Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 12:3

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3. wise — ( :- ). Answering to "they that understand" ( Daniel 11:33 ; Daniel 11:35 ), the same Hebrew, Maskilim; Israelites who, though in Jerusalem when wickedness is coming to a head, are found intelligent witnesses against it. As then they appeared worn out with persecutions (typically, of Antiochus; antitypically, of Antichrist); so now in the resurrection they "shine as the brightness of the firmament." The design of past afflictions here appears "to make them white" ( Matthew 13:43 ; Revelation 7:9 ; Revelation 7:14 ). turn . . . to righteousness —literally, "justify," that is, convert many to justification through Christ ( Revelation 7:14- : ). stars — ( 1 Corinthians 15:41 ; 1 Corinthians 15:42 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-4" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

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Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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