Daniel 12:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I heard, but I did not understand. So I said,“Sir, what will happen after these things?”

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Referenced Verses

  • Dan 10:14 : 14 Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to future days.”
  • Dan 12:6 : 6 One said to the man clothed in linen who was above the waters of the river,“When will the end of these wondrous events occur?”
  • Luke 18:34 : 34 But the twelve understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what Jesus meant.
  • John 12:16 : 16 (His disciples did not understand these things when they first happened, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him and that these things had happened to him.)
  • Acts 1:7 : 7 He told them,“You are not permitted to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.
  • 1 Pet 1:11 : 11 They probed into what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ and his subsequent glory.

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  • Dan 12:9-10
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    9 He said,“Go, Daniel. For these matters are closed and sealed until the time of the end.

    10 Many will be purified, made clean, and refined, but the wicked will go on being wicked. None of the wicked will understand, though the wise will understand.

  • Dan 8:13-19
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    13 Then I heard a holy one speaking. Another holy one said to the one who was speaking,“To what period of time does the vision pertain– this vision concerning the daily sacrifice and the destructive act of rebellion and the giving over of both the sanctuary and army to be trampled?”

    14 He said to me,“To 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be put right again.”

    15 An Angel Interprets Daniel’s Vision While I, Daniel, was watching the vision, I sought to understand it. Now one who appeared to be a man was standing before me.

    16 Then I heard a human voice coming from between the banks of the Ulai. It called out,“Gabriel, enable this person to understand the vision.”

    17 So he approached the place where I was standing. As he came, I felt terrified and fell flat on the ground. Then he said to me,“Understand, son of man, that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”

    18 As he spoke with me, I fell into a trance with my face to the ground. But he touched me and stood me upright.

    19 Then he said,“I am going to inform you about what will happen in the latter time of wrath, for the vision pertains to the appointed time of the end.

  • Dan 12:4-7
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    4 “But you, Daniel, close up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will dash about, and knowledge will increase.”

    5 I, Daniel, watched as two others stood there, one on each side of the river.

    6 One said to the man clothed in linen who was above the waters of the river,“When will the end of these wondrous events occur?”

    7 Then I heard the man clothed in linen who was over the waters of the river as he raised both his right and left hands to the sky and made an oath by the one who lives forever:“It is for a time, times, and half a time. Then, when the power of the one who shatters the holy people has been exhausted, all these things will be finished.”

  • Dan 8:26-27
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    26 The vision of the evenings and mornings that was told to you is correct. But you should seal up the vision, for it refers to a time many days from now.”

    27 I, Daniel, was exhausted and sick for days. Then I got up and again carried out the king’s business. But I was astonished at the vision, and there was no one to explain it.

  • 28 “This is the conclusion of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and the color drained from my face. But I kept the matter to myself.”

  • Dan 7:15-16
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    15 An Angel Interprets Daniel’s Vision“As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed, and the visions of my mind were alarming me.

    16 I approached one of those standing nearby and asked him about the meaning of all this. So he spoke with me and revealed to me the interpretation of the vision:

  • Dan 10:14-17
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    14 Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to future days.”

    15 While he was saying this to me, I was flat on the ground and unable to speak.

    16 Then one who appeared to be a human being was touching my lips. I opened my mouth and started to speak, saying to the one who was standing before me,“Sir, due to the vision, anxiety has gripped me and I have no strength.

    17 How, sir, am I able to speak with you? My strength is gone, and I am breathless.”

  • Dan 9:22-23
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    22 He spoke with me, instructing me as follows:“Daniel, I have now come to impart understanding to you.

    23 At the beginning of your requests a message went out, and I have come to convey it to you, for you are of great value in God’s sight. Therefore consider the message and understand the vision:

  • Dan 10:7-12
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    7 Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. On the contrary, they were overcome with fright and ran away to hide.

    8 I alone was left to see this great vision. My strength drained from me, and my vigor disappeared; I was without energy.

    9 I listened to his voice, and as I did so I fell into a trance-like sleep with my face to the ground.

    10 Then a hand touched me and set me on my hands and knees.

    11 He said to me,“Daniel, you are of great value. Understand the words that I am about to speak to you. So stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this to me, I stood up shaking.

    12 Then he said to me,“Don’t be afraid, Daniel, for from the very first day you applied your mind to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come in response to your words.

  • 13 He replied,“Don’t you know what these are?” And I said,“No, sir.”

  • Zech 4:4-5
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    4 Then I asked the messenger who spoke with me,“What are these, sir?”

    5 He replied,“Don’t you know what these are?” So I responded,“No, sir.”

  • 9 The Interpretation of the First Vision Then I asked one nearby,“What are these, sir?” The angelic messenger who replied to me said,“I will show you what these are.”

  • 4 Then I asked the angelic messenger who was speaking with me,“What are these, sir?”

  • 16 It stands still, but I cannot recognize its appearance; an image is before my eyes, and I hear a murmuring voice:

  • 13 But you should go your way until the end. You will rest and then at the end of the days you will arise to receive what you have been allotted.”

  • 12 Or when they hand the scroll to one who can’t read and say,“Read this,” he says,“I can’t read.”

  • 1 An Angel Appears to Daniel In the third year of King Cyrus of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel(who was also called Belteshazzar). This message was true and concerned a great war. He understood the message and gained insight by the vision.

  • 2 in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, came to understand from the sacred books that the number of years for the fulfilling of the desolation of Jerusalem, which had come as the LORD’s message to the prophet Jeremiah, would be 70 years.

  • 3 you asked,‘Who is this who darkens counsel without knowledge?’ But I have declared without understanding things too wonderful for me to know.

  • 9 He said,“Go and tell these people:‘Listen continually, but don’t understand! Look continually, but don’t perceive!’

  • 24 this is the interpretation, O king! It is the decision of the Most High that this has happened to my lord the king.

  • Dan 8:1-2
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    1 Daniel Has a Vision of a Goat and a Ram In the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me previously.

    2 In this vision I saw myself in Susa the citadel, which is located in the province of Elam. In the vision I saw myself at the Ulai Canal.

  • 8 The LORD’s message came to me in the morning:

  • 30 As for me, this mystery was revealed to me not because I possess more wisdom than any other living person, but so that the king may understand the interpretation and comprehend the thoughts of your mind.

  • 28 However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the times to come. The dream and the visions you had while lying on your bed are as follows.

  • 19 Then in a night vision the mystery was revealed to Daniel. So Daniel praised the God of heaven,

  • 20 So I said to them:“The LORD’s message came to me: