The Vision of the Two Speakers

⁵ “Then while I, Daniel, continued watching, suddenly two others stood there, one on this side of the river bank and one on the other side. ⁶ One asked the man dressed in linen clothes, who was standing^[a] above the waters of the river, ‘How long until the fulfillment of the wonders?’

⁷ “I heard the man dressed in linen clothes, who was standing^[b] above the waters of the river as he lifted his right and left hands to heaven and swore by the one who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and a half. When the shattering of the power of the holy people has occurred, all these things will conclude.”

Daniel’s Unanswered Question

⁸ “I heard, but I didn’t understand. So I asked, ‘Sir,^[c] what happens next?’

⁹ “He answered, ‘Go on your way, Daniel, because these matters^[d] are wrapped up and sealed until the time of the end. ¹⁰ Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined, though the wicked will continue to act wickedly, and none of the wicked will understand. Nevertheless, the insightful^[e] will understand. ¹¹ There will be^[f] 1,290 days from the time the regular burnt offering^[g] is rescinded and the destructive desolation established. ¹² Blessed is the one who perseveres and attains to the 1,335 days. ¹³ Now as for you, keep on going until the end—you’ll rest and then rise to receive your reward at the end of the age.’”^[h]