Chapter 4 — The Time of the End

“THEN said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.... The wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.” ^{1Daniel 12:8-10.} “He said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.” ^{2Daniel 8:17.} “But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” ^{4Deuteronomy 29:29.} What is here meant by the “time of the end”? It cannot be the actual end itself, for in that case the part of Daniel’s prophecy which was “sealed up” would be of no avail to humanity. As “things which are revealed belong to us,” this portion must be of use at some time. So the expression, “time of the end,” must refer to a period just before the end itself, in which the things spoken of to Daniel will be understood.GSAM 77.1