Who are "they that be wise" in Daniel 12?
In Daniel 12, "they that be wise" are those who believed what God instructed them to believe, even under the Old Testament economy, because it was based on their faith. Such wise ones shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and those turning many to righteousness as the stars forever.
Les explains that "they that be wise" are those who have believed what God instructed them to believe, even in the Old Testament economy, since it was based on their faith. He then connects this wisdom to reward: those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever. Les emphasizes that God will always reward righteousness in the believer. In the surrounding passage, Daniel by inspiration writes almost as if there will be a general resurrection, but comparing this with Revelation shows only believing Jews are resurrected first, and a thousand years later lost Jews are resurrected for the Great White Throne. Daniel was told to shut up the words and seal the book even till the time of the end.
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.