We must find how a Prophetic Time Unit (PTU) corresponds to a calendar year so we can determine on a calendar when to expect the prophesied áÌÀøÄéú (Dân•i•eil′ 9.26) at the 1290 PTUs mark (Dân•i•eil′ 12.11), when the 1335 PTUs mark will occur (Dân•i•eil′ 12.12) and when the end of this 70th Week—the ÷Åõ and the éåÉí of é--ä will occur (see chart).
Dân•i•eil′ 7.25 defines 3½ prophetic years to run from 70 C.E. until the changing of the æÄîÀðÄéï and the ãÈú are no longer in the éÈã of the "ðÈâÄéã" presaged by Narcissus—âÌåÉéÄí Christianity. (Restoration of Biblical times and custom were restored only with the reemergence of the modern Jewish State of éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì.) Dân•i•eil′ 12.7 also defines the closing of this window "when the ðÇôÌÅõ of the òÇí-÷ÉãÆùÑ shall have been completed." The completion of the ðÇôÌÅõ, viz., the äÄúÀëÌÇðÌÅñ, began in 1948 when éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì again became a nation and the ðÇôÌÅõ closed out and began to reverse. Perhaps 1967 is meant when éÀøåÌùÑÈìÇéÄí again came under Israeli control. The official annexation of éÀøåÌùÑÈìÇéÄí by éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì and the declaration of éÀøåÌùÑÈìÇéÄí as the capital of éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì in 1980 is also viable, as is the reassertion of Israeli control over Har ha-Bay′ it—which has not occurred in actual practice as of this writing (or update). Notice that, in all but the last case, the 3½ prophetic years correspond to a defined number of actual years on the calendar, and may be calculated using elementary algebra. (In the last case, the equation remains indeterminate—"sealed.")
Determining half of this ùÑÈáåÌòÇ in actual years is straightforward arithmetic (îåÉòÅã). Dân•i•eil′ 12.11 states 1260 PTUs equates to the period from 70 C.E. to the end of the ðÇôÌÅõ of the éÀäåÌãÄéí (Dân•i•eil′ 12.7). This ðÇôÌÅõ began in 70.05 C.E. and was reversed in 1948.05 with the establishment of the State of éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì, a finite period calculated by subtraction = 1878 years. We can then calculate the value in actual years of one PTU by dividing 1878 actual years by 1260 PTUs.
éÀäåÌãÄéí, Christians and Muslims alike have all assumed that the phrase æÆáÇç åÌîÄðÀçÈä in Dân•i•eil′ 9.27 must refer to sacrifices in the áÌÅéú äÇîÌÄ÷ãÈùÑ. Because there has been no áÌÅéú äÇîÌÄ÷ãÈùÑ and Miz•bei′ akh in the Christian era, their assumption requires the building of a Third áÌÅéú äÇîÌÄ÷ãÈùÑ in which the ðÈâÄéã may cause the æÆáÇç åÌîÄðÀçÈä to cease. Furthermore, based on this assumption, this evil ðÈâÄéã (whom Christians call the "antichrist"), since he is assumed to be officiating in a Third áÌÅéú äÇîÌÄ÷ãÈùÑ, must be a éÀäåÌãÄé—generating the misojudaic canard that the "antichrist" is a éÀäåÌãÄé (and his followers, of course, must also be éÀäåÌãÄéí; ergo, the sloppy generalization that éÀäåÌãÄéí are servants of the "antichrist").
Analysis of Dân•i•eil′ 27 demonstrates that the "sacrifices" cannot refer to the áÌÅéú äÇîÌÄ÷ãÈùÑ and, therefore, none of these assumptions about a Third áÌÅéú äÇîÌÄ÷ãÈùÑ are implied.
As Yәsha•yâh′ u 28 corroborates, these assumptions have been wrong. There is a prophecy of a áÌÅéú-úÌÀôÄìÌÈä for all òÇîÌÄéí (Yәsha•yâh′ u 56.7) and a prophecy of Yәkhëz•qeil′ 's spiritual áÌÅéú äÇîÌÄ÷ãÈùÑ (the dimensions of which wouldn't even fit on Har ha-Bay′ it); but no prophecy of a physical Third áÌÅéú äÇîÌÄ÷ãÈùÑ.
Dân•i•eil′ 9.27 is a key verse that must be translated and understood precisely before the prophecy can be decoded.
There is a general consensus among commentators in both Judaism and Christianity that the base event, which we will call Event A, refers to the destruction of éÀøåÌùÑÈìÇéÄí and the áÌÅéú äÇîÌÄ÷ãÈùÑ äÇùÑÅðÄé by the Romans in 70 C.E. Thus, we define Event A as 70 C.E. and our first equation is
1. A = 70 C.E.
In the úÌåÉøÈä community of the first century C.E., the first half of Dân•i•eil′ 's "70th Week" is characterized by the subjugation of áÌÀðÅé-éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì to the éÈã of the ðÈâÄéã; i.e., subjugation of áÌÀðÅé-éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì to gentile rule—which Christians call the "Age of the Gentiles." The reemergence of éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì as a nation heralded the conclusion of the subjugation of áÌÀðÅé-éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì to gentile rule; the conclusion of the "Age of the Gentiles."
(A priori, it should be noted that, subsequent to 1948, we find ourselves in the latter half—also 1260 éÈîÄéí—of the "70th Week.")
Accordingly, let Y be the unknown duration from event A, marking the beginning of the first 1260 éÈîÄéí to event B, concluding the first half of this "70th Week."
The time period from event A to event B, then, is 1260Y; where Y is an unknown constant. Then
2.(B – A) = 1260Y and, alternately, 1260Y = (B – A).
