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Daniel 12:13
ESV But go your way till the end. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.”
NIV As for you, go your way till the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days you will rise to receive your allotted inheritance.'
NASB But as for you, go your way to the end; then you will rest and rise for your allotted portion at the end of the age.'
CSB But as for you, go on your way to the end; you will rest, and then you will rise to receive your allotted inheritance at the end of the days."
NLT As for you, go your way until the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days, you will rise again to receive the inheritance set aside for you.'
KJV But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.

What does Daniel 12:13 mean?

Although Daniel had asked for more enlightenment (Daniel 12:8), the angelic messenger (Daniel 10:18–21) has instructed him to go back to his daily life (Daniel 12:9). What has already been given is all the information that will be provided. Daniel would not live to see most of his prophecies fulfilled, as those events came centuries later and some are still to come. Prophets who came after Daniel add details to our understanding of the end times; these include Ezekiel, Zechariah, and Joel. We should act on whatever information is available (Matthew 7:7–8), but we need not obsess over it. Rather, our responsibility is to live as God has called us to (John 15:1–17) and be ready at every moment for the return of the Lord (Matthew 24:44–47; 25:10–12; 14–19).

Daniel's dismissal is not unkind, however. The angel lets Daniel know that he will experience resurrection. The Hebrew words for "rest" and "stand" here most literally imply moving down and rising up, respectively. Like all men, Daniel would die (Hebrews 9:27). Yet because of his faith in God (Daniel 1:8; 6:5), he could expect restoration in eternity (Daniel 9:23; 10:11, 19; 12:2). He could expect a warm welcome, to His lord's approval (Matthew 25:23).

The angel's encouraging remark here is brief, but it foreshadows a similar sentiment from the apostle Paul. In 1 Thessalonians, he also gave insight into events of the end times, specifically meant to reassure those who place their faith in Christ:
For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore encourage one another with these words. (1 Thessalonians 4:14–18).
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