Most members of the great community of saints in this vision will be brought forth from the grave and changed from corruption to incorruption. To represent this, Daniel passed through a remarkable experience. He described himself as if he was dead: “I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength”,v.8Waiting for response for Daniel 10:8 “in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground”.v.9Waiting for response for Daniel 10:9 However, the saints are not to remain in the grave for ever. 1 Thessalonians 4:16Waiting for response for 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Therefore Daniel heard a voice,v.9Waiting for response for Daniel 10:9 and a hand touched him and raised him firstly to his knees v.10Waiting for response for Daniel 10:10 and then upright, but trembling.v.11Waiting for response for Daniel 10:11 The dead are raised to judgment, which will be a fearful prospect, but those who are “greatly beloved” will be reassured with words of comfort.v.11Waiting for response for Daniel 10:11 We can appreciate that it will be difficult to speak at the judgment-seat in the awesome company of Jesus and a multitude of angels, and Daniel was dumb v.15Waiting for response for Daniel 10:15 but enabled to speak v.16Waiting for response for Daniel 10:16 as will everyone at the judgment for “every one of us shall give account of himself to God”. Romans 14:12Waiting for response for Romans 14:12 Those who are accepted by Christ at the judgment will have their bodies changed into divine nature. 2 Peter 1:4Waiting for response for 2 Peter 1:4 Instead of having weak, mortal and corruptible bodies, the saints will have strong, immortal, incorruptible and glorious bodies as Jesus now possesses.1 Corinthians 15:54;Waiting for response for 1 Corinthians 15:54 Philippians 3:21Waiting for response for Philippians 3:21 Therefore Daniel, in this representation of resurrection, was strengthened v.18Waiting for response for Daniel 10:18 and commended with the words: “O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong”.v.19Waiting for response for Daniel 10:19 We are given this information in the scriptures so we are encouraged do what God requires and, like Daniel, be commended and given immortality when Jesus comes to judge the world in righteousness.
God is in total control of events and uses his angels, mostly unseen, to effect his purpose in the earth. We have a glimpse of them at work in this chapter. At that time there was conflict between the Persians and the Greeks. God had decreed that the Greeks would ultimately win, and certain angels had a role in bringing this to pass. Clearly this involved hard work on their part for the angel explained to Daniel he was delayed twenty-one days while he dealt with the king of Persia and required the help of another angel.vs.12-13Waiting for response for Daniel 10:12-13 After speaking to Daniel the angel returned to deal with the Persian king, knowing also that the king of Greece would come, i.e. Alexander the Great, who would be victorious.v.20Waiting for response for Daniel 10:20 We can be sure that the angels are also at work today, controlling events among the nations to bring about the situation described in the scriptures when Jesus will intervene in world affairs and be established as king in Jerusalem.
On a certain occasion when Daniel was fasting and praying over a period of three weeks vs.1-4Waiting for response for Daniel 10:1-4 he was given a vision vs.5-6Waiting for response for Daniel 10:5-6 which clearly relates to the future when Jesus returns to the earth, raises the dead, and gives eternal life to the faithful. The vision was of a man whose description uses imagery found throughout the scriptures to describe the glorified body of which Jesus is the head. This is “the one like the Son of Man”, composed of a multitude of individuals, “the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude”,v.6Waiting for response for Daniel 10:6 who will execute judgment upon the nations.