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Hello again my brothers and sisters in christ! I noticed many have the idea that the prophesy recorded in Daniel 12:11-12 is pointing to our present day or still, in the future. Sorry but the truth is, the answer is, no!
This prophesy recorded in Daniel 12:11-12 began fulfilling in the 145 year (167 B.C. to 164 B.C.) of the reign of the Greek empire. This happened when Antiochus IV Epiphanes went up against Israel during "the old world". In the beginning of that year, in Jerusalem, the evil king erected a statue of Zeus inside the Temple of God and sacrified a pig on the Altar on December 25, 167 B.C. in honor of the birth of "the sun god". (1 Maccabees 1:54-64)
This single act of desolation so incited the Jews that a preist called Mattathias along side with his sons started a revolt (The Maccabees Revolt) which ended in Jewish independence for the first time since 586 B.C. This end of evil foreign rule has been celebrated as the important Jewish festival of "Hanukkah", meaning "dedication" (of the sanctuary) from 167 B.C. until today.
The 1290 days in verse 11 which is about 3 years, 6 months and some days, and the 1335 days in verse 12 which is also 3 years but 7 months and some days, are both LITERAL DAYS, conveying the same messages. Although the 1335 days in verse 12 is a continuation of the 1290 days in verse 11. The both numbers were one but was given that way by the angel to enable the Jewish or the reader understand the events which marks the fulfillment periord of the prophesy.
Now begin counting from the year of the "Awful Horror" or "Abomination of Desolation", (Daniel 12:11), which was 167 B.C., the first fulfillment of the literal 1290 days, (which is 3yrs, 6mnths and some days), ended inside the year 164 B.C. (subtracting 3yrs, 6mnths and some days from 167 B.C., you arrive in the year 164 B.C.) This now marked the important day when the Jewish people reconsecrated and rededicated the Temple, which corresponed with the literal 1290 days of the angel, in Daniel 12:11. (1 Maccabees 4:52-53)
Now friends, i like you all to notice that in verse 11, the angel told Daniel: "and from the time (167 B.C.) that the daily sacrifice is taken away (that is, stoped), and the abomination of desolation (the statue of Seus) is set up (in God`s Temple), there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days" (Literal 1290 days =3yrs and 6mnths plus). Then in verse 12, the angel goes on to say: "blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days" (Literal 1335 days).
Understand that this literal 1335 days in verse 12 also includes the literal 1290 days in verse 11. In other words, a literal 45 days (1 month and some days) extension periord was added to the literal 1290 days by the angel to bring the number of the days to the literal 1335 days in verse 12. (1290 + 45 =1335). Like i said earlier on, these numbers were separated to provide a better understanding as to whom it involves and its time of occurrence.
The 45 days that was added to 1290 days to produced 1335 days (in 164 B. C.) marked the death of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, (the king who set up the "Awful Horror" or "Abomination of Desolation" in 167 B. C.) In other words, the angel wanted the Israelites to understand that for them to be completely free and blessed in respect of that judgement (Antiochus yoke), the evil Antiochus Epiphanes had to be taken away (death) forever and that was why the 45 days came to played with the 1290 days.
So, the 45 days which was added to the 1290 days was the one month and some days periord in which Antiochus died and this 45 days periord began from the end of the 1290 days periord (the day the Temple was rededicated) in 164 B.C. (1 Maccabees 6:16)
I hope this informations will make sense and also help us all decide or understand the other prohesies. Thanks and God bless you all.
This prophesy recorded in Daniel 12:11-12 began fulfilling in the 145 year (167 B.C. to 164 B.C.) of the reign of the Greek empire. This happened when Antiochus IV Epiphanes went up against Israel during "the old world". In the beginning of that year, in Jerusalem, the evil king erected a statue of Zeus inside the Temple of God and sacrified a pig on the Altar on December 25, 167 B.C. in honor of the birth of "the sun god". (1 Maccabees 1:54-64)
This single act of desolation so incited the Jews that a preist called Mattathias along side with his sons started a revolt (The Maccabees Revolt) which ended in Jewish independence for the first time since 586 B.C. This end of evil foreign rule has been celebrated as the important Jewish festival of "Hanukkah", meaning "dedication" (of the sanctuary) from 167 B.C. until today.
The 1290 days in verse 11 which is about 3 years, 6 months and some days, and the 1335 days in verse 12 which is also 3 years but 7 months and some days, are both LITERAL DAYS, conveying the same messages. Although the 1335 days in verse 12 is a continuation of the 1290 days in verse 11. The both numbers were one but was given that way by the angel to enable the Jewish or the reader understand the events which marks the fulfillment periord of the prophesy.
Now begin counting from the year of the "Awful Horror" or "Abomination of Desolation", (Daniel 12:11), which was 167 B.C., the first fulfillment of the literal 1290 days, (which is 3yrs, 6mnths and some days), ended inside the year 164 B.C. (subtracting 3yrs, 6mnths and some days from 167 B.C., you arrive in the year 164 B.C.) This now marked the important day when the Jewish people reconsecrated and rededicated the Temple, which corresponed with the literal 1290 days of the angel, in Daniel 12:11. (1 Maccabees 4:52-53)
Now friends, i like you all to notice that in verse 11, the angel told Daniel: "and from the time (167 B.C.) that the daily sacrifice is taken away (that is, stoped), and the abomination of desolation (the statue of Seus) is set up (in God`s Temple), there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days" (Literal 1290 days =3yrs and 6mnths plus). Then in verse 12, the angel goes on to say: "blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days" (Literal 1335 days).
Understand that this literal 1335 days in verse 12 also includes the literal 1290 days in verse 11. In other words, a literal 45 days (1 month and some days) extension periord was added to the literal 1290 days by the angel to bring the number of the days to the literal 1335 days in verse 12. (1290 + 45 =1335). Like i said earlier on, these numbers were separated to provide a better understanding as to whom it involves and its time of occurrence.
The 45 days that was added to 1290 days to produced 1335 days (in 164 B. C.) marked the death of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, (the king who set up the "Awful Horror" or "Abomination of Desolation" in 167 B. C.) In other words, the angel wanted the Israelites to understand that for them to be completely free and blessed in respect of that judgement (Antiochus yoke), the evil Antiochus Epiphanes had to be taken away (death) forever and that was why the 45 days came to played with the 1290 days.
So, the 45 days which was added to the 1290 days was the one month and some days periord in which Antiochus died and this 45 days periord began from the end of the 1290 days periord (the day the Temple was rededicated) in 164 B.C. (1 Maccabees 6:16)
I hope this informations will make sense and also help us all decide or understand the other prohesies. Thanks and God bless you all.