We now designate C to be the timepoint of the äÄâÀáÌÄéø âÌÆáÆø of the áÌÀøÄéú, which marks the end of 1290 "éÈîÄéí" (Dân•i•eil′ 12.11). The 1290 "éÈîÄéí" time period from event A to event C = 1290Y, yielding
3. 1290Y = (C—A)
Now, if we only knew Y we would know the approximate year that this evil áÌÀøÄéú would be breached, identifying the breacher.
According to Dân•i•eil′ 12.7, event B is the reversal of the "ðÇôÌÅõ of the òÇí-÷ÉãÆùÑ" which was reversed with the re-emergence of éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì as a nation in 1948. This implies
4. (B – A) = 1948 C.E. – 70 C.E.
5.Therefore, (B – A) = 1878 actual years.
Substituting 1878 from equation 5 for (B – A) in equation 2 yields
6. 1260Y = 1878 actual years.
7.Therefore, Y = 1.4905 actual years
The traditional interpretation has been of a áÌÀøÄéú to restore sacrifices and offerings marking the beginning of the 70th Week, a áÌÀøÄéú that is broken after 3½ years. While 1260 PTUs corresponded to the period from 70 C.E. to 1948, 1290 PTUs was traditionally assumed to point to the ÷Åõ.
Rather, however, the äÄâÀáÌÄéø of this áÌÀøÄéú, during the "Seventieth Week of Dân•i•eil′ ," divides the 70th Week into its two halves.
The cessation of æÆáÇç åÌîÄðÀçÈä refers to the breach of contract concluding of the first half of the 70th Week, not the breaking of a áÌÀøÄéú governing sacrifices and offerings in a rebuilt áÌÅéú äÇîÌÄ÷ãÈùÑ.
According to the prophecies, a áÌÅéú-úÌÀôÄìÌÈä for all òÇîÌÄéí (Yәsha•yâh′ u 56.7) (not a ethereal áÌÅéú äÇîÌÄ÷ãÈùÑ like that of Yәkhëz•qeil′ ) will be built only at a much later time and after an eternal peace has been established.
This first half is straightforwardly corroborated as the period from 70 C.E. to 1948 in Dân•i•eil′ 12.7. During the second half, "that which has been decreed shall be poured out on the ùÑÉîÅí (òÈí of the ðÈâÄéã äÄâÀáÌÄéø âÌÆáÆø)" (Dân•i•eil′ 9.27)—"until the òÅú." The äÄâÀáÌÄéø of the áÌÀøÄéú occurs in the middle of this 70th Week, signaling the beginning of the second half of the week. This midpoint of the 70th Week I have designated as event C.
The äÄâÀáÌÄéø âÌÆáÆø of the áÌÀøÄéú is the offspring Displacement Theology spawned by the Roman Empire and Christianity. According to Israeli polls, then, the majority of Israeli éÀäåÌãÄéí, in agreeing to one of these áÌÀøÄéú, may be making an historic and democratic decision unparalleled since the Golden Calf-mask.
The time from event A to event C, in other words C – A, is given as 1290Y from the earlier equation 3.
Substituting for Y from equation 7 back into equation 3 yields
8. 1290 * 1.4905 = (C – A)
Substituting 70 C.E. from equation 1 for A yields
9. 1290 * 1.4905 = C – 70 C.E.
10. 1923 = C – 70 C.E.
Solving for C, the äÄâÀáÌÄéø of the áÌÀøÄéú predicted by Dân•i•eil′ is then calculated to occur:
11. C = 1993 C.E.
Which event is used as event B affects the calculation of C. Experiments will demonstrate that many of the potential candidates for event B have only a marginal effect upon the calculation of C. The ÷Åõ and éåÉí é--ä, is not fixable from this data with discrete precision. Yet, a general window can be framed about the expected time of Event C, the midpoint of the 70th Week. Interpreting Event B alternately generates other calculations (see Table) that vary quite widely, from about 1992 through 3916 C.E. Since the methodology makes no pretense toward great precision the small difference in conversion back and forth from secular to Judaic calendars serves no practical purpose. The following examples demonstrate the variability built into these calculations:
The òÅú of the ÷Åõ (Dân•i•eil′ 12.4) is a window beginning of the 1290 PTUs midpoint of the 70th Week (Dân•i•eil′ 12.11), "from the òÅú of the removal of äÇúÌÈîÄéã and äÇùÑÄ÷ÀåÌõ îÀùÑÉîÅí was permitted," in 70 C.E.
1290 PTUs x 1.4905 actual years ≅ 1923 years from 70 C.E.—1993. This defines 1993 as the beginning—marked by the making of a prophesied áÌÀøÄéú—of the "òÅú of the ÷Åõ."
To keep things difficult, 1993 was the year in which éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì signed two major áÌÀøÄéúåÉú: the Israeli-PLO peace áÌÀøÄéú (accord) and the áÌÀøÄéú with the Vatican establishing Israeli-Vatican relations.
If event B is defined as | Which Occurred In | Then C = |
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Re-emergence of áÌÀðÅé-éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì | 1948 | ca. 1993 |
Return to éÀøåÌùÑÈìÇéÄí | 1967 | ca. 2012 |
Annexation of éÀøåÌùÑÈìÇéÄí | 1980 | ca. 2025 |
Re-emergence of ðÀöÈøÄéí | 1984 | ca. 2029 |
Re-emergence of ðÀöÈøÄéí in Israel | 1985 | ca. 2030 |
Israeli sovereign-control over Har ha-Bay′ it | Still Future | Still Sealed |
Building of physical áÌÅéú äÇîÌÄ÷ãÈùÑ äÇùÑÀìÄéùÑÄé | Undetermined | Still Sealed |