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Daniel 12

The Time of the End

1 “At that time shall arise ^aMichael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And ^bthere shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered ^ceveryone whose name shall be found written in the book. 2 And many of those who ^dsleep in ^ethe dust of the earth shall ^fawake, ^gsome to everlasting life, and ^hsome to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 ⁱAnd those who are wise ^jshall shine like the brightness of the sky above; ^{▼

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Hebrew the expanse; compare Genesis 1:6–8} and ^lthose who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. 4 But you, Daniel, ^mshut up the words and ⁿseal the book, until ^othe time of the end. ^pMany shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

5 Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others stood, one on ^qthis bank of the stream and one on that bank of the stream. 6 And someone said to ^rthe man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, ^{▼

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Or who was upstream; also verse 7} ^t“How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?” 7 And I heard ^uthe man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; ^vhe raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and ^wswore by him who lives forever that it would be for a ^xtime, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of ^ythe power of ^zthe holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished. 8 I heard ^aabut I did not understand. Then I said, “O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?” 9 He said, ^ab“Go your way, Daniel, ^acfor the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end. 10 ^adMany shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but ^aethe wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand ^afbut those who are wise shall understand. 11 And from the time that ^agthe regular burnt offering is taken away and ^ahthe abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days. 12 ^aiBlessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. 13 ^ajBut go your way till the end. ^akAnd you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at ^althe end of the days.”