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13 (A) But the guardian angel[a] of Persia opposed me for 21 days. Then Michael, who is one of the strongest guardian angels,[b] came to rescue me from the kings of Persia.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 10.13 guardian angel: Hebrew “prince.”
  2. 10.13 one of the strongest guardian angels: Hebrew “chief prince.”
  3. 10.13 came … Persia: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

13 But the prince(A) of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael,(B) one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.

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21 I will tell you what is written in The Book of Truth. But first, you must realize that no one except Michael, the guardian angel of Israel, is on my side.

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21 but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth.(A) (No one supports me against them except Michael,(B) your prince.

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Part Four: The Dead Will Rise to Life

12 (A) Michael, the chief of the angels, is the protector of your people, and he will come at a time of terrible suffering, the worst in all of history. And your people who have their names written in The Book[a] will be protected.

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Footnotes

  1. 12.1 The Book: Either the book with the names of God's people in it or the book with the record of the good and evil that people have done.

The End Times

12 “At that time Michael,(A) the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress(B) such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book(C)—will be delivered.(D)

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Michael Fights the Dragon

(A) A war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels were fighting against the dragon and its angels.

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Then war broke out in heaven. Michael(A) and his angels fought against the dragon,(B) and the dragon and his angels(C) fought back.

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The Lord buried him in a valley near the town of Beth-Peor, but even today no one knows exactly where.

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He buried him[a] in Moab, in the valley opposite Beth Peor,(A) but to this day no one knows where his grave is.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 34:6 Or He was buried

(A) But the Lord said, “Satan, you are wrong. Jerusalem is my chosen city, and this man was rescued like a stick from a flaming fire.”

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The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you,(A) Satan! The Lord, who has chosen(B) Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick(C) snatched from the fire?”(D)

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