Daniel 12:5

5 »Yo, Daniel, vi ante mí a otros dos hombres; uno de ellos estaba en una orilla del río, y el otro en la orilla opuesta.

Daniel 12:5 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 12:5

Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two
Other two angels, besides the man clothed with linen, ( Daniel 12:6 ) or rather besides the angel who had given Daniel the long account of things that were to come to pass, in the preceding chapter, and the beginning of this; whom Daniel, being attentive to that account, had not observed before; but now, that being finished, he looks about him, and takes notice of those other two who were standing, being ministering spirits to Christ, and ready to execute his orders: the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that
side of the bank of the river;
Hiddekel or Tigris, as appears from ( Daniel 10:4 ) . The reason of this position was chiefly on account of Christ, the man clothed with linen, who stood upon or above the water of the river, in the midst of it; and to show that they were waiting upon him, and ready to go every way he should send them to do his will; and also on account of Daniel, that he might hear what was said, whether to Christ, or to one another; since, being at such a distance, their voice must be loud; and indeed the design of all that follows to the end of the chapter is to inform him, and by him the church and people of God in all future ages, of the time and end of all these things before delivered in the prophecy.

Daniel 12:5 In-Context

3 Los sabios resplandeceráncon el brillo de la bóveda celeste;los que instruyen a las multitudesen el camino de la justiciabrillarán como las estrellaspor toda la eternidad.

4 »”Tú, Daniel, guarda estas cosas en secreto y sella el libro hasta la hora final, pues muchos andarán de un lado a otro en busca de cualquier conocimiento”.

5 »Yo, Daniel, vi ante mí a otros dos hombres; uno de ellos estaba en una orilla del río, y el otro en la orilla opuesta.

6 Uno de ellos le dijo al hombre vestido de lino, que estaba sobre las aguas del río: “¿Cuánto falta para que se cumplan estas cosas tan increíbles?”

7 »Yo pude ver y oír cuando el hombre vestido de lino, que estaba sobre las aguas del río, levantó las manos al cielo y juró por el que vive para siempre: “Faltan tres años y medio. Todo esto se cumplirá cuando el poder del pueblo santo no vuelva a ser destruido”.