Daniel Extremity 12:2

Why we have faith in hope, Heaven and justice

Joh 5:24-29 KJV
(24) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
(25) Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
(26) For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
(27) And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
(28) Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
(29) And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

Dan 12:2 KJV
(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.

In our look at verse 1 we explored what Daniel was allowed to see by God in relation to what is referred to as trouble which has never been before. He was very specific about the mentioning of some of the nations as well. The attentions of the world becoming focused upon the people of Israel. The archangel Michael will deliver the victorious spiritual defeat of powers which are unseen yet controlling the world. We cannot and must not overlook the fact that as Israel encounters more and more trouble that the world will also undergo the birth pains of tribulation.

Here in verse 2 we pick up with the subject of resurrection and judgment. As we will explore Daniel not only focuses on the negative but the positive outcome for those of us who believe.

There are 3 angles that we can pursue the subject matter of verse 2 with. Granted we have only 2 specifically mentioned in the verse. However there is a subject we will not address in detail at this time that is very much associated to the moments Daniel reveals in this prophecy. That subject and our get out of jail free card if you please as believers is called the rapture. The rapture is an event that will no doubt take place in prophecy. Granted many people doubt this event and preach against it and why this is so is difficult to determine. The reason it is being brought into the study at this time is due to the fact that many of the NT as well as OT passages that connect the resurrection include references to the rapture. The entire study we will put forth concerning the rapture will be separate but will also include some of the passages we will explore here in Daniel Extremity 12:2.

One of the very first journeys taken on this web site was titled “The Most Important Thing: Conquering Death and Sin Jesus and Genesis 1”. The passage here in Daniel 2 gets right to the point of resurrection and judgment. One of the most important if not the most important miracle which we base our faith upon is he resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus. As a matter of fact this very subject is addressed by Paul in the book of 1^st Corinthians.

1Co 15:12-20 KJV
(12) Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
(13) But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
(14) And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
(15) Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
(16) For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
(17) And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
(18) Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
(19) If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
(20) But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

Indeed if we have no faith in the resurrection then our hopes for conquering our sins which we are all guilty of have no basis.

Rom 3:22-26 KJV
(22) Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
(23) For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
(24) Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
(25) Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
(26) To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

Rom 6:17-23 KJV
(17) But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
(18) Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
(19) I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
(20) For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
(21) What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
(22) But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
(23) For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The resurrection is a subject familiar to both Testaments. There are many churches and individuals who believe and teach against the OT. This is incorrect as Jesus' own words teach us.

Mat 5:16-19 KJV
(16) Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
(17) Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
(18) For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
(19) Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven

As we did in the journey through verse 1 we can detail some scriptures pertaining to the resurrection starting with some OT prophecies. Perhaps one of the oldest mentions of the resurrection is found in the book of Job.

Job 19:23-27 KJV
(23) Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
(24) That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
(25) For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
(26) And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
(27) Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

It would appear that Job was well aware that we have great things in store for us in an afterlife. This book of the Bible is generally accepted by scholars to be one of the oldest. Many skeptics of the Bible often cite the so called fact that early ancestors of our biblical history were to primitive to have accomplished many of the things that scripture informs us about. However as many scholars and skeptics ponder and debate about life after death we have a man who is considered to be of the earliest periods of biblical history who has the answer. This is called faith.

Psa 49:12-20 KJV
(12) Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
(13) This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
(14) Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
(15) But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
(16) Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
(17) For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
(18) Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
(19) He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
(20) Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

It seems pretty clear according to verse 15 the Psalmist understood the purpose of the resurrection. This Psalm explains how a man could gain everything in the worldly sense but without understanding his true place in life with God will not receive the redemption and gift of eternal life. Jesus also supports this passage in the parable of the rich man.

