But as the Days of Noah Were - Part II

In my last article, I explained that the English word "week" is translated from the Hebrew word (transliteration) "shabua," which means a period of seven days or years. Six times in Daniel 9:24-27, the word "shabua" is used. This is the Hebrew word Moses used in Genesis 29:27 (regarding the time that Jacob would work for Laban for Rachel to be his wife), in reference to seven years on the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, which can be for either 2540 or 2569 days. I believe the one "week" (the 70th week) of Daniel 9:27 shall be for 2569 days.

"And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate" (Daniel 9:27).

In this article, I want to concentrate on the timing of the last 3.5 years (time, times, and half a time) of Daniel's 70 weeks prophecy, otherwise known as the Great Tribulation as mentioned by Jesus in Matthew 24:21. As I mentioned in part I, I believe Daniel 12:11 refers to the duration between the "in the midst of the week" of Daniel 9:27 and the end of the "week." In other words, according to Daniel 12:11, the 3.5-year Great Tribulation will last for 1290 days, not 1260 days (as mentioned in Revelation 12:6), as many Bible scholars teach. 

In the prophecy of Daniel 12 (concerning the time of the end), the two heavenly messengers are conversing, and one asks the other, "How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?" The head messenger (most likely the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ, known as the Angel/Messenger of the LORD) replied, "It shall be for a time, times, and a half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished" (Daniel 12:7). The 1290 days of Daniel 12:11 are the exact number of days of the "time, times, and a half " (or 3.5 years) of the earlier verse of Daniel 12:7. 

In this second part of this article, I specifically want to examine the timing for the 1260 days of Revelation 12:6 (And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days), the 1290 days of Daniel 12:11 (And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days), and the 1335 days of Daniel 12:12 (Blessed is he that waits, and comes to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days) in more detail according to the Hebrew lunisolar calendar. 

Of course, we know the woman in Revelation 12:6 is Israel at the mid-point of Daniel’s 70th week (the seven-year Tribulation), and this "week" will be reckoned from the Jewish calendar. Just as the prophecy of Daniel 12 was written for (and about) the Jews, so was Revelation 12. As I mentioned in Part I, the seven-year Tribulation, or Daniel's 70th week, will last for seven Jewish years, or 2569 days, from Heshvan 10 to Heshvan 10. In this hypothetical scenario, the seven-year covenant the Antichrist will confirm with Israel and the many will occur on Heshvan 10, the same day (on the Jewish calendar) that God made a covenant with Noah seven days before the Great Flood. 

1260 DAYS FROM NISAN 19/20 - TISHRI 10 

If you go by the timing of the new moon conjunction of spring for Israel for Nisan 1 (and not try to calculate when a crescent moon might be seen, or using the “calculated” Jewish calendar that goes by an antiquated formula), I have discovered that there are usually 1260 days between Nisan 19 (the 5th day of Unleavened Bread) or Nisan 20 (the 6th day of U. B.) and Tishri 10 (the Day of Atonement). Sometimes Nisan 19/20 occurs on Sunday and is also the (biblical) Feast of Firstfruits. Likewise, there are usually 1290 days from Nisan 19 (or 20) to Heshvan 10 (usually within a day or two). And there are usually 1335 days between Nisan 19 (or 20) and Kislev 25, the first day of Hanukkah (usually within a day or two).

1260 DAYS FROM NISAN 10 - TISHRI 1

The “1260 days” of the last 3.5 years of Daniel's 70th week also occur sometimes from Nisan 10 to Tishri 1, or the Feast of Trumpets. The “1290 days” would be reckoned from Nisan 10 to Heshvan 1. Of course, Nisan 10 is the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem as king of the Jews, but was rejected by them. It was also the day the Jews entered the Promised Land in 1406 BC. The 1335th day would be reckoned from Nisan 10 to Kislev 15. Some bible teachers believe the Tribulation will be for 2520 days, with the last 3.5 years being 1260 days in duration. Jesus will then return during the Feast of the Lord, known as Rosh Hashanah or Trumpets.

However, I don't believe 2520 days (1260 + 1260 days) is the correct interpretation for the duration of one "shabua" (week) mentioned in Daniel 9:27. The "in the midst" reckoning of 1260 days from the abomination of desolation (and the stoppage of sacrifices and oblations) to the end of the 70th "week" contradicts Daniel 12:11, which stipulates explicitly there are 1290 days from the abomination of desolation (and the stoppage of the sacrifices) to the end of the 70th week.

