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A Study Of The Prophetic Visions Of Daniel

Lesson Seventeen –Chapter Twelve – Armageddon And Michael Your Prince

Daniel 12:1

And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

 

"At that time" four great events take place:

1.  At that time the Antichrist plants the tabernacle of his palace in the temple of Israel on Mount Moriah (Daniel 11:45; 2 Thes. 2:4; Rev. 13).

2.  At that time Michael stands up and casts Satan and his angels to the earth to be among men (Daniel 12:1; Rev. 12:7-12).

3.  At that time the great tribulation begins in the middle of Daniel's 70th week; 3 1/2 years before the second coming (Daniel 12:1; Daniel 8:24-25; Daniel 9:27; Jeremiah 30:6-7; Matthew 24:15-22; Rev. 10:1-19:21).

4.  At that time Daniel's people are delivered (translated), everyone (144,000) that shall be found written in the book of life (Daniel 12:1; Isaiah 66:7-8; Rev. 7:1-8; § Rev. 14:1-5, notes).  See The Book of Life (Daniel 12:1; Exodus 32:32-33; Psalm 56:8; Psalm 69:28; Luke 10:20; Rev. 3:5; Rev. 13:8; Rev. 20:12,15; Rev. 22:18-19).

 

The phrase “the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people,” refers to Michael is the special prince of Israel (Daniel 12:1; Daniel 10:21; Rev. 12:7-12).

Daniel’s Time Of Trouble – The Tribulation

 

The Time and Length of the Tribulation:

The tribulation will begin to affect Israel before the 70th week begins; how long before is not certain, but when Antichrist rises at the beginning of the week, Israel will be undergoing persecution from the 10 kings of Revised Rome dominated by Mystery Babylon.  When Antichrist comes he will make a 7-year covenant with Israel assuring them of protection in their continued establishment as a nation (Daniel 9:27).  Because the Jews will not submit to Mystery Babylon, there will be a widespread persecution and they shall be "hated of all nations" during the time of the beginning of sorrows when Antichrist will be endeavoring to conquer all these nations (Matthew 24:4-12).  Antichrist will need Jewish moral and financial support in his rise over these nations, so he will make an alliance with them for 7 years. Therefore, the time of the tribulation will be during the whole of Daniel's 70th week (Daniel 9:27).  It will end at the second coming (Matthew 24:29-31; Rev. 19:11-21).

The Divisions of the Tribulation:

1.          The first division takes in the first 3 1/2 years of the 70th week and is termed the lesser tribulation.  It is not to be as great in severity as the last 3 1/2 years because of the protection of Israel by the Antichrist during that time.  Israel's persecution then will be from a source entirely different from that of the last division.  In these first 3 1/2 years she will be persecuted by Mystery Babylon and the 10 kings.  This division takes in the fulfillment of Rev. 6:1-9:21.  The judgments of the 6th sea and first 6 trumpets come in this period, thus proving tribulation during this time.

2.          The last division takes in the last 3 1/2 years of the week and is termed the great tribulation because it will be more severe in persecution upon Israel than the first 3 1/2 years.  Antichrist, who will protect Israel the first 3 1/2 years, will break his covenant with her in the middle of the week and become her most bitter enemy.  He will then try to destroy her, which act will call for the judgments of the 7 vials of the last 3 1/2 years.  This part of the tribulation includes the fulfillment of Rev. 10:1-19:21.  Jesus, Daniel, Jeremiah, and many others speak of this time of Israel's trouble as being worse than any other time that has ever been on earth or ever will be (Daniel 12:1; Jeremiah 30:4-11; Matthew 24:21,22; Rev. 11:1,2; Rev. 12:14-17; Rev. 13:5-7).

The Purpose of the Tribulation:

1.          To purify Israel and bring them back to a place where God can fulfill the everlasting covenants made with their fathers (Isaiah 2:5-22; Isaiah 16:1-5; Isaiah 24:1-25:12; Isaiah 26:20,21; Ezekiel 20:33,34; Ezekiel 22:17-22; Romans 11:25-29).

