Daniel 12:7-9  Good News Translation

^7 (A)The angel raised both hands toward the sky and made a solemn promise in the name of the Eternal God. I heard him say, “It will be three and a half years. When the persecution of God's people ends, all these things will have happened.”

⁸ I heard what he said, but I did not understand it. So I asked, “But, sir, how will it all end?”

⁹ He answered, “You must go now, Daniel, because these words are to be kept secret and hidden until the end comes.