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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~

Chapter 10 – Daniel’s Last Vision
A most majestic personage visited Daniel on

this occasion. The description of him is almost

parallel to that given of Christ in the

Revelation 1:14-16; and the effect of his

presence was about such as was experienced

by Paul and his companions when the Lord

met them on their way to Damascus. Acts 9:1-

7. But this was not the Lord; for the Lord is

introduced as Michael in verse 13. It must

therefore have been an angel, but one of no

ordinary character. The inquiry then arises, Of

what angel can such a description be

truthfully given? There are some points of

identity between this and other passages

which plainly show that this was the angel

Gabriel. In chapter 8:16 Gabriel is introduced

by name. His interview with Daniel at that

time produced exactly the same effect upon

the prophet as that described in the passage