Daniel 8:17

So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.

Cross-reference

Daniel 8:19 Parallel

In Daniel 8:19, the angel immediately provides the interpretation, explaining the vision's appointed end time, directly continuing from 8:17.

Daniel 8:18 Parallel

In Daniel 8:18, the narrative continues: Daniel falls into a deep sleep and is touched, adding detail to his prostration here.

Daniel 9:23 Parallel

In Daniel 9:23, the angel Gabriel again tells Daniel to 'understand the vision,' echoing the same command from 8:17.

Daniel 10:8 Parallel

In Daniel 10:8, Daniel loses strength and becomes pale from the vision — a direct parallel to his prostration here, showing his consistent reaction.

In Daniel 10:11, the angel tells Daniel 'understand the words,' similar to the command to understand the vision in 8:17, and calls him greatly loved.

In Daniel 10:16, Daniel again feels pain and weakness after a vision, then is touched by an angel — mirroring the pattern of fear followed by restoration.

In Daniel 11:35, the phrase 'the time of the end' appears again, explicitly linking the refining of the wise to the same end-time framework.

Daniel 12:4 Parallel

In Daniel 12:4, Daniel is told to seal the book 'until the time of the end,' directly repeating the end-time designation from 8:17.

Daniel 7:28 Parallel

In Daniel 7:28, Daniel is alarmed and keeps the vision in his heart, a similar reaction of fear to apocalyptic revelation.

Daniel 12:13 Related theme

In Daniel 12:13, Daniel is told to 'go your way till the end,' reinforcing the eschatological focus first introduced in 8:17's 'time of the end'.

Ezekiel 1:28 has Ezekiel falling on his face at the vision of God's glory, echoing Daniel's reverent response.

Revelation 1:17 shows John falling as dead and being comforted, directly mirroring Daniel's fall and angelic reassurance.

In Habakkuk 2:3, this same phrase 'vision for an appointed end' appears, reinforcing the eschatological urgency of Daniel's vision.

Genesis 17:3 shows Abram falling on his face before God, paralleling Daniel's fearful prostration before the angel.

In Ezekiel 3:23, Ezekiel falls on his face before the glory of the Lord, mirroring Daniel's response to the angelic vision.

In Matthew 17:6, the disciples fall on their faces terrified at the Transfiguration, echoing Daniel's fearful prostration.

Luke 24:5 Parallel

In Luke 24:5, the women bow their faces in fear before angels, paralleling Daniel's terrified prostration at the angelic appearance.

Revelation 19:10 has John falling to worship the angel, similar to Daniel's prostration but motivated by worship, not fear.

Revelation 22:8 again shows John falling to worship the angel, echoing Daniel's physical posture but with a different intent.