2.          To purify Israel of all rebels (Ezekiel 20:33,4; Ezekiel 22:17:22; Zech. 13:8,9; Malachi 3:3,4).

3.          To plead with and bring Israel into the bond of the new covenant (Ezekiel 20:33,34; Ezekiel 36:24-28; Jeremiah 30:3-11; Zech. 12:10-13:9; Malachi 4:3,4).

4.          To judge Israel and punish them for their rejection of the Messiah and make them willing to accept Him when He comes the second time (Ezekiel 20:33,34; Zech. 12:10-13:9; Zech. 14:1-15; Matthew 24:15-31).

5.          To judge the nations for their persecution of Israel (Isaiah 63:1-6; Joel 3; Rev. 6:1-19:21).

6.          To bring Israel to complete repentance (Zech. 12:10-13:9; Romans 11:26-29; Matthew 23:39).

7.          To fulfill the prophecies of Daniel 9:24-27; Rev. 6:1-19:21; Matthew 24:15,29.

8.          To cause Israel to flee into the wilderness of Edom and Moab to be so persecuted by the nations that they will have to turn to God for help (Isaiah 16:1-5; Ezekiel 20:33-35; Daniel 11:40-12:7; Hosea 2:14-17; Matthew 24:15-31; Rev. 12).

The Character of the Tribulation:

God's wrath will be poured out upon mankind for their wickedness and corruption which will exceed the days of Noah and Lot (Genesis 6; Matthew 24:37-39; Luke 17:22-37; 2 Tim. 3:1-12).  Words cannot describe the utter rebellion and wickedness of men during this period of final struggle between God and the devil over possession of the earth (Rev. 11:15; Rev. 12:7-12; Rev. 19:11-21; Rev. 20:1-3).  People will reject the truth until God turns them ever to the "strong delusion" of the Antichrist who will cause them to believe a lie and be damned (2 Thes. 2:8-12; 2 Peter 3:1-9).  Even after God pours out His judgments upon men, they will still defy Him (Rev. 9:20,21; Rev. 6:2-11; Rev. 17:1-18; Rev. 18:1-24).

Will the Tribulation Be Worldwide?

The old theory that the tribulation will be worldwide is not stated even in one scripture.  On the contrary, the Bible is clear that the Antichrist will not reign over the whole world, but only over the 10 kingdoms formed inside the old Roman Empire.  See Extent of Antichrist's Reign. Most of the judgments of the trumpets and vials are stated as being only upon a 3rd or 4th part of the earth (Rev. 8:7-12; Rev. 9:12-21), and upon "the men which had the mark of the beast" and "upon the seat (throne) of the beast; and his kingdom" (Rev. 16:2,10,12).  However, nothing is said as to the limitation of the demon-locusts or of the extent of the devil's wrath when he is cast out (Rev. 9:1-11; Rev. 12:7-12).

When we speak of the tribulation we mean the troubles that God's people will have to undergo, especially the Jewish people, as Daniel's 70th week concerns only Israel and their city, Jerusalem.  The last half of the week will be "the time of Jacob's trouble" and these troubles will primarily concern Israel (The Seventy Weeks).  The tribulation will not be worldwide, even if it covers all lands that Christians live in after the rapture.  Unknown tribes of people in the interior of heathen lands will not know of the tribulation caused by the Antichrist, as is clear in notes on Extent of Antichrist's Reign.

Daniel says this time of trouble is “never was since there was a nation even to that same time,” which is the same time of trouble as Matthew 24:21.

“At that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book,” This is a very clear proof that the 144,000 Jews will be translated as the man-child of Rev. 12:5.  After this they are seen in heaven.

The Man-Child Of Revelation 12

There are 15 proofs in scripture that the 144,000 are the man-child of Revelation 12:

1.          It has been proved that the sun-clothed woman is national Israel. The man-child then, could not be either the Gentiles or the Church, which is made up mainly of Gentiles (Acts 15:13-18).  The woman would have to produce her own kind, according to the law of reproduction given by God (Genesis 1:21-28).  Therefore, if the woman is Jewish the man-child must also be Jewish.  The woman represents a company of people.  The man-child must also represent a company of people.  There is no other company in the events of Rev. 4-19 that could possibly be symbolized by the man-child other than the 144,000 Jews of Rev. 7 and Rev. 14.

