When would the book of Daniel be opened up?
The book of Daniel was to be sealed until the time of the end. The Lord told Daniel to shut up the words and seal the book even to that period. It remained a closed book through history because its end-time scenarios were not comprehended. It would be opened up at the time of the end, which is witnessed today.
Les explains that Daniel is a book of prophecy that was almost like gobbledygook to most scholars and theologians through history because it contains so much end-time scenario they could not comprehend. Therefore it was a closed book. The Lord told Daniel to shut up the words and seal the book until the time of the end. Les points out that Daniel would be opened up at the time of the end, and we are witnessing that today. In the same context, verse 5 says many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall be increased, which Les ties to the end time, including the explosion of technology.
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.
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When would the sealed book of Daniel be opened up, and is that happening now?
Daniel's book was to be opened up at the time of the end, and that opening is being witnessed today.