Daniel 12:1-3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 12:1-4

It is usual with the prophets, when they foretel the grievances of the church, to furnish it at the same time with proper antidotes, a remedy for every malady. And no relief is so sovereign, of such general application, so easily accommodated to every case, and of such powerful efficacy, as those that are fetched from Christ and the future state; thence the comforts here are fetched. I. Jesus Christ shall appear his church's patron and protector: At that time, when the persecution is at the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:1

And at that time shall Michael stand up ,.... The Archangel, who has all the angels of heaven under him, and at his command, the Son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ; who is as God, as the name signifies, truly and really God, and equal in nature, power, and glory, to his divine Father: "he shall stand up"; which is not to be understood of his incarnation, or manifestation in the flesh, for this refers to times long after that; yet neither of his personal appearance in the clouds of heaven, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:2

And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake ,.... Which is not to be understood in a figurative and metaphorical, sense, as by R. Jeshuah the Jew, Porphyry the Heathen, and by some Christian writers; neither of the deliverance of the Jews from the troubles of Antiochus, or their present captivity; nor of the spiritual resurrection of them, or others, from their state of infidelity to a profession of the Gospel, which in some is real, in others only hypocritical; but, in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:3

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament ,.... That are wise, not in things natural and civil, but in things spiritual; who are wise unto salvation; that are wise to know themselves, their state and condition by nature; their impurity and impotence; the insufficiency of their own righteousness; the exceeding sinfulness of sin, and the dangerous circumstances they are in; that are wise to know Christ, and him crucified; to believe in him, and trust in him for... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:1

And at that time Michael shall stand up - Michael the archangel, as has already been observed, was ever reputed the guardian of the Jewish people. Every one that shall be found written in the book - All that truly fear, love, and obey the Lord, On the phrase, "written in the book, the book of life," etc., see the passages in the margin, and the notes on those passages. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:2

Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth - This prophecy has been referred to the future restoration of the Jews. It will be also true of the state of mankind at the general judgment. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:3

And they that be wise - Those who are thoroughly instructed in Christ's word and doctrine, shall shine - shall be eminently distinguished in the Christian Church by the holiness of their lives, and the purity of their creed. And they that turn many to righteousness - They who, by preaching Christ crucified among their brethren, shall be the means of converting them to the Christian faith; shall be as the stars - bright luminaries in the Gospel kingdom of Jesus Christ. This also may be... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 1 The angel no longer relates future occurrences specially, but proclaims God to be in general the guardian of his Church, so as to preserve it wonderfully amidst many difficulties and dreadful commotion’s, as well as in the profound darkness of disaster and death. This is the meaning of this sentence. This verse consists of two parts: the first relates to that most wretched period which should be full of various and almost numberless calamities; and the second assures us of God’s... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:2

Verse 2 As to the translation of the first words, it is literally, many who sleep in the earth of dust, or who are in earth and dust; for the genitive is used as an epithet, though it may be read as if in opposition with the former word sleep, meaning those who are reduced to earth and dust. The angel seems here to mark a transition from the commencement of the preaching of the gospel, to the final day of the resurrection, without sufficient occasion for it. For why does he pass over the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:3

Verse 3 The word “prudent” means endued with intellect. Some take it transitively, and in this passage their opinion is probably correct, because the office of justifying will soon be assigned to these prudent ones. But the former sense suits chapter 11 better, and in verse 10 it will be put absolutely. Hence it means those who are endued with understanding. The angel here confirms what I have lately expressed concerning the final resurrection, and shews how we shall enjoy its fruits, because... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 12:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:3

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:3

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