Daniel 10:14

“Now I am come to make thee to understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days, etc.] The contest being over with the prince of Persia, and having got an advantage, and carried his point in favour of the Jews; he came directly to Daniel, to inform him of what should befall the people of the Jews in the succeeding monarchies, especially in the times of Antiochus; and even of all that should befall them until the Messiah came, as Aben Ezra rightly interprets it; for the last days generally design the days of the Messiah; (see <014901>Genesis 49:1 <230202>Isaiah 2:2): for yet the vision is for many days; before it will be accomplished; reaching not only to the times of Antiochus,…”

“what shall befall thy people in the latter days--an intimation that the prophecy, besides describing the doings of Antiochus, reaches to the concluding calamities of Israel's history, prior to the nation's full restoration at Christ's coming--calamities of which Antiochus' persecutions were the type. vision is for many days--that is, extends far into the future.”

“Now I am come to make thee understand ... - After these long delays, and after the arrangements have been made necessary to bring about the objects sought by your prayers. In the latter days - In future times - extending down to the last period of the world. See the notes at Isaiah 2:2. For yet the vision is for many days - Extends far into future time. It is probable that the prayer of Daniel referred more particularly to what he desired should soon occur - the restoration of the people to their own land; the angel informs him that the disclosures which he was to make covered a much more extended period, and embraced more important events. So it is often. The answer to prayer often includes…”

“in the: Dan 2:28; Gen 49:1; Deu 4:30, Deu 31:21; Isa 2:2; Hos 3:5; Mic 4:1; Ti2 3:1 the vision: Dan 10:1, Dan 8:26, Dan 12:4, Dan 12:9; Hab 2:3; Heb 2:3 Daniel 10:15”

“With this joyful message the angel comes to Daniel, to open up to him what would befall his people in the last time. The punctuation of יקרה (shall befall) is according to יקרא ( Gen 49:1); the Kethiv יקרה has the correct form. חימים בּאחרית as Dan 2:28, the Messianic world-time, in Dan 8:17 is called the time of the end. "For," the angel adds, "the vision refers, or stretches itself out, to the days." ליּמים, with the article, are the days of the אחרית (the latter time), the Messianic world-time. חזון is the revelation which in Dan 10:1 is called דּבר and מראה, the following revelation in Daniel 11. Kliefoth is incorrect in thinking on the revelations already given, Daniel 7, 8, 9, to…”