Daniel 12

Final ResurrectionOr

ForeshadowingOf the Future?

Daniel 12– Foreshadowing or Final Daniel 12 foretold resurrection… To eternal life… At the end of the age The “historical and creedal view of the

church” has been that Daniel foretold the final resurrection at the end of human history. Incredible, radical changes are taking

place, however! Today, it is common to hear those who once

took the creedal, historical view now admit that Daniel 12 predicted the events of AD 70!

This is nothing less than stunning– incredible!

My Argument The importance of our study today cannot

be over-emphasized! My Proposition:

If the prophecy of the resurrection of those “in the dust” of Daniel was indeed a prophecy of the “final resurrection” of I Corinthians 15 and Revelation 20. Then all futurist eschatologies

are falsified! It is irrefutable and undeniable– as

we will demonstrate Why Is This True?

Daniel 12: Resurrection When?

“When The Power Of The Holy People Has Been Completely Shattered, All These Things Shall

Be Fulfilled! (Daniel 12:7)

Only one time in history fits this description!

A Close Look At Daniel To help determine the answer to our topic, we

need to examine what Daniel predicted: The Great Tribulation (v. 1)

The resurrection– To eternal life / condemnation (v. 2)

The kingdom of God (v. 3) The end of the age (v. 4)

The time of prophetic insight / revelation when the meaning of the

prophecies of Daniel would be revealed (4, 10)

The time of the rewarding of the dead (13)

Daniel 12 and The NT Application It is indisputably true that the NT writers’

eschatological hope was the (imminent) fulfillment of YHVH’s OT promises made to Israel.

Acts 3Acts 24, 26, 28 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 1 Peter 1:10-12 Revelation 10:7f; 22:6f So, the OT predicted the resurrection. The NT

writers said their resurrection hope was from the OT. If Daniel 12-which predicted the end

time resurrection- was not their end time hope, that would have to be proven.

We will look at some key “final resurrection” NT texts and show that they echo Daniel 12, thus proving that Daniel foretold that “final

resurrection.”

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DANIEL 12 MATTHEW 13

Time Of The End (V. 4)

Time Of The End

Resurrection (V. 2) Harvest

Just and Unjust Just and Unjust

When The Righteous Would Shine As The Sun

When The Righteous Would Shine As The Sun

Perfect Correspondence!

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MATTHEW 13 / DANIEL 12 Jesus Said The End Of The Age Would Be

When The Righteous Would Shine As The Sun In The Kingdom (MT. 13:43).

Matthew 13:43 Is A Direct Citation Of Daniel 12:3, And The Prediction Of The End Of The Age Harvest / Resurrection.

Therefore, The Righteous Would Shine As The Sun In The

Kingdom At The End Of The Age Prophesied By Daniel 12.

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ARGUMENT

Matthew 13 Is The “Final” End of the Age Resurrection / Harvest (OOPS– More

Changes!!)

But, the Harvest / Resurrection of Matthew 13 is when Daniel 12 would be fulfilled– I. E. Matthew 13 and Daniel 12

predicted the same end of the age harvest / resurrection.

Therefore, The End Of The Age Resurrection Of Daniel 12 is the “Final” End of the Age Resurrection / Harvest

MATTHEW 13 1 CORINTHIANS 15

Time Of The End (end of “this age”- Jesus’ then present age

Time Of The End

Time Of Harvest Time Of Harvest, i.e. Christ the “first fruit”

Gathering Into The Kingdom

Gathering Into The Kingdom (V. 50f)

Fulfillment Of Israel’s Promises

Fulfillment Of Israel’s Promises

When The Power Of The Holy People Destroyed

The End Of “The Law” That Was The Strength Of Sin- Torah!

Daniel 12 and 1 Corinthians 15 1 Corinthians 15 has always been, and is still

considered the crux interpretum for a final, end of human history resurrection of dead corpses.

The Creeds and church history agree Until the advent of the true preterist paradigm,

there were few if any dissenters! But…

OOPS– More Radical Changes!! Jordan

McDurmon Bull

DANIEL 12 1 CORINTHIANS 15

Eschatological Hope of Israel

Eschatological Hope of Israel

Time Of The End Then Comes The End

Resurrection Resurrection = Rev. 20

Everlasting Life Immortality (Rv. 21:3f)

Righteous Shine In The Kingdom

Entrance Into The Kingdom- New Creation – Rev. 20

AD 70 We Shall Not All Sleep!

When Israel’s Power Shattered

When “The Law” Terminated (54f)

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Daniel 12 and 1 Corinthians 15 The correspondence between Daniel and

Corinthians is remarkable and perfect! Those denying the connection have to

prove that that Daniel foretold a different resurrection!

1.) A Different “Kind” of “eternal life” resurrection

2.) A Different rewarding of the prophets 3.) A Different end of the age. 4.) A Different kingdom, or “phase” of

kingdom. 5.) A Different end time resurrection as

the fulfillment of Israel’s end time prophecies.

6.) Prove that AD 70 Was a Shadow of the Real End

Daniel 12 and 1 Corinthians 15 1 Corinthians 15 is the “final”

end time resurrection. Daniel 12: Identical time,

identical framework, identical elements foretold by 1

Corinthians 15 Therefore, the resurrection of Daniel 12 is the “final” end time

resurrection of 1 Corinthians 15.

