[[Dan-12]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Dan-11]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Hos-01]] --- ### At that time Michael will stand up, the great prince who stands for the children of your people; and there will be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time. At that time your people will be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction of a period of unprecedented global or national distress, during which the archangel Michael will intervene to deliver those whose names are recorded in the book of life. *Historical context*: Theologians and historians offer multiple fulfillments: 1) The Maccabean Revolt (167–160 BC) against Antiochus IV Epiphanes, 2) The Roman siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, and 3) A future 'Great Tribulation' in Christian eschatology. Scholars note that the phrase 'time of trouble' matches descriptions used by Jesus in [[Matt-24#v21|Matthew 24:21]]. *Related to*: ### Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prophecy of a literal resurrection of the dead at the end of days, where individuals are raised for either eternal reward or eternal judgment. *Historical context*: This is considered one of the most explicit references to individual resurrection in the Hebrew Bible. In Christian theology, this is seen as being inaugurated by the resurrection of Jesus Christ and awaiting a final completion at his second coming. Historically, it marked a significant development in Jewish intertestamental thought regarding the afterlife. *Related to*: ### But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Many will run back and forth, and knowledge will be increased. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Predicts that as the 'time of the end' approaches, human travel ('run back and forth') and general or prophetic knowledge will increase exponentially. *Historical context*: Modern commentators frequently cite the technological revolution, the internet, and the rapid expansion of global travel as a literal fulfillment of this verse. Some scholars interpret 'knowledge will be increased' specifically as an increase in the understanding of biblical prophecy as the predicted events draw closer to fulfillment. *Related to*: ### From the time that the continual burnt offering is taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there will be one thousand two hundred ninety days. Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred thirty-five days. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Provides a specific timeline (1,290 and 1,335 days) starting from the cessation of temple sacrifices and the setup of the 'abomination of desolation.' *Historical context*: Historically, this is often linked to Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who stopped Jewish sacrifices in 167 BC; the 1,290 days (roughly 3.5 years) correspond to the period leading to the rededication of the temple or the death of the tyrant. In futuristic interpretations, these days represent a specific countdown within the final seven-year tribulation period mentioned in [[Dan-09#v27|Daniel 9:27]]. *Related to*: [[Dan-09#v27|Daniel 9:27]], [[Dan-11#v31|Daniel 11:31]] --- #ai_prophecy