Daniel 12:4-13

4 He said to me, "And now, Daniel, close the book and put a seal on it until the end of the world. Meanwhile, many people will waste their efforts trying to understand what is happening." 1
5 Then I saw two men standing by a river, one on each bank.
6 One of them asked the angel who was standing further upstream, "How long will it be until these amazing events come to an end?"
7 The angel raised both hands toward the sky and made a solemn promise in the name of the Eternal God. I heard him say, "It will be three and a half years. When the persecution of God's people ends, all these things will have happened." 2
8 I heard what he said, but I did not understand it. So I asked, "But, sir, how will it all end?"
9 He answered, "You must go now, Daniel, because these words are to be kept secret and hidden until the end comes.
10 Many people will be purified. Those who are wicked will not understand but will go on being wicked; only those who are wise will understand. 3
11 "From the time the daily sacrifices are stopped, that is, from the time of The Awful Horror, 1,290 days will pass. 4
12 Happy are those who remain faithful until 1,335 days are over!
13 "And you, Daniel, be faithful to the end. Then you will die, but you will rise to receive your reward at the end of time."

Cross References 4

  • 1. 12.4Revelation 22.10.
  • 2. 12.7 aRevelation 10.5; bRevelation 12.14.
  • 3. 12.10Revelation 22.11.
  • 4. 12.11Daniel 9.27; 11.31;Matthew 24.15;Mark 13.14.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. the awful horror: [See 9.27.]
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.