King James Bible
"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."
God commands Daniel to preserve and protect the prophecy by sealing it, indicating these revelations are meant for a future generation rather than immediate fulfillment. In ancient practice, sealing a document authenticated its contents while restricting access until the appointed time. This phrase identifies when the sealed prophecies will become relevant and understood—during the end times or final period of human history. The temporal marker suggests that full comprehension of Daniel's visions requires historical distance and the unfolding of predicted events. The end times will be characterized by increased travel and exponential growth in human knowledge, possibly referring to both physical movement and intellectual searching for truth. Some interpreters see this as describing technological advancement, while others view it as intensified study of prophecy itself as the end approaches.