Midras Daniel 12:9: Midrash Tehillim

Another thing to be emphasized about the death of Ben. The verse in Ecclesiastes 12:10 says that Kohelet sought to find pleasing words. Solomon wanted to address the matter of the Red Heifer, as Rabbi Yitzhak said, "Whoever engages with the Red Heifer becomes impure, while it purifies the impure." The verse responded, "The words of truth are straightforward." I already wrote in the Book of Yashar, as it says in Joshua 10:13, "Is it not written in the Book of Yashar?" Do it with honesty, do it with integrity, make decrees and ordinances, and no one will think otherwise, as it is written in Numbers 19:2, "This is the statute of the law." Another thing Solomon sought was to understand the reward of Torah study, as it says in Proverbs 3:15, "She is more precious than rubies." The Holy One, blessed be He, responded, "And the words of truth are written." I already wrote to you in the Book of Yashar, as it says in Isaiah 64:3, "No eye has seen, O God, besides You, what You have prepared for those who wait for You." Another thing he sought was to understand the reward of the righteous, as it says in Malachi 3:12, "For you will be a desirable land." And how great is your goodness! Another thing he sought was to understand the reward of fulfilling commandmens, as it says in Hosea 6:6, "For I desire kindness." And how great is your goodness! The Holy One, blessed be He, responded, "And the words of truth are written." I already wrote to you in the Book of Yashar, as it says in Isaiah 64:3, "No eye has seen, O God, besides You, what You have prepared for those who wait for You." Another thing he sought was to understand the end, as it says in Song of Songs 3:5, "I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, that you will not arouse or awaken love until it desires." (Isaiah 63:4) "For the day of vengeance is in my heart, and the year of my redemption has come." Rabbi Shaul taught in the name of Rabbi Yehuda, "If someone asks you, 'When will the end of the redemption come?' do not believe him, as it is said, 'For the day of vengeance is in my heart.' What is in my heart, I have not revealed to anyone." Rabbi Barchia and Rabbi Simon taught in the name of Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi, "I have given you three signs for the grave of Moses: a sign within a sign, as it is said, 'And He buried him in the valley' (Deuteronomy 34:6), and finally, 'No man knows his burial place' (Deuteronomy 34:6). Regarding something that I have given you as a sign, no creature can stand in its way." The end of days, as it says in Daniel (Daniel 12:9), "The words are sealed and closed until the time of the end." Rabbi Chayya taught (Proverbs 5:6), "The path of life - lest you wander." One should not consider the commandments of the Torah lightly, thinking, "Which commandment will give me greater reward if I do it?" (Proverbs 5:21) "For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and He watches all his paths." "Shaky paths are the paths of the Torah. Rabbi Chiya offered a parable: What is this matter like? It is like a king who had a garden and he employed laborers to work in it, but did not reveal to them the reward for their work or for planting. If he had revealed it to them, they would have seen which beautiful planting was rewarded abundantly and would have planted it, and the work of the garden would have partly ceased and partly continued. Therefore, the Holy One, blessed be He, did not reveal to Israel the reward for the commandments of the Torah, so that they would not see which commandment had a greater reward and would fulfill it, and the Torah would be partly fulfilled and partly ceased. Therefore, the Sages changed the language of the Mishnah to say, "Be as careful with a light commandment as with a severe one." "Turn away from a doubtful matter." Rabbi Acha said in the name of Rabbi, "God wavers the reward for the commandments in this world, so that Israel may perform them, and when God comes to give their reward, He will give the reward for belief and the reward for action." Therefore, David said, "For the conductor, concerning the death of a son," because the reward for the commandments was hidden so that the Torah would be fulfilled entirely." ...

Another thing that the verse (Psalms 97:7) said is, "All those who serve idols will be ashamed." Rabbi Yudan said in the name of Rav Nachman, "In the future, the Holy One, blessed be He, will give real significance to idolatry that will come and bow down to the Holy One, blessed be He, and afterward, it will be ashamed of its worshippers." Rabbi Pinchas said, "In the future, the Holy One, blessed be He, will give speech to the gentiles, and it will speak before its worshippers in the future, saying to them, 'You have acquired eternal life and have bowed down to the one of whom it is said, "They have a mouth, but cannot speak." And you have made the subsidiary the primary.' Rabbi Yochanan said, 'Do not wonder, for when the Holy One, blessed be He, descended on Sinai, He gave strength to the gentiles, and they bowed down to Him.' Rabbi Tachlifa quoted a supporting verse (Psalms 97:7), 'All gods bow down to Him.' 'They shall bow down to Him' means only that they shall bow down to Him, as they already bowed down to Him on Sinai. Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Nechemia said, 'Just as the gentiles were shattered into pieces, so were its worshippers shattered into pieces,' as it is said (Zechariah 14:12), 'This shall be the plague.' And the rabbis say, 'Just as the gentiles were burned with light, so were its worshippers burned with light,' as it is said (Zechariah 14:12), 'And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that waged war against Jerusalem - their flesh shall rot away while they stand on their feet, their eyes shall rot in their sockets, and their tongues shall rot in their mouths.'" Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi, Rabbi Shmuel, and Rabbi Nehemia say: When the Holy One, blessed be He, will sit in judgment of the Gentiles and the Jews in the future, He judges the Jews favorably, and the Gentiles are ashamed. And what does the evil inclination do? It tries to sow discord between them, and they say: We seek justice that will be reversed. What does the Holy One, blessed be He, do? He judges them and obligates them, and they are ashamed again. If they had remained silent, they would have been ashamed only once. Therefore, they will be doubly ashamed in the future. And in the future, when every nation of Gentiles calls upon their god, some calling to the moon and some to the sun, they will not be answered because they are not real gods, and they will be ashamed, as it is said: "Let all the worshippers of graven images be ashamed." Then they will come before the Holy One, blessed be He, and He will say to them: "You have made the insignificant significant, and I make the significant insignificant, and I do not answer you because you did not come to Me first. If only you had come to Me first, I would have answered you, as it is said: 'They cried out, but there was no savior; to the Lord, but He did not answer them.' These are their gods, but they did not call out to the Lord." This is the Holy One, blessed be He, who does not answer them. Therefore, twice they shall be ashamed. Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said that in the future, the Holy One, blessed be He, will judge Israel and purify them, and give a crimson garment to the righteous to enter the Garden of Eden, and bring the wicked into Gehenna. Then He will take them out and bring them into the Garden of Eden, saying to them, "Behold, there is a place for the righteous and additional empty places." So that you will not say, "If we had repented, there would not have been any room for us in the Garden of Eden with the righteous." He will then take the righteous out of the Garden of Eden and bring them into Gehenna, saying to them, "Behold, there is a place for the wicked and additional empty places." So that you will not say, "If we were obligated, there would not have been any room for us in Gehenna." Rather, the wicked will inherit Gehenna for themselves and for you. As the verse says, "Instead of your shame you shall have double" (Isaiah 61:7). David said, "To whom does the shame belong? To the wicked," as it says, "Let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in the grave" (Psalm 31:18). Rav said, "Anyone who finds fault in it will not see the good in it," as it says, "How great is your goodness, which you have hidden away for those who fear you" (Psalm 31:20). Rabbi Abdimi from Haifa said that the Holy One, blessed be He, will make 310 worlds for every righteous person. As it says, "To grant an inheritance to those who love me" (Proverbs 8:21). The letters of "those who love me" (yesh b'gematriya) add up to 310. Rabbi Yitzchak ben Tardion said that the sword of the Holy One, blessed be He, has sixteen faces. As it says, "Join them one to another into one stick, and they shall become one in your hand" (Ezekiel 37:17). Just as the measure of punishment is minimal, so the measure of good is much greater. Rav Yudan said in the name of Rabbi Eliezer bar Avina that the Holy One, blessed be He, revealed the end to Jacob and to Daniel. To Jacob, as it says, "And Jacob called to his sons" (Genesis 49:1), and to Daniel, as it says, "And he said, 'Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end'" (Daniel 12:9). "And when it comes to revealing the end, what does it say? 'But you, Daniel, seal up the words and seal the book.' Rabbi Abba bar Kahana said: The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Israel, 'You have hidden the Torah and the commandments from Me in this world, and I will hide for you the same goodness that is prepared for the righteous in the future world,' as it says, 'How abundant is Your goodness that You have hidden away for those who fear You.' Rabbi Yudan said that the Holy One, blessed be He, said, 'You do according to your ability, and I will do according to My ability.' Rabbi Yonatan said, 'There are three pleasing languages: the Roman language for war, the Greek language for conversation, and the Assyrian language for prayer. Beware of mixing them up.' "