John Calvin Commentary Daniel 12:13

"But go thou thy way till the end be; for thou shalt rest, and shalt stand in thy lot, at the end of the days." — Daniel 12:13 (ASV)

Here the angel repeats what he had said before: the full time of perfect light had not yet arrived, because God wished to hold the minds of His people in suspense until the manifestation of Christ. The angel, therefore, dismisses the Prophet, and in commanding him to depart, says: Be content with your lot, for God wishes to postpone the complete manifestation of this prophecy to another time, which He Himself knows to be the fitting one.

He afterward adds, And then shalt rest and shalt stand. Others translate it, rest and stand; but the angel does not seem to me to command or order what he wishes to be done, but to announce future events, as if he had said: You shall rest, meaning, you shall die, and then you shall stand; meaning, your death shall not be complete destruction.

For God shall cause you to stand in your lot with the rest of the elect; and that, too, at the end of the days, in thy lot; that is, after God has sufficiently proved the patience of His people, and by long and numerous, even infinite contests, has humbled His Church, and purged it, until the end shall arrive. At that final period thou shalt stand in thine own lot, although a time of repose must necessarily intervene.

Prayer:

Grant, Almighty God, since You propose to us no other end than that of constant warfare during our whole life, and subject us to many cares until we arrive at the goal of this temporary race-course: Grant, I pray You, that we may never grow fatigued. May we ever be armed and equipped for battle, and whatever the trials by which You prove us, may we never be found deficient. May we always aspire towards heaven with upright souls, and strive with all our endeavors to attain that blessed rest which is laid up for us in heaven, in Jesus Christ our Lord.—Amen.

Praise be to God.