Daniel 12 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Prophecy of the End Time

The Time of the End

Dan 12:1“At that time Michael shall stand up,
The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people;
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 shall be delivered,
Every one who is found written in the book.

Dan 12:2

Dan 12:2And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
Some to everlasting life,
Some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Dan 12:3

Dan 12:3Those who are wise shall shine
Like the brightness of the firmament,
And those who turn many to righteousness
Like the stars forever and ever.

Dan 12:4

Dan 12:4“But 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.”

Dan 12:5

Dan 12:5Then I, Daniel, looked; and there stood two others, one on this riverbank and the other on that riverbank.

Dan 12:6

Dan 12:6And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long shall the fulfillment of these wonders be?”

Dan 12:7

Dan 12:7Then I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever, that it shall be for a time, times, and half a time; and when the power of the holy people has been completely shattered, all these things shall be finished.

Dan 12:8

Dan 12:8Although I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, “My lord, what shall be the end of these things?”

Dan 12:9

Dan 12:9And he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

Dan 12:10

Dan 12:10“Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.

Dan 12:11

Dan 12:11“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.

Dan 12:12

Dan 12:12“Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.

Dan 12:13

Dan 12:13“But you, go your way till the end; for you shall rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.”

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