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Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Daniel 12:9

Daniel 12:9For the words are closedThe Sealed BookDaniel, having heard of the great troubles and afflictions that the Church was to meet with in the last days, was desirous to know how long they should continue, and to have some more particular information concerning the issue of them.The angel said, “Go thy way, Daniel; for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end”. As if it had been said, Daniel, what hath been revealed to you already is enough to support your faith and... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 12:9

Dan 12:9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words [are] closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Ver. 9. And he said, Go thy way, Daniel. ] Quiesce, tibi satis esto - q.d., Though dearly beloved, yet of some things thou must be content to be ignorant. It should suffice thee to be of God’s court, though not altogether of his council. See Daniel 12:13 . There is a laudable and learned ignorance, as of unnecessaries, of impossibles, or of unprofitables; such as are the term of... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Daniel 12:9

Go: Daniel 12:13 closed: Daniel 12:4, Daniel 8:26, Isaiah 8:16, Isaiah 29:11, Revelation 10:4 Reciprocal: Psalms 102:13 - the set Ecclesiastes 3:17 - for Ecclesiastes 3:22 - who Isaiah 40:2 - warfare Daniel 7:28 - the end Daniel 10:1 - but Daniel 10:14 - the vision 1 Corinthians 15:24 - cometh 1 Peter 1:12 - that not Revelation 5:4 - because Revelation 22:10 - Seal read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Daniel 12:9

And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.And sealed — They shall not be clearly understood, 'till the event make them good. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:9

9. See note Daniel 12:4. Even prophets like Daniel cannot know all that they wish to know. Mysteries must remain. It is enough for man that all the struggles and seeming failures of the saints are known to God and that he has planned for them all a glorious future. The sun now obscured by the clouds shall shine some day with great glory, but only for the “wise” and in the “last time.” read more

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