Daniel 12:10

“Many shall be purged, and made white, and tried, etc.] Though Christ does not give, in plain, clear, and explicit terms, an answer to the above question, when, and how, and what would be the end of the church’s troubles and afflictions; yet he here points out the use of them, which for the present should be chiefly attended to; and, when duly considered, would be a means of causing the saints to endure them with more patience and cheerfulness: many should be hereby made more pure and holy, and more free from their spots, their chaff, and their dross; their corruptions, and the power of them, weakened; their graces tried, and become more bright and shining; and they themselves a greater…”

“There is no need of a fuller explanation as to the time; for when the predictions so far given shall have come to pass, the godly shall be "purified" by the foretold trials and shall understand that the end is at hand; but the wicked shall not understand, and so shall rush on to their own ruin (Dan 11:33-35) [MAURER]. The "end" is primarily, of Antiochus' persuasion; antitypically, the end of Antichrist's. It is the very clearness in the main which renders necessary the obscurity. The fulfilment of God's decree is not a mere arithmetical problem which the profane may understand by arithmetical calculations, but a holy enigma to stimulate to a faithful observance of God's ways, and to a…”

“Many shall be purified - In future times. That is, as the connection would seem to require, there will be a system introduced by which many will become purified, and made holy. Daniel might hope and expect that under the arrangements which God would make, many of the human race would be cleansed from sin. To what he would apply this we cannot determine, but it is a great truth of immense importance in regard to the human family, that, before the “end,” or the consummation, “many” will be made holy. And made white - White is the emblem of innocence or purity, and hence, the term is so often applied to the righteous. “They have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb,”…”

“And tried - The afflictions of the church are to prepare them, by taking away their filth, for the bridegroom, as gold and silver are tried and refined. Daniel 12:13”

“shall be: Dan 11:35; Psa 51:7; Isa 1:18; Eze 36:25; Zac 13:9; Co1 6:11; Co2 7:1; Tit 2:14; Heb 12:10; Pe1 1:7, Pe1 1:22; Rev 3:18, Rev 7:13, Rev 7:14, Rev 19:8, Rev 19:14 but the wicked: Sa1 24:13; Isa 32:6, Isa 32:7; Eze 47:11; Hos 14:9; Rom 11:8-10; Th2 2:10-12; Rev 9:20, Rev 9:21, Rev 16:11, Rev 22:11 but the wise: Dan 11:33, Dan 11:35; Psa 107:43; Pro 1:5, Pro 2:1-5; Mar 4:11; Luk 24:25; Joh 7:17; Joh 8:47, Joh 18:37; Co1 2:10-16; Jo1 5:20 Daniel 12:11”

“The first clause of this verse is interpreted from Dan 11:35. The being purified is effected through tribulation and affliction, which the people shall endure to the end. The prophecy shall serve for the gaining of this object. It is true, indeed, that this perfection shall not be attained by all; they that are ungodly shall remain ungodly still, and therefore they do not come to the understanding of the words which all the wise shall gain. יבינוּ and יבינוּ לא stand in such distinct relation to the אבין לא (I understood not), Dan 12:8, that they must be taken in the same sense in both places, i.e., not to have insight in general, but by supplying הדּברים as the object from Dan 12:8, to have…”