Another reason I don't believe the 1260 days refer to the end of the Tribulation is that it puts the last two Feasts of the Lord, Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) and Sukkot (Tabernacles), outside of the parameters of the 70th week of Daniel's prophecy. If the first four Feasts of the Lord were within the 69 weeks (or sevens) of Daniel 9:25,26, then I expect the last three should be within the confines of the 70th week. In this article, we will concentrate on Heshvan 10 to Heshvan 10 as the start and end of the 70th week of Daniel (and not Heshvan 1 to Heshvan 1). 

IN THE MIDST OF THE TRIBULATION

The "in the midst" (approximate mid-point) event that will kick off the Great Tribulation is the Abomination of Desolation (as mentioned by Daniel and Jesus) on Nisan 19 or 20.  It will occur on the 1279th day from the confirming of the covenant (the start of the seven-year Tribulation), and qualifies as "in the midst of the week." The 1260 days of Revelation 12:6 will take place from two Feast of the Lord days for the Jews, Nisan 19 or 20 (the 5th or 6th day of Unleavened Bread), to Tishri 10, Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement. 

In the hypothetical Tribulation scenario of this article, Nisan 19 will also be the biblical Feast of Firstfruits, when Jesus was raised from the dead. It is now called Easter. The end of Daniel's 70th week (on the 1290th day of Daniel 12:11) will occur on Heshvan 10, seven Jewish years (2569 days) from when "Jacob's Trouble" began. The blessed 1335th day of Daniel 12:12 will take place on Kislev 25, the first day of Hanukkah. 

Hanukkah, the Feast of Dedication, was the last religious convocation that Jesus attended before the Passover in which he was crucified. Jesus told the unbelieving Pharisees, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand" (John 10:27-29). Jesus' "sheep" will follow Jesus into His millennial kingdom and into eternity, perhaps on a future day of Hanukkah.

THE JEWISH LUNISOLAR CALENDAR

In the charts below (20 cycles of potential seven-year Tribulation timelines), we will look at 20 cycles of seven-year periods that represent a possible Tribulation (Daniel's 70th week) scenario as determined by the biblical Jewish calendar and Scripture. See The Passage of Time :: By Randy Nettles - Rapture Ready for more details on this calendar. Some of the starting dates are already in the past, but I wanted to show past, present, and future dates for reference points. There will be 20 seven-year periods that will showcase the 1260, 1290, and 1335 days of the Great Tribulation, which are the last 3.5 years of these seven-year periods, starting from Nisan 19 or 20 (which are the 5th and 6th days of the Feast of Unleavened Bread). 

To determine Nisan 1, we will only use the "true" new moon of spring, which is the new moon conjunction (dark moon), and not try to figure out when a crescent moon can be seen or calculated. We will also not rely on the Jewish calculated calendar, as it sometimes gets off by adding an extra embolismic month when it is not needed. Some of the rules for the calculated Jewish calendar are man-made and not biblical, and because of these rules, certain Feasts of the Lord can only occur on certain days of the week.

The vernal equinox (March 20-21) should be the determining factor when making the decision to either go by the first new moon of spring or the second one (an embolismic or intercalary month). If Passover (Nisan 15 to the Jews) comes on or after the vernal equinox, it is the correct month (and you shouldn't add an extra month to the calendar). I use two websites to make these calculations:

AstroPixels - Moon Phases: 2001 to 2100 for determining the new moon conjunction of Nisan 1, and 360calendar.com Calendar Converter for counting the days from one date to another (I don't use the Jewish calendar section on this site as it sometimes off by a few days to a month, IMO). See New Moon Patterns in the Jewish Calculated Calendar for more information on the patterns of new moons.

Author's note: If you don't want to know all the details (sausage making) on how I arrive at the following dates for the 20 year cycles and the end dates for the 1260, 1290, and 1335 days, you might want to skip over the following four paragraphs (otherwise your head might explode).

