Daniel 12:2

Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

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In The King James Version

And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

In Context

1"At that time shall Michael arise, the great prince who watches over the children of your people. And there shall be a time of distress unparalleled since the beginning of the nation until that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who shall be found written in the book.

3And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever.

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Cross References

Proverbs 12:8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom,but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.

Isaiah 66:24"They shall go forth, and look on the dead bodies of the men who have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they will be loathsome to all mankind."

Ezekiel 37:1The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.

Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol.I will redeem them from death!Death, where are your plagues?Sheol, where is your sting?"Compassion will be hidden from my eyes.

Matthew 25:46These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

John 11:23Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again."

Matthew Henry on Daniel 12:2-5

The Promised Appearance of Michael; The Prophecy Sealed Up. ( b. c. 534.) 1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting… Read the whole commentary →

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