Les Feldick Bible Study

What does "the end of the days" mean in Daniel 12:13?

In Daniel 12:13, 'the end of the days' means the extra 75 days beyond the tribulation. It is the time when Daniel and Old Testament believers will stand in their lot, following the church's rapture and the seven-year tribulation, during which many Jews and Gentiles believe and are martyred.

Les explains that 'the end of the days' is the extra 75 days that follow the seven-year tribulation. He notes that Daniel and his fellow Old Testament believers will stand in their lot at that time. After the church is raptured and is in the Lord's presence in resurrected state, the tribulation unfolds. During it, multitudes—Jews and Gentiles—believe and are martyred. These tribulation believers are not members of the body of Christ; they did not miss the rapture but are not included in the body. Les places them with Old Testament believers because the tribulation is God's dealing with Israel, the temple operates, and it is primarily a Jewish period, leading to the resurrection of this group of just people.

Daniel 12:13

But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.