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We are already in the 42 months, actually, roughly month 21 to be as close to exact as I can be. I find it funny how everyone gives their opinion on what scripture says, but not what scripture actually says. Reminds me of another scripture:
You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot interpret. - Mt 16:3
The beginning of the 42 months was to be preceded by an event that was revealed to John in Revelation 12. In the first verses we see a woman in labor to give birth. This woman represents God's organization who is looking to give birth to Jesus and send him back to his Father. (Re 12:5) This action also fulfills John 16:7-15 BTW. When Jesus is "birthed" back to heaven all the information is revealed in the scriptures to pinpoint a rough time based on seeing what the world looks like. Jehovah gives us all the information we need to decipher the exact timeframe as to when all of this was to start. Back in Revelation 12:13-14 we read:
“Now when the dragon saw that it had been hurled down to the earth, it persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child. But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is to be fed for a time and times and half a time away from the face of the serpent.”
These 3 ½ times also equals the 1,260 days mentioned earlier in the chapter in verse 6:
“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God and where they would feed her for 1,260 days.”
So here we establish that the 1,260 days (or 3½ years) starts when the Devil is cast to the earth and the woman flees to the wilderness, but what other things are said to happen around this number of 1,260 days? This number, or variants equaling it, is mentioned 7 times in the bible:
1) Daniel 7:25 - "He will speak words against the Most High, and he will continually harass the holy ones of the Supreme One. He will intend to change times and law, and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time."
2) Daniel 12:6b-7 - “How long will it be to the end of these marvelous things?” Then I heard the man clothed in linen, who was up above the waters of the stream, as he raised his right hand and his left hand to the heavens and swore by the One who is alive forever: “It will be for an appointed time, appointed times, and half a time.”
3,4) Revelation 11:2-3 - “But as for the courtyard that is outside the temple sanctuary, leave it out and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city underfoot for 42 months^. I will cause my two witnesses to prophesy for 1,260 days dressed in sackcloth.”
^ This also equals 3½ years or 1,260 days.
5) Revelation 12:6 - (mentioned earlier) - “And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God and where they would feed her for 1,260 days.”
6) Revelation 12:13-14 - “Now when the dragon saw that it had been hurled down to the earth, it persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child. But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is to be fed for a time and times and half a time away from the face of the serpent.”
7) Revelation 13:5 - "It was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and it was given authority to act for 42 months."
And now we have a basis for the 1,260 days spanning scripture, but wait there’s more, because in Daniel we also have three other numbers.
Daniel 8:13-14 - “And I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one speaking: “How long will the vision of the constant feature and of the transgression causing desolation continue, to make both the holy place and the army things to trample on?” So he said to me: “Until 2,300 evenings and mornings; and the holy place will certainly be restored to its right condition.”
Daniel 12:11-12 - “And from the time that the constant feature has been removed and the disgusting thing that causes desolation has been put in place, there will be 1,290 days. “Happy is the one who keeps in expectation and who arrives at the 1,335 days!”
Now we have to bring in the last reference. Remember earlier when we said that Jesus was going away to the Father and would have “nothing for himself”. Why do we bring that into play with this prophecy? Let us read about it:
Daniel 9:24-27 - “There are 70 weeks that have been determined for your people and your holy city, in order to terminate the transgression, to finish off sin, to make atonement for error, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up the vision and the prophecy, and to anoint the Holy of Holies. You should know and understand that from the issuing of the word to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Leader, there will be 7 weeks, also 62 weeks. She will be restored and rebuilt, with a public square and moat, but in times of distress. “And after the 62 weeks, Messiah will be cut off, with nothing for himself. “And the people of a leader who is coming will destroy the city and the holy place. And its end will be by the flood. And until the end there will be war; what is decided upon is desolations. “And he will keep the covenant in force for the many for one week; and at the half of the week, he will cause sacrifice and gift offering to cease. “And on the wing of disgusting things there will be the one causing desolation; and until an extermination, what was decided on will be poured out also on the one lying desolate.”
As understood, the first 69 weeks (“weeks of years”) were fulfilled when Jesus arrived after Jerusalem was rebuilt, about 483 years later, but what about the 70th week? At a quick glance one could conclude that that had already been taken care of because obviously it was said that Jesus would “keep the covenant in force for one week” but that “at the half of the week, he will cause sacrifice and gift offering to cease” and some think this to mean that he died roughly 3½ years into his ministry after being anointed by Holy Spirit.
