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Daniel 12

1 Of the deliverance of the Church by Christ.
1.And at that atime shal Michaél stand up, the great prince, which standeth for the children of thy people, and there shalbe a time of trouble, such as never was since there began to be a nation unto that same time: & at that time thy people shalbe delivered, every one that shal be found written in the book.
2.And many bof them that sleep in the dust of the earth, shal awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame & perpetual contempt.
3.And they that be cwise, shal shine, as the brightness of the firmament: and they that dturn many to righteousness, shal shine as the stars, for ever and ever.
4.But thou, ô Daniél, eshut up the words, and seal the book ftil the end of the time: many shal run to and fro, and knowledge shalbe increased.
5.¶ Then I Daniél looked, and behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the brink of the griver, and the other on that side of the brink of the river.
6.And one said unto the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, When shalbe the end of these wonders?
7.And I heard the man clothed in linen which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his hright hand, and his left hand unto heaven, and swear by him that liveth for ever, that it shal tarry for ia time, two times and an half: and when he shal have accomplished kto scatter the power of the holie people, all these things shalbe finished.
8.Then I heard it, but I understood it not: then said I, O my Lord, what shal be the end of these things?
9.And he said, Go thy way, Daniél: for the words are closed up, and sealed, til the end of the time.
10.Many shalbe purified, made white, and tried: but the wicked shal do wickedly, & none of the wicked shal have understanding: bu the wise shal understand.
11.And from the time that the ldaily sacrifice shalbe taken away, and the abominable desolation set up, there mshalbe a thousand, two hundreth and ninetie days.
12.Blessed is he that waiteth and commeth to the thousand, three hundreth and nfive and thirtie days.
13.But go othou thy way til the end be: for thou shalt rest and stand up in thy lot, at the end of the days.

Notes

1-a.
The Angel here notes two things: first that the Church shall be in great affliction and trouble at Christ’s coming, and next that God will send his Angel to deliver it, whom here he calls Michael, meaning Christ, which is published by the preaching of the Gospel.
2-b.
Meaning all shall rise at the general resurrection, which thing he here names, because the faithful should have ever their respect to that: for in the earth there shall be no sure comfort.
3-c.
Who have kept the true fear of God and his religion.
3-d.
He chiefly means the ministers of God’s word, and next, all the faithful which instruct the ignorant, and bring them to the true knowledge of God.
4-e.
Though the most part despise this prophecy, yet keep you it sure and esteem it as a treasure.
4-f.
Till the time that God has appointed for the full revelation of these things, and then many shall run to and fro to search the knowledge of these mysteries, which things they obtain now by the light of the Gospel.
5-g.
Which was Tygris.
7-h.
Which was as it were a double oath & did the more confirm the thing.
7-i.
Meaning, a long time, a longer time, and at length a short time: signifying that their troubles should have an end.
7-k.
When the Church shall be scattered and diminished in such sort as it shall seem to have no power.
11-l.
From the time that Christ by his sacrifice shall take away the sacrifice and ceremonies of the Law.
11-m.
Signifying that the time shall be long of Christ’s second coming, and yet the children of God ought not to be discouraged, though it be differed.
12-n.
In this number he adds a month and an half to the former number, signifying that it is not in man to appoint the time of Christ’s coming, but that they are blessed that patiently abide his appearing.
13-o.
The Angel warns the Prophet patiently to abide, till the time appointed come, signifying that he should depart this life, and rise again with the elect, when God had sufficiently humbled and purged his Church.