What is the Hermeneutic of Distinction?

But, we are not done!

Daniel 12 Revelation 20Great Tribulation (v. 1) Satan loosed at the end of

the millennium Tribulation

Those in the books rewarded Those in the books Rewarded

Resurrection– The Hope of Israel

Resurrection - The Hope of Israel

Time of the end Time of the end

Righteous shine in the kingdom (v. 3)

Righteous in the New Creation

When the power of the holy people (Torah) is shattered– AD 70!

Behold, I come quickly!What is the Hermeneutic of Distinction!!

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What is the Difference? The resurrection of Daniel 12 is clearly the

resurrection of (1 Corinthians 15) Revelation 20

Yet, Futurists must divorce these resurrections!

What is the Hermeneutic of Distinction that proves – definitively– that Daniel 12 is not the same resurrection as Revelation 20?

What is the difference between the tribulations?

What is the difference in the “end of the ages” What is the difference in the “eternal life”

bestowed when the books would be opened? (Mal. 3:16!!) The elements, time and promises are

identical!

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Did the NT Writers “Re-Define” Israel and Her Hope?

Opponents of Covenant Eschatology are claiming preterists have a “wooden” view of Israel’s prophecies– that there is a “1-1” correspondence.

They claim that the NT writers “re-defined” those promises.

This is false: I affirm that the NT writers very often re-defined Israel and her promises!

The question is:

In what way did the NT writers “re-define” Israel

and her promises?

The Re-Definition of Israel and Her Promises Israel– ethnic Seed –V– The church, Spiritual

Seed! Literal Land –V– Christ our dwelling place! Literal City –V– Heavenly City Literal Temple –V– Spiritual Temple Literal, ethnic Priesthood –V– Spiritual

Priesthood Literal, physical sacrifices –V– Spiritual

Sacrifices Literal, physical circumcision –V– Spiritual So, the NT writers re-defined Israel’s physical

realities as the spiritual realities in Christ! But, there is something very strange

here….

The Re-Definition of Israel and Her Promises

The OT prophecies of resurrection are patently not about the raising of literal corpses, but, the return from “sin-death”– i.e. Spiritual Resurrection from the very beginning (Hosea 5-6; 13:1-3, 14).

But, what do these former preterists now do? They re-define that “spiritual resurrection” and claim

that the NT writers turned those prophecies of spiritual resurrection into prophecies of the raising of dead human corpses! Or, they claim the OT foretold “casket resurrection” -- creating the very “1-1” prophecy that they condemn preterists for!!

They “re-define” the end of Israel’s age as the end of time!

They go from the spiritual to the physical– in violation of the manner in which the NT writers otherwise re-define Israel’s physical realities– Spiritually!

Talk about Inconsistent and Arbitrary!

Was AD 70 a Shadow of the Real End? To escape the incredible significance of Daniel

12, many are claiming that AD 70 was a type / foreshadowing of the “Real” end.

Beale Riddlebarger

Gentry Jordan

McDurmon Etc. Etc. Etc.

More on this later!

AD 70 A Type? It is increasingly argued that Daniel 12 Does Predict AD

70, But, That A.D 70 Was Only A Type Of The True, the Real, Resurrection…

But, Paul said the resurrection would fulfilled Isaiah / Hosea / Daniel! If those texts did not predict what Paul predicted, then Paul’s resurrection could not fulfill those prophecies!

Luke 21:22– These Be The Days Of Vengeance When All Things Fulfilled– Not Typified!

Matthew 24:21– Worst Tribulation Ever. Not One N.T. Writer Ever Says AD 70 Would Be Typological!

Christ Is The Reality– Not The Shadow 1 Corinthians 10:11– They Were Types Of Us– Not, “We Are

Types Of Something Else Coming!” The “Shadow” Argument Means That A Spiritual

Resurrection Typified A Physical Resurrection! This Violates The Type / Anti-type System, That Always Goes From Physical To Spiritual!

The Importance of Our Study I stated at the beginning that if Daniel 12

foretold the “final” resurrection then futurism is totally falsified.

Why is this true? Because As Demonstrated, The resurrection

of Daniel 12 is the Resurrection of Matthew 13; 1 Corinthians 15; Revelation

11 and Revelation 20– the “Final” Resurrection

And, Daniel 12 emphatically posits resurrection at the end of Israel’s covenant age: “When the power of the holy people is completely shattered, all (not some) of these things will be fulfilled” (v. 7). This falsifies all futurist eschatologies!

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Summary on Daniel 12: The Argument The resurrection of Daniel 12 is the

resurrection of Matthew 13; 1 Corinthians 15; Revelation 11 and Revelation 20.

The resurrection of Daniel 12 Would Be Fulfilled at the end of Israel’s Old

Covenant age-- When OT Israel Was Completely Destroyed (DN. 12:7)

Therefore, The resurrection of Matthew 13; 1 Corinthians 15; Revelation 11 and

Revelation 20– the “Final” Resurrection-- Would Be (Was) at the end of Israel’s Old Covenant age- When

OT Israel Was Completely Destroyed.