Here is an example before we get started. Let's look at the seven-year period of 2018-2025. The 3.5 mid-point year would be 2022. If you look at the Astropixel web page for 2022, the first new moon conjunction of meteorological spring takes place on March 2, and the full moon conjunction (of Passover) takes place on March 18. March 18 is before the vernal equinox of March 19, so an extra embolismic month is added to the Jewish calendar. So, the next new moon conjunction occurs on April 1 at 06:24 (6:24 am) hours (according to Astropixel). This is Universal Time, so we must convert it into Jerusalem, Israel time. Jerusalem time is 3 hours ahead of Universal Time, so the new moon conjunction takes place at 9:24 am. So, Nisan 1 would occur on April 1, as 9:24 am is still the first day of April and will not change until 15:00 (U.T) or 6:00 pm Israel time. Therefore, April 19 would be Nisan 19 for the year 2022. April 20 would be Nisan 20, etc.

The next step is to go to the calendar converter website and type in April 19 (or April 20), 2022, at the top where it says Gregorian Date. I use 12:00 for the Time, as that gives me even days for my Julian day count. The Julian day count for April 19, 2022, is 2459689. Adding 1260 days to 2459689 gives you a total of 2460949. Typing in 2460949 into the Julian day count takes you to Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The Hebrew date says Tishri 9, but I don't use this as confirmation because, as I said, it's sometimes off by days or a month. So, to confirm what Jewish date September 30, 2025 is, you must go back to the Astropixel website for the year 2025. 

The seventh month's new moon conjunction is on September 21, 2025, at 19:54 (UTC), which is 10:54 pm Israel time. Since this is past 6:00 pm, Tishri 1 would occur the next day on September 22, 2025. That makes September 30, 2025,  the 9th day of Tishri. It also makes October 1, 2025, the 10th day of Tishri. So, from Wednesday, Nisan 20 (April 20, 2022) to Wednesday, Tishri 10 (October 1, 2025) is 1260 days....from the 6th day of Unleavened Bread (in 2022) to the Day of Atonement (in 2025).

If you add 30 days to the Julian day count of 2460950, the sum is 2460980, and it is Friday, Heshvan 10 (October 31, 2025) on both the calendar converter and according to Astropixels reckoning. This would be the 1290th day from Nisan 20. If you add 45 more days (1335 days from Nisan 20), it will take you to Monday, Kislev 26 (December 15, 2025), which is the second day of Hanukkah according to both the calendar converter and Astropixels. 

20 CYCLES OF POTENTIAL SEVEN-YEAR TRIBULATION TIMELINES

Author's note: The Jewish dates for the first day of every month are reckoned by the new moon conjunctions (according to Astropixels) and not the calculated Jewish calendar. No attempt to reckon the first of every month by a sighting (or reckoning) of a crescent moon has been made in this article, as I don't believe that is the way the ancient Jewish people calculated the first day of the month. Calculating the time of conjunction and comparing that with the time of sunset (in Jerusalem) matches what the ancient Levite observers could have done by watching the signs of the old (waning) crescent at the end of each month. Sighting the new (waxing) crescent would merely be confirmation of their calculations. See Calculated Jewish Calendar vs. Biblical Jewish Calendar:: By Randy Nettles - Rapture Ready for more information.

 If you notice in the charts below, there are usually 1260 days between either Nisan 19 or Nisan 20 and Tishri 10 in these 20 cycles of seven-year timelines. Nisan 19 is the fifth day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and Nisan 20 is the sixth day of Unleavened Bread. Also, there are usually 1290 days (within a day or two) between Nisan 19/20 and Heshvan 10. Likewise, there are usually 1335 days (within a day or two) between Nisan 19/20 and Kislev 25.

1) Seven-year period: 2019-2026

Last 3.5 years: 2023-2026

1260 days: Sunday, Nisan 19 (April 9, 2023) to Sunday, Tishri 10 (September 20, 2026)

1290 days: Sunday, Nisan 19 (April 9, 2023) to Tuesday, Heshvan 10 (October 20, 2026)

1335 days: Sunday, Nisan 19 (April 9, 2023) to Friday, Kislev 25 (December 4, 2026)

Author's note: Number 1 (above) fits the requirements for the hypothetical timeline I gave in Part I (except the starting date for the seven-year Tribulation has come and gone), as the start of the 1260 days is on a (biblical/Sunday) Feast of Firstfruits and the end is on Tishri 10, the Day of Atonement, the 1290th day is on Heshvan 10 (the same Jewish day the seven-year Tribulation begins on), and the 1335th day is on Kislev 25, the first day of Hanukkah. There is one other seven-year timeline in these 20 cycles that meets these three requirements.

