all the antichristian states, and the Turkish empire be destroyed, and all the enemies of Christ and his church removed, and clear way made for the setting up of his kingdom in the world in a more visible and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:13

But go thou thy way till the end be ,.... Prepare for death and expect to be under the power of it, to lie in the grave, till the end of the world, until the resurrection morn: for thou shalt rest ; from all toil and labour, from all sin and sorrow; his body in the grave, his soul in the bosom of Christ: and stand in thy lot at the end of the days; signifying that he should rise again from the dead, have his part in the first resurrection, his share of the glory of the Millennium state,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:9

The words are closed up - The prophecy shall not be understood, but in its accomplishment; and then the depth of the wisdom and providence of God will be clearly seen in these matters. See on Daniel 4 (note). We must wait "till the time of the end;" and this, it appears from the following calculations, will not arrive before the Twentieth Century. We here see the reason why these prophecies are at present so imperfectly understood. God has sealed them. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:10

Many shall be purified - During the interim, the great work of God's providence and grace shall be carried on in the salvation of men; who, in the midst of trials, temptations, and difficulties, shall be purified and made white - be fully saved from their sins. None of the wicked shall understand - Because they are wicked, and will continue in their sins, the eyes of their understanding shall be closed, and their hearts hardened; so that they shall not see the light of the glorious... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:11

From the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away - See the notes on Daniel 11:25-27 ; (note). The abomination that maketh desolate set up - I believe, with Bp. Newton, that this is a proverbial phrase; and may be applied to any thing substituted in the place of, or set up in opposition to, the ordinances of God, his worship, his truth, etc. Adrian's temple, built in the place of God's temple at Jerusalem, the church of St. Sophia turned into a Mohammedan mosque, etc., etc.,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:12

Blessed is he that waiteth - He who implicitly depends on God, expecting, as his truth cannot fail, that these predictions shall be accomplished in due time. And cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days - This is seventy-five days more than what is included in the three years and a half, or the time, times, and a half in the seventh verse; and as we have met with so many instances of prophets days and years, this undoubtedly is another instance; and as a day stands... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 12:5-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:12

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