and said, “Behold, I will make known to you what will happen in the latter time of wrath, because it concerns the appointed time of the end.
Parallel translations
- WEB He 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.
- KJV And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
- NKJV And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; for at the appointed time the end shall be.
- NASB And he said, “Behold, I am going to inform you of what will occur at the final period of the indignation, because it pertains to the appointed time of the end.
- NLT Then he said, “I am here to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath. What you have seen pertains to the very end of time.
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Quick answer
Gabriel promises to reveal what will happen in the latter time of wrath, at the appointed end. God's judgments unfold on a fixed, foreordained schedule.
Overview
Gabriel announces he will disclose events of the latter time of the indignation, a period of God's wrath that runs to an appointed end. The emphasis on appointment underscores divine sovereignty over history's darkest seasons. For the faithful, this means even the era of wrath against God's enemies and the testing of His people is precisely measured by God.
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- Hab 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
- Dan 8:15–17While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.
- Dan 11:27And the two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.
- Rev 17:17For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
- Dan 11:35–36Some of the wise will fall, so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
- Rev 15:1Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
- Rev 10:7But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”
- Dan 12:7–8And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”
- Rev 1:1This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
- Rev 11:18The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
- Dan 8:23In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.
- Dan 9:26–27Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
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