2) Seven-year period: 2020-2027

Last 3.5 years: 2024-2027

1260 days: Friday, Nisan 19 (March 29, 2024) to Friday, Tishri 10 (September 10, 2027) 

1290 days: Friday, Nisan 19 (March 29, 2024) to Sunday, Heshvan 11 (October 10, 2027) 

1335 days: Friday, Nisan 19 (March 29, 2024) to Wednesday, Kislev 27 (November 24, 2027)

3) Seven-year period: 2021-2028

Last 3.5 years: 2025-2028

1260 days: Thursday, Nisan 20 (April 17, 2025) to Thursday, Tishri 10 (September 28, 2028)

1290 days: Thursday, Nisan 20 (April 17, 2025) to Saturday, Heshvan 11 (October 28, 2028)

1335 days: Thursday, Nisan 20 (April 17, 2025) to Tuesday, Kislev 27 (December 12, 2028) 

4) Seven-year period: 2022-2029

Last 3.5 years: 2026-2029

1260 days: Monday, Nisan 19 (April 6, 2026) to Monday, Tishri 10 (September 17, 2029)

1290 days: Monday, Nisan 19 (April 6, 2026) to Wednesday, Heshvan 10 (October 17, 2029)

1335 days: Monday, Nisan 19 (April 6, 2026) to Saturday, Kislev 26 (December 1, 2029)

5) Seven-year period: 2023-2030

Last 3.5 years: 2027-2030

1260 days: Saturday, Nisan 20 (March 27, 2027) to Saturday, Elul 10 (September 7, 2030)

1290 days: Saturday, Nisan 20 (March 27, 2027) to Monday, Tishri 11 (October 7, 2030)

1335 days: Saturday, Nisan 20 (March 27, 2027) to Thursday, Heshvan 26 (November 21, 2030) 

6) Seven-year period: 2024-2031

Last 3.5 years: 2028-2031

1260 days: Friday, Nisan 20 (April 14, 2028) to Friday, Tishri 10 (September 26, 2031)

1290 days: Friday, Nisan 20 (April 14, 2028) to Sunday, Heshvan 10 (October 26, 2031)

1335 days: Friday, Nisan 20 (April 14, 2028) to Wednesday, Kislev 26 (December 10, 2031)  

7) Seven-year period: 2025-2032

Last 3.5 years: 2029-2032

1260 days: Tuesday, Nisan 20 (April 3, 2029) to Tuesday, Tishri 10 (September 14, 2032)

1290 days: Tuesday, Nisan 20 (April 3, 2029) to Thursday, Heshvan 11 (October 14, 2032)

1335 days: Tuesday, Nisan 20 (April 3, 2029) to Sunday, Kislev 26 (November 28, 2032)

8) Seven-year period: 2026-2033

Last 3.5 years: 2030-2033

1260 days: Sunday, Nisan 19 (April 21, 2030) to Sunday, Tishri 10 (October 2, 2033)

1290 days: Sunday, Nisan 19 (April 21, 2030) to Tuesday, Heshvan 10 (November 1, 2033)

1335 days: Sunday, Nisan 19 (April 21, 2030) to Friday, Kislev 25 (December 16, 2033)

Author's note: Number 8 (above) is the hypothetical seven-year timeframe for the Tribulation that I based my previous article on. The mid-point would begin on Nisan 19, which occurs on the biblical Feast of Firstfruits for 2030, and the 1260 days end on Tishri 10, the Day of Atonement. The 1290th day ends on Heshvan 10 (the same Jewish day the seven-year Tribulation begins on). The 1335th day ends on Kislev 25, the first day of Hanukkah. Hanukkah is an eight-day celebration. The number 8 represents eternity, which begins after Jesus' millennial kingdom, when time becomes meaningless. 

