Daniel 12:1-3
“And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”
King James Version
The clearest OT statement of bodily resurrection to eternal life or eternal shame, foundational to the NT resurrection hope.
Fulfillment References
John 5:28-29 Revelation 20:12-15 1 Corinthians 15:52
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.' The clearest Old Testament word on the two resurrections, fulfilled by the Lord Jesus, who said 'all that are in the graves shall hear his voice' (John 5:28-29) — God's own voice in Christ. The wise who shine as the stars are the redeemed who turn many to righteousness in His name.
JewishA foundational text for the resurrection of the dead (techiyat ha-metim) and Israel's deliverance by Michael; the maskilim (the wise) shine like the firmament — central to Jewish eschatology.
CatholicA clear OT witness to bodily resurrection and final judgment — everlasting life or everlasting contempt; read with Christ's words in John 5.
ProtestantThe two-fold resurrection (life and contempt), fulfilled and amplified by Jesus (John 5:28-29); the wise who turn many to righteousness shine for ever.
AcademicWidely regarded as the clearest explicit resurrection text in the Hebrew Bible, set in the apocalypse of Daniel; 'awake from the dust' develops earlier metaphors into personal resurrection.
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