Part 1- The 2300 days
The point of this study is to examine the prophetic time frame of the 2300 days in Daniel 8:13-14 and the 1290 days in Daniel 12:11. In so doing, it will show when and how that time period took place historically, of which stems from the chronological outline of the events involving the "little horn" Antiochus Epiphanes lV (AE-4).
It was he who raged against israel, as prophesied in Daniel chapters 8, 11 and 12, and shown to be fulfilled by the historical account, as recorded in the book of 1 Maccabees.
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In Daniel 8:19, there is a terrible misunderstanding of when "the end" shall be. Many assume that "the end" being spoken of there, by Gabriel, is for the future, as being beyond our year of 2019, when in reality, it is speaking to " the last end of the indignation", that was to take place against Israel.
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The vision is specifically "appointed" for the end of the indignation against Israel, and NOT the end of "time" itself.
Please discern and digest that.
Dan. 8
[ 19 ] And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
Q. The end of what, shall the end be?
A. The end of the last end of the indignation against Israel.
Q. What was appointed?
A. The time of the 2300 days.
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The focus is on the event of the taking away of the daily sacrifice and when the AoD is set up.
That time is found to be of the 1290 day prophecy, which is within the prophecy of the 2300 days.
(2300-1290=1010 days) or 6.38-3.58=2.8 years.
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So then, apart from the 1290, there are 1010 days (2.8) years of activity, that are not involved with the taking away of the daily sacrifice and the AoD committed by AE-4.
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Some details to remember:
1. The 2300 day prophecy equals to (6.38 years)
2. The 1290 day prophecy equals to (3.58 years), aka "a time, times and a half time", and is within the 2300 day prophecy, and not separate of it.
3. The blessing that was to be received by them, who wait and come to the 1335 days, is an additional 45 more days to the 1290 (1335), which is also inclusive of the 2300 days.
4. The 1290 is only about the time span of the event, concerning when the daily sacrifice was taken away, and when the AoD be set up.
5. An "host" is a literal army of men, and not anything of the angelic realm. No mortal man is able to cast angels to the ground and trample (kill) them.
6. Casleu is the 9th month of the Jewish calendar (our Nov.-Dec.)
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Now, in order to establish the 1290 day prophecy, we must fully understand the 2300 day prophecy, because the 1290 prophecy nests succinctly within it, and is not separate from it
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The 2300 day prophecy:
Dan. 8
[ 8 ] Therefore the he goat (Alex the Great) waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
[ 9 ] And out of one of them (four horns) came forth a little horn (Antiochus Epiphanes lV), which waxed (desired to) exceeding (be beyond) great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land (Israel).
[ 10 ] And it (the little horn-AE-4) waxed great, even to the host of heaven (the army of Israel); and it cast down (killed) some of the host (army) and of the stars (co-commanders) to the ground, and stamped upon them.
[ 11 ] Yea, he (AE-4) magnified himself even to the prince of the host (Judas Maccabeus), and by him (AE-4) the daily sacrifice was taken way, and the place of his sanctuary (the Temple) was cast down (desolated).
[ 12 ] And an host (army) was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression and it cast down the truth (Israel and the Law) to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
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[ 13 ] Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, **How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation,
to give both the sanctuary (temple) and the host (army of Israel) to be trodden under foot?
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[ 14 ] And he said unto me, **[the vision shall be] Unto two thousand and three hundred [2300] days [to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled under foot];
THEN shall the sanctuary (temple) be cleansed (restored).
> Iows, the vision itself will be 2300 days long, but within it, shall be established the 1290 prophecy.
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Since we know that the 2300 days end when the sanctuary/temple shall be restored, can we know when the 2300 days began?
Yes! When both the host and the sanctuary begin to be trodden under foot by AE-4
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Dan. 8 [ 22 ] Now that being broken (Alex TG), whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation (Greece), but not in his power.
[ 23 ] And in the latter time of their kingdom (the 3rd Beast), when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up (AE-4).
[ 24 ] And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people (Israel).
[ 25 ] And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes (Judas Maccabeus); but he (AE-4) shall be broken (die) without hand (human intervention).
AE-4 died in the year 169
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[ 26 ] And the vision of the evening (end) and the morning (beginning) which was told, is true:
wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days (to when AE-4 comes to power).
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Establishing when AE-4 began his "trampling":
> The beginning (morning) of the 2300 days is
When the "host of Heaven" (army of Israel) and the sanctuary are first trodden under foot in the year of 143 BC., by AE-4
Establishing when Judas Maccabeus restored the Temple:
The end (evening) of the 2300 day prophecy,
Is when the sanctuary was restored in the 9th month of the 148th year. (6.38 years)
2B Cont'd Part Two
The point of this study is to examine the prophetic time frame of the 2300 days in Daniel 8:13-14 and the 1290 days in Daniel 12:11. In so doing, it will show when and how that time period took place historically, of which stems from the chronological outline of the events involving the "little horn" Antiochus Epiphanes lV (AE-4).