9) Seven-year period: 2027-2034

Last 3.5 years: 2031-2034

1260 days: Friday, Nisan 20 (April 11, 2031) to Friday, Tishri 10 (September 22, 2034)

1290 days: Friday, Nisan 20 (April 11, 2031) to Sunday, Heshvan 11 (October 22, 2034)

1335 days: Friday, Nisan 20 (April 11, 2031) to Wednesday, Kislev 26 (December 6, 2034)

10) Seven-year period: 2028-2035

Last 3.5 years: 2032-2035

1260 days: Tuesday, Nisan 19 (March 30, 2032) to Tuesday, Tishri 10 (September 11, 2035)

1290 days: Tuesday, Nisan 19 (March 30, 2032) to Thursday, Heshvan 11 (October 11, 2035)

1335 days: Tuesday, Nisan 19 (March 30, 2032) to Sunday, Kislev 26 (November 25, 2035)

11) Seven-year period: 2029-2036

Last 3.5 years: 2033-2036

1260 days: Monday, Nisan 19 (April 18, 2033) to Monday, Tishri 10 (September 29, 2036)

1290 days: Monday, Nisan 19 (April 18, 2033) to Wednesday, Heshvan 11 (October 29, 2036)

1335 days: Monday, Nisan 19 (April 18, 2033) to Saturday, Kislev 26 (December 13, 2036)

12) Seven-year period: 2030-2037

Last 3.5 years: 2034-2037

1260 days: Saturday, Nisan 20 (April 8, 2034) to Saturday, Tishri 10 (September 19, 2037)

1290 days: Saturday, Nisan 20 (April 8, 2034) to Monday, Heshvan 11 (October 19, 2037)

1335 days: Saturday, Nisan 20 (April 8, 2034) to Thursday, Kislev 27 (December 3, 2037)

13) Seven-year period: 2031-2038

Last 3.5 years: 2035-2038

1260 days: Wednesday, Nisan 19 (March 28, 2035) to Wednesday, Tishri 10 (September 8, 2038)

1290 days: Wednesday, Nisan 19 (March 28, 2035) to Friday, Heshvan 10 (October 8, 2038)

1335 days: Wednesday, Nisan 19 (March 28, 2035) to Monday, Kislev 26 (November 22, 2038) 

14) Seven-year period: 2032-2039

Last 3.5 years: 2036-2039

1260 days: Tuesday, Nisan 19 (April 15, 2036) to Tuesday, Tishri 10 (September 27, 2039)

1290 days: Tuesday, Nisan 19 (April 15, 2036) to Thursday, Heshvan 10 (October 27, 2039)

1335 days: Tuesday, Nisan 19 (April 15, 2036) to Sunday, Kislev 26 (December 11, 2039)

15) Seven-year period: 2033-2040

Last 3.5 years: 2037-2040

1260 days: Sunday, Nisan 20 (April 5, 2037) to Sunday, Tishri 10 (September 16, 2040)

1290 days: Sunday, Nisan 20 (April 5, 2037) to Tuesday, Heshvan 11 (October 16, 2040) 

1335 days: Sunday, Nisan 20 (April 5, 2037) to Friday, Kislev 26 (November 30, 2040)

16) Seven-year period: 2034-2041

Last 3.5 years: 2038-2041

1260 days: Thursday, Nisan 20 (March 25, 2038) to Thursday, Elul 10 (September 5, 2041)

1290 days: Thursday, Nisan 20 (March 25, 2038) to Saturday, Tishri 11 (October 5, 2041) 

1335 days: Thursday, Nisan 20 (March 25, 2038) to Tuesday, Heshvan 26 (November 19, 2041)

17) Seven-year period: 2035-2042

Last 3.5 years: 2039-2043

1260 days: Tuesday, Nisan 19 (April 12, 2039) to Tuesday, Tishri 10 (September 23, 2042)

1290 days: Tuesday, Nisan 19 (April 12, 2039) to Thursday, Heshvan 10 (October 23, 2042)

1335 days: Tuesday, Nisan 19 (April 12, 2039) to Sunday, Kislev 25 (December 7, 2042)

18) Seven-year period: 2036-2043

Last 3.5 years: 2040-2043

1260 days: Saturday, Nisan 19 (March 31, 2040) to Saturday, Tishri 10 (September 12, 2043)

1290 days: Saturday, Nisan 19 (March 31, 2040) to Monday, Heshvan 10 (October 12, 2043)

