Daniel 12:1

"Daniel."

Key Reflection

In Daniel 12:1, "Daniel" refers to the prophet who plays a central role in this text, but more broadly, it symbolizes the faithful people of God who will be delivered during a time of great trouble. The mention of Daniel sets the stage for a promise of divine intervention and protection for those who are steadfast in their faith.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And at that time -At the period referred to in the preceding chapter. The fair construction of the passage demands this interpretation, and if that refers to Antiochus Epiphanes, then what is here said must also; and we are to look for the direct and immediate fulfillment of this prediction in something that occurred under him, however, it may be supposed to have an ultimate reference to other and more remote events. The phrase “at that time,” however, does not limit what is here said to any one part of his life, or to his death, but to the general period referred to in the time of his reign. That reign was but eleven years, and the fulfillment must be found somewhere during that period.

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