You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot interpret. - Mt 16:3
The beginning of the 42 months was to be preceded by an event that was revealed to John in Revelation 12. In the first verses we see a woman in labor to give birth. This woman represents God's organization who is looking to give birth to Jesus and send him back to his Father. (Re 12:5) This action also fulfills John 16:7-15 BTW. When Jesus is "birthed" back to heaven all the information is revealed in the scriptures to pinpoint a rough time based on seeing what the world looks like. Jehovah gives us all the information we need to decipher the exact timeframe as to when all of this was to start. Back in Revelation 12:13-14 we read:
“Now when the dragon saw that it had been hurled down to the earth, it persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child. But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is to be fed for a time and times and half a time away from the face of the serpent.”
These 3 ½ times also equals the 1,260 days mentioned earlier in the chapter in verse 6:
“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God and where they would feed her for 1,260 days.”
So here we establish that the 1,260 days (or 3½ years) starts when the Devil is cast to the earth and the woman flees to the wilderness, but what other things are said to happen around this number of 1,260 days? This number, or variants equaling it, is mentioned 7 times in the bible:
1) Daniel 7:25 - "He will speak words against the Most High, and he will continually harass the holy ones of the Supreme One. He will intend to change times and law, and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time."
2) Daniel 12:6b-7 - “How long will it be to the end of these marvelous things?” Then I heard the man clothed in linen, who was up above the waters of the stream, as he raised his right hand and his left hand to the heavens and swore by the One who is alive forever: “It will be for an appointed time, appointed times, and half a time.”
3,4) Revelation 11:2-3 - “But as for the courtyard that is outside the temple sanctuary, leave it out and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city underfoot for 42 months^. I will cause my two witnesses to prophesy for 1,260 days dressed in sackcloth.”
^ This also equals 3½ years or 1,260 days.
5) Revelation 12:6 - (mentioned earlier) - “And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God and where they would feed her for 1,260 days.”
6) Revelation 12:13-14 - “Now when the dragon saw that it had been hurled down to the earth, it persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child. But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, so that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is to be fed for a time and times and half a time away from the face of the serpent.”
7) Revelation 13:5 - "It was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and it was given authority to act for 42 months."
And now we have a basis for the 1,260 days spanning scripture, but wait there’s more, because in Daniel we also have three other numbers.
Daniel 8:13-14 - “And I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one speaking: “How long will the vision of the constant feature and of the transgression causing desolation continue, to make both the holy place and the army things to trample on?” So he said to me: “Until 2,300 evenings and mornings; and the holy place will certainly be restored to its right condition.”
Daniel 12:11-12 - “And from the time that the constant feature has been removed and the disgusting thing that causes desolation has been put in place, there will be 1,290 days. “Happy is the one who keeps in expectation and who arrives at the 1,335 days!”
Now we have to bring in the last reference. Remember earlier when we said that Jesus was going away to the Father and would have “nothing for himself”. Why do we bring that into play with this prophecy? Let us read about it:
Daniel 9:24-27 - “There are 70 weeks that have been determined for your people and your holy city, in order to terminate the transgression, to finish off sin, to make atonement for error, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up the vision and the prophecy, and to anoint the Holy of Holies. You should know and understand that from the issuing of the word to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Leader, there will be 7 weeks, also 62 weeks. She will be restored and rebuilt, with a public square and moat, but in times of distress. “And after the 62 weeks, Messiah will be cut off, with nothing for himself. “And the people of a leader who is coming will destroy the city and the holy place. And its end will be by the flood. And until the end there will be war; what is decided upon is desolations. “And he will keep the covenant in force for the many for one week; and at the half of the week, he will cause sacrifice and gift offering to cease. “And on the wing of disgusting things there will be the one causing desolation; and until an extermination, what was decided on will be poured out also on the one lying desolate.”
As understood, the first 69 weeks (“weeks of years”) were fulfilled when Jesus arrived after Jerusalem was rebuilt, about 483 years later, but what about the 70th week? At a quick glance one could conclude that that had already been taken care of because obviously it was said that Jesus would “keep the covenant in force for one week” but that “at the half of the week, he will cause sacrifice and gift offering to cease” and some think this to mean that he died roughly 3½ years into his ministry after being anointed by Holy Spirit.
