Hello John, Mike P. and Doves,
In this letter I'd like to look at
Mike P's letters (about the 1260 days and the third approach
to Daniel's 70th week) from last week and Daniel's 1290 days
time line.
Mike P., thank you for your
letters last week. In time for the upcoming Spring
High Holy Days!
That's from the day Jesus rode the
donkey into Jerusalem - and, some believe, that's the day
the prophetic clock stopped, only to start again in some
future year on that anniversary date.
I first came across this line of
thinking in a news letter that Pastor Riley wrote many, many
years ago. I've never forgotten that. The 1260
days take us from 10 Nisan to the Feast of Trumpets - for
the final battle, followed by the opening of The
Books/Judgment and then the start of the Millennium.
Fulfilling these last three feast days of the Fall.
A 3.5 year Tribulation starting in
the Spring would fall 1260 days later in the Fall.
Starting the prophetic clock on the same day Jesus rode the
donkey into Jerusalem - the day he stopped and wept and told
Jerusalem they missed Him. He couldn't finish up the
prophecies given in Daniel that would have taken them to the
end of the 70th week.
There are several here on Doves who
believe in a 3.5 year long Tribulation Period instead of a 7
year time line. For many of the same reasons presented
in the article that Mike P. linked in his Dove's
letter. The third approach presents Jesus as
fulfilling the first 3.5 years of this 70th week with His
3.5 year long ministry, leaving the last 3.5 years to be
fulfilled during the Tribulation starting when the prophetic
clock starts ticking again.
That clock stopped on a specific
day and will start again on a specific day. It really
is a perfect day to stop and start on - 10 Nisan. We
know Jesus was fulfilling prophecy on that day because we
were told in John 12:14: "And Jesus, when he had found
a young ass, sat on it; as it is written."
John 12:15.
"Fear not, daughter of Sion:
behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt."
John 12:15
"And when He was come near, he
beheld the city, and wept over it." Luke 19:41
The clincher verse is: Jesus said,
"... If thou hadst known, even thou, at
least in this they day,
the things that bring you peace! But now they are hid
from thine eyes." Luke 19:42
Jesus said that if they had watched
for Him and paid attention to the prophecies, they would
have known the day of His arrival. (As I believe that
if we watch and are alert, we can know the day of His
Rapture and the start of the Tribulation).
Daniel's 70th week was prophesied
"upon they people and upon they holy city (Jerusalem), and
to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for
iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to
seal up the vision and prophecy and to anoint the most
Holy." In other words, Jesus, the Messiah would come
one day and bring Jerusalem peace, forever. Daniel
9:24 He reconciled sinners to God and He would have
sealed up the vision and prophecy...but he was "cut off",
crucified. The prophetic clock stopped.
During this 70th week, Jesus was to
confirm the covenant with many - Jesus told His disciples at
the Last Passover, "For this is my blood of the new
covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of
sins." Matt 26:28
"This covenant radically alters the
lives of those making it, for under its terms sin is
forgiven, the Holy Spirit is given. God's laws are
internalized, eternal life is granted (because it gives us
personal, experiential knowledge of the Father and the Son:
see John 17:3) ..."
What
the Bible says about Messiah Confirming the Covenant
What Jesus started and finished -
this new covenant written on the hearts of men - was
prophesied in Jeremiah 31:33: "But this shall be the
covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After
those days, saith the Lord, I will put my
law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts;
and will be their God, and they shall be my people".
This is a follow up covenant with the Jewish people - a
better covenant - written on their hearts. In Genesis
12:1-3, God established that Abrahamic Covenant. This was
the beginning of the covenant with God that would move into
grace brought as a better covenant through Jesus. God
always knew this would happen.
God said, "This covenant will not
be like the one I made with their ancestors (the Abrahamic
Covenant) when I took them by the hand to bring them out of
the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke,
although I was an husband unto them." Jeremiah 31:32
"In fact, when the Messiah began
confirming this covenant (that would be written in their
hearts), Israelites in general did not want to have anything
to do with Him. He came to His own, but His own did
not receive Him (John 1:11-12)."
What
the Bible says about Messiah Confirming the Covenant
The prophetic clock
stopped. Now would begin another dispensation - that
of the Age of the Gentiles.
And when that Age is finished, at
the Rapture, the last dispensation will begin - Jacob's
Trouble.
Over the years, I've written
several letters to Doves about a 3.5 year Tribulation.
None of the above is new - it's just a followup to Mike P's
letters.
Daniel's 1290 Time Line:
I'd now like to look at the 1290
days prophesied in Daniel 12:11 "From the time that
the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination
of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days.
