King James Version
What Does Daniel 12:10 Mean?
“Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.”
Context
8
And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
9
And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
10
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
11
And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. the abomination: Heb. to set up the abomination maketh: or, astonisheth
12
Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(10) **Many shall be purified.—**See Notes on Revelation 22:11, and comp. Daniel 11:35. The words imply that all shall be fulfilled, the time of persecution shall certainly arise, the righteous will be purified, while the wicked will become apostates. The wise (see Daniel 11:33), and they only, will understand the true meaning and profit of tribulation as it is set forth in this prophecy.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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Theological Significance
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