Segment 6
– Daniel 9 –
“God’s Timing Is So
Perfect”
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At the end of Segment
1, I wrote that a person needs to
have a working knowledge of four
rules before all of the pieces in
both Daniel and Revelation will come
together and align harmoniously.
Misplacing 2.3 millennia (2,300
years), or even 2,300 days, can
create problems that cannot be solved
later on. This point can be
demonstrated in our study on
Antiochus IV. If we follow valid
rules, the sum of all the prophetic
parts will produce one harmonious
truth. The most compelling reason for
interpreting the 2,300 days as 2,300
years and beginning this time-period
with the seventy week of Daniel 9 is
the harmony that it produces. Of
course, it takes awhile to discover
and understand this harmony because
there is no substitute for knowledge
and understanding. Carefully read the
following statements and refer to
Chart 6.11 to see if you can identify
the timing of each statement:
A.
(Find 457 B.C in the Daniel 9
row.) The decree of Artaxerxes in 457
B.C. marks the beginning of the
seventy weeks. Notice that this event
begins during the time of the ram,
which was discussed in Daniel 8.
B.
(Find 457 B.C. in the Daniel 8 row.)
If the 2,300 days of Daniel 8:14 are
interpreted as 2,300 years, the
seventy weeks can be “cut
off” from the larger time
period. Even though the Bible does
not explicitly say the seventy weeks
are cut off from the beginning of the
2,300 years, the matrix resolves this
question. Daniel viewed the cleansing
of Heaven’s temple. (Daniel
7:9,10) We know this event has to
occur after 1798, when the
ancient of days took His seat. Even
though we have not examined the seven
seals of Revelation, the opening of
the third seal harmoniously aligns
with 1844. The 2,300 years began in
the Spring of 457 B.C. and they
terminated in the Spring of 1844.
Jesus began cleansing Heaven’s
temple in the Spring of 1844.
C.
(Find the end of the seventy weeks in
the Daniel 9 row.) The public
ministry of Jesus (A.D. 27-30)
affirms the location of the
seventieth week and the accuracy of
the 457 B.C. decree. According to
Daniel 9, Jesus died in the middle of
the seventieth week. The synchrony of
the Sun and moon, and the presence of
two different calendars in Israel
harmoniously align, and altogether
they confirm the date of His death,
April 7, A.D. 30. The certainty of
457 B.C. as a starting date for the
seventy weeks also insures the
certainty of the termination of the
2,300 years in 1844.
D.
(Locate 1798 in the Daniel 7 row.)
The little horn of Daniel 7
persecuted the saints for 1,260
years. As predicted, the persecution
of the saints ended in 1798 because
the Ancient of Days issued a judgment
(a restraining order) on behalf of
the saints from His throne in Heaven.
(Daniel 7:21,22) This event in Heaven
is directly linked with the fall of
the papacy on Earth. Generals Waller
and Berthier captured the pope and
placed him in exile in February 1798.
At that time, the Roman Catholic
Church’s control over Europe was
almost fatally wounded. (Daniel 7:26)
Since the signing of the Lateran
treaty on February 11, 1929, this
fatal wound has been healing.
(Revelation 13:1-3)
E.
(Find 1798 in the Daniel 7 row.)
Jesus was found worthy to receive
Earth as His kingdom in 1798. (Daniel
7:13,14)
F.
(Find 1798 in the Revelation 6 row.)
Even though the seven seals of
Revelation have not been examined,
the following statement is presented
to help you see an ever-widening
matrix. In Revelation 4-6, Jesus was
found worthy to receive the book
sealed with seven seals in 1798.
Jesus began opening the seals. He
opened the third seal in 1844. As a
result, people on Earth came to
understand the cleansing of
Heaven’s temple. Christ’s
judgment bar has been underway since
1844. (2 Corinthians 5:10)
G.
(Find 1844 in the Daniel 8 row.) At
the end of the 2,300 years, in the
spring of 1844, Jesus began going
through the books of record and
passing judgment on those who have
died. Jesus is judging the dead to
see who will live in His kingdom. If
a person is found to be rebellious,
Jesus assigns the guilt of the sinner
upon his own head. If a person is
found to be submissive to the Holy
Spirit, the sinner’s guilt is
assigned to Lucifer, the scapegoat.
Ultimately, Heaven’s temple will
be cleansed of sin when the seventh
trumpet of Revelation 11 sounds.
(Revelation 15:7,8)
H.
(Find 1844 in the Revelation 6 row.)
The world’s inhabitants began to
hear about the cleansing of
Heaven’s temple because the
third seal was opened in 1844. The
fourth seal will open soon. It will
happen suddenly and unexpectedly.
When it does, the Great Tribulation
and the judgment of the living
begins.
Summary
This segment has
covered many issues. Although this
has been an involved study, hopefully
you can see how the seventy weeks of
Daniel 9 and the 2,300 years of
Daniel 8 have been fulfilled.
God’s timing is perfect. Because
of God’s generous grace to
Israel (the offer of Plan B), the
seventy weeks were “cut
off” from the 2,300 years. God
was willing to abort all of the
visions given to Daniel if Israel
would cooperate with Him.
Unfortunately, Israel did not
cooperate with God and the
“rebuilt” Jerusalem and
temple were totally destroyed in A.D.
70. We could say that “Plan
C” is now underway, and in the
Spring of 1844, the cleansing process
of Heaven’s temple began. This
means that Jesus is currently going
through the Books of Record to
determine who will live in His coming
kingdom. Very soon, Jesus will turn
His attention to judging the living
in a sequence of events known as the
Great Tribulation.
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