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 things? The answer to the question “How long?” has two parts: “for a time, times, and half a time” and for “1,290 days.” Revelation 11:3 and Revelation 12:6 apparently look back to this idea, though the number in those two verses is 1,260 days. “A time, times, and half a time” (probably three and a half times) focuses on the limited nature of this period as half of a complete period of judgment.

Continues after advertising
Continues after advertising