CHAPTER 12
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
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.
And many
who sleep
in the dust
of the earth
will awake,
some
to everlasting
life,
but others
to shame
and everlasting
contempt.
Then the wise
will shine
like the brightness
of the heavens,
and those who lead many
to righteousness,
like the stars
forever
and ever.
But you,
Daniel,
shut up
these words
and seal
the book
until
the time
of the end.
Many
will roam to and fro,
and knowledge
will increase.”
Then I,
Daniel,
looked
and saw
two
others
standing
there,
one
on this bank
of the river
and one
on the opposite
bank.
One of them said
to the man
dressed
in linen,
who
was above
the waters
of the river,
“How long
until
the fulfillment
of these wonders?”
And the man
dressed
in linen,
who
was above
the waters
of the river,
raised
his right hand
and his left hand
toward
heaven,
and I heard
him swear
by Him who lives
forever,
saying,
“It will be for a time,
times,
and half a time.
When the power
of the holy
people
has been shattered,
all
these
things will be completed."
I
heard,
but I did not
understand.
So I asked,
“My lord,
what
will be the outcome
of these things?”
“Go on your way,
Daniel,”
he replied,
“for
the words
are closed up
and sealed
until
the time
of the end.
Many
will be purified,
made spotless,
and refined,
but the wicked
will continue to act wickedly.
None
of the wicked
will understand,
but the wise
will understand.
And from the time
the daily sacrifice
is abolished
and the abomination
of desolation
set up,
there will be 1,290
days.
But as for you,
go on your way
until the end.
You will rest,
and will arise
to your inheritance
at the end
of the days.”