Daniel 12:6

“And one said to the man clothed with linen, etc.] One of the angels on one side of the bank of the river spoke to Christ, who appeared in a human form, as a presage of his future incarnation; and as clothed in linen, expressive of his priestly office, and of his purity and holiness, which qualified him for it; (see Gill on “<271006>Daniel 10:6”). Which of the angels it was that spake is not said, or on which side of the river he stood; very probably each of them spake in their turn, and joined: in the same request to Christ: which was upon the waters of the river: or abovef589 them; denoting his power and dominion over men, kingdoms, and nations, sometimes signified by waters, and even over…”

“one--namely, of the two (Dan 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 (Pe1 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 (Dan 12:8) refers to the more immediate future of his nation [AUBERLEN].”

“And one said - One of these angels. It would seem that, though before unseen by Daniel, they had been present, and had listened with deep interest to the communication respecting the future which the angel had made to him. Feeling a deep concern in the issue of these wonderful events - thus evincing the interest which we are taught to believe the heavenly beings take in human affairs (see the notes at 1 Peter 1:12) - one of them now addressed him who had been endowed with so much ability to disclose the future, as to the termination of these events. Such an inquiry was natural, and accords with what we should suppose an angel would make on an occasion like this. To the man clothed in linen -…”

“To the man - To Christ, who seemed to stand in the air above the waters, or upon them. Daniel 12:7”

“one said: Dan 8:16; Zac 1:12, Zac 1:13; Eph 3:10; Pe1 1:12 man: Dan 10:5, Dan 10:6; Eze 9:2; Rev 15:6, Rev 19:14 upon: or, from above, Rev 10:2-5 How long: Dan 8:13; Psa 74:9; Rev 6:10 Daniel 12:7”

“Besides these two now first seen by Daniel, he who was "clothed in linen" is named as standing above the waters of the river; but when we take into view the whole scene, he is by no means to be regarded as now for the first time coming into view. The use of the article (לאישׁ), and the clothing that characterized him, point him out as the person spoken of in Dan 10:5. Hence our view developed in p. 768 is confirmed, viz., that previously the man clothed in linen was visible to Daniel alone, and announced to him the future. He also in the sequel alone speaks with Daniel. One of the other two makes inquiry regarding the end of the wonderful things, so as to give occasion to him (as in Dan 8:13…”