John Trapp on Daniel 12:1

CHAP. XII.

Ver. 1. ANd at that time] i. e. In the laſt dayes, and toward the end of the World: for in this Chapter ſeemeth to be ſet forth the State of the Church in the laſt times, that it ſhall be moſt afflicted: yet ſhe ſhall be fully delivered by Chriſts ſecond coming to Judgement. Cyprian was in like ſort wont to comfort his friends thus, Venit Antichriſtus, ſed ſuperveniet Chriſtus; Antichriſt will come, but then Chriſt will come after him, and overcome him.

Shall Michael ſtand up] i. e. The Lord Chriſt (that Prince of Angels, and Protector of his people) not a created Angel, much leſſe Michael Servetus that blaſphemous heretike, burnt at Geneva, who was not afraid to ſay, as Calvin reporteth it, ſe eſſe Michaelem illum, Eccleſiae cuſtodem, that he was that Michael the Churches Guardian. David George alſo another blackmouthed heretike ſaid that he was that David foretold by the Prophets, Jer. 30.9. Ezek. 34.23. Hoſ. 3.5. and that he was confident that the whole World would in time ſubmit to him.

Which ſtandeth for the children of thy people] For all the Iſrael of God, to whom Chriſt is a faſt friend, and will he while the government is upon his ſhoulder, Iſa. 9.6.

And there ſhall be a time of trouble] To the Jews by the Romans (after Chriſts aſcenſion, Mat. 24.21.) to the Chriſtians, by the Romiſts.

And at that time thy people ſhall be delivered] The elect both Jews and Gentiles ſhall be ſecured, and ſaved.

Every one that ſhall be found written in the book] Called the writing or catalogue of the houſe of Iſrael, Ezek. 13.9. and the Lambs book of life, Rev. 21.27. which is nothing elſe but conſcriptio electorum in mente divina, ſaith Lyra, the writing of the elect in the divine mind, or knowledge: ſuch are ſaid to be written among the living in Jeruſalem, Iſa. 4.4.