The word as used in this context can only mean season or time. Some have proposed, and rightfully so, that this means that anti-Christ will abolish holidays like Christmas, Easter and other Christian holidays. This would be applicable if the translation were to mean "season." And since the context of the scripture talks about this evil personage "wearing out the saints of the Most High," this meaning could be a valid one.

But if it actually means "time," it could mean that the evil one might try to actually change time. Whatever the meaning, these actions will be done to try and end the memory of El Shaddai from the populace of the world. The evil one has already watered down the meaning of Christian holidays to the point where their potency is almost that of water, but there is still a memory by some of the true meaning of Christian holidays. But if he thought that he could either himself or one of his minions could go back in time and prevent the events that the holiday's commemorate, then there would be no memory of the events because they would have never happened. This is the whole Paradox Notion of time travel, where if you go back and change one thing, many things will change after that.

Note that the word "time," is used also at the end of the scripture. But also note, that it is a different word with a different meaning:

(Strongs - time) H5732  `iddan (Aramaic) {id-dawn'} Time, as in a) time of duration or b) year

The angel is actually telling Daniel that the anti-Christ will be allowed to pursue these activities for three and a half years:

• Time - 1x1=1
• Times - 1x2=2
• Dividing of a time - 1x0.5=0.5 or 1/2
• 1+2+1/2=3.5

But notice something else. The last period of time is a dividing of a time. A division can be any amount. We will look at the cutting short of the time later when we look at Matthew 24.

The Hebrew word for "law" in the passage is:

(Strongs - Law) H1882 dath (Aramaic) {dawth} Decree, law: a) a decree (of the king); b) law; c) Law (of God)

This is a very interesting word. Basically, it means law as it is decreed by any king or legislative body, and even El Shaddai Himself. But we have to remember that there are laws that exist, that have existed since the Creation of the Universe, that aren't studied in your run of the mill law school, nor in Christian or Hebrew schools. In the physical world we are governed by scientific laws that El Shaddai established when He made everything. There are many laws of physics, such as the Law of Gravity, the Laws of Thermodynamics, the Law of the Conservation of Angular Momentum and so on. Each of these physical laws pertain to our everyday life and we know them because we live them every day, even when we don't know what they are.

Most of these laws are fully understood, but like every law, it only pertains to the reality in which it exists. Most scientists if asked if time travel is possible would probably answer no, but their answer is based on some of the physical laws and also the fact that as far as we know, time travel hasn't been proven through scientific methods. One physicist though, is quotes as saying:

“For us believing physicists, the distinction between past, present, and future is only an illusion, even if a stubborn one.” —Albert Einstein

The thing is that all that we know, up until this moment, is all that we know. Those of us who are born again believers in Yeshua know that there is a spiritual realm. A part of us exists in that realm. It is commonly referred to at our spirit. Unfortunate for us, our fleshly existence blinds us from that reality. But there are other beings that live in that realm, specifically, angels and demons. The Bible tells us that at one time Satan (a Cherub in reality) rebelled and when he did, he convinced one third of the angels to do the same. Nobody knows the true number, but some speculate that it could be anywhere from the tens of thousands to the millions.

When one reads the Book of Enoch, one will see that when these angels rebelled, aside from cohabitating with human females, they also introduced into the world much technology. When Enoch is read, it appears to our modern minds that the technology that the ancients received from these angels was sort of primitive, and it was a perversion of what El Shaddai really wanted for his created creatures. But as we're not doing an expository of Enoch, we shall move on.

Our premise is, if these angels brought technologies to the ancients before the flood, then they can bring knowledge and wisdom of more vast technology to modern human society. One has to wonder about all of the inventions over the past hundred years or so. Mankind went from horse drawn buggies to interplanetary exploration in just that short time. That is just one instance of the bizarre and oddly accelerated wisdom that mankind had been given.

But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Daniel 12:4

The inclusion of Daniel 12:4 into this study was a total surprise to me. I had remembered that there was a scripture that talked about knowledge increasing in the end-times, so I did a search and found it. I can't just include a scripture without tearing it apart in an original language word study, and this scripture was no different. What I found surprised and thrilled me. Heck, it just plain blew my mind. Thanks Ruach Ha Kodesh, you'll never cease to amaze me.

