THE prophecy of Daniel was to be sealed until the time of the end. In the time of the end it is to be made known. But even then it can be understood by only those who are true to God. The wicked shall not understand, but the wise shall understand. Only those who have passed through a certain experience can ever understand the prophecies of Daniel, but all who will be saved will have an understanding of this book. Christ himself, in speaking of the end of time, referred His followers to the book of Daniel.
Daniel's experience as related in the tenth chapter is explained by Isaiah's experience. See Isaiah 6. He was touched by a coal from off the altar. It signified that he had been given a message. Daniel represents God's people living in the last days. Their lips are to be touched, and they are to speak forth the message with power. There may not be many who carry this message, but God is independent of numbers. In the days of Daniel, he warned the whole world through four individuals. Daniel and his companions represent those who, in the present generation, will thus be touched by the coal from off the altar.
God has a place for every man to work. Our great anxiety should be, not, How shall I get into that place? but, How can I get the truth in my soul? When the message has been received, the messenger will easily find the place that God would have him occupy. Let us remember the man who, in David's time, ran without a message. He had nothing to say. Let us get the message, and then run with it.