Hi Forum,
There is a lot of talk lately about getting prophecies right.
Let's go thru one.
Daniel 12
The Time of the End
1"Now at that time (A)Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise And there will be a (B)time of distress (C)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 (D)book, will be rescued.
I have taken this bible quote from the NASB on BibleGateway. This shows the cross references used in NASB.
(A) Michael, the prince. Some may feel the identity of Michael has some significance to this prophecy, if so please outline your thoughts.
The NASB refers to these verses for (B) "time of distress."
Rev 7:14
14I said to him, "My lord, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
The time of distress is the same time as the great tribulation and here we see those who "came out" of the great tribulation. Just a note that John was in Heaven when he saw those who "came out" of the great tribulation.
Rev 16
18And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty.
Verse 18 seems useful in comparing other other verses timeframes.
(C) references from the NASB are:
Jeremiah 30:7
7'Alas! for that day is great,
There is none like it;
And it is the time of Jacob's distress,
But he will be saved from it.
Ezekiel 5:9
9'And because of all your abominations, I will do among you what I have not done, and the like of which I will never do again.
Daniel 9:12
12"Thus He has confirmed His words which He had spoken against us and against our rulers who ruled us, to bring on us great calamity; for under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what was done to Jerusalem.
Matthew 24:21
21"For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.
Mark 13
19"For those days will be a time of tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will.
It appears that Daniel 12:1 is talking about the great tribulation time when Daniel's people who are written in the book will be rescued.
The word rescued is taken from the Hebrew word 'malat' which Strong shows as
1) to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered
a) (Niphal)
1) to slip away
2) to escape
3) to be delivered
b) (Piel)
1) to lay, let slip out (of eggs)
2) to let escape
3) to deliver, save (life)
c) (Hiphil)
1) to give birth to
2) to deliver
d) (Hithpael)
1) to slip forth, slip out, escape
2) to escape
References (D) book are:
Daniel 7:10, 10:21.
Daniel 7:10
10"A river of fire was flowing
And coming out from before Him;
Thousands upon thousands were attending Him,
And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him;
The court sat,
And (D)the books were opened.
One interesting reference within this verse is the (D) there which shows Rev 14:11-15 which of course, is the Great White Throne Judgment.
SO what is the correct way to interpret the first verse of Daniel 12?
Justme
There is a lot of talk lately about getting prophecies right.
Let's go thru one.
Daniel 12
The Time of the End
1"Now at that time (A)Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise And there will be a (B)time of distress (C)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 (D)book, will be rescued.
I have taken this bible quote from the NASB on BibleGateway. This shows the cross references used in NASB.
(A) Michael, the prince. Some may feel the identity of Michael has some significance to this prophecy, if so please outline your thoughts.
The NASB refers to these verses for (B) "time of distress."
Rev 7:14
14I said to him, "My lord, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
The time of distress is the same time as the great tribulation and here we see those who "came out" of the great tribulation. Just a note that John was in Heaven when he saw those who "came out" of the great tribulation.
Rev 16
18And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty.
Verse 18 seems useful in comparing other other verses timeframes.
(C) references from the NASB are:
Jeremiah 30:7
7'Alas! for that day is great,
There is none like it;
And it is the time of Jacob's distress,
But he will be saved from it.
Ezekiel 5:9
9'And because of all your abominations, I will do among you what I have not done, and the like of which I will never do again.
Daniel 9:12
12"Thus He has confirmed His words which He had spoken against us and against our rulers who ruled us, to bring on us great calamity; for under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what was done to Jerusalem.
Matthew 24:21
21"For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.
Mark 13
19"For those days will be a time of tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will.
It appears that Daniel 12:1 is talking about the great tribulation time when Daniel's people who are written in the book will be rescued.
The word rescued is taken from the Hebrew word 'malat' which Strong shows as
1) to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered
a) (Niphal)
1) to slip away
2) to escape
3) to be delivered
b) (Piel)
1) to lay, let slip out (of eggs)
2) to let escape
3) to deliver, save (life)
c) (Hiphil)
1) to give birth to
2) to deliver
d) (Hithpael)
1) to slip forth, slip out, escape
2) to escape
References (D) book are:
Daniel 7:10, 10:21.
Daniel 7:10
10"A river of fire was flowing
And coming out from before Him;
Thousands upon thousands were attending Him,
And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him;
The court sat,
And (D)the books were opened.
One interesting reference within this verse is the (D) there which shows Rev 14:11-15 which of course, is the Great White Throne Judgment.
SO what is the correct way to interpret the first verse of Daniel 12?
Justme