In Daniel 12:13, 'lot' means Daniel's own appointed company or order of resurrection, not a single, simultaneous raising of everyone.
God tells Daniel, 'thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.' Les Feldick teaches that the Hebrew word is a military term of organization and is nearly identical to the New Testament word 'order' (1 Corinthians 15:23), so it refers to Daniel standing with his own particular company of Old Testament believers in their appointed resurrection time.
Daniel 12:13 — The clause 'thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot' is the verse in question and defines what the LORD says to Daniel.
Daniel 12:2 — It introduces the resurrection of those sleeping in the dust to everlasting life or everlasting contempt, which Les separates into distinct companies at different times.
1 Corinthians 15:23 — Les links 'lot' to 'order,' showing that every man is raised in his own company.
Revelation 20:5 — It clarifies that the rest of the dead are not raised until the thousand years are finished, supporting separate resurrections.
In Daniel 12:13 the LORD tells Daniel, 'But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.' Daniel 12:2 says, '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.' John 5:28-29 adds that all in the graves hear Christ's voice and come forth, some to the resurrection of life and some to the resurrection of damnation. Revelation 20:5 says, 'But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.' First Corinthians 15:23 states, 'But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.' These verses together use the language of 'lot,' 'order,' and 'first resurrection' to speak of resurrection in an ordered way rather than as one indiscriminate event.
Les Feldick explains that the word 'lot' in Daniel 12:13 means Daniel's own company or order of believers. The Hebrew term is a military term of organization, almost identical to the New Testament word 'order' in 1 Corinthians 15:23. Daniel will rest and then stand in his lot at the end of the days—that is, he will be raised with his own particular group of Old Testament saints, not in one simultaneous resurrection of all people.
Les says the Hebrew word translated 'lot' is a military term of organization. He compares it to the word 'company' in 1 Corinthians 15 and to the New Testament word 'order.' Just as Paul says, 'every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming,' Daniel will stand in his own particular lot—the company of the Old Testament saints—rather than in a single, simultaneous resurrection of everyone.
No. Les stresses that Daniel 12:2 seems to place the saved and lost in the same event, but you must compare Scripture with Scripture. John 5:28-29 also sounds as though all in the graves come out at the same time, yet Revelation 20:5 shows the rest of the dead do not live again until the thousand years are finished. Daniel 12 is speaking of the resurrection of the believing Old Testament saints; the lost are raised later, at the Great White Throne.
Les places Daniel standing in his lot 'at the end of the days' in the extra 75 days beyond the Tribulation, shortly after the end of the Tribulation at the second coming of Christ and into the kingdom. Old Testament saints are resurrected in their own company at that time, separate from the future resurrection of the lost.
Comparing Scripture on Resurrection
Les shows John 5:28-29 sounds like one single resurrection if taken alone, but you have to compare Scripture with Scripture rather than build doctrine from one verse.
Lot Equals Order
Les explains that Daniel's word 'lot' is almost identical to the New Testament word 'order,' so all the just are resurrected in their particular lot or order—not all simultaneously.
Daniel's Lot at the End of 75 Days
Les places Daniel standing in his lot at the end of the extra 75 days beyond the Tribulation, with the Old Testament saints as a company separated from all the rest.
Daniel 12 Resurrects Only Believers
Les points out that Daniel 12 concerns the resurrection of only the believer element; the unbelievers are not yet resurrected at that point.
Lot Is a Military Term of Organization
Les shows that in Hebrew, 'lot' is a military term of organization, comparable to the word 'company' in 1 Corinthians 15, so Old Testament saints are resurrected in their own lot.
Resurrection Order: Firstfruits, Harvest, Gleanings
Les describes the order of resurrections—Christ the firstfruits, then the Church, then the corners and gleanings—and he includes Old Testament and Tribulation saints in the company that Daniel covers.
Old Testament Saints Raised Into the Kingdom
Les places Daniel's resurrection of Old Testament saints shortly after the end of the Tribulation at the second coming of Christ and into the kingdom.
Lost Jews Raised a Thousand Years Later
Les explains that Daniel 12:2 seems like a general resurrection, but Revelation shows only believing Jews are resurrected first, and lost Jews come a thousand years later at the Great White Throne.
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.
This is the verse in question; 'thy lot' is what Les explains as Daniel's own company.
Daniel 12:2: 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.
This parallel verse describes the resurrections that Les separates into saved and lost at different times.
John 5:28-29: Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 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.
Jesus' words sound like one resurrection, but Les says the rest of Scripture shows they are separate events.
Revelation 20:5: But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
This shows the lost are not raised until the thousand years are finished, supporting Daniel's lot as an earlier, separate resurrection.
1 Corinthians 15:23: But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
Les links 'lot' to this 'order,' meaning each group of believers is raised in its own appointed company.
It means he will stand in his own appointed company of Old Testament believers when they are resurrected. Les explains it is a military term of organization, like the company Paul speaks of in 1 Corinthians 15.
No. Les stresses comparing Scripture with Scripture. Revelation 20:5 says the rest of the dead live not again until the thousand years are finished, so the saved and lost are raised in separate companies.
Les places it 'at the end of the days,' the extra 75 days beyond the Tribulation, after the second coming, when Old Testament saints are raised in their own order.
Watch the Teaching: What Happens to Satan, the Antichrist & the Dead?