Daniel 12

Daniel 12

Charts from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the OT - used by permission Daniel 12:1 "NOW AT THAT TIME MICHAEL, THE GREAT PRINCE WHO STANDS GUARD OVER THE SONS OF YOUR PEOPLE, WILL ARISE. AND THERE WILL BE A TIME OF DISTRESS SUCH AS NEVER OCCURRED SINCE THERE WAS A NATION UNTIL THAT TIME; AND AT THAT TIME YOUR PEOPLE, EVERYONE WHO IS FOUND WRITTEN IN THE BOOK, WILL BE RESCUED. BGT Daniel 12:1 καὶ κατὰ τὴν ὥραν ἐκείνην παρελεύσεται Μιχαηλ ὁ ἄγγελος ὁ μέγας ὁ ἑστηκὼς ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ λαοῦ σου ἐκείνη ἡ ἡμέρα θλίψεως οἵα οὐκ ἐγενήθη ἀφ᾽ οὗ ἐγενήθησαν ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης καὶ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ὑψωθήσεται πᾶς ὁ λαός ὃς ἂν εὑρεθῇ ἐγγεγραμμένος ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ --- Daniel (TH) 12:1 καὶ ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ ἀναστήσεται Μιχαηλ ὁ ἄρχων ὁ μέγας ὁ ἑστηκὼς ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ λαοῦ σου καὶ ἔσται καιρὸς θλίψεως θλῖψις οἵα οὐ γέγονεν ἀφ᾽ οὗ γεγένηται ἔθνος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἕως τοῦ καιροῦ ἐκείνου καὶ ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ σωθήσεται ὁ λαός σου πᾶς ὁ εὑρεθεὶς γεγραμμένος ἐν τῇ βίβλῳ NET Daniel 12:1 "At that time Michael, the great prince who watches over your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress unlike any other from the nation's beginning up to that time. But at that time your own people, all those whose names are found written in the book, will escape. LXE Daniel 12:1 And at that time Michael the great prince shall stand up, that stands over the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of tribulation, such tribulation as has not been from the time that there was a nation on the earth until that time: at that time thy people shall be delivered, even every one that is written in the book. NLT Daniel 12:1 "At that time Michael, the archangel who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued. KJV Daniel 12:1 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 the book. ESV Daniel 12:1 "At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book. CSB Daniel 12:1 At that time Michael the great prince who stands watch over your people will rise up. There will be a time of distress such as never has occurred since nations came into being until that time. But at that time all your people who are found written in the book will escape. NIV Daniel 12:1 "At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people--everyone whose name is found written in the book--will be delivered. NKJ Daniel 12:1 "At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book. NRS Daniel 12:1 "At that time Michael, the great prince, the protector of your people, shall arise. There shall be a time of anguish, such as has never occurred since nations first came into existence. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book. YLT Daniel 12:1 'And at that time stand up doth Michael, the great head, who is standing up for the sons of thy people, and there hath been a time of distress, such as hath not been since there hath been a nation till that time, and at that time do thy people escape, every one who is found written in the book. at that: Da 11:45 Michael : Da 10:13 Jude 1:9 Rev 12:7 the great : Da 9:25 10:21 Isa 9:7 Eze 34:24 37:24 Eph 1:21 Rev 1:5 17:14 Rev 19:11-16 there shall : Da 9:12,26 Isa 26:20,21 Jer 30:7 Mt 24:21 Mk 13:19 Lk 21:23,24 Rev 16:17-21 thy people : Isa 11:11-16 27:12,13 Jer 30:7 Eze 37:21-28 39:25-29 Ho 3:4,5 Joe 3:16-21 Am 9:11-15 Ob 1:17-21 Zec 12:3-10 Ro 11:5,6,15,26 written : Ex 32:32,33 Ps 56:8 69:28 Isa 4:3 Eze 13:9 Lk 10:20 Php 4:3 Rev 3:5 13:8 20:12,15) ISRAEL: GOD'S "TIMEPIECE" Now at that time - What time? The time just discussed in Da 11:36-45, and specifically at the last 3.5 years, the "time of great distress" that will come on the entire world but specifically on the nation of Israel. As the time of the end draws closer and closer, keep your eye on Israel, "God's timepiece"! Recall that although there is a chapter break, this is not a new vision but a continuation and climax of the vision which began in Daniel 10. Admittedly, it is somewhat confusing if you read Daniel 12:1ff as following chronologically the events of Da 11:36-45. Clearly, in context, the time of distress in Daniel 12:1 is a "flashback" to the time before the King/Antichrist/Little Horn met his fate at the hands (or more accurately "breath" - 2Th 2:8+, cf Rev 19:15+) of the King of kings. And comparing this unique time ("such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time") with the parallel time phrase describing the Great Tribulation in Mt 24:21 ("such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will"), it becomes very clear that Daniel 12:1 precedes the end (the demise) of the King/Anchrist/Little Horn in Daniel 11:45. Thus I agree with S R Miller who notes that "In spite of the chapter division found in both the English and Hebrew Bibles, Daniel’s final vision continues from Da 11:45 through Da 12:3 without interruption. Archer points out that the closing verses of Dan 11 describe Antichrist’s military and political career, whereas his internal policy of “brutal oppression and persecution” toward God’s people is set forth in Da 12:1. Da 12:1 also relates the final deliverance of the saints (Zech 12:10ff, Ro 11:26), followed in Da 12:2, 3 with an account of their glorious condition in the messianic kingdom. Maccabean date adherents continue to apply this material to the reign of Antiochus (e.g., Goldingay, Daniel, 305–6 [I avoid anything written by this popular author]; Driver, Daniel, 200; Anderson, Signs and Wonders, 145). According to these scholars, the author has once more erroneously predicted the end “as beginning immediately after the death of Antiochus” (Jeffery, “Daniel,” 541). (Miller, S. R. - Daniel - New American Commentary) J