Daniel 12:2Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
The setting
Babylon, ~535 BC. An elderly Daniel receives his final apocalyptic vision by the Tigris River in modern-day Iraq...
The emotion here: overwhelmed by glimpsing eternity while knowing his own death approaches
The original word
qîts (קִיץ) — the predetermined end, an appointed time fixed by God
Why it matters
This is the clearest resurrection teaching in the Hebrew Bible, revolutionary for its time
Read with care
What most readers miss in Daniel 12:2
Daniel is told to 'sleep' himself - this vision comes just before his own death
Common misconceptionPeople think everyone gets resurrected to heaven. Daniel clearly states some awake to 'shame and everlasting contempt' - resurrection doesn't equal salvation.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Daniel 12:2
Bible Genome reading
Daniel 12:2 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Daniel 12:2 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Daniel. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include resurrection, eternal judgment. Notable phrases: sleep in the dust; everlasting life. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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