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| 1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of distress, such as never was since there was a nation until that time. And at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that is found written in the book. |
Time of trouble – Armageddon. Diii:1 |
| 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame, to everlasting contempt. |
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| 3 And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the expanse; and they that turn the many to righteousness as the stars, for ever and ever. |
As the stars for ever and ever – Compare with 1 Cor. 15:41. |
| 4 And thou, Daniel, close the words, and seal the book, till the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. |
Knowledge shall be increased – Source: America: Facts vs. Fiction. Original air date February 4, 2017:
"According to a former CEO of Google, the same amount of data created between the dawn of civilization and 2003 is now created every two days!" |
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| 5 And I Daniel looked, and behold, there stood other two, the one on this side, on the bank of the river, and the other on that side, on the bank of the river. |
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| 6 And he said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, How long is it to the end of these wonders?
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The man clothed in linen – Pastor Russell. See the designation of him in in Eze. 9:2, 11 (he is not just "the man with the writer's inkhorn," but specifically he is "the man clothed in linen with the writer's inkhorn by his side.")
Upon the waters – This connects this "man clothed in linen" with those who have the harps of God in Rev. 15:2. |
| 7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river; and he held up his right hand and his left hand unto the heavens, and swore by him that liveth for ever that it is for a time, times, and a half; and when the scattering of the power of the holy people shall be accomplished, all these things shall be finished.
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The man clothed in linen – Pastor Russell. See Eze. 9:2
Right hand... sware – Compare this with Rev. 10:5,6 |
| 8 And I heard, but I understood not. And I said, My lord, what shall be the end of these things? |
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| 9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel; for these words are closed and sealed till the time of the end. |
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| 10 Many shall be purified, and be made white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. |
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| 11 And from the time that the continual sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand, two hundred, and ninety days. |
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| 12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and thirty-five days! |
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| 13 But do thou go thy way until the end; and thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. |
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