Daniel 8:19He said, Behold, I will make you know what shall be in the latter time of the indignation; for it belongs to the appointed time of the end.
The setting
Babylon (modern-day Iraq), ~550 BC. Gabriel reveals that this vision concerns the distant future, not Daniel's lifetime...
The emotion here: humbled by glimpsing God's sovereign timeline
The original word
qēts (קֵץ) — the appointed end, a predetermined terminus set by God
Why it matters
This vision accurately predicted the rise and fall of Greece 200 years before Alexander the Great was born
Read with care
What most readers miss in Daniel 8:19
God has an 'appointed time' for everything — history isn't random but follows His schedule
Common misconceptionPeople try to calculate exact dates from this, but Daniel himself was told to seal up these words because the timing belongs to God alone.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Daniel 8:19
Bible Genome reading
Daniel 8:19 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Daniel 8:19 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Gabriel. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include end times, divine timing, prophecy. Notable phrases: latter time; indignation; appointed time. 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
Your reflection
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