1And at that time Michael shall arise, the great prince who stands over the sons of your people. And there shall be a time of distress, such as has not been since there was a nation until that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone found written in the book.
2And many of those who sleep in the dusty ground shall awake, these to everlasting life, and these to reproaches, to everlasting abhorrence.
3And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the expanse, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever.
4But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.
The End of the Wonders
5Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others were standing, one on this bank of the river, and one on that bank of the river.
6And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, ‘How long until the end of these wonders?’
7And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, and he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by the one who lives forever: that it would be for a time, times, and a half; and when the shattering of the power of the holy people is finished, all these things shall be completed.
8And I heard, but I did not understand. So I said, ‘My lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?’
9And he said, ‘Go, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.’
10‘Many shall be purified and made white and refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.
11‘And from the time the regular offering is taken away and the abomination that desolates is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.
12‘Blessed is the one who waits and reaches the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.
13‘But you, go your way to the end; and you shall rest, and you shall stand up for your allotted portion at the end of the days.’
Where this passage connects across Scripture — each link typed and reasoned, part of the AIT Bible Nexus Chart.
The Time of Distress
echoed inActs 24:10— Echoes the hope of a resurrection of both righteous and unrighteous.
allusionExodus 32:32— The 'book' in which people are written echoes the divine register of Exodus.
allusionIsaiah 26:19— Both promise that those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake to life.
echoed inIsaiah 26:1— Shared distinctive imagery of those sleeping in the dust of the earth awaking.
echoed inJeremiah 30:5— Both describe an unparalleled time of distress out of which the people will nonetheless be delivered.
allusionJohn 5:29— Jesus' teaching of a resurrection to life and to judgment mirrors Daniel's twofold awakening to everlasting life or abhorrence.
echoed inJohn 5:19— The resurrection of all in the tombs to life or judgment echoes Daniel's promise of some awaking to everlasting life and some to shame.
echoed inMark 13:14— Echoes Daniel's unparalleled time of trouble.
allusionMatthew 24:21— Jesus' phrase describing unequaled tribulation echoes Daniel's 'time of distress, such as has not been since there was a nation'.
allusionMatthew 13:43— Jesus' promise that the righteous will shine like the sun echoes the wise shining like the firmament.
echoed inMatthew 13:36— The righteous shining like the sun echoes Daniel's promise that the wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky.
echoed inMatthew 24:15— Echoes Daniel's unparalleled time of trouble such as never has been.
echoed inMatthew 25:31— Shared eschatological contrast between everlasting life and everlasting punishment at resurrection/judgment.
echoed inPhilippians 2:12— Believers shining as lights recalls the wise who shine like the brightness of the sky.
allusionRevelation 12:7— Michael arising as the great prince over God's people parallels Michael and his angels warring in Revelation.
allusionRevelation 20:15— Deliverance of everyone 'found written in the book' matches the book of life motif of the judgment.
allusionRevelation 22:10— Both concern sealing/not sealing prophetic words 'until the time of the end,' with Revelation reversing Daniel's command.
echoed inRevelation 16:1— An unprecedented calamity 'such as has not occurred since man came to be' echoes Daniel's time of trouble unequaled in history.
The End of the Wonders
quotationMatthew 24:15— Jesus refers to 'the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel', quoting this phrase.
parallelDaniel 7:25— The same time-span 'a time, times, and a half' measures the persecution of the holy people.
parallelDaniel 11:31— The same act of taking away the regular offering and setting up the abomination that desolates is described.
echoed inMark 13:14— Daniel's abomination of desolation language is reused here.
allusionRevelation 10:5— The angel raising his hand and swearing by the one who lives forever directly echoes Daniel's oath-taking figure.
allusionRevelation 12:14— The period 'a time, times, and a half' recurs as the eschatological measure in Revelation.
echoed inRevelation 10:1— An angel raising his hand to heaven and swearing by the one who lives forever regarding the appointed time echoes Daniel's vision of the man swearing by him who lives forever.
echoed inRevelation 22:6— Echo of the distinction that the wicked continue in wickedness while the righteous are purified.
thematicDaniel 8:1— The angelic question 'For how long?' concerning the desolation parallels the same 'how long' question about the end of these wonders.
thematicDaniel 9:20— The abomination of desolation and the cessation of the regular offering are further specified in Daniel 12.