2.          The man-child cannot be Christ because everything from Rev. 4:1 on must be after the churches of Rev. 2:1-3:22.  How could John see the historical ascension of Christ as happening among the things to be in the middle of Daniels 70th week or 3 1/2 years before the second coming of Christ?

3.          The man-child cannot be the church as a whole, or in part, as some teach, because the church is raptured in Rev. 4:1 before the events of Rev. 4-22 which must be after the churches (see Ten Proofs the Rapture Takes Place in Revelation 4:1).

4.          The man-child represents a company of all living people who will be translated without seeing death.  The woman brings forth either a dead or a living child, not one partly dead and partly alive.  The dragon could not kill one already dead at birth (Rev. 12:4).  The child is caught up to God alive as soon as it is born (Rev. 12:4-5).  The 144,000 are the only ones in all of the events of Rev. 4-22 (which must be after the churches) that could possibly be the man-child whose life the dragon tries to take (Rev. 7:1-8; Rev. 14:1-5).  Since the Old Testament saints and church saints are all resurrected to immortality by this time, it would be impossible for the dragon to kill them.  See Rapture and Second Coming, and notes on § 2 Thes. 2:7.

5.          Rev. 7:1-8; Rev. 9:4; Rev. 12:5; Rev. 14:1-5 give a complete revelation of the 144,000—their number, salvation, sealing in the forehead, protection through the first 6 trumpets, rapture under the 7th trumpet as the man-child, and their destiny and position in heaven after their rapture.  If one of these passages is taken away the revelation about them is incomplete.  We have them on earth all through the first 6 trumpets (Rev. 7:1-3; Rev. 9:4), and in heaven immediately after the catching up of the man-child in the 7th trumpet (Rev. 1:1-5), so if they are not the man-child, who is he and how did the 144,000 get into heaven?  In Rev. 14:1-5 it is stated that the 144,000 are before God's throne in heaven, having been redeemed from the earth and from among men.  They are a heavenly people the last 3 1/2 years of the tribulation.  How and when were they translated if not as the man-child of Rev. 12:5?

6.          The time of the rapture of the 144,000 proves them to be the man-child. The time of their translation is identical with that of the man-child (Rev. 12:5; Rev. 14:1-5).

7.          We have seen that the church and Old Testament saints are to be raptured before Daniel's 70th week and the Second Coming.  We have also seen that the great multitude of tribulation saints will be killed mainly after and raptured after the 144,000 are in heaven.  The only other company caught up besides these is the 144,000 and the only place for their rapture is in Rev. 12:5.  Therefore, the man-child and the 144,000 must be the same.  If they are not the same, then we do not know whom the man-child represents of how the 144,000 get to heaven.  Where is the revelation of their rapture if not in Rev. 12:5?

8.          The place where the 144,000 are, in Rev. 14:1-5 proves they will be in heaven during the last 3 1/2 years of the tribulation, so they must be raptured before then.  When, if not as the man-child?  The Mt. Sion is the heavenly one.

9.          The 144,000 are Firstfruits to God from Israel after the rapture of every saved Jew and Gentile of the church in Rev. 4:1.  They are not saved when the church is raptured or they would go up also (1 Thes. 4:16; 1 Cor. 15:23).  Since they are saved after that—in the first 3 1/2 years of the tribulation, and since they are in heaven the last 3 1/2 years of the tribulation, their translation must be the same as that of the man-child in Rev. 12:5, which is in the middle of the tribulation.  If the man-child, which represents a company of Jews from Israel, were to be saved and raptured before the 144,000, then the man-child would be the Firstfruits to God from Israel and not the 144,000.  But since the 144,000 are to be the Firstfruits, then it is clear that they are the first Jews saved and raptured from Israel during the tribulation of 7 years between the rapture of the church and the second coming.  This proves that the 144,000 are the ones symbolized by the man-child.

10.          There is only one company saved and raptured between the rapture of the church at the beginning of Daniel's 70th week and the rapture of the tribulation saints at the end of this week.  That company is symbolized by the man-child and clearly revealed to be 144,000 Jews (Rev. 7:1-8; Rev. 9:4; Rev. 12:5; Rev. 14:1-5).  If they are not the same, then there are two translations in the middle of the week—one revealed and the other not; the history of one given after reaching heaven and the other not; the identity of one clearly stated and the other not.  Thus, mystery after mystery appears if there are two companies instead of one.

