The Time of the End

12 “At that time shall arise ^(A)Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And ^(B)there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, ^(C)everyone whose name shall be found written in the book. ² And many of those who ^(D)sleep in ^(E)the dust of the earth shall ^(F)awake, ^(G)some to everlasting life, and ^(H)some to shame and everlasting contempt. ^3 (I)And those who are wise ^(J)shall shine like the brightness of the sky above;^[a] and ^(K)those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

²⁴ For Christ has entered, not into holy places ^(A)made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God ^(B)on our behalf. ²⁵ Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as ^(C)the high priest enters ^(D)the holy places every year with blood not his own, ²⁶ for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, ^(E)he has appeared ^(F)once for all ^(G)at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. ²⁷ And just as ^(H)it is appointed for man to die once, and ^(I)after that comes judgment, ²⁸ so Christ, having been offered once ^(J)to bear the sins of ^(K)many, will appear ^(L)a second time, ^(M)not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly ^(N)waiting for him.

²⁵ “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(A)an hour is coming, and is now here, when ^(B)the dead will hear ^(C)the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear ^(D)will live. ^26 (E)For as the Father has life in himself, ^(F)so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. ²⁷ And he ^(G)has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. ²⁸ Do not marvel at this, for ^(H)an hour is coming when ^(I)all who are in the tombs will hear his voice ²⁹ and come out, ^(J)those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.