Daniel 12:5 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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What Does Daniel 12:5 Mean?
The scene shifts from instruction to a fresh tableau. Daniel lifts his eyes and sees two additional figures, one on each bank of the river, framing a third figure who will speak in the next verses. The river setting recalls the great vision that opened this final section of the book.
The presence of these witnesses lends weight and solemnity to what follows. In Scripture a matter is established by two or three witnesses, and here heaven supplies them. Daniel, a single man receiving overwhelming revelation, is not left to wonder alone; the unseen world attends his vision with care. God surrounds His servants with more help than they can see, ordering even the staging of His mysteries so that nothing essential goes unconfirmed.
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What does Daniel 12:5 mean?
Daniel sees two more heavenly figures standing on either bank of the river.