Daniel 12:3

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Daniel 12:2-3

DISCOURSE: 1141DIFFERENT STATES OF MEN IN THE LAST JUDGMENTDaniel 12:2-3. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever.THE immediate connexion of the text would lead us to expect something which shall take place when the Lord Jesus Christ shall come to destroy all... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Daniel 12:1-13

Chapter 12Now 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 shall be a time of trouble [the Great Tribulation], such as never was, since there was a nation even to the same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book ( Daniel 12:1 ).So there's going to be a time of Great Tribulation, but... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 12:1-13

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 name we must look for a higher prince than any created angel; even for Messiah the Prince of peace, who is as God, or one with God in the church. His title, as prince and potentate, is expressive of his sovereignty. He comes and stands up for the Israel of God, as captain of “Jehovah’s hosts.”... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Daniel 12:1-13

Daniel 12:1-13And at that time shall Michael stand up.The Great ConsummationIt is a little unfortunate that this chapter has been severed from what immediately precedes it. Here we learn: 1. That the time of the Antichrist will be a time of unexampled distress. The trouble will be more or less upon all people then living upon the earth. 2. The time of the Antichrist is the time when Michael, the great prince over the Children of the prophet’s people, shall stand up in their behalf. Some think... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Daniel 12:3

Daniel 12:3And they that be wise.Shining as the StarsThe word prudent or wise means endued with intellect. Some take it transitively, and in this passage their opinion is probably correct, because the office of justifying will soon be assigned to these prudent ones. It is better, however, to take it as meaning those who are endued with understanding. The angel says that the “teachers,” or those who excel in understanding, “shall shine forth as the light of Heaven.” The angel contrasts the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 12:3

Dan 12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. Ver. 3. And they that be wise. ] And in addition do what they can do to wisen others to salvation, as all wise ones will; for goodness is diffusive of itself, and would have others to share with it. Charity is no churl. Shall shine as the brightness of the firmament. ] A good amends for their present sufferings. Dan 11:33 Rom 8:18 Solomon... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Daniel 12:3

they that be: Daniel 11:33, Daniel 11:35, Proverbs 11:30, Matthew 24:45, 1 Corinthians 3:10, 2 Peter 3:15 wise: or, teachers, Acts 13:1, Ephesians 4:11, Hebrews 5:12 shine: Proverbs 4:18, Matthew 13:43, Matthew 19:28, 1 Corinthians 15:40-Luke :, 1 Thessalonians 2:19, 1 Thessalonians 2:20, Revelation 1:20 turn: Jeremiah 23:22, Luke 1:16, Luke 1:17, John 4:36, Philippians 2:16, Philippians 2:17, James 5:19, James 5:20 Reciprocal: Exodus 34:35 - General Judges 5:31 - the sun Psalms 19:1 -... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 12:3

3. They that be wise See Daniel 11:33, and compare Hosea 14:9. In Hosea’s day this was a “new and beautiful doctrine” that the wise could know the ways of the Lord and walk in them. (See particularly Alexander Duff, Old Testament Theology.) We now have the equally new and beautiful doctrine that those who are thus wise shall live forever as heavenly lights. The figure of speech which would compare a wise teacher to a light was not unknown even in ancient Babylon; for on a tablet dating... read more

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