Pentecost Season · 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 (Year B, Ordinary 33) Working Preacher
Commentary on this exact Year B alternate first reading.
Enduring Word: Daniel 12 Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse study of the time of the end.
BibleHub Commentaries: Daniel 12 BibleHub
Classic commentators gathered on the chapter.
Precept Austin: Daniel 12 Precept Austin
Detailed study notes on the resurrection text.
Barnes Notes: Daniel 12 StudyLight
A historic commentary on the passage.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Daniel Enter the Bible
Background on the book of Daniel and its apocalyptic visions.
Sefaria: Daniel 12 (Hebrew) Sefaria
Hebrew and Aramaic text with Jewish commentary.
BibleHub Interlinear: Daniel 12:1 BibleHub
Original text with parsing for word study.
BibleProject: Daniel Overview BibleProject
Visual overview of Daniel's structure and themes.
The Church Fathers
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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