11.          The 144,000 are specifically sealed for protection to go through the trumpet judgments only (Rev. 7:1-3; Rev. 9:4).  Immediately after the 7th trumpet, which includes all of Rev. 11:15 -13:18, we see the 144,000 in heaven (Rev. 14:1-5).  The way God protects them from the wrath of Satan under the 7th trumpet is by catching them up to God and His throne (Rev. 12:4-5), and by casting Satan out of heaven to the earth (Rev. 12:7-12). The dragon is full of wrath because they have been protected from the first 6 trumpets.  He seeks to destroy them under the 7th trumpet, but God translates them (Rev. 12:4-5).  Then the dragon turns on the woman (Rev. 12:13-16).  He fails to destroy her and is then exceedingly angry, turning on the remnant of the woman (Rev. 12:17).  These are protected from him by the two witnesses (Rev. 11:3-12) and by the new wars declared against the Antichrist from the north and east of the 10 kingdoms (Daniel 11:44).

12.          The woman, man-child, and remnant of the woman are the only Jewish companies in Revelation (Rev. 12:1-2,5,17).  The 144,000 must be one of these 3 companies, for they are sealed out of all the tribes of the children of Israel (Rev. 7:1-8).  They are in no place mentioned separately from these 3 companies as a 4th company, and there is no indication of them as such.  Since they are one of the 3 companies, which one?  They cannot be the woman or the remnant for these remain on earth while the 144,000 are translated (Rev. 14:1-5).  The 144,000 therefore must be the man-child.

13.          The 144,000 are the only ones that could possibly fulfill the statements about the man-child in Rev. 12.  The man-child and the 144,000 represent a small company (Rev. 7:1-9); they both are caught up to God and His throne (Rev. 12:5; Rev. 14:1-5); they both are delivered from the wrath of the dragon (Rev. 12:4-5; Rev. 7:1-8; Rev. 9:4; Rev. 14:1-5); and they both are a heavenly people (Rev. 12:5; Rev. 14:1-5), so must be the same company.

14.          Isaiah (Isaiah 66:7-8) predicts Israel as bringing forth the man-child before she is delivered or saved at the end of the tribulation (Zech. 12:10-13:1; Romans 11:25-29).  Who is the man-child that Israel is to bring forth before her own conversation at the second coming if not the 144,000 of Rev. 7:1-8; Rev. 14:1-5?

15.          Daniel (Daniel 12:1) also predicts the deliverance by the transporting of every saved Jew at the time the great tribulation begins for Israel (Matthew 24:15-22; Rev. 11:1-3; Rev. 12:5-6,13-17; Rev. 13:1-8; Jeremiah 30:6-9).  Daniel says that everyone that shall be found written in the Book of Life among His people will be delivered from this great tribulation (Daniel 12:1).  The number of them written in the book of life is revealed in Rev. 7:1-8; Rev. 14:1-5.  How are they to be delivered from this tribulation except by rapture, as in Rev. 12:5; Rev. 14:1-5?  If the woman and her remnant were saved at the time of the translation of the 144,000 godly Jews, they would also be transported.  But the woman, or the nation as a whole, is not saved until 3 1/2 years later at the second coming (Isaiah 66:7-8; Romans 11:25-29). The remnant turns to God after the catching up of the man-child and after the persecution and flight of the woman into the wilderness (Rev. 12:17). Therefore, the 144,000 must be the man-child.

The term “rule the nations with a rod of iron,” has made many believe the man-child is Christ. The man-child, or the 144,000 are to rule the nations with a rod of iron, as will Christ (Psalm 2; Rev. 19:15), the Old Testament saints (Jeremiah 30:9; Ezekiel 34:24; Ezekiel 37:24-25; Daniel 7:18,27; Hosea 3:5; Matthew 8:11-12), the church saints (Matthew 19:28; Romans 8:17; 1 Cor. 4:8; 1 Cor. 6:2; 2 Tim. 2:12; Rev. 1:5-6; Rev. 2:26-27; Rev. 5:10; Rev. 22:4-5), and the tribulation saints (Rev. 20:4-6).  "This honor has all His saints" (Psalm 149:6-9)

Psalm 149:6-9 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; [7] To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; [8] To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; [9] To execute upon them the judgment written: this honor have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord.

