Daniel 11:40-12:4

EasyEnglish Bible

⁴⁰ At the time of the end, the king of the south will attack him. The king of the north will fight against him very strongly. He will march out quickly with chariots and soldiers who ride on horses. He will also have many ships. His army will attack many countries. He will go through those countries like a strong flood of water. ⁴¹ He will march into the Beautiful Land. He will kill many thousands of the people there. But these people will escape from his power: the people of Edom and Moab, and the leaders of Ammon. ⁴² He will have power over many countries. The country of Egypt will not escape. ⁴³ He will take away from Egypt the gold, silver and other valuable things. The people of Libya and Ethiopia will be under his power.

⁴⁴ But he will become afraid when he hears news from the east and the north. It will cause him to be very angry. He will go with his army to destroy many people. ⁴⁵ He will put up his royal tents between the seas, at the holy mountain.^[a] But he will die there and nobody will help him.’

This world will come to an end

12 Then the angel said to me, ‘At that time God's great angel Michael will come. He is the leader who takes care of your people. There will be a time of great trouble. It will be worse than any trouble that has happened since God first made your nation. But many of your own people will escape from that trouble. Those are all the people whose names are written in the book.^{[b] 2} Many dead people who lie under the ground will become alive again. Some of them will receive life that continues for ever with God. But other people will receive shame that continues for ever. ³ People who are wise will shine like the bright sky. Those who help many people to do what is right will also shine brightly for ever. They will shine like the stars in the sky at night.

⁴ Daniel, you must now close this message. Put seals on the book so that nobody can open it until it is time for the end of this world. Many people will try to understand about these things. They will travel everywhere to get more knowledge.’^[c]