Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Daniel 12:10
And tried — The afflictions of the church are to prepare them, by taking away their filth, for the bridegroom, as gold and silver are tried and refined.
And tried — The afflictions of the church are to prepare them, by taking away their filth, for the bridegroom, as gold and silver are tried and refined.
Verse Daniel 12:10. _MANY SHALL BE PURIFIED_] During the interim, the great work of God's providence and grace shall be carried on in the salvation of men; who, in the midst of trials, temptations, an...
MANY SHALL BE PURIFIED - In future times. That is, as the connection would seem to require, there will be a system introduced by which many will become purified, and made holy. Daniel might hope and e...
CHAPTER 12 THE GREAT TRIBULATION AND ISRAEL'S DELIVERANCE “ And at that time.” What time? The time of the end, the time of trouble such as never was before; the same time to which our Lord refers in...
DANIEL 12. follows immediately upon the preceding paragraph, and there should be no break between the two Chapter s. 1- 3 forms the ending of the revelation which the angel makes to Daniel, and descri...
TRIED. refined. WICKED... WICKEDLY... WICKED. lawless... lawlessness... lawless. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44. UNDERSTAND. The Maskilim of Daniel 12:3....
The answer was far from explicit, so that Daniel did not understand it: he accordingly asked for more definite particulars....
The -time of the end" characterized: it will be an age of trial and probation, in which many will come out purified and ennobled, while others will only have their wickedness confirmed. _Many shall_ C...
c. TRIUMPH TEXT: Daniel 12:8-13 8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the issue of these things? 9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel; for the words are shut up...
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. MANY SHALL BE PURIFIED, AND MADE WHITE,...
THE FINAL VISION These chs, form a connected whole, with three sub-divisions. Daniel 10:1 to Daniel 11:1 are introductory; Daniel 11:2 to Daniel 12:4 co
BUT HIS SONS] Seleucus III and Antiochus III, the sons of Seleucus II. AND _one_] RV 'which.' THEN SHALL HE] RV 'and they shall.' HIS(Ptolemy's) FORTRESS] probably Gaza. 11. AND HE (Antiochus) SHALL S...
THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 12 V1 ‘At that time Michael will come’, continued the man. ‘He is the great *angel who looks after your people. There will be a time o...
MANY SHALL BE PURIFIED. — See Notes on Revelation 22:11, and comp. Daniel 11:35. The words imply that all shall be fulfilled, the time of persecution shall certainly arise, the righteous will be purif...
יִ֠תְבָּֽרֲרוּ וְ יִֽתְלַבְּנ֤וּ וְ יִצָּֽרְפוּ֙ רַבִּ֔ים...
THE EPILOGUE (Daniel 12:1) 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...
RESURRECTION AND JUDGMENT Daniel 12:1-13 Michael was the guardian spirit of the Jewish people. When the time of trouble has reached its climax, whether in national or individual life, help is near....
The last things are then foretold. Michael, the great prince, would stand up for the children of God's people, and there would ensue a time of trouble such as never had been. Beyond that there would b...
_White, by persecution endured with patience. (Chap. xi. 35.) --- Learned. While the weak Jews will be scandalized at this treatment, the virtuous will reflect that suffering is a trial of God's serva...
If the Reader diligently remarks what is said in these verses, he will discover three persons here described: one on each side of the river; and one standing upon the waters of the river! There seems...
Again, the angel mentions the persecutions which were at hand for the purpose of arming the faithful for the approaching conflicts. We know from other sources how tender and weak our minds naturally a...
Chapter 12 gives us more of Israel's own history. In the midst of all these events Michael, the archangel, stands up in behalf of the people of Daniel. There is a time of trouble, such as never has be...
MANY SHALL BE PURGED, AND MADE WHITE, AND TRIED,.... Though Christ does not give, in plain, clear, and explicit terms, an answer to the above question, when, and how, and what would be the end of the...
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. Ver. 10. _Many shall be purified, and made...
_Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried_ See chap. Daniel 11:35, where the same words are found, but in different order. They are words of general and ordinary use, expressive of the purifi...
A FINAL WORD OF CHEER...
Many shall be purified and made white and tried, the time of tribulation bringing out their faithfulness to their Lord; BUT THE WICKED SHALL DO WICKEDLY, deliberately closing their eyes and minds to t...
5-13 One of the angels asking how long it should be to the end of these wonders, a solemn reply is made, that it would be for a time, times, and a half, the period mentioned ch. Daniel 7:25, and in t...
Of this purging and purifying you heard before, DANIEL 11:35; the meaning is, the great afflictions of the church are to prepare them, by taking away their filth, for the Bridegroom, as gold and silve...
Daniel 12:10 Many H7227 purified H1305 (H8691) white H3835 (H8691) refined H6884 (H8735) wicked H7563 wickedly...
MANY SHALL BE A prophecy describing the moral state of the world from Daniel's day to the time of the end. Compare (Matthew 13:24); (Matthew 13:36); (Matthew 13:47)....
Daniel 12 We have in this chapter: I. The hope of the suffering saint. "Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting conte...
CONTENTS: The great tribulation of the last days, and the resurrection foretold. The last message to Daniel. CHARACTERS: God, Daniel, Michael. CONCLUSION: The present age is to close in a time of tr...
Daniel 12:1. _At that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince._ In the time of Antiochus, Michael the archangel did nothing for the Jews, but leave them in Roman bondage. Therefore under this na...
_And none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand._ A VIRTUOUS MIND THE BEST HELP TO UNDERSTAND TRUE RELIGION To seek a man’s true and final interest, by parting with some prese...
_Then I, Daniel, looked._ THE EPILOGUE TO THE VISION Hitherto the angel has prophesied the development of history, without adding any remark or exhortation. Here, however, he concludes his prediction...
_And at that time shall Michael stand up._ THE GREAT CONSUMMATION It is a little unfortunate that this chapter has been severed from what immediately precedes it. Here we learn: 1. That the time of...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 12:5 Daniel and his angelic companion ask the divine messenger two related questions: HOW LONG SHALL IT BE TILL THE END OF THESE WONDERS? And WHAT SHALL BE THE OUTCOME OF THESE T...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 12:10 THOSE WHO ARE WISE will be able to determine specifically when the three and a half years of the tribulation start, namely, “from the time that the regular burnt offering i...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. XLIX.—THE TIME OF THE END. (Chap. Daniel 12:5.) Daniel had just received orders from the angel to shut up the words of the vision, and to seal the book that contained them, “even t...
EXPOSITION DANIEL 12:1 THE LAST THINGS. DANIEL 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standsth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble,
Now it is during the time of this great Battle of Armageddon that Jesus will return. And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which stands for the children of thy people: and there sh...
1 Corinthians 2:10; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 John 5:20; 1 Peter 1:22;...
THE TIME OF THE END Daniel 12:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is most interesting to discover the far-flung visions of prophecy, as told by the Spirit through the Prophets. These men of old, searched dilige...