Rule
Two says a fulfillment
only occurs when all of the
specifications are met, and this
includes the order stated in the
prophecy. Because some of the
elements in this prophecy are in the
future, we can say that this prophecy
has not been fulfilled even though
certain elements have been fulfilled
in the past.
For example,
the dragon chased the woman to the
wilderness for 1,260 years
(538-1798). This has been fulfilled.
However, the dragon’s efforts to
destroy the remnant of the woman
during the Great Tribulation will
last forty-two months. This has not
been fulfilled.
Rule
Three says apocalyptic
language can be literal, analogous,
or symbolic. To reach the intended
meaning of a prophecy, the reader
must consider the context, the use of
parallel language in the Bible, and
if an element is thought to be
symbolic, the Bible must interpret
the symbol with a relevant text.
This prophecy
uses all three types of language:
symbolic, analogous, and literal.
Consider these examples: The great
red dragon is a symbol representing
“that ancient serpent called the
devil.”[136] The
Earth literally helped the woman.[137] Geographically
speaking, a new territory on Earth
(the United States of America) was
discovered to become a place to
receive those who had been persecuted
for their faith. Analogous language
is also used when describing the
beast from the sea: “The
beast I saw resembled a leopard, but
had feet like those of a bear. . .
.”[138]
Rule Four
says the presence or absence of the
Jubilee Calendar determines how God
measures time. The time, times, and
half
a time (1,260 days) mentioned in
verses 6 and 14 require translation
because they occur while the Jubilee
Calendar (1437 B.C.-1994) is
operating. The 1,260 years mentioned
in this prophecy perfectly align with
the time, times, and half a time
mentioned in Daniel 7:25. However,
the forty-two months mentioned
in Revelation
13:5 should not be
translated because this time period
occurs after 1994 (after the Jubilee
Calendar expired).[139]
Avoiding
Internal Conflict
There are
time periods in Daniel and Revelation
where a day should be translated as a
year (for example, the seventy weeks
of Daniel 9 are translated into
490 years), but there are other time
periods where translation is not
permitted. Because some time periods
in prophecy are translated a day for
a year and others are not, a valid
rule is required to tell us when time
periods should be translated and when
they should not.
Faulty rules
produce faulty conclusions. There is
no valid rule that requires every time
period in Daniel and Revelation to be
literal or translated as a day for a
year. Faulty rules always put the
Bible in a position of
internal conflict (inconsistency). In
other words, the Bible cannot speak
for itself when its chronological
order is put in conflict with its
timing! A valid rule of
interpretation cannot have an
exception, for if it does, no one but
God has the authority to tell the
world when an exception is permitted.
Moreover, a valid rule will
not force the Bible into a position
where it cancels something it
declares. This point is
emphasized because valid rules and
valid conclusions are always in
harmony with all that God has said.
John
16:33 Overcoming
the world is defined as
overcoming the
temptations of the world.
“For everything in
the world – the
cravings of sinful man,
the lust of his eyes, and
the boasting of what he
has and does – comes
not from the Father but
from the world.” (1
John 2:16)
Like Jesus, the 144,000
will be resurrected and
presented as first fruits
of a coming harvest.
See 1
Corinthians 15:20. Return
For a
discussion on the dating
of the crucifixion and
resurrection of Jesus,
please see pages 185-207
in my book, Daniel:
Unlocked for the Final
Generation or
you can freely download
at this LINK. Return
See Leviticus
25:1-18.
Even though weekly cycles
of seven years began at
the time of the Exodus,
Israel did not observe
Sabbath years in the
desert. Just as Adam and
Eve’s first full day
was God’s seventh
day Sabbath, so
Israel’s first full
year in Canaan was
God’s seventh year
Sabbath. For a detailed
discussion showing that
God began counting
Jubilee cycles at the
time of the Exodus and
not from Israel’s
entrance into Canaan,
please download this free
article at this LINK. Return
There is
evidence in the Bible
showing that some people
understood the proper
location of the seventy
weeks. See Mark
1:15 and Luke
3:15; 10:11. Return
For a
discussion on this topic,
please see pages 185-212
in my book, Daniel:
Unlocked for the Final
Generation or
you can freely download
this article at
this LINK. Return
For a
discussion on the
identity of the seven
heads, please see pages
165-177 in my book, A
Study on the Seven
Trumpets, Two Witnesses
and Four Beasts or
you can freely download
the article at this LINK. Return
Revelation
5:6-9 See
also pages 38-44 in my
book, A Study on
the Seven Seals and the
144,000 or you
can freely download the
article at this LINK. Return
For a
discussion on this
matter, please see pages
55-63 in my book, A
Study on the Seven
Trumpets, Two Witnesses
and Four Beasts or
you can freely download
the article at this LINK. Return
This claim
is based on five
underlying
presuppositions.
1. The Bible says the
devil will not honor one
particular religious
body. He will oppose all
of them. (2
Thessalonians 2:4)
Therefore, he would need
a universal holy day that
does not favor Muslims,
Jews, Catholics, or
Protestants who worship
on either Friday,
Saturday, or Sunday.
2. The Bible teaches the
core conflict during the
Great Tribulation will be
over worship. (Revelation
13:15)
Therefore, when Lucifer
establishes his one world
church state (a
counterfeit theocracy),
he will have to create a
holy day for worship
which everyone must
observe.
3. The Bible reveals that
God will show the Ark of
the Covenant at the close
of the seventh trumpet. (Revelation
11:19)
One of the underlying
reasons for this exposure
is God’s fourth
commandment. The fourth
commandment establishes a
week of seven days, with
the seventh day of the
week (Saturday) being
God’s holy Sabbath.
A weekly cycle of ten
days with a different
holy day will clearly
stand in opposition to
the higher law of God.
Thus, the condemnation
resting upon the wicked
will be clear cut and
inescapable.
4. If the devil changes
the weekly cycle to ten
days, those worshiping on
God’s seventh day
will be easily detected
because God’s true
Sabbath will land on
different “work
days.” In fact,
there would be several
ten day weeks that would
have two, seventh day
Sabbaths in them! Thus, a
ten day week will flush
out the remnant of the
woman; those who love and
obey God’s fourth
commandment.
5. The seven last plagues
are seventy days in
length; this could mean
that ten days are
allotted to each plague.
God’s clocks are
based on the number
seven. (Seven days per
week, seven months in the
religious year, seven
years in a week of years
and seven weeks of years
in a Jubilee cycle and
seventy weeks in one
“Great Day.”)
On the other hand,
man’s numbering
system is based on ten.
We count in terms of
tens, hundreds,
thousands, ten years per
decade, ten decades per
century, and ten
centuries in a
millennium. Ancient
civilizations in Egypt
and China followed ten
day weekly cycles for
centuries. After the
French Revolution, France
enacted a ten day week
for a few years
(1793-1805) in an effort
to overthrow the
influence and power of
religion. God’s
clocks are unlike
man’s clocks. In an
effort to confuse people
and show contempt for
God’s Sabbath, I
believe the devil will
install a weekly cycle
that will appeal to
man’s “base
ten” