Daniel 12:5-6

Daniel 12:5-6

[5] Then I Daniel  looked,  and, behold, there stood  other  two,  the one  on this side  of the bank  of the river,  and the other  on that side of the bank  of the river.  [6] And one said  to the man  clothed  in linen,  which was upon  the waters  of the river,  How long shall it be to the end  of these wonders? 

What does Daniel 12:5-6 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Daniel now saw two other individuals, undoubtedly angels, besides the one who had been addressing him since Daniel 10:11, standing on either side of the Tigris River (cf. Daniel 10:4). One of these angels asked a question of the man (Son of Man) dressed in linen (cf. Daniel 10:5-6) who was above the river. He wanted to know how long it would be until the end of the events just related (cf. 1 Peter 1:10-12), namely, the things having to do with Israel"s final persecution and deliverance ( Daniel 11:36 to Daniel 12:3).