Matthew Poole and continuators on Daniel 12:7

7 And I heard the man clothed in linnen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven , and sware by him that liveth for ever, , that it shall be for a time, times, and an half , and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished .

Here he calls God to witness the truth of this thing; many reasons are given by sundry Expositors of it, why he held up both hands to Heaven. 1. For the more sure and solemn confirmation of it. 2. To denote the unchangeableness of Gods Decrees both for good to the Church, and for evil to her Enemies.

By God the Father, and by the Deity which was himself that liveth for ever, to shew the Eternal God only knew that decreed it, and would bring it to pass; that he only is master of the times, Act. 1.7.

It shall be for a long time, and yet a definite time. Some will have all this to be and end in Antiochus time, but we have proved before that this is a great mistake, and the Text and this chapter disproves that conceit.

Which reacheth to the calling of the Jews upon the destruction of Antichrist, for till he be down the Church will suffer and will not be up, which will fall out upon the powring out the sixth vial, and after, Rev. 16.1[illegible: 1 letter]. &c. and the seventh vial, then all is finished, ver. 17. See also 2 Thess. 2.3. The judgment of Christ will not come, till the man of sin come and fall.

Marginal references: Rev. 10.5, 6.; Or, part.