The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible Daniel 12:8
And I heard, but understood not…
Daniel heard what Christ
said, in answer to the angel, but he did not understand the meaning of
it, which he ingenuously confesses; he did not understand what was
meant by "time", and "times", and "half a time"; what kind of time this
was, and when and how it would end, and which he was very desirous of
knowing:
then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
he
applied not to the angel that put the above question, but to the man
clothed with linen; to Christ, whom he perceived to be a divine Person,
a Person of dominion, power, and authority, superior to angels, and his
Lord and God; and who only could resolve the question he puts, which is
somewhat different from that of the angel's, (Daniel 12:6) , that respects
the length of time, to the accomplishment of these things; this the
quality at the end of them, what kind of end they should have; or what
the signs, symptoms, and evidences of the end of them, by which the
true end of them might be known. Mr. Mede renders it, "what are these
latter times?" perhaps it might be rendered better, "what is the last
of these things?" F15 what is the last thing that will be done, that so
it may be known when all is over?
FOOTNOTES:
F15 (hla tyrxa hm) "quid erit novissimum horum?" Munster;
"postremum horum?" Calvin.
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