Israel was born again as a nation on 14 May 1948.The Jewish calendar is based upon lunar cycles.888 is the Greek gematria of 'JESUS'.70 weeks of years in Daniel 9:24 (490 years):Daniel 9:24
"Seventy `sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy.
NIV14 May 1948 plus 888 lunar cycles will be 29 February 2020 (the 490th leap-day/year since the birth of Christ).29 February 2020 minus 2595 days was 21 January 2013 > Obama's second public inauguration.29 February 2020 minus 2300 days (Daniel 8:14) will be 12 November 2013.