Daniel 12
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"At that time Michael shall stand up,
The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people;
a And there shall be a time of trouble,
Such as never was since there was a nation,
Even to that time.
And at that time your people b shall be delivered,
Every one who is found c written in the book.
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And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
d Some to everlasting life,
Some to shame e and everlasting contempt.
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Those who are wise shall f shine
Like the brightness of the firmament,
g And those who turn many to righteousness
h Like the stars forever and ever.
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"But you, Daniel, i shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall j run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."
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Then I, Daniel, looked; and there stood two others, one on this riverbank and the other on that k riverbank.
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And one said to the man clothed in l linen, who was above the waters of the river, m "How long shall the fulfillment of these wonders be?"
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Then I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he n held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by Him o who lives forever, p that it shall be for a time, times, and half a time; q and when the power of r the holy people has been completely shattered, all these things shall be finished.
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Although I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, "My lord, what shall be the end of these things?"
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And he said, "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
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s "Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, t but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but u the wise shall understand.
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"And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.
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"Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.
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"But you, go your way till the end; v for you shall rest, w and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days."
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Isaiah 26:20
Come, my people, enter your chambers, And shut ...
Jeremiah 30:7
Alas! For that day is great, So that none is li...
Ezekiel 5:9
And I will do among you what I have never done,...
Daniel 9:12
And He has confirmed His words, which He spoke ...
Matthew 24:21
For then there will be great tribulation, such ...
Mark 13:19
For in those days there will be tribulation, su...
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Romans 11:26
And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
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Exodus 32:32
"Yet now, if You will forgive their sin - but if not, I pray, blot me out of Your book which You have written."
Psalms 56:8
You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?
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Matthew 25:46
"And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
John 5:28
Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice
John 5:29
And come forth - those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.
Acts 24:15
I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust.
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Isaiah 66:24
"And they shall go forth and look Upon the corpses of the men Who have transgressed against Me. For their worm does not die, And their fire is not quenched. They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh."
Romans 9:21
Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?
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Proverbs 3:35
The wise shall inherit glory, But shame shall be the legacy of fools.
Daniel 11:33
And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plundering.
Daniel 11:35
And some of those of understanding shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time.
Matthew 13:43
Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
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Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.
James 5:19
Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back.
James 5:20
Let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
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1 Corinthians 15:41
There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
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Isaiah 8:16
Bind up the testimony, Seal the law among my disciples.
Daniel 12:9
And he said, "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
Revelation 22:10
And he said to me, "Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand.
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Amos 8:12
They shall wander from sea to sea, And from north to east; They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the LORD, But shall not find it.
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Daniel 10:4
Now on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, that is, the Tigris.
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Ezekiel 9:2
And suddenly six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his battle-ax in his hand. One man among them was clothed with linen and had a writer's inkhorn at his side. They went in and stood beside the bronze altar.
Daniel 10:5
I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a certain man clothed in linen, whose waist was girded with gold of Uphaz!
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Daniel 8:13
Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was speaking, "How long will the vision be, concerning the daily sacrifices and the transgression of desolation, the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?
Daniel 12:8
Although I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, "My lord, what shall be the end of these things?
Matthew 24:3
Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?
Mark 13:4
"Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?"
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Deuteronomy 32:40
For I raise My hand to heaven, And say, " As I live forever.
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Daniel 4:34
And at the end of the time I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever: For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom is from generation to generation.
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Daniel 7:25
He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time.
Revelation 12:14
But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
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Luke 21:24
And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
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Daniel 8:24
His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully, And shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.
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Zechariah 13:9
I will bring the one -third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, 'This is My people'; And each one will say, 'The LORD is my God.'
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Isaiah 32:6
For the foolish person will speak foolishness, And his heart will work iniquity: To practice ungodliness, To utter error against the LORD, To keep the hungry unsatisfied, And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
Isaiah 32:7
Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice.
Revelation 22:11
"He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still."
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Daniel 12:3
Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever.
Hosea 14:9
Who is wise? Let him understand these things. Who is prudent? Let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right; The righteous walk in them, But transgressors stumble in them.
John 7:17
If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.
John 8:47
"He who is of God hears God's words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God."
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Isaiah 57:2
He shall enter into peace; They shall rest in their beds, Each one walking in his uprightness.
Revelation 14:13
Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write: 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.' " "Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.
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Psalms 1:5
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
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