1335 days: Saturday, Nisan 19 (March 31, 2040) to Thursday, Kislev 25 (November 26, 2043)

19) Seven-year period: 2037-2044

Last 3.5 years: 2041-2044

1260 days: Friday, Nisan 19 (April 19, 2041) to Friday, Tishri 10 (September 30, 2044)

1290 days: Friday, Nisan 19 (April 19, 2041) to Sunday, Heshvan 10 (October 30, 2044)

1335 days: Friday, Nisan 19 (April 19, 2041) to Wednesday, Kislev 26 (December 14, 2044)

20) Seven-year period: 2038-2045

Last 3.5 years: 2042-2045

1260 days: Wednesday, Nisan 19 (April 9, 2042) to Wednesday, Tishri 10 (September 20, 2045)

1290 days: Wednesday, Nisan 19 (April 9, 2042) to Friday, Heshvan 11 (October 20, 2045)

1335 days: Wednesday, Nisan 19 (April 9, 2042) to Monday, Kislev 26 (December 4, 2045)

These 20 cycles of seven-year timelines represent two Metonic (19-year) cycles: 2023-2042 and 2026-2045. If you notice, the dates for the first Metonic cycle are identical; both Nisan 19, 2023 and Nisan 19, 2042 occur on April 9th. The same is true for the second Metonic cycle. Both Tishri 10, 2026 and Tishri 10, 2045 occur on September 20th. 

In Matthew 24:20-21, Jesus said, "But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be." Verse 20 indicates that it is possible the Great Tribulation could occur on a Sabbath (Saturday). There are two times within these 20 timelines that the Great Tribulation begins on the Sabbath. I don't believe they are the best choice for the Great Tribulation timeline.

The seven-year timeline that best represents (in a calendric manner) the Great Tribulation (last 3.5 years of the seven-year Tribulation), in my view, is #8. The 1260 days are from Sunday, Nisan 19 (April 21, 2030) to Sunday, Tishri 10 (October 2, 2033), on our Gregorian calendar. 

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN

As I wrote about in The Resumption of Daniel’s 70th Week, if the Jews had accepted Jesus as their Messiah King, he still would have had to die for the sins of mankind, as their kinsman redeemer, in 33 AD. He still would have been resurrected and ascended to heaven. However, Daniel's 70th week would still have to be fulfilled. It is my view that it would have begun on Heshvan 10 in 33 AD. The Great Tribulation would have begun in 37 AD, and the end of the Great Tribulation and the Second Coming would have occurred in 40 AD.  

The date for Nisan 20 in 37 AD was on April 21, on the proleptic Gregorian calendar. This matches the April 21 Gregorian date for Nisan 19 in 2030. The date for Tishri 10 in 40 AD was on October 2, on the proleptic Gregorian calendar. This matches the October 2 Gregorian date for Tishri 10 in 2033. Is this merely a coincidence? In both the 1st century and the 21st century dates, there are exactly 1260 days between the start and end dates. 

WHAT WILL BE

I am of the belief that Jesus Christ will return on a future Feast of Trumpets (day 1251 on the Jewish calendar, in my scenario). He will destroy the forces of the Antichrist during the "ten days of awe," from Tishri 1 to Tishri 10, at which time the prophecy of Revelation 12:6 will be fulfilled, and the Jews will come out from their place of refuge in Petra, Jordan. "And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days." 

Zechariah prophesied about this future Day of Atonement when the one-third remnant of Jews who are still alive will finally see their Messiah whom they missed the first time. "And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon" (Zechariah 12:10-11).

Thirty days later, on Heshvan 10, will be the official end of Daniel's 70th week. It will have been 1290 days since the Antichrist committed the abomination of desolation in the newly built Jewish third temple, according to Daniel 12:11. Forty-five days after this, on Kislev 25, the first day of Hanukkah, will be the official start of Jesus' millennial kingdom. It will be the fulfillment of the 1335th day that is written about in Daniel 12:12. "Blessed is he that waits, and comes to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. But as for you, go on your way to the end; you will rest, then rise to your destiny at the end of the days. (Daniel 12:12-13 -HCSB translation). Daniel, the righteous, beloved servant of God, will indeed arise to his eternal destiny on this blessed day. 

Amen, even so, come, Lord Jesus.

Randy Nettles 

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