Passage

Daniel asks what it means

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

⁹He said, “Go your way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.

Daniel 12:9World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

Daniel hears but does not understand, and he asks about the outcome; the answer tells him to go his way because the words are sealed.

To understand

The response leaves the words closed until the time of the end. The following sentence also speaks of understanding, distinguishing the wise from the wicked.

A question

What does Daniel learn about the availability of an answer to his question?