Daniel 12:4

"Those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the expanse. Those who turn many to righteousness will shine as the stars forever and ever."

Key Reflection

Those who demonstrate true wisdom by living according to God's commandments will shine brightly, symbolizing their light and truth. Similarly, those who lead others to righteousness will be like eternal stars, continuously lighting the path for others in the vast expanse of eternity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words -To wit, by sealing them up, or by closing the book, and writing no more in it. The meaning is, that all has been communicated which it was intended to communicate. The angel had no more to say, and the volume might be sealed up. And seal the book -This would seem to have been not an unusual custom in closing a prophecy, either by affixing a seal to it that should be designed to confirm it as the prophet’s work - as we seal a deed, a will, or a contract; or to secure the volume, as we seal a letter. Compare the notes atDaniel 8:26;Isaiah 8:16. Even to the time of the end -That is, the period when all these things shall be accomplished.

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