Verse 1
1. at that time—typically, towards the close of Antiochus' reign; antitypically, the time when Antichrist is to be destroyed at Christ's coming.
Michael—the guardian angel of Israel ("thy people"), ( :-). The transactions on earth affecting God's people have their correspondences in heaven, in the conflict between good and bad angels; so at the last great contest on earth which shall decide the ascendency of Christianity ( :-). An archangel, not the Lord Jesus; for he is distinguished from "the Lord" in :-.
there shall be—rather, "it shall be."
time of trouble, such as never was—partially applicable to the time of Antiochus, who was the first subverter of the Jews' religion, and persecutor of its professors, which no other world power had done. Fully applicable to the last times of Antichrist, and his persecutions of Israel restored to Palestine. Satan will be allowed to exercise an unhindered, unparalleled energy (Isaiah 26:20; Isaiah 26:21; Jeremiah 30:7; Matthew 24:21; compare Daniel 8:24; Daniel 8:25; Daniel 11:36).
thy people shall be delivered— (Romans 11:26). The same deliverance of Israel as in Zechariah 13:8; Zechariah 13:9, "the third part . . . brought through the fire . . . refined as silver." The remnant in Israel spared, as not having joined in the Antichristian blasphemy (Revelation 14:9; Revelation 14:10); not to be confounded with those who have confessed Christ before His coming, "the remnant according to the election of grace" (Romans 11:5), part of the Church of the first-born who will share His millennial reign in glorified bodies; the spared remnant (Romans 11:5- :) will only know the Lord Jesus when they see Him, and when the spirit of grace and supplication is poured out on them [TREGELLES].
written in the book—namely, of God's secret purpose, as destined for deliverance (Psalms 56:8; Psalms 69:28; Luke 10:20; Revelation 20:15; Revelation 21:27). Metaphor from a muster-roll of citizens (Revelation 21:27- :).
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