6. one--namely, of the two
(Da 12:5).
man . . . in linen--who had spoken up to this point.
God impelled the angel to ask in order to waken us out of our torpor,
seeing that the very "angels desire to look into" the things affecting
man's redemption
(1Pe 1:12),
as setting forth the glory of their Lord and ours
(Eph 3:10).
How long . . . to the end of these wonders--This
question of the angel refers to the final dealings of God in general,
Antichrist's overthrow, and the resurrection. Daniel's question
(Da 12:8)
refers to the more immediate future of his nation [AUBERLEN].
JFB.
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