Daniel 8-12 Ch 10-Gabriel Introduces End Time Language

“Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision…. And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.” Daniel 8:17, 19.

Before we listen in on the third appearance of Jesus with Daniel in chapter 12, it would be very helpful to review once again Chapter 4 to refresh your thinking on the Hebrew words related to the “end of time.”

Here is an outline of a few key points:

1. “At the time [eth] of the end [qets] shall be the vision [chazown] (8:17).”

• Some of the older Strong’s concordances incorrectly call this the mareh vision.

• Qets refers to the end of time in the context of final preparations for a wedding.

• Qets is also used to denote a time of final judgment.

• From this verse alone we note the chazown vision is end-of-time.

• In the next two chapters we will discover that it was the chazown vision that was sealed – not the mareh.

2. “At the time appointed [mowed] the end [qets] shall be (8:19).”

• This is a very important timing statement. It tells us that if we discover when the mowed is, we will know when the end of time (qets) is.

• That is exactly what Chapter 12 is all about.

• Arguing further for the end-time setting in the first part of this verse, it shows that all these things relate to the indignation (zaam). That refers contextually to the time when God’s wrath begins to be poured out right at the end.

If God painted on a canvas earthly events detailing the scenes of the last experiences of His people immediately preceding His return, it would be the subject of endless opinion, sensationalism and recycled hope – unless – there were timing clues to tell when it would happen. God is step by step developing very important thoughts about when the events of Daniel 8–12 will occur. Collectively, they create a timeframe into which the last half of Daniel and the book of Revelation fit.

Remember Gabriel’s questions? They all related to when events would occur. Now we’re going to tune into Daniel, who also has timing questions. He is going to personally address Jesus with questions as to when the events will end.