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NASB | Revelation 11:3 "And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 11:3 "And I will grant authority to My two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days (forty-two months; three and one-half years), dressed in sackcloth." [Deut 18:18; Mal 4:5; Mark 9:4] |
Subject: "Two witnesses." When? Who? |
Bible Note: Greetings Stokeyhk! Thanks for the response my friend! Our posts illustrate the difficulty of trying to pin down ancient dates! :-) MacArthur lists three possible starting dates for the seven 'sevens'. 1) The decree of Cyrus (Ezra 1:1-4 at about 536 B.C.) 2) The first decree of Artaxerxes (Ezra 7:11-26 about 458 B.C.) and 3) The second decree of Artaxerxes (Neh. 2:1 about 445 B.C. Of course, it all depends on whose dates one goes by! :-) Apparently we differ on the identity of the ruler in Dan. 9:27. I found a quote in a commentary that seems to touch on some of your positions, though I don't know if you are amillenial or not. I just included this for information, not accustation! :-) ************************************ "This covenant could not have been made or confirmed by Christ at His First Advent, as amillenarians teach, because: (a) His ministry did not last seven years, (b) His death did not stop sacrifices and offerings, (c) He did not set up “the abomination that causes desolation” (Matt. 24:15). Amillenarians suggest that Christ confirmed (in the sense of fulfilling) the Abrahamic Covenant but the Gospels give no indication He did that in His First Advent. As stated, the Antichrist will break his covenant with Israel at the beginning of the second half of the 70th “seven,” that is, it will be broken for three and one-half years. This is called “a time, times, and half a time” (Dan. 7:25; 12:7; Rev. 12:14). The fact that this is the same as the three and one-half years, which in turn are equated with 1,260 days (Rev. 11:3; 12:6) and with 42 months (Rev. 11:2; 13:5), means that in Jewish reckoning each month has 30 days and each year 360 days. This confirms the 360-day Jewish year used in the calculations in the chart, “The 483 Years in the Jewish and Gregorian Calendars” (near Dan. 9:26a). Since the events in the 69 sevens (vv. 24-26) were fulfilled literally, the 70th “seven,” yet unfulfilled, must likewise be fulfilled literally." Source: The Bible Knowledge Commentary on Dan. 9:27. **********************************************\ This quote does raise some interesting questions about your position. 1) Christ did not minister for seven years, so how could His ministry be the covenant referred to in Dan. 9:27? 2) Sacrifices did not cease at the death of Christ, but almost 40 years later. So, how could the death of Christ fit the middle of the week? 3) The destruction of the temple and abomination did not occur at the same time as the death of Christ, but almost 40 years later. So, how could the death of Christ be the middle of the 70th week? Just some questions for dicussion my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |