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Much discussion centers around the time period that King Antiochus 4th Epiphanes, [A4E] caused an abomination to be set up on the Temple Altar.
This happened soon after A4E conquered Judah and stripped anything valuable out of the Temple and forced the population to renounce Judaism and circumcision and to accept a Greek style of civilization.
Later; Judas Maccabee defeated A4E, cleansed and rededicated the Temple.
Antiochus died a horrible death. 2 Maccabees 9:5-10
Here is the dates that these things happened:
1 Maccabees 1:20-28 A4E conquers Judah and takes loot and slaves. 169 BC
2 Maccabees 5:1-26 graphically describes this conquest.
1 Maccabees 1:29-31 Two years later, 167 BC; A4E sent a Governor to enforce his edicts. He sacked and burned the city.
1 Maccabees 1:47-50 Sacrifices and offerings were forbidden.
1 Maccabees 1:54 The abomination set up in the Temple; 15th of Kislev 167 BC
1 Maccabees 4:52 The Temple rededicated and consecrated; 25th Kislev 164 BC
There is 3 years and 10 days, that the Temple was in a state of desecration.
365.24 X 3 = 1096 + 10 = a total period of 1106 days.
This time period doesn’t match with the 1150 days of Daniel 8:14.....2300 evening and morning sacrifices. Or with the 1260 days of Revelation.
But we see that it must have been just a short time between when the Governor came and destroyed Jerusalem, stopping the sacrifices and offering, to when he made the abomination on the Altar. 44 days would be about right.
So the total time the Temple was out of use was 1150 days.
The fulfilment of Daniel 8:14
The future Temple desecration will be 1260 days; 42 months as; Revelation 13:5-8
There WILL be a new Temple in Jerusalem, many Prophesies prove this.
This happened soon after A4E conquered Judah and stripped anything valuable out of the Temple and forced the population to renounce Judaism and circumcision and to accept a Greek style of civilization.
Later; Judas Maccabee defeated A4E, cleansed and rededicated the Temple.
Antiochus died a horrible death. 2 Maccabees 9:5-10
Here is the dates that these things happened:
1 Maccabees 1:20-28 A4E conquers Judah and takes loot and slaves. 169 BC
2 Maccabees 5:1-26 graphically describes this conquest.
1 Maccabees 1:29-31 Two years later, 167 BC; A4E sent a Governor to enforce his edicts. He sacked and burned the city.
1 Maccabees 1:47-50 Sacrifices and offerings were forbidden.
1 Maccabees 1:54 The abomination set up in the Temple; 15th of Kislev 167 BC
1 Maccabees 4:52 The Temple rededicated and consecrated; 25th Kislev 164 BC
There is 3 years and 10 days, that the Temple was in a state of desecration.
365.24 X 3 = 1096 + 10 = a total period of 1106 days.
This time period doesn’t match with the 1150 days of Daniel 8:14.....2300 evening and morning sacrifices. Or with the 1260 days of Revelation.
But we see that it must have been just a short time between when the Governor came and destroyed Jerusalem, stopping the sacrifices and offering, to when he made the abomination on the Altar. 44 days would be about right.
So the total time the Temple was out of use was 1150 days.
The fulfilment of Daniel 8:14
The future Temple desecration will be 1260 days; 42 months as; Revelation 13:5-8
There WILL be a new Temple in Jerusalem, many Prophesies prove this.