'Abolish' is 'husar' in Hebrew - "removed", "is taken
away", "is abolished".
Hebrew
Concordance: hū·sar -- 2 Occurrences
Note
that translations of this verse include the word
"sacrifice" in italics - this means it's been added.
The Hebrew word of 'daily' is 'hattamid'. 'Hattamid'
in Hebrew means 'and the continual', 'and the
daily'. Like "and the continual bread offering" or
"the continual burnt offering", or "the continual oil and
the anointing", or they "were continually in the temple
blessing God", or "let us continually offer to God a
sacrifice of praise"
Hebrew
Concordance: hat·tā·mîḏ -- 24 Occurrences
So 'hattamid' doesn't have to
necessarily mean 'the continual sacrifice' - it could be
'the continual prayers" as pray without ceasing. 1
Thessalonians 5:17, 2 Timothy 1:3
Continual
Prayer and Its Effects
Or 'the continual hope' as in Psalm
71:14: "But I will hope without ceasing."
And for the translation "daily", it
could be "daily bread", or "daily burnt offering", or
"watching daily" or "daily sacrifice", or "daily prayers".
We are told to "watch daily"
Proverbs 8:34 And "watch and pray" always. "Be always
on the watch and pray that you may be able to escape all
that is about to happen..." Luke 21:36
My point is, "the continual" or
"the daily" could be something else besides "sacrifice",
that is inferred.
So what if "the continual" is
something else? What could that possibly be? In
this day and time in Jerusalem.
What is the only thing Jewish
people do 'daily' now, since there is no Temple or altar for
the 'daily sacrifice'?
What if it's the daily prayers at
the Western Wall? What if something happens to stop
that - a violent protest, an attack on worshipers, a war, an
earthquake, ....??
How about war with Iran? This
article is from Feb 22, 2023
And this article from Feb 23,
2023 "Israel will prepare for possible action against
Iran's nuclear facilities after a series of secret meetings
between the prime minister and leaders from the defense and
intelligence ministries, according to a leaked
report."
Netanyahu
readies strike on Iran nuclear facilities: report
IF we say this 3.5 year Tribulation
Period is correct AND it starts this year on, say, 10
Nisan. And the 30 days of Daniel's 1290 days is BEFORE
the 1260 days begin...what will be that day this year?
Some upcoming dates:
The new moon over Jerusalem will be
on March 21, 2023. April 6 is the following full moon.
If we go by the sighting of the new
moon, the month of Nisan could start on March 23. See
Garry B's letter on 19 Feb 2023:
SCRIPTURE
TELLS US WHICH DAYS
So, if we calculate the 30 days
before 10 Nisan, April 1 we come to THURSDAY, March
2, 2023
Date
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I know that there have been
dreams reported to Doves about the Rapture occurring on a
Thursday. I've seen recent letters referring to these
dreams and Thursday. Or, if no Rapture on this day,
but we see the prayers at the Western Wall stopped on March
2 (or close to that) - then we certainly could count 30 days
to the start of the Tribulation. I think that would be
more than coincidental. Here's Charles' dream 26 Apr
2012
I
saw the rapture on a Thursday
According to Daniel, the 1290 days
takes us to the "abomination of desolation" - Jesus tells us
about this in Matthew 24:15; Jesus tells the people to flee
to the mountains "For then shall be great tribulation, such
as has not been since the beginning of the world until this
time, no, nor ever shall be." Matt 24:21 The
parallel version of this is in Luke. Luke 21:20 "And
when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know
that its desolation is near."
In The Revelation, John tells us
about this "abomination" - "And they marched across the
breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the
saints about, and the beloved city (Jerusalem):
and fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured
them." Rev 20:9 Then the devil is thrown into
the lake of fire. And then John saw "a great white
throne, and Him that sat on it..." Rev 20:11
So this time line of 1290 days
takes us from some "daily/continual" thing removed/taken
away to the surrounding of Jerusalem by armies that God
destroys...then the Great Judgment. So, the end of the
Tribulation.
Could this daily/continual be the
prayers at the Wailing Wall? Would this be what's
taken away at the beginning of the 1290 day time line?
This is a few IFs - but I've got my
eye on March 2 and a day or two either way. (Note I
used 10 Nisan as the start day, but I could have used
Passover - April 6? - which differs by about 5 days - so
March 7 which falls on Purim.)
March 2 on the Chabad calendar is 9
Adar. Moses died on 7 Adar. Purim is right after
March 2. Jean Stepnoski's 12 Feb 2023 letter shows
Purim dates: March 6 to March 8
Reply
For Chance: Purim Is From 3-6 to 8
Just a few thoughts for now....
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
Maranatha!
Chance