1And at that time shall Michael stand up , the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people : and there shall be a time of trouble , such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time : and at that time thy people shall be delivered , every one that shall be found written in the book . 2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake , some to everlasting life , and some to shame and everlasting contempt . 3And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament ; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever . 4But thou, O Daniel , shut up the words , and seal the book , even to the time of the end : many shall run to and fro , and knowledge shall be increased .
The Sealing of the Book
5Then I Daniel looked , and, behold, there stood other two , the one on this side of the bank of the river , and the other on that side of the bank of the river . 6And one said to the man clothed in linen , which was upon the waters of the river , How long shall it be to the end of these wonders ? 7And I heard the man clothed in linen , which was upon the waters of the river , when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven , and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time , times , and an half ; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people , all these things shall be finished . 8And I heard , but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord , what shall be the end of these things ? 9And he said , Go thy way , Daniel : for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end .
The Call to Endurance
10Many 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 . 11And 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 . 12Blessed is he that waiteth , and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days . 13But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest , and stand in thy lot at the end of the days .