Luk 12:15-21 KJV
(15) And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
(16) And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
(17) And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
(18) And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
(19) And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
(20) But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
(21) So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Ezekiel receives a prophecy from the Lord in chapter 37. This is a chapter known as the prophecy of the valley of the dry bones. In this prophecy Ezekiel is given a look into the future of the nation of Israel in the sense of being reborn which we have spent a good bit of time looking into. Again looking at the dual relationship of prophetic scripture we gain an understanding of the restoration of Israel as well as the resurrection of the body.

Eze 37:1-14 KJV
(1) The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,
(2) And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
(3) And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
(4) Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
(5) Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
(6) And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
(7) So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
(8) And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
(9) Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
(10) So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
(11) Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
(12) Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
(13) And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
(14) And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.

This is just another of infinite reasons we can trust in God. The spiritual act of raising the bones of Israel from non existent to the nation we have seen develop over the last 62 years. As we have covered in many different parts of our studies the restoration of Israel 14 May 1948 can be looked to as one of the most important and indisputable fulfillment of prophecy leading us to the return of the Lord and our spiritual reawakening.

Joh 14:12-20 KJV

(12) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

(13) And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

(14) If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

(15) If ye love me, keep my commandments.

(16) And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

(17) Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

(18) I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

(19) Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

(20) At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

Joh 20:21-23 KJV

(21) Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

(22) And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

(23) Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

1Th 1:1-6 KJV

(1) Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

(2) We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

(3) Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

(4) Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

(5) For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

(6) And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

Then of course we have the perfect example of what we are looking into. The story of Lazarus being called forth from the grave.

Joh 11:1-6 KJV

(1) Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

(2) (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

(3) Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

(4) When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.

(5) Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

(6) When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

Joh 11:11-15 KJV

(11) These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

(12) Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

(13) Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

(14) Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

(15) And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

Jesus explains that He could have healed Lazarus from his sickness. However Jesus knew that raising someone from the grave would shape belief. This belief being that we have life after death. The belief in the power of God and the ease which He can raise us up from the grave.

Joh 11:23-26 KJV

(23) Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

(24) Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

(25) Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

(26) And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Joh 11:38-45 KJV

(38) Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

(39) Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

(40) Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

(41) Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

(42) And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

(43) And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

(44) And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

(45) Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

In our first look of chapter 12 we discovered Daniel describing a time of trouble specifically

involving the nation of Israel. However as we moved further into the prophecy we explored how this time of Jacob's trouble expands to a global situation. Here in verse 2 we have been exploring the resurrection of the dead. These are events that fall into a chronological order with end time events and also the judgment of both good and bad, belief and unbelief. Also another aspect to all this is seen as an escape from the war torn conflict filled world which we have been exploring. In addition there will be persecution of believers which is already happening in great numbers outside the United States. 

 

Isa 26:12-21 KJV

(12) LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

(13) O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.

(14) They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.

(15) Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.

(16) LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.

(17) Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.

(18) We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.

(19) Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

(20) Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation(H2195)

 be overpast.

(21) For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

In the last 3 verses of this passage we get a clear picture of both the dead and the living escaping the problems that have been and will be happening. Let's explore the word indignation a little further to get just a little more insight.

H2195

זעם mza‛am

zah'-am

From H2194; strictly froth at the mouth, that is, (figuratively) fury (especially of God’s displeasure with sin): - angry, indignation, rage.

H2194

זעם zâ‛am

zaw-am'

A primitive root; properly to foam at the mouth, that is, to be enraged: - abhor, abominable, (be) angry, defy, (have) indignation.

Psa 27:1-9 KJV

(1) A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

(2) When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

(3) Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

(4) One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

(5) For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

(6) And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

(7) Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

(8) When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

(9) Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

It appears that both Isaiah and the Psalmist are referring at least in part to the living as well as the dead. Now no doubt people will ask how do we know this? If a person has fallen asleep or experienced death which ever you prefer they would not be concerned with what is going on in the day of trouble. In other words they would be alive due to resurrection or taken alive into heaven. This would lead to watching these events unfold from Heaven. This is most certainly going to be the case according to Paul.

