Daniel 12 The Time of the End
“At that time Michael, the archangel who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued. Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting disgrace. Those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever. But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase.”
Once more, we are left wondering when these events are going to take place. Clearly, these prophecies speak of the end times, and once more, we can’t be certain where we stand with the end time calendar. But we know that there will be a persecution of the Jews that will dwarf anything that has happened previously, including the Holocaust, during which six million Jews were slaughtered. God knows His people and will rescue them and raise them from the dead, many to everlasting life and many more to “shame and everlasting disgrace.”
But while darkness threatens to envelop the earth, “those who are wise will shine as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever.” Oh, how wonderful! Oh, how magnificent! Oh Lord, may we be found faithful! May we be among those who lead many to righteousness, so that we will “shine like the stars forever!”
Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing on opposite banks of the river. One of them asked the man dressed in linen, who was now standing above the river, “How long will it be until these shocking events are over?”
The man dressed in linen, who was standing above the river, raised both his hands toward heaven and took a solemn oath by the One who lives forever, saying, “It will go on for a time, times, and half a time. When the shattering of the holy people has finally come to an end, all these things will have happened.”
I heard what he said, but I did not understand what he meant. So I asked, “How will all this finally end, my lord?”
But he said, “Go now, Daniel, for what I have said is kept secret and sealed until the time of the end. Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined by these trials. But the wicked will continue in their wickedness, and none of them will understand. Only those who are wise will know what it means.
“From the time the daily sacrifice is stopped and the sacrilegious object that causes desecration is set up to be worshiped, there will be 1,290 days. And blessed are those who wait and remain until the end of the 1,335 days!
“As for you, go your way until the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days, you will rise again to receive the inheritance set aside for you.”
When Jesus’ disciples begged him to tell them when the end would come, Jesus told them that only the Heavenly Father knew the day and the hour. No matter how many theories are generated, it’s still true that only God the Father knows precisely when the end will come.
But we know one thing: God’s timing is perfect. Acts 2:1 tells us, “When the day of Pentecost had fully come…” God’s timing is split second and when the time has come for the fulfillment of these prophecies, nothing and nobody can delay the sovereign Will of God.
What is left for us to do? We must dare to pursue righteousness just as Daniel did. We must not flinch in the face of attacks or adversity. And we must remain true to God and His Holy Word, even at the cost of our lives. Recently, in parts of West Africa, Christians have been martyred during baptism services and other worship services. Those of us living in safer places must realize that we too can die for our faith, just as Charlie Kirk has done recently.
May God help us to remain true and may we love God more each day than we did the day before!
PRAYER: Father God, thank You for loving us and caring for us. Lord, help us to follow hard after You, no matter the price. In the mighty and precious Name of King Jesus. Amen.
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