The angel tells Daniel to shut up the words and to seal the book. Daniel was writing down all that he saw. Any good student would do such a thing. Daniel was a learned man, at times second only to the King of Babylon. In essence, what the angel was telling Daniel was to close the book (or scroll as the case may be) and to put a seal on it. A seal was usually made of wax and imprinted with the emblem of the King who owned the book or commissioned its writing. Only on the authority of the person who possessed the seal emblem could the seal be broken. A modern day equivalent would be to lock something in a safe and there being only the safe owner and the person who owned the article locked in the safe possessing the safe combination. In the ancient world, opening a sealed document without permission was punishable by death. This was serious business.

Above we have a scroll and it is sealed with seven seals. It is indeed an important scroll having so many safeguards keeping it shut tight. And as I mentioned above, only the scroll owner, or an agent thereof can open the scroll.

I would like to propose a theory, if you will, that there is a connection between the scroll that Daniel wrote, and the one that Yeshua is only capable of opening. Could it be that they are one and the same scroll? There are so many parallels between Daniel and Revelation that it goes way beyond coincidence. Check it out and see for yourself.

Let's take a look at the Hebrew definitions of the following words and then we'll tie them all together at after this section of our word study.

The next word that we come to it the word "time." It is different for the other words we've studied that mean "time." In the definition just below, all instances except for option "c" could be applicable in the context of the passage.

(Strongs - Time) H6256   eth {ayth} Time: a) time (of an event); b) time (usual); c) experiences, fortunes; d) occurrence, occasion

The next word that we come to is the Hebrew word for "end." This is the word that truly blows my mind in the aspect of the context of the passage. The word is:

(Strongs - End) H7093  qets {kates} End: a) end, end of (of time); b) end (of space)

The third word in the passage is the Hebrew word for knowledge. It is:

(Strongs - Knowledge) H1847  da`ath {dah'-ath} Knowledge: a) knowledge, perception, skill. b) discernment, understanding, wisdom.

Again, most if not all of the definitions fit into the context of the scripture.

And finally, let's look at the Hebrew definitions for the word, "increase":

(Strongs - Increase) H7235 rabah {raw-baw'} 1. be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous. 2. to become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals or things). 3. to be or grow great. 4. to make large, enlarge, increase, become many. 5. to make much, make many, have many. 6. to multiply or increase. 7. to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly. 8. to increase greatly or exceedingly. 9. to make great, enlarge, do much. 10. to shoot.

So we can see that "increase," in this passage means just that, to become great. But if you look at number seven, there is an interesting twist to the definition. Increase could mean that many will transgress. A quick thesaurus look at transgress comes up with the following results: lapse, sin, contravene, break the rules, do wrong or violate the law. Because of this meaning, we'll have to paraphrase two different ways.

So, if we were to tie all of these words together with their Hebrew meanings, what would a paraphrase look like? Well, let's look at two ways to write it:

But you, O Daniel, close the book and seal the book, up until the occurrence of the end of time and space: many shall move quickly from here to there, and knowledge (wisdom and skill) will grow exceedingly.

Or, if the scenario of evil is inserted instead:

Buy you, O Daniel, close the book and seal the book, even up until the occurrence of the end of time and space: many shall run from here to there (aimlessly) and knowledge of sin and wrongdoing shall increase.

My feeling about the two paraphrases is that they could be melded into one:

But you, O Daniel, close the book and seal it up too. It will remain this way until the occurrence of the end of time and space. Many will aimlessly run from here to there and knowledge (wisdom and skill) shall increase as well as the knowledge of sin and wickedness.

So what the angel is telling Daniel is that at the end of time and space, technology will increase and that many will run around looking for the truth, but will not find it because they are looking toward that technology to solve their problems. Because they won't be looking to Yahweh for the answers, they will adhere to worldly wisdom and reject the truth. Gee, does that sound like the days we live in? I think it does.

But what really jazzes me about the scripture in Daniel is how it ties in with the scripture in Revelation that we will soon get to.

So when I think about the possibility of evil entities giving time travel technology to humans during the last seven years of human government on earth, it doesn't seem too impossible an idea to me.