 

The term “caught up unto God, and to his throne,” shows that the man-child, or 144,000, will be caught up (Rev. 12:5; Rev. 14:1-5), as will all the dead and living in Christ, the future tribulation saints (Rev. 6:9-11; Rev. 7:9-17; Rev. 15:2-4; Rev. 20:4-6), and the two witnesses (Rev. 11:12). There are five raptures in scripture, which we have discussed, in an earlier lesson.

 

Daniel 12:2

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.

 

          The second verse in Daniel deals with the resurrection of both the wicked and the just.

This verse clearly states the doctrine of the first and second resurrections, but without the time element of 1,000 years between the two resurrections.

The Resurrections

There are two main kinds of resurrection: spiritual and material. Spiritual resurrection is that of the spirit being quickened from death in trespasses and sins.  Such a resurrection causes one to be renewed in the glorious likeness of God (1 Cor. 11:7; Ephes. 4:21-24; Col. 3:10; 1 John 3:9). It is taught in Ephes. 2:1-6; Ephes. 5:14; Romans 6:11 and takes place only in this life.  When physical death comes all possibility of such spiritual resurrection has passed (Eccles. 11:1; Hebrews 9:27; Rev. 22:11).  Material resurrection is that of the body to which we shall confine the rest of our study.

There are two kinds of material or physical resurrection:  the righteous to life before the Millennium; and the wicked to damnation after the Millennium (Daniel 12:3; John 5:28-29; Rev. 10:4-6,11-15).  There will be 1,000 years between the two resurrections (Rev. 20:4-6).

The Fact Of The Resurrection

 

The following Bible characters taught it: Job (Job 19:25-27), Isaiah (Isaiah 26:14-19), Daniel (Daniel 12:2), David (Psalm 16:10; Psalm17:15; Acts 2:31), O.T. saints (Hebrews 11:35), N.T. saints (Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20-21; Acts 2; Acts 4; etc.), Jesus (Matthew 16:21; Matthew 22:23-31; Luke 14:14; Luke 20:27-36; Luke 24:13-45), Matthew (Matthew 28:1-20), Mark (Mark 16:1-18), Luke (Luke 24:1-49), John (John 19-21; Rev. 20:4-6), Mary (John 11:24), Herod (Matthew 14:2), Peter (1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 3:21), and Paul (Acts 17:18,32; Acts 23:6; Acts 24:15,21; Romans 1:4; Romans 6:5; Romans 8:34; 1 Cor. 15; Phil. 3:10-11; Hebrews 6:2; Hebrews 11:35).

 

The First Resurrection

This is the resurrection of all the just, blessed and holy, from Adam to the Millennium.  It covers the period of time from Christ's resurrection to the resurrection of the tribulation saints and the two witnesses and includes the various companies of redeemed.  There are Five Raptures in the First Resurrection.

  All who have part in this resurrection will have a part in ruling with Christ.  He will not rule with just a select few, as taught by some (Rev. 20:4-6). This resurrection may be called the "out" resurrection; that is, a resurrection out of or from among the dead (Luke 14:14; Luke 20:35-36; Phil. 3:11-14; 1 Thes. 4:14-17; 1 Cor. 15:51-58; Hebrews 11:35; Rev. 20:4-6).

 Just as Christ came out from among the dead as the Firstfruits of the dead, so at the rapture the dead in Christ will come forth from among the wicked dead according to the above passages.  Even the tribulation saints will come out from the wicked dead (Rev. 20:4-6).  The wicked dead will not live again until the thousand years are finished (Rev. 20:4-6).

The Greek expression ek (GSN-1537) nekron (GSN-3498), out of the dead, is used 48 times and teaches a select resurrection from the dead—the righteous selected from among the wicked—but it does not teach a select resurrection of some righteous from among the remaining righteous (Matthew 17:9; Mark 9:10; Luke 24:46; Acts 3:15; Acts 4:10; Acts 10:41; Acts 13:30; Acts 17:31; Romans 1:4; Romans 4:24; Romans 6:4-9; Romans 8:11; 1 Cor. 15:12,20-23; etc.).

