The purpose of this thread is to discover what would happen if all of Daniel's 'days' prophecies were consistently interpreted using the Day/Year Principle:
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This would include prophecies regarding the Two Witnesses found in the Book of Revelation. In other words, they prophecy for 1260 years.
Here is a condensed list of the various 'days' we find as well as their corresponding 'years':
- Revelation 11:11 - Three days and an half = 3-1/2 years
- Daniel 7:25 - A time and times and the dividing of time = 1260 years
- Daniel 12:7 - A time, times, and an half = 1260 years
- Revelation 11:2 - Forty and two months = 1260 years
- Revelation 13:5 - Forty and two months = 1260 years
- Revelation 11:3 - A thousand two hundred and threescore days = 1260 years
- Revelation 12:6 - A thousand two hundred and threescore days = 1260 years
- Revelation 12:14 - A time, and times, and half a time = 1260 years
- Daniel 12:11 - A thousand two hundred and ninety days = 1290 years
- Daniel 8:14 - Two thousand and three hundred days = 2300 years
We will start with the longest one, the 2300 days:
One of the most important aspects of interpreting these days/years correctly is to accurately determine either the starting point or the end point. For example, some assumed that the beginning of the 2300 days started around the time when the prophecy was first announced. This pushed the end date to the year 1844. Unfortunately, this ended up causing something called "The Great Disappointment".
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What if we assumed that the Sanctuary being cleansed happened during the Crucifixion? This is a belief held by some. That would mean that the starting point would be 2300 years BCE. According to many scholars, 2300 years before Jesus would fit perfectly with the Flood of Noah.
This is a fascinating correlation. We will go with this for now. What about 1260 days/years? We turn to Revelation to get us started:
The 'wilderness' may be a reference to the wilderness that the Israelites fled to during the time of Moses. If we assume a 'late date' Exodus, i.e. 1260 BCE, this would put the end date at the birth of Jesus. So far, everything points to Jesus.
What about the Two Witnesses?
Many scholars agree that the Two Witnesses are symbolic of the Law and Prophets. Once again, we see that 1260 years fits perfectly from Moses to John the Baptist. This is another perfect match.
What about the 3-1/2 days that the Two Witnesses were dead?
John the Baptist, the last of the Two Witnesses, was killed around the time Jesus began his ministry.
3-1/2 years later, in the middle of the 70th week of Daniel, the Two Witnesses are raised during the Crucifixion. A great earthquake occurred:
The Two Witnesses came to life. Once again, everything matches with precise timing. Moreover, it all points to Jesus. Amen?
So far, what we see is that the 1260 days begins around the Exodus and ends with the birth of Jesus. Thirty years later, at 1290 in the timeline, Jesus begins his ministry:
This means that the Abomination of Desolation was being set up at that time:
Now we know with absolute clarity when this even occurred.
The Abomination of Desolation was the Crucifixion.
That leaves us with the 1335 years date, again starting at Exodus:
We all know what happened approximately 45 years after the Abomination of Desolation was set up...
Blessed were those that 'saw', i.e., understood the 1335 days prophecy and were able to leave and rebuild their lives before the destruction of 70AD.
Summary:
- 2300 BCE to the Crucifixion = Daniel's 2300 Days
- 1260 BCE to the birth of Jesus = Daniel's 1260 Days
- 1260 BCE to the beginning of the ministry of Jesus = Daniel's 1290 Days (30 years later)
- 1260 BCE to the destruction of the final temple = Daniel's 1335 Days (45 years later)
Once again, all dates point to Jesus as it should. Here are some graphics to help illustrate the timelines:
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