What is the meaning of Daniel 12:10? Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined “Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined” (Daniel 12:10a). • God promises an end-time refining of His people, not unlike the “refiner’s fire” in Malachi 3:2-3, where the Lord sits “like a refiner and purifier of silver.” • Trials are His chosen furnace: Peter says they come “so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold—may result in praise” (1 Peter 1:6-7). • The end product is holiness. Revelation 7:14 pictures saints “who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” • This cleansing is not self-achieved; it is the gracious work of Christ applied through the Spirit, echoed in Zechariah 13:9 where God declares, “They will call on My name, and I will answer them.” • Daily discipline—confession, obedience, perseverance—keeps the believer “spotless” (2 Peter 3:14) while awaiting final glorification. but the wicked will continue to act wickedly “but the wicked will continue to act wickedly” (Daniel 12:10b). • Hardness intensifies near the end. Revelation 22:11 warns, “Let the evildoer still do evil,” underscoring a fixed moral trajectory for those who reject truth. • John 3:19-20 explains why: “people loved the darkness rather than the light.” Sin blinds and ensnares (Romans 1:24-28). • Even mounting judgments do not soften these hearts (see Revelation 9:20-21). They double down, fulfilling 2 Timothy 3:13: “evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse.” • God’s justice is vindicated, because persistent rebellion leaves them “without excuse” (Romans 1:20). None of the wicked will understand “None of the wicked will understand” (Daniel 12:10c). • Spiritual perception is a gift, not a mere IQ issue. Paul writes, “the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God… he cannot understand them” (1 Corinthians 2:14). • Deliberate unbelief leads to judicial blindness. 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 says God sends “a powerful delusion” on those who “refused to love the truth.” • This ignorance is moral, not intellectual. Ephesians 4:18 speaks of minds darkened “due to the hardness of their hearts.” • Daniel reminds us that in the climactic events he’s describing—persecution, resurrection, final judgment—the wicked will miss the significance entirely. but the wise will understand “but the wise will understand” (Daniel 12:10d). • Biblical wisdom begins with “the fear of the LORD” (Proverbs 1:7). Such fear yields insight into God’s prophetic timetable (Daniel 12:3). • Jesus told His disciples, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom” (Matthew 13:11). Revelation comes by divine granting, not human cleverness. • James 1:5 encourages believers to “ask God, who gives generously,” guaranteeing wisdom for the trials that refine them. • The Spirit’s anointing teaches us all things (1 John 2:20, 27), enabling believers to discern events, resist deception, and cling to hope even in tribulation. • Thus, while the same end-time pressures harden the wicked, they clarify and fortify the faithful. summary Daniel 12:10 draws a clear line: the end of the age will magnify what already rules each heart. God’s people, trusting Christ, undergo refining that produces spotless character and sharpened understanding. The wicked, entrenched in rebellion, grow blinder and bolder in sin. The passage calls believers to embrace refining trials and seek heaven-given wisdom, confident that the God who purifies will also sustain and ultimately vindicate His own. |
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