“I heard but did not understand. So I asked, ‘My Lord, what will be the outcome of these things?’ He said, ‘Go on your way, Daniel, for the words are secret and sealed until the time of the end.’” (vv. 8-9)

Have you ever been reading biblical prophecy—Revelation, apocalypse, the signs—and thought, “I have no idea what to make of this”?

Be comforted:

You are not alone.

When you get to the end of the Book of Daniel—and when you read through several chapters of apocalyptic expectation—you might feel in over your head. What’s the deal with all the “times” and the “days”? Who, exactly, do these kingdoms represent in history? And where did Michael come from anyway? It’s a lot for any person to comprehend.

Even Daniel.

The man—wise, inspired, favored—finds himself asking, “What does all this mean?” Really, he’s playing the part of every wondering, hoping, yet under-informed human in history . Daniel is me, is you.

Which means we’re all meant to trust the Lord’s response here:

Go in faith. You won’t be given every answer. But trust that the end is in His hands.

— Tyler