Daniel 8:17

8:17 So he approached the place where I was standing. As he came, I felt terrified and fell flat on the ground. ¹  Then he said to me, “Understand, son of man, ²  that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”

Daniel 8:23

8:23 Toward the end of their rule, when rebellious acts ³  are complete, a rash ⁴  and deceitful ⁵  king will arise. ⁶ 

Daniel 9:26-27

9:26 Now after the sixty-two weeks,

an anointed one will be cut off and have nothing. ⁷ 

As for the city and the sanctuary,

the people of the coming prince will destroy ⁸  them.

But his end will come speedily ⁹  like a flood. ¹⁰ 

Until the end of the war that has been decreed

there will be destruction.

9:27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one week. ¹¹ 

But in the middle of that week

he will bring sacrifices and offerings to a halt.

On the wing ¹²  of abominations will come ¹³  one who destroys,

until the decreed end is poured out on the one who destroys.”

Daniel 11:27

11:27 These two kings, their minds ¹⁴  filled with evil intentions, will trade ¹⁵  lies with one another at the same table. But it will not succeed, for there is still an end at the appointed time.

Daniel 11:35-36

11:35 Even some of the wise will stumble, resulting in their refinement, purification, and cleansing until the time of the end, for it is still for the appointed time.

11:36 “Then the king ¹⁶  will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every deity and he will utter presumptuous things against the God of gods. He will succeed until the time of ¹⁷  wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must occur. ¹⁸ 

Daniel 12:7-8

12:7 Then I heard the man clothed in linen who was over the waters of the river as he raised both his right and left hands to the sky ¹⁹  and made an oath by the one who lives forever: “It is for a time, times, and half a time. Then, when the power of the one who shatters ²⁰  the holy people has been exhausted, all these things will be finished.”

12:8 I heard, but I did not understand. So I said, “Sir, ²¹  what will happen after these things?”

Habakkuk 2:3

2:3 For the message is a witness to what is decreed; ²² 

it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. ²³ 

Even if the message ²⁴  is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; ²⁵ 

for it will certainly come to pass – it will not arrive late.

Revelation 10:7

10:7 But in the days ²⁶  when the seventh angel is about to blow his trumpet, the mystery of God is completed, ²⁷  just as he has ²⁸  proclaimed to his servants ²⁹  the prophets.”

Revelation 11:18

11:18 The ³⁰  nations ³¹  were enraged,

but ³²  your wrath has come,

and the time has come for the dead to be judged,

and the time has come to give to your servants, ³³ 

the prophets, their reward,

as well as to the saints

and to those who revere ³⁴  your name, both small and great,

and the time has come ³⁵  to destroy those who destroy ³⁶  the earth.”

Revelation 15:1

The Final Plagues

15:1 Then ³⁷  I saw another great and astounding sign in heaven: seven angels who have seven final plagues ³⁸  (they are final because in them God’s anger is completed).

Revelation 17:17

17:17 For God has put into their minds ³⁹  to carry out his purpose ⁴⁰  by making ⁴¹  a decision ⁴²  to give their royal power ⁴³  to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled. ⁴⁴ 

[8:17]  ¹ tn Heb “on my face.”

[8:17]  ² tn Or “human one.”

[8:23]  ³ tc The present translation reads הַפְּשָׁעִים (happÿsha’im, “rebellious acts”) for the MT הַפֹּשְׁעִים (happoshÿ’im, “rebels”). While the MT is understandable (cf. NIV, “when rebels have become completely wicked”), the filling up of transgressions is a familiar OT expression (cf. Gen 15:16) and fits this context well. Cf. the LXX, Theodotion, the Vulgate, and the Syriac.

[8:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “strong of face.”

[8:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “understanding riddles.” Possible meanings include “double-dealing” (BDB 295 s.v. חִידָה; cf. TEV, CEV) and “with a good knowledge of intrigue” (HALOT 309 s.v. חִידָה; cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[8:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “stand” or “stand up.”

[9:26]  ⁷ sn The expression have nothing is difficult. Presumably it refers to an absence of support or assistance for the anointed one at the time of his “cutting off.” The KJV rendering “but not for himself,” apparently suggesting a vicarious death, cannot be defended.

[9:26]  ⁸ tc Some witnesses (e.g., the Syriac) understand a passive verb and the preposition עִם (’im, “with) rather than the noun עַם (’am, “people”), thus reading “the city and the sanctuary will be destroyed with the coming prince.”

[9:26]  ⁹ tn The words “will come speedily” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.

[9:26]  ¹⁰ sn Flood here is a metaphor for sudden destruction.

[9:27]  ¹¹ tn Heb “one seven” (also later in this line).

[9:27]  ¹² tn The referent of the Hebrew word כְּנַף (kÿnaf, “wing”) is unclear here. The LXX and Theodotion have “the temple.” Some English versions (e.g., NAB, NIV) take this to mean “a wing of the temple,” but this is not clear.

