Daniel 12

The End Times

12“At that time Michael,^l the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress^m such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the bookⁿ—will be delivered.^{o 2}Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake:^p some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.^{q 3}Those who are wise^ar will shine^s like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness,^t like the stars for ever and ever.^{u 4}But you, Daniel, roll up and seal^v the words of the scroll until the time of the end.^w Many will go here and there^x to increase knowledge.”

⁵Then I, Daniel, looked, and there before me stood two others, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank.^{y 6}One of them said to the man clothed in linen,^z who was above the waters of the river, “How long will it be before these astonishing things are fulfilled?”^a

⁷The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand^b and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by him who lives forever,^c saying, “It will be for a time, times and half a time.^bd When the power of the holy people^e has been finally broken, all these things will be completed.^f”

⁸I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will the outcome of all this be?”

⁹He replied, “Go your way, Daniel, because the words are rolled up and sealed^g until the time of the end.^{h 10}Many will be purified, made spotless and refined,ⁱ but the wicked will continue to be wicked.^j None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.^k

¹¹“From the time that the daily sacrifice^l is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation^m is set up, there will be 1,290 days.^{n 12}Blessed is the one who waits^o for and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.^p

¹³“As for you, go your way till the end.^q You will rest,^r and then at the end of the days you will rise to receive your allotted inheritance.^s”