It was he who raged against israel, as prophesied in Daniel chapters 8, 11 and 12, and shown to be fulfilled by the historical account, as recorded in the book of 1 Maccabees.
.
In Daniel 8:19, there is a terrible misunderstanding of when "the end" shall be. Many assume that "the end" being spoken of there, by Gabriel, is for the future, as being beyond our year of 2019, when in reality, it is speaking to " the last end of the indignation", that was to take place against Israel.
.
The vision is specifically "appointed" for the end of the indignation against Israel, and NOT the end of "time" itself.
Please discern and digest that.
Dan. 8
[ 19 ] And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
Q. The end of what, shall the end be?
A. The end of the last end of the indignation against Israel.
Q. What was appointed?
A. The time of the 2300 days.
.
The focus is on the event of the taking away of the daily sacrifice and when the AoD is set up.
That time is found to be of the 1290 day prophecy, which is within the prophecy of the 2300 days.
(2300-1290=1010 days) or 6.38-3.58=2.8 years.
.
So then, apart from the 1290, there are 1010 days (2.8) years of activity, that are not involved with the taking away of the daily sacrifice and the AoD committed by AE-4.
.
Some details to remember:
1. The 2300 day prophecy equals to (6.38 years)
2. The 1290 day prophecy equals to (3.58 years), aka "a time, times and a half time", and is within the 2300 day prophecy, and not separate of it.
3. The blessing that was to be received by them, who wait and come to the 1335 days, is an additional 45 more days to the 1290 (1335), which is also inclusive of the 2300 days.
4. The 1290 is only about the time span of the event, concerning when the daily sacrifice was taken away, and when the AoD be set up.
5. An "host" is a literal army of men, and not anything of the angelic realm. No mortal man is able to cast angels to the ground and trample (kill) them.
6. Casleu is the 9th month of the Jewish calendar (our Nov.-Dec.)
.
Now, in order to establish the 1290 day prophecy, we must fully understand the 2300 day prophecy, because the 1290 prophecy nests succinctly within it, and is not separate from it
.
The 2300 day prophecy:
Dan. 8
[ 8 ] Therefore the he goat (Alex the Great) waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
[ 9 ] And out of one of them (four horns) came forth a little horn (Antiochus Epiphanes lV), which waxed (desired to) exceeding (be beyond) great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land (Israel).
[ 10 ] And it (the little horn-AE-4) waxed great, even to the host of heaven (the army of Israel); and it cast down (killed) some of the host (army) and of the stars (co-commanders) to the ground, and stamped upon them.
[ 11 ] Yea, he (AE-4) magnified himself even to the prince of the host (Judas Maccabeus), and by him (AE-4) the daily sacrifice was taken way, and the place of his sanctuary (the Temple) was cast down (desolated).
[ 12 ] And an host (army) was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression and it cast down the truth (Israel and the Law) to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
.
[ 13 ] Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, **How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation,
to give both the sanctuary (temple) and the host (army of Israel) to be trodden under foot?
.
[ 14 ] And he said unto me, **[the vision shall be] Unto two thousand and three hundred [2300] days [to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled under foot];
THEN shall the sanctuary (temple) be cleansed (restored).
> Iows, the vision itself will be 2300 days long, but within it, shall be established the 1290 prophecy.
.
Since we know that the 2300 days end when the sanctuary/temple shall be restored, can we know when the 2300 days began?
Yes! When both the host and the sanctuary begin to be trodden under foot by AE-4
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Dan. 8 [ 22 ] Now that being broken (Alex TG), whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation (Greece), but not in his power.
[ 23 ] And in the latter time of their kingdom (the 3rd Beast), when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up (AE-4).
[ 24 ] And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people (Israel).
[ 25 ] And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes (Judas Maccabeus); but he (AE-4) shall be broken (die) without hand (human intervention).
AE-4 died in the year 169
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[ 26 ] And the vision of the evening (end) and the morning (beginning) which was told, is true:
wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days (to when AE-4 comes to power).
.
Establishing when AE-4 began his "trampling":
> The beginning (morning) of the 2300 days is
When the "host of Heaven" (army of Israel) and the sanctuary are first trodden under foot in the year of 143 BC., by AE-4
Establishing when Judas Maccabeus restored the Temple:
The end (evening) of the 2300 day prophecy,
Is when the sanctuary was restored in the 9th month of the 148th year. (6.38 years)
2B Cont'd Part Two