2 Maccabees 12:44
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44 for if he were not expecting the fallen to rise again, it would have been superfluous and foolish to pray for the dead.
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2 Maccabees 14:46
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46 as he lost the last of his blood, he tore out his entrails and flung them with both hands into the crowd, calling upon the Lord of life and of spirit to give these back to him again. Such was the manner of his death.(A)
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Daniel 12:1-3
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Chapter 12
The Resurrection
1 “At that time there shall arise Michael,(A)
the great prince,
guardian of your people;
It shall be a time unsurpassed in distress
since the nation began until that time.
At that time your people shall escape,
everyone who is found written in the book.[a]
2 Many of those who sleep[b]
in the dust of the earth shall awake;
Some to everlasting life,
others to reproach and everlasting disgrace.(B)
3 But those with insight shall shine brightly
like the splendor of the firmament,
And those who lead the many to justice
shall be like the stars[c] forever.(C)
Footnotes
- 12:1 Written in the book: cf. 10:21.
- 12:2 Many of those who sleep: Daniel does not envisage the universal resurrection as later developed. Two groups are distinguished, one that rises to eternal life, the other to reproach and disgrace. Then “those with insight” (11:33–35) are singled out for special honor.
- 12:3 Like the stars: like the heavenly host, or angels. Cf. Mt 22:30.
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