Daniel 12:3-4 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 12:3

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:4

But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words ,.... Of the book, in which he had wrote the visions and prophecies delivered to him: this he is bid to "shut up", to keep it from the common and profane people, who would only burlesque it; and to keep it to himself, as a peculiar treasure committed to his care; and though it was not kept from the saints and people of God, from their reading it, yet he was not to interpret and explain it to them; it was to remain a secret until the time of its... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:4

Shut up the words, and seal the book - When a prophet received a prediction concerning what was at a considerable distance of time, he shut his book, did not communicate his revelation for some time after. This Daniel was commanded to do, Daniel 8:26 . See also Isaiah 29:10 , Isaiah 29:11 ; Revelation 22:10 . Among the ancients, those were said to seal, who in the course of their reading stamped the places of which they were yet doubtful, in order to keep them in memory, that they... 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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:4

Verse 4 We have already explained “the time of the end” is a period previously fixed on by God, and settled by his own counsel. The following word refers to tracing out and running to and fro, but not necessarily in a bad sense, while it also signifies to investigate. Interpreters explain the angel’s meaning, as if many should be unworthy to receive this prophecy from Daniel; and hence it was to be closed up and only enigmatically delivered to a few, because scarcely one in a hundred would... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 12:1-3

The shining of the clear and the converting. "And they that be wise shall shine" etc. ( Daniel 12:3 ). Here are two types of humanity and two destinies. There is a likeness both in the types and in the destinies, such as we might expect from the parallelism of the text; at the same time, there are differences. The one type is in advance of the other; so is the Divine recognition in the one case as against the preceding. In the one case we have an attribute of soul, in the other an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 12:1-4

Prophetic events in perspective. Nature is full of types. The leaf is type of the tree. The dawn is a type of the resurrection. The same law that moulds the dew-drop moulded the earth. History likewise is full of types. The banishment from Eden is a type of exclusion from heaven. The redemption of the Hebrews from Egyptian bondage is a type of the redemption of the race by Jesus Christ. Both prosperous and adverse events in human history serve as types. This is the key to the present... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 12:1-13

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:4

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:4

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 12:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 12:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 12:1-13

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