[9:27]  ¹³ tn The Hebrew text does not have this verb, but it has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[11:27]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “heart.” So also in v. 28.

[11:27]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “speak.”

[11:36]  ¹⁶ sn The identity of this king is problematic. If vv. 36-45 continue the description of Antiochus Epiphanes, the account must be viewed as erroneous, since the details do not match what is known of Antiochus’ latter days. Most modern scholars take this view, concluding that this section was written just shortly before the death of Antiochus and that the writer erred on several key points as he tried to predict what would follow the events of his own day. Conservative scholars, however, usually understand the reference to shift at this point to an eschatological figure, viz., the Antichrist. The chronological gap that this would presuppose to be in the narrative is not necessarily a problem, since by all accounts there are many chronological gaps throughout the chapter, as the historical figures intended by such expressions as “king of the north” and “king of the south” repeatedly shift.

[11:36]  ¹⁷ tn The words “the time of” are added in the translation for clarification.

[11:36]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “has been done.” The Hebrew verb used here is the perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of fulfillment.

[12:7]  ¹⁹ tn Or “to the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[12:7]  ²⁰ tc The present translation reads יַד־נֹפֵץ (yad-nofets, “hand of one who shatters”) rather than the MT נַפֵּץ־יַד (nappets-yad, “to shatter the hand”).

[12:8]  ²¹ tn Heb “my lord,” a title of polite address.

[2:3]  ²² tn Heb “For the vision is still for the appointed time.” The Hebrew word עוֹד (’od, “still”) is better emended to עֵד (’ed, “witness”) in light of the parallelism (see the note on the word “turn out” in the following line). The “appointed time” refers to the time when the divine judgment anticipated in vv. 6-20 will be realized.

[2:3]  ²³ tn Heb “and a witness to the end and it does not lie.” The Hebrew term יָפֵחַ (yafeakh) has been traditionally understood as a verb form from the root פּוּחַ (puakh, “puff, blow”; cf. NEB “it will come in breathless haste”; NASB “it hastens toward the goal”) but recent scholarship has demonstrated that it is actually a noun meaning “witness” (cf. NIV “it speaks of the end / and will not prove false”; NRSV “it speaks of the end, and does not lie”). See J. J. M. Roberts, Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah (OTL), 106. “The end” corresponds to “the appointed time” of the preceding line and refers to the time when the prophecy to follow will be fulfilled.

[2:3]  ²⁴ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the message) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:3]  ²⁵ tn Heb “If it should delay, wait for it.” The Hebrew word חָזוֹן (khazon, “vision, message”) is the subject of the third person verbs in v. 3 and the antecedent of the pronominal suffix in the phrase “for it.”

[10:7]  ²⁶ tn Grk “But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel.”

[10:7]  ²⁷ tn The aorist ἐτελέσθη (etelesqh) has been translated as a proleptic (futuristic) aorist (ExSyn 564 cites this verse as an example).

[10:7]  ²⁸ tn The time of the action described by the aorist εὐηγγέλισεν (euhngelisen) seems to be past with respect to the aorist passive ἐτελέσθη (etelesqh). This does not require that the prophets in view here be OT prophets. They may actually refer to the martyrs in the church (so G. B. Caird, Revelation [HNTC], 129).

[10:7]  ²⁹ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[11:18]  ³⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:18]  ³¹ tn Or “The Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[11:18]  ³² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[11:18]  ³³ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[11:18]  ³⁴ tn Grk “who fear.”

[11:18]  ³⁵ tn The words “the time has come” do not occur except at the beginning of the verse; the phrase has been repeated for emphasis and contrast. The Greek has one finite verb (“has come”) with a compound subject (“your wrath,” “the time”), followed by three infinitive clauses (“to be judged,” “to give,” “to destroy”). The rhetorical power of the repetition of the finite verb in English thus emulates the rhetorical power of its lone instance in Greek.

[11:18]  ³⁶ tn Or “who deprave.” There is a possible wordplay here on two meanings for διαφθείρω (diafqeirw), with the first meaning “destroy” and the second meaning either “to ruin” or “to make morally corrupt.” See L&N 20.40.

[15:1]  ³⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[15:1]  ³⁸ tn Grk “seven plagues – the last ones.”

[17:17]  ³⁹ tn Grk “hearts.”

[17:17]  ⁴⁰ tn Or “his intent.”

[17:17]  ⁴¹ tn The infinitive ποιῆσαι (poihsai) was translated here as giving the logical means by which God’s purpose was carried out.

[17:17]  ⁴² tn On this term BDAG 203 s.v. γνώμη 4 states, “declaration, decision, resolution…of God Rv 17:17.”

[17:17]  ⁴³ tn For this translation see BDAG 168 s.v. βασιλεία 1.a, “kingship, royal power, royal rule.”

[17:17]  ⁴⁴ tn Or “completed.”