~~~ Prophetic Time ~~~
Days, Weeks, Months and Times:
  1. Days, weeks, months and times for the different prophecies listed below from line 2 to 17 amount to the same value.
  2. Many scholars of Bible prophecy believe one day of real time equates to one year of prophetic time. Numbers 14:34, Ezekiel 4:4-6
  3. Day prophecies: Revelation 11:3-11, Revelation 12:6
  4. Month prophecies: Revelation 9:5&10, Revelation 11:2, Revelation 13:5
  5. Time prophecies: Daniel 7:25, Daniel 12:7, Revelation 12:14
  6. 1260 days ≈ three and one half years = 1260 years.
  7. 42 months = three and one half years = 1260 years.
  8. Time, times and half a time (One time = one year) = three and one half years = 1260 years.
  9. If these time periods are all the same, why are they expressed in different terms?
    • Days for the two witnesses clothed in sackcloth: Revelation 11
    • Days and Times for the woman clothed with the sun (spiritual Israel): Revelation 12
    • Months for the Gentiles to trample on the holy city: Revelation 11
    • Months also for the beast that comes up from the sea: Revelation 13
    • Times for the little horn power to exercise its authority: Daniel 7
    • Times also for the unparalled time of distress which ends when God's people are delivered by Michael: Daniel 12
  10. Do all of these prophecies in relation to the different entities occur during the same period of time?
  11. The answer relies on determining if they have common starting or ending dates.
  12. Some of these prophecies are not fulfilled until some future time which leaves only the start date to be discovered.
    • The two witnesses time coincides with the Gentiles trampling on the holy city.
    • The time the woman is given refuge in the wilderness.
    • The time the little horn power of Daniel 7 and the first beast of Revelation 13 exercise their authority.
  13. The two witnesses prophecy and that for the woman suggest a starting date prior to 70 AD.
  14. The little horn power and the beast from the sea suggests a date after the fifth century AD.
  15. Both arise after the end of the Roman empire and its subsequent division represented by the ten horns.
  16. I have to conclude the time periods for all these entities listed above are not contemporary (i.e. not occurring at the same time).
  17. It is possible the 1260 days / years, however they are expressed, may have a different application that is not related literally or prophetically.
  1. Prophecies involving different time periods from those above:
    • The seven times prophecy of Nebuchadnezzar's dream: Daniel 4:16-32
    • The seventy 'sevens' (weeks) prophecy divided into three periods: Daniel 9:20-26
      1. Seven 'sevens'
      2. Sixty-two 'sevens'
      3. One 'seven'
    • The 2300 days prophecy. Daniel 8:14
    • The 1290 and 1335 days prophecy. Daniel 12:11-12
  2. Daniel is given the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream. Because of pride he was given the mind of an animal until seven times (years) passed by.
  3. The seventy weeks prophecy tells of the time from the proclamation allowing the Jewish exiles to return and rebuild Jerusalem to the second desolation of the city and sanctuary.
    • Proclamation issued by the king of Persia.
    • Seven weeks (49 years) given for the rebuilding.
    • Sixty two weeks (434 years) to the Anointed One, after which he is put to death.
    • One week (7 years) when the ruler that will come makes a "covenant with many" which he breaks mid-week and brings about the desolation foretold.
    • Some scholars say this period runs from 457 BC to 33 AD. However, the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple did not occur in that year.
  4. The 2300 days prophecy has its origin in Daniel's vision of the ram and the goat. During this long period a "fierce-looking king" arises. The 2300 days runs from the time of the desolation he causes until the restoration (cleansing) of the sanctuary.
  5. The 1290 and 1335 periods are connected with the time the sanctuary service is ended and the abomination that causes desolation begins.
  6. It is unclear if these times occur between the two events or the two events mark the beginning of the time periods.
  7. The abomination that causes desolation:
    • This event is mentioned four times in the book of Daniel. Daniel 8:13, Daniel 9:27, Daniel 11:31, Daniel 12:11
    • Some Bible scholars claim this event occurred during the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid king of the Hellenistic Syrian kingdom.
    • Antiochus attempted to hellenize the Seleucid province of Judea. He repressed the Jewish religion and all Jewish practices.
    • Around the year 167 BC he placed an idol of the Greek god Zeus in the Temple at Jerusalem and sacrificed to it.
    • However, three years later Judas Maccabeus led a revolt, conquered Judea, tore down the altar of Zeus and reconsecrated the Temple.
    • With this historical background I must conclude that this event doesn't meet the criteria in this prophecy.
    • Lastly, Jesus in the Gospel books of Matthew, Mark and Luke places this event in a future time. Matthew 24:15-16, Mark 13:14, Luke 21:20-22