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2300 Day Prophecy
- Scripture Text - Rev 14:9 - 11
- 9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice,
If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his
forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up forever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. - Objective
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To note the accuracy of this time prophecy, and to identify the prediction of Adventism
Beginning of the 2300 day prophecy
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Daniel 9:24
states that "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city". What three things were the seventy weeks given for?
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- In the same verse, what three things were to happen at the end of the 70 weeks? vs. 24
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- What was to mark the beginning of the seventy weeks?
Dan. 9: 25
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- When was the commandment to restore Jerusalem given?
Ezra 6:14
;
7:1, 9
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- Historically we know that Artaxerxes, according to Strong Hebrew Concordance H783 (Artachshasta), is a title rather than a name
- Artaxerxes was a Persian King (in the time of the Medes and Persians)
- Ruled between 486-465 B.C.
- Also known as Ahasuerus, and Xerxes
- In this prophecy of Daniel (chap. 8; 9) are the times given, literal?
Num. 14:34
;
Ezek. 4:5, 6
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- What is the single reference of
Dan. 8:14
,
Dan. 9:24-26
,
Num. 14:34
, and
Ezek 4:6
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- There are 7 days in 1 week, or 49 days in 7 weeks. The temple was finished in 408 BC, taking 49 years to rebuild it. Hence it appears that 49 days and 49 years are synonymous, or
- each day for a year
- Using what we know from the bible [Dan.; Num. 14:34 ; Ezek. 4:6 ] about each day for a year, what would be the total year for the seventy weeks of Daniel 9:24 ?
- 70 weeks - There are 7 days in one week;
- to find the number of days 7 days is to be multiplied by the 70 weeks to get the total number of days [years].
- Further, because one day is one year [ Ezek. 4:6 ], the total is 490 years.
- From the beginning point (command to rebuild Jerusalem) to anoint the Most Holy… "the Messiah the Prince shall be" how many literal years? Dan. 9: 25
- 7 weeks;
- 7 days in each week;
- there are 49 days in seven weeks,
- 3 score (1 score is 20) = 60 weeks;
- there are 420 days in 60 weeks;
- 2 weeks
- there are 14 days in 2 weeks
- Adding the totals from a., b., and c. above, there are 483 years from the command to rebuild Jerusalem unto the anointing of the Messiah
- Letters a., b., and c. equal 69 weeks; there are 483 days in 69 weeks. Each day for a year determines it to be 483 years.
- Which other prophet in the bible, told of Jesus' first advent inculding the place of His birth? Micah 5:2
- 6. 490 years
- 7. 483 years
- a. 7 days (1 week) * 07 weeks = 49 days
- c. 7 days (1 week) * 02 weeks = 014 days Remember: Score - multiple of; sixty [Strong's H8346]
- 8. Micah
- 3. What was prophesied to happen when Messiah is cut off? vs. 27 Note: Christ was the foundation and antitype of the whole Jewish economy of sacrifices, ceremonies, feasts, and etc. All these symbols or types pointed, as a shadow, to Christ. When He was crucified in 31 AD or "cut off" in the midst of the last week-- 3 1/2 years after He had begun His gospel ministry--type met antitype. Thus Christ caused the sacrifice, oblation, feasts, and all the other types in the Jewish economy to cease to be literally kept and performed. These ceremonies and types were given to point forward to Christ as being the Messiah. But since Christ has already come, and type has met antitype, these types would only possess spiritual significance, and not the command to be literally kept; they would continue pointing to Christ, but would not bear the penalty of sin if not literally kept. And any today who advocate that God's people must literally resume keeping any of the Jewish economy's types, are actually denying that Christ is the Messiah, the antitype of all in the Jewish economy! Christ realized He was the antitype of the Jewish feasts, etc., and hence, during His ministry, He did not keep many of the feasts (see Desire of Ages, p 450); yet Christ was not a commandment breaker--He was "without sin" ( Hebrews 4:15 ). "Christ was the foundation of the whole Jewish economy, which was a symbol prescribed in type for the religious faith and obedience of all people" Manuscript 130, November 27, 1901 (Manuscript Release #499, p 1). "We have yet to learn that the whole Jewish economy is a compacted prophecy of the gospel. It is the gospel in figures..." Manuscript 130, November 23, 1897 (Manuscript Release #313, p 1). "They (Jews) did not realize that type met antitype in the death of Jesus Christ....they could not see the perfect fulfillment of the Jewish economy, instituted and established by Christ and pointing to Him as the substance" Fundamentals of Christian Education, p 398.
Note: "Seventy weeks (490 days/years) are determined..." "Determined" translates "cut off" (Strong's Concordance #2852, and this is the only time this word is used), so 70 weeks are cut off, but from what? It would have to be cut off from a larger time prophecy found in the Bible--or the 2300 day/year prophecy found in Daniel 8:13-14 : "Unto 2300 days (years), then shall the sanctuary be cleansed." Further we know that Gabriel explained Daniel's dream to him in chapter 8 but did get to explain Dan. 8:14 , because Daniel fainted [ Dan. 8:27 ]. Gabriel is commanded to return to Daniel to continue explain the dream to him.
Note: Jesus Christ was anointed with the oil of joy or gladness ( Isaiah 61:1-3 ; Psalms 45:7 ; Luke 4:18-21 ) which symbolized the Holy Spirit anointing Jesus ( Matthew 3:13-17 ) to preach the good news of the gospel of grace, enabling us to unite with divinity and become free from committing all sins.
In A.D. 27, Jesus at His baptism received the anointing of the Holy Spirit and soon afterward began His ministry. Then the message was proclaimed, "The time is fulfilled." Mark 1:15 . {PK 698.1}
b. 7 days (1 week) * 69 weeks = 420 days