1Co 15:39-58 KJV

(39) All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.

(40) There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

(41) There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

(42) So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

(43) It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

(44) It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

(45) And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

(46) Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

(47) The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

(48) As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

(49) And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

(50) Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

(51) Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

(52) In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

(53) For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

(54) So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

(55) O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

(56) The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

(57) But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

(58) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

1Th 4:13-18 KJV

(13) But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

(14) For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

(15) For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

(16) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

(17) Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

(18) Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

These are passages which will be revisited in our studies of the rapture unless we are gone before we can get to them. In closing out this particular journey we can look once more at Daniel 12:2.

Dan 12:2 KJV

(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.

Rev 20:1-15 KJV

(1) And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

(2) And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

(3) And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

(4) And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

(5) But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

(6) Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

(7) And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

(8) And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

(9) And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

(10) And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

(11) And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

(12) And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

(13) And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

(14) And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

(15) And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Mat 27:50-53 KJV

(50) Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

(51) And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

(52) And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

(53) And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

2Co 4:14 KJV

(14) Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.

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Daniel Extremity 12:1

Mat 24:21 KJV

(21)

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

From the first chapter of Daniel to the last we have uncovered both a history and forecast of events which shape the way to the return of the Lord. We will do a summary after completing a look at chapter 12 our final chapter. We will have to look no further than verse 1 to start us on our way into end of the age activity. It's uncertain how many sections this study will take. None the less we will be making many connections to the end of the age events which both usher in the return of Jesus and lead us as believers to our new paradise.



Dan 12:1 KJV

(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.

We have spoken much about the dual relationship of biblical prophecy in our studies. It has been no different with our explorations of the book of Daniel. In order to better obtain where our prophetic pathway is going we must give attention to the events of the middle east in recent weeks. One of the big concerns associated with these events is in leadership. Who or what types of authority will rise in these nations. All of which are mentioned by Daniel.

Dan 11:40-45 KJV

(40) And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.

(41) He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

(42) He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

(43) But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

(44) But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.

(45) And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

This passage sets the stage for the showdown that most believers know is coming to the nation of Israel. In the passage we can see that the whole of northern and western Africa will be involved.

If you follow world events we need not look any further than the world news for the last few weeks to see what Daniel shared over 2500 years ago. Below is a map of the general areas of civil unrest and the nations involved.

In the book of Daniel the word trouble is used in 4 verses. There are approximately 20 different words used in the OT that represent the word. They each carry their on degree of definition concerning the use of the word. As we have mentioned before the placement of specific words can be very important in how the perception of scripture is influenced. We may find this true again in the first verse of chapter 12.

Dan 12:1 KJV

(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(H6869), 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.

H6869

צרה tsârâh

tsaw-raw'

Feminine of H6862; tightness (that is, figuratively trouble); transitively a female rival: - adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.

It seems very interesting and appropriate that we have a feminine application used by Daniel. The reasons for this will be pointed out through the course of the study.
 
Throughout the Bible Michael the archangel is mentioned by name 5 times. Three of these are found in the book of Daniel. The first 2 passages are found in chapter 10 which is a chapter heavily concerned with battles fought in the spiritual realm. The 3^rd of course is found in here in verse 1 and is directly associated with the time of the end of the age.
 
Eph 6:10-13 KJV
(10) Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
(11) Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
(12) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
(13) Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Jud 1:5-11 KJV
(5) I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
(6) And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
(7) Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
(8) Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
(9) Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
(10) But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
(11) Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

Rev 12:7-9 KJV
(7) And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
(8) And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
(9) And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

As we can see the mentioning of Michael in both testaments all refer us to a spiritual battleground. As for the spiritual connection associated to the feminine use for the word trouble. In the book of Revelation the beast or the burden of Babylon is described in a feminine gender.

