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Daniel 12:2 Cross-References

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And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Daniel 12:2 (KJV)

Commentary on Daniel 12:2

This verse contains the Old Testament's clearest resurrection prophecy: "many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake." The phrase "sleep in the dust" represents death using common biblical euphemism (Psalm 13:3, John 11:11). The verb quts (קוּץ, "awake") means "to rouse" or "wake up," indicating resurrection as awakening from sleep. The word "many" (rabbim, רַבִּים) can mean "many" or "multitudes," possibly indicating all the dead rather than merely some.The bifurcated resurrection—"some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt"—introduces moral distinct...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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