Exactly! Now let's go back a bit and look at when two specific prophets were placed in time and why. The first, Hosea. When Israel was about to fall to the Assyrians 725-721 B.C., God commanded Hosea to prophesying to the northern kingdom what their future would be after they were dispersed into Gentile lands, specifically into the Caucasus Mountains region. His prophecy continues to be fulfilled unto this day.
The second, Daniel, Was placed when he was for exactly the same reason. The Jews were taken captive to Babylon in 606 B.C. where they remained in captivity for 70 years just as Jeremiah had prophesied, until 536 B.C. But Daniel is split in two, so he has a dual message: Chapters 2 through 7 are about the four major Gentile empires (and their descendents) who will have dominion over the holy land during "the time of the Gentiles." Chapters 8 through 12 are to the Jews, and about their coming Messiah and their future during that same "time of the Gentiles."
But both halfs are chiasms, a well-known and universally accepted Hebrew poetic form that's the key to properly interpreting both Daniel and Revelation.
So what is a chiasm?
