26And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-27)Here we have, I. Daniel’s earnest desire to have this vision explained to him (Dan. 8:15): I sought the meaning . Note, Those that rightly know the things of God cannot but desire to know more and more of them, and to be led further into the mystery of them; and those that would find the meaning of what they have seen or heard from God must seek it, and seek it diligently. Seek and you shall find…
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