Daniel 12:4 NVT

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 12:4

Daniel 12:4. But thou, shut up the words, and seal the book By this was intimated, 1st, That the writing of truth (see Dan 10:21 ) was finished, and therefore the book that contained it is ordered to be closed; 2d, That the time of its full and final accomplishment was distant; for the prophecies which were shortly to be fulfilled are forbidden to be sealed, Revelation 22:10; Revelation 3:0 d, That it would in a great measure remain obscure, and as a sealed book, till the events predicted... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:1-13

End of an era (12:1-13)Having concluded his lengthy revelation concerning the arrogance, ambition and brutality of Antiochus Epiphanes, the interpreting angel gave encouragement to Daniel. He pointed out that the great angel Michael would fight on behalf of the Jews during the period of Antiochus’s persecution. Those who were truly God’s people would be saved through their time of suffering. Though good and bad alike would be killed in the widespread massacre, the righteous had no need to fear.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 12:4

shut = close up. even to = until. run to and fro: or, apostatize. The Hebrew shut = to rove, turn about, despise. Hence, to do despite (Ezekiel 16:57 ; Ezekiel 28:24 , Ezekiel 28:26 ). But if we spell sut with (= S), instead of with (= Sh), the meaning is to swerve, turnaside, apostatise, "those who turn aside", or revolters (Psalms 101:3 .Hosea 5:2; Hosea 5:2 ); as in Psalms 40:4 (5), "such as turn aside to lies". So the Oxford Gesenius, p. 962 (these are the only occurrence of sut ,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Daniel 12:4

"But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.""Shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end ..." Keil stated that the true meaning of shut up and seal is that of "guarding and protecting the message" that it might be available to future generations."[13] Moreover, it is perfectly obvious that the instructions thus to guard and protect the message "refers to the whole Book... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Daniel 12:4

4. shut up . . . seal the book—John, on the contrary, is told ( :-) not to seal his visions. Daniel's prophecy refers to a distant time, and is therefore obscure for the immediate future, whereas John's was to be speedily fulfilled (Revelation 1:1; Revelation 1:3; Revelation 22:6). Israel, to whom Daniel prophesied after the captivity, with premature zeal sought after signs of the predicted period: Daniel's prophecy was designed to restrain this. The Gentile Church, on the contrary, for whom... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 12:4

The end of the vision 12:4In conclusion, the angel instructed Daniel to close the record of this revelation. In the ancient Near East, people wrote official documents and then, after making a copy for reference, deposited the original in a safe place. The phrase "conceal these words" does not mean that Daniel should keep them to himself, but that he should preserve this revelation because it was important (cf. Daniel 8:26). Also, it was customary for the scribe who recorded important documents,... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:1-13

The Final VisionThese chs, form a connected whole, with three sub-divisions. Dan 10:1 to Dan 11:1 are introductory; Dan 11:2 to Dan 12:4 contain a detailed account of future events down to the 'time of the end.' This time is further defined in the concluding section, Daniel 12:5-13.(a) Introduction (Dan 10:1 to Dan 11:1)In the third year of Cyrus, after three weeks of mourning and fasting, Daniel has a vision by the river Hiddekel of a glorious angelic being (Dan 10:1-10), who addresses him in... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Daniel 12:4

(4) Shut up the words.—The revelation, which commenced in Daniel 10:20, now draws towards a close, and the prophet receives a further revelation respecting the time of the end. The revelation continues to be called by the same name, “the words,” as in Daniel 10:1; and now the prophet is told that the book in which this revelation is written must be placed in a safe and sure place, for the need of it will be felt in “the time of the end,” that is, in the time when the fulfilment makes the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Daniel 12:1-13

Daniel 12:3 I do believe the station of a popular preacher is one of the greatest trials on earth: a man in that position does not stop to soberly calculate how much, or rather how little is done when there appears a great effect, nor to consider how immense is the difference between deeply affecting the feelings and permanently changing the heart. The preacher who causes a great sensation and excited feelings is not necessarily the one who will receive the reward of shining as the stars for... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:1-13

THE EPILOGUE(Daniel 12:1-13)THE twelfth chapter of the Book of Daniel serves as a general epilogue to the Book, and is as little free from difficulties in the interpretation of the details as are the other apocalyptic chapters.The keynote, however, to their right understanding must be given in the words "At that time," with which the first verse opens. The words can only mean "the time" spoken of at the end of the last chapter, the days of that final effort of Antiochus against the holy people... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 12:4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:1-13

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Daniel 12:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Daniel 12:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Daniel 12:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Daniel 12:4

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:1-13

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Daniel 12:4

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Daniel 12:1-13

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:1-13

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