Mat 24:21 KJV
(21) For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Rev 17:1-7 KJV
(1) And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
(2) With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
(3) So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
(4) And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
(5) And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
(6) And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
(7) And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

Rev 18:1-13 KJV
(1) And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
(2) And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
(3) For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
(4) And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
(5) For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
(6) Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
(7) How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
(8) Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
(9) And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
(10) Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
(11) And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
(12) The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
(13) And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

In addition to the connections of tribulation we also have many items of commerce and worship listed that we find in our studies of Daniel. Many of these items are described as offerings to Jesus by the wise men of the east. In addition and of no coincidence these are materials associated with the worship services and care of the temple.

The trouble spoken of by Daniel is not the only place we have a picture of tribulation established. Many of the OT passages that relate to the end of the age fulfillment refer to a moment called “the day of the Lord” and in 1 OT instance the “great day of the Lord”. The phrase “day of the Lord” is found in 24 verses of the OT with 26 occurrences.

Without writing an entire collection of books concerning this time of trouble which has never been seen we need only to read the prophets. In other studies we have made the connections to this day. This is most often referred to as the day of the Lord. It would appear that Amos is perhaps the earliest prophet to pen the phrase. It's also noteworthy that Amos' day job if you will was as a shepherd to the flocks. He received his call approximately 20-40 years prior to Isaiah.

Amo 5:18-20 KJV

(18) Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

(19) As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

(20) Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

We know and understand that Amos is delivering a prophecy concerning the first destruction of the temple by the Babylonians. It looks as though he was also providing information for other future events In verse 19 we see the prophetic side of the lion being Babylon, the bear which was the Persians and finally a serpent is described.

Rev 12:9-12 KJV

(9) And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

(10) And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

(11) And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

(12) Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

You can decide for yourself but it appears that the day of the Lord in which Israel faces the serpent happens when the events of Revelation 12 take place.

The next prophet to mention the day of the Lord is Isaiah. Isaiah describes a time of trouble which will affect the powerful as in political or exalted status. However it does not mean it is restricted to leadership positions. Those who are considered the rich and powerful behind the scenes so to speak will also be afflicted.

Isa 2:11-12 KJV

(11) The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

(12) For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

Isa 13:6-9 KJV

(6) Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

(7) Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:

(8) And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.

(9) Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

Isaiah 13 a chapter we recently looked into which describes a day of wrath for the nation of Babylon. In another prophecy Isaiah describes a day of the Lord which will afflict the nations of the earth.

Isa 34:6-10 KJV

(6) The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.

(7) And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.

(8) For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.

(9) And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.

(10) It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.

A couple of passages from the book of Revelation which seem to coincide with a judgment for all the nations of the earth.

Rev 14:9-13 KJV

(9) And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

(10) The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

(11) And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

(12) Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

(13) And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

Rev 18:17-20 KJV

(17) For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

(18) And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!

(19) And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

(20) Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

Rev 19:1-3 KJV

(1) And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:

(2) For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

(3) And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.

These are descriptions of the Mystery Babylon being destroyed. In the destruction of the city the judgment will afflict all nations who have participated in the spiritual fornication described in the previous passages.

There is a single passage found in the OT in the book of Zephaniah which describes a great day of the Lord. Actually it's the only time the phrase occurs in the entire scripture of the Bible.

Zep 1:14-18 KJV

(14) The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

(15) That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

(16) A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.

(17) And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.

(18) Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

If you have ever heard someone use the phrase “a time of Jacob's trouble” the same is implied here. It is described as such in the book of Jeremiah.

Jer 30:4-11 KJV

(4) And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah.

(5) For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.

(6) Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?

(7) Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.

(8) For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:

(9) But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

(10) Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.

(11) For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.

Rev 6:15-17 KJV

(15) And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

(16) And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

(17) For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

We will look into verse 2 with our next study

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