Daniel 12:2
Daniel · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“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.”Daniel 12:2
What Does Daniel 12:2 Mean?
Daniel 12:2 is found in the book of Daniel, chapter 12, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Death & Afterlife, and Heaven & Hell.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Daniel 12:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 5:28“Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,”Isaiah 26:19“Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.”1 Thessalonians 4:13“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.”Ecclesiastes 12:7“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”Matthew 25:46“And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”Ezekiel 37:12“Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.”John 5:29“And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.”Matthew 27:52“And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,”John 11:24“Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”Revelation 20:12“And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.”1 Corinthians 15:51“Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,”Jeremiah 20:11“But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.”Acts 24:15“And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.”Isaiah 66:24“And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.”Ezekiel 37:1“The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,”John 11:11“These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.”1 Thessalonians 4:14“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.”Job 19:25“For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:”Psalms 113:7“He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;”Matthew 22:29“Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.”
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