Dan 12:13 | KingComments | STEP | Daniel has come to the end of his life. He may enter the rest of God. At the same time he is assured, as a personal promise, that he will rise at the end of the days and receive the reward of the LORD: the fulfilment of the promises made to the fathers. He knows nothing about the interim situation. We know that the believers who have fallen asleep are with the Lord Jesus ( ; ). Daniel will rise at the coming of the Lord Jesus as one of “the dead in Christ” and with all the fallen asleep and living believers “meet the Lord in the air” ( ). He will be present when the Lord “comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed” ( ). He is one of “His saints” and one of “all who have believed”. When Christ appears as “the Sun of righteousness” ( ), Daniel will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and like one of the stars ( ). He will contribute to the reflection of the glory of Him about Whom it is all about: Christ, God’s Anointed One.

‏ Daniel 12:13

A Word for Daniel Personally

Daniel has come to the end of his life. He may enter the rest of God. At the same time he is assured, as a personal promise, that he will rise at the end of the days and receive the reward of the LORD: the fulfilment of the promises made to the fathers. He knows nothing about the interim situation. We know that the believers who have fallen asleep are with the Lord Jesus (Lk 23:43; Phil 1:23b).

Daniel will rise at the coming of the Lord Jesus as one of “the dead in Christ” and with all the fallen asleep and living believers “meet the Lord in the air” (1Thes 4:16-17). He will be present when the Lord “comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed” (2Thes 1:10). He is one of “His saints” and one of “all who have believed”.

When Christ appears as “the Sun of righteousness” (Mal 4:2), Daniel will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and like one of the stars (Dan 12:3). He will contribute to the reflection of the glory of Him about Whom it is all about: Christ, God’s Anointed One.