  The theory that a few of the righteous will be selected from among the righteous is a mere human invention based upon a few
historical stories of the O.T., which were never intended as types.  There is a lack of even one plain scripture on the subject.  All the dead and living in Christ will be in the first resurrection—not just a few of those in Christ.  All who are out of Christ will be raised together after the Millennium to be judged and cast into the lake of fire (Rev. 20:4-6,11-15).

The Resurrection of the Righteous:

1.The first resurrection (Rev. 20:4-6)

2.The resurrection of the just (Luke 14:14)

3.A resurrection of life (John 5:29)

4.A better resurrection (Hebrews 11:35)

5.The resurrection of (from among) the dead (Phil. 3:10-15)

The Second Resurrection (Daniel 12:3; John 5:28-29; Rev. 20:4-6)

This is the resurrection of all the wicked from Adam to the end of the Millennium.  It will take place after the Millennium and will also include those wicked who die during the Millennium (Rev. 20:4-6,11-15). They will be raised with immortal bodies to be tormented in hell forever (Matthew 10:28; John 5:28-29; John 12:24; Daniel 12:2; Acts 24:15; 1 Cor. 15:21,34-50; Rev. 14:9-12; Rev. 19:20; Rev. 20:4-6,11-15).

 The theory that only the righteous will be raised to immortality is false, not being founded on one scripture.  The method of the resurrection of the just and unjust is plainly taught and illustrated by a grain of wheat or any other grain.  So what makes the difference between the two resurrections?  Does not a bad or poisonous seed reproduce in the same way that a good seed does?  Do not both go through the same process? 

The resurrection of men follows this same process, the only difference being in the glory of one over another.  Both the saved and unsaved will be immortal as is plainly taught in all Scripture.  The wicked bodies will exist in conscious torment forever (notes, §Luke 12:5).

“Some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt,” is a statement that shows the contempt and punishment of the wicked are equal to the bliss of righteousness in length and consciousness. 

 

Daniel 12:3-4

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.

[4] But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

 

   

 

 

Daniel says “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. This refers to those who make others wise, and those who win souls and turn many to righteousness (2 Tim. 3:15-17).

Shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end] Close up the words, seal the book, for the main purpose of the book concerns things at the time of the end (Daniel 2:28-29,43-45; Daniel 7:17-27; Daniel 8:17,19,23; Daniel 9:27; Daniel 10:14; Daniel 11:35,45).

The phrase runs to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased] A prediction of increased travel and knowledge.

Modern inventions are being referred to almost universally as fulfillment of prophecy.  The only sense in which this is true is by fulfillment of Daniel 12:4—"knowledge shall be increased."  One can list all present or future inventions and all increase of knowledge under this heading in a general way; but when it comes to finding every new invention in particular in Scripture, we immediately enter the realm of speculation and sensationalism and become unscriptural.  It will be seen that such interpretations are fully out of harmony with the Bible.

Daniel 12:5-6

Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.

[6] And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, how long shall it be to the end of these wonders?

 

There stood other two signifies yet another divine visitation to Daniel. The “river,” here is the Hiddekel (Tigris, note,  Daniel 10:4). The man clothed in linen - No doubt the same divine person as described in Daniel 10:5-6.

 

Daniel 12:7

And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that lives for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

 

Daniel sees the man clothed in linen hold up his right hand and raise his left hand to heaven. This is the same action as that of the angel (Christ) in Rev. 10:1-6, and concerns the last 3 1/2 years of Daniel's 70th week (Daniel 12:7; Daniel 7:25; Rev. 11:1-3; Rev. 12:6,14; Rev. 13:5).  During this time the vision will be completed and the end of the age will come.

Then the angel uses the term “times and a time and a half.” This signifies the 3 ½ years or 42 months of Antichrist’s reign and war on Israel and also the length of time till God purges rebellion from the earth. There are three time periods of Daniel 12:

1.  The "time, times, and an half, " or the 3 1/2 years (Daniel 12:7), are the 42 months of Antichrist's war on Israel till God purges every rebel from the nation making her willing to do His will (Ezekiel 20:33-38; Zech. 13:9; Malachi 3:3).  Antichrist could easily destroy Israel in a short time after he breaks his covenant with them, if God were not to interfere.  But God will supernaturally cause the ground to open up and swallow the armies of the dragon and Antichrist as they flee after Israel when she goes into the wilderness of Moab and Edom to escape from the hands of Antichrist (Daniel 11:41; Isaiah 16:1-5; Matthew 24:16; Rev. 12:14-17); and He will protect the remnant of the woman which does not flee into the wilderness, through stirring up the countries of the north and east against the Antichrist.  He will then leave the remnant during the last 3 1/2 years, going forth to conquer these nations.  They will keep him occupied during this time.  Then after conquering these countries, he will lead them and many other nations against Jerusalem to destroy it, but God will come and put an end to the Gentile dominion and deliver Israel (Zech. 14; Rev. 19).  This war between Antichrist and countries of the north and east will cause the persecution of Israel to be shortened as in Matthew 24:22.

2.  The next period is an addition of 30 days to the 1,260 days of the above-mentioned period (Daniel 12:11).

3.  The last period is 1,335 days, an addition of 45 days to the second period.  The extra 75 days (the 30 days and 45 days) added to the 1,260 days will complete the 1,335 days of Daniel 12:7-13, the last day of which will be the actual day of the proclamation of the kingdom, when men who have lived through the tribulation will be blessed.  It is the actual time when Christ will say to the sheep nations: "Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world" (Matthew 25:34).  These extra 75 days will be taken up by certain events necessary to the actual proclamation of the kingdom.

Eighteen Events Of The Seventy-Five Days:

1.  The battle of Armageddon (Joel 3; Zech. 14; Rev. 19:11-21)

2.  Burial of the dead begun (Ezekiel 39:8-22)

3.  Great earthquake and splitting of the Mt. of Olives (Zech. 14:1-5)

4.  Rounding up of the prisoners of the armies of Antichrist and disposition of them (Ezekiel 39:2)

5.  Rounding up and casting of Satan and every demon and fallen angel into the abyss (Isaiah 24:21-22; Rev. 20:1-3)

6.  Gathering of Israel by the angels (Isaiah 11:10-12; Matthew 24:31)

7.  Gathering of the nations to judgment (Matthew 25:31-46)

8.     Separation of the tares and wheat (Matthew 13:39-50)

9.  Cleansing Jerusalem and beginning its rebuilding for the eternal kingdom (Ezekiel 48)

10.     Rounding up of all beast worshipers and all who have the mark of the beast to be sent to hell (Rev. 14:9-11)

11.     Erection of the Millennial temple (Ezekiel 40-46; Zech. 6:12-13)

12.     Sending out the resurrected saints as the new earth rulers to take over every inhabited part of the earth (Daniel 7:18,27; 1 Cor. 6:2; Rev. 5:10; Rev. 11:15; Rev. 22:4-5)

13.     Sending out missionaries from Jerusalem to evangelize the nations (Isaiah 2:2-4; Isaiah 11:9; Isaiah 52:7; Zech. 8:23)

14.     Establishing government offices in every part of the earth and publishing the new laws of the kingdom of heaven on earth (Isaiah 2:2-4)

15.     Division of the Promised Land into 12 strips and the settlement of the 12 tribes in their portions (Ezekiel 48)

16.     Settling of the nations in their own portions of the earth (Deut. 32:8; Acts 17:26)

17.     Opening of the earth and starting of the millennial river (Ezekiel 47)

18.     All necessary work in making the deserts blossom as a rose, waters to spring forth in the deserts, changing the animals, regulating the solar system as it was before the fall, and many other events that will continue throughout the Millennium and new earth forever.

The phrase “when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished,” means Antichrist will not destroy the Jewish nation.  He will only scatter them and their power; and then all things will be finished concerning their eternal restoration (Daniel 9:24; Ezekiel 37; Romans 11:25).

Daniel 12:8-12

And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?

[9] And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

[10] Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

[11] And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.

[12] Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.