Daniel 12:11From the time that the continual burnt offering shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred ninety days.
The setting
Babylon, ~536 BC. Daniel, now in his 80s, receives his final vision by the Tigris River in modern-day Iraq...
The emotion here: overwhelmed by visions of future suffering
The original word
shiqqutz (שִׁקּוּץ) — detestable thing, abomination that defiles sacred space
Why it matters
This 1,290-day period may have been fulfilled when Antiochus IV desecrated the temple in 167 BC
Read with care
What most readers miss in Daniel 12:11
Daniel is given precise timing for events he'll never live to see
Common misconceptionPeople assume this is only about the distant future, but it likely had a historical fulfillment in the Maccabean period, showing God's precision in both near and far prophecy.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Daniel 12:11
Bible Genome reading
Daniel 12:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Daniel 12:11 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to clothed_man. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include persecution, desolation, end times. Notable phrases: continual offering taken away; abomination that makes desolate. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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