But why would Satan need humans to create such a device if he has the technology. Couldn't he make the machine himself? Well we have to ask the question; does time exist in the spiritual realm. In every passage in scripture where Yahweh talks about time, even where He's referring to angels, demons and other things; He mentions time periods. All things seem to have appointed times. But time seems to be a physical property, and physical properties tend to be only reality in a corporeal world. I think that Yahweh equates everything in physical terms so that we can understand with our finite minds. In addition to all of this, we don't know all of the restrictions that El Shaddai has placed on Satan and Satan's minions. Maybe they can see all of the past but can't actually interact with it. That would tend to explain how demons who pretend to be departed relatives can know so much about the person they are counterfeiting.

So since time is a physical property, perhaps in order to change it, a physical being would have to travel back in time to create physical changes. Of course, this is all speculation, but sound speculation nonetheless. Just maybe that is why all of this abduction stuff is happening. Maybe Satan and his emissaries are taking sperm and ovum to create physical creatures that could be embodied by demons who will be commissioned one day during the time of Jacob's Trouble to start their journey back in time to fight a war against all that Yahweh has brought about. Of course, they will fail, and we will see why below in our study of a scripture in Revelation. In addition to that, we have to remember that El Shaddai has already appointed history to happen, as we see in the following scripture:

Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: Isaiah 46:9-10

 In the passage, verse 9 ends with the apostrophe after "like me." So, let's look at a few words in that verse. The first word is the Hebrew translation of the phrase, "of old." A wonderful word to say the least as it proves El Shaddai's eternal existence.

(Strongs - Of Old) H5769  owlam {o-lawm'} or `olam {o-lawm'}   1) long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world a) ancient time, long time (of past)  b) (of future) 1) for ever, always 2) continuous existence, perpetual 3) everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity

In this phrase, El Shaddai is telling us to remember His past fulfilled promises. To the people whom were being addressed initially by this passage, He was reminding the reader of fulfillments like His promise to Abraham concerning the birth of Isaac, or how He told Abraham in Genesis 15:13 how his descendents would be slaves in Egypt. These are just two examples that the people of Isaiah's time could relate to where fulfilled prophecy was concerned.

The first word in the passage that translates out in English as being God is different that the second word that translates out the same. That first word is as described below.

(Strongs - God) H0410 'el {ale} 1) god, god-like one, mighty one  a) mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes  b) angels c) god, false god, (demons, imaginations)  d) God, the one true God 2) mighty things in nature 3) strength, power

In this meaning, El Shaddai was saying that He was the one true God, in essence, the Almighty God, which is what El Shaddai means anyway. But we see something different with the second word translated in the English to mean God:

(Strongs - God) H0430  'elohiym {el-o-heem'} (plural intensive - singular meaning) the (true) God, God

We have to remember that in Hebrew, when a noun is being described as plural, a suffix that sounds like "eem" is introduced to the word. For example, a prophet is known as a Nevi, but the collection of all of the prophetic books of the Bible in the Tenach (Hebrew Bible) is referred to as the Neviim, or Nev-ee-im. The same can be said to the portion of the Tenach which houses the writings, such as Psalms, Proverbs, Esther and others. A single writing is known as a Ketuvah. A collection of writings is called the Ketuvim, or
Ketu-ve-im.

So if we have a word for God in Hebrew, either "El," or "Elohah," and it is turned into a plural we have "Eloheem." So what does this suggest? It is a fancy way of saying what believers in Yeshua know as the Trinity.

If one were to make a paraphrase about the scripture that we are currently studying, one could express it in the following terms:

Remember the fulfillment of the prophecies that I spoke of and fulfilled in the past: for I am the Mighty One, The one and true God, and there is none else; I am the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and there is none like me, For I tell you what is going to happen far before it ever happens, and from times far in the past I have proclaimed things that are not yet done, and everything I've said will come to be, and I will see that it will happen, because it is my pleasure to do so.

If Satan is indeed going to try to invent some sort of time conveyance then he hasn't read scripture very well. It is quite evident that by looking at Isaiah 46-9-10, that God has written history in advance. He has seen the end of things and has cemented them hard and fast in time's arena. To even think that any being, either angelic, demonic or human could change any historic event to change the eventual and final outcome is on the order of moronic, imbecilic and/or idiotic. Only a deranged or insane mind could come up with such a scheme. But those terms tend to describe anyone who has practiced sin and has perpetuated it for self gain and gratification.