Daniel 12:12

"“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."

Key Reflection

In Daniel 12:12, the prophet describes a period of time following the cessation of the daily sacrifices (the "continual burnt offering") and the installation of an idolatrous system that desecrates the temple. This timeframe is specified as one thousand two hundred ninety days, or approximately three and a half years. This prophecy aligns with broader themes in Daniel concerning the coming of evil into God's holy place, setting the stage for significant events leading to the eventual restoration and revelation at the end times.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Blessed is he that waiteth -This indicates a patient expectation of an event that was to occur, and the happy state of him who would reach it. The angel refers to another period different from the “time, and times, and an half,” and different also from the twelve hundred and ninety days. He speaks of this as the consummation - as the desirable time; and pronounces him blessed who shall be permitted to see it. The idea here is, that of one looking out for this as a happy period, and that he would be regarded as a happy man who should live in that age. And cometh to -literally, “touches.” That is, whose life would reach to that time; or who would not be cut off before that period.

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