Time after Pentecost · Proper 28 · Year B
Daniel 12:1-3
The End Times
November 14, 2027
Overview & Insights
“Go your way till the end… you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.” (Daniel 12:13)
See the unit on 10:1–11:1 for a discussion of the larger context, structure, and comparisons of chapters 10–12, including its fourfold division. Against this backdrop, 11:40–12:13 completes the last section of Daniel’s final appearance vision (chaps. 10–12), the book’s two Hebrew sections (chaps. 1 and 8–12), the book’s four apocalyptic visions (chaps. 7–12), and, of course, the book of Daniel as a whole. Daniel 11:40–12:13 divides easily into two sections: 11:40–12:4 completes the vision proper (contained in 11:2–12:4) and 12:5–13 concludes this larger vision in general, paralleling its introduction (10:1–11:1).
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on Daniel 12:1-3 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on the promise of resurrection.
Enduring Word: Daniel 12 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.
Precept Austin: Daniel 12 Commentary Precept Austin
Study page gathering many commentators on the time of the end.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Daniel 12:1 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the rising of Michael.
StudyLight: Daniel 12 Commentaries StudyLight
Many complete commentaries on Daniel 12 gathered on one page.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Daniel Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to Daniel and its context.
BibleProject: Daniel Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the design and message of Daniel.
Sefaria: Daniel 12 (Hebrew) Sefaria
Hebrew and Aramaic text with English and Jewish commentary on the chapter.
BibleHub: Daniel 12 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.
Questions preachers ask
How does Daniel end?
By the river Daniel is told the words are sealed till the time of the end, when many shall be purified; he is promised rest and a place at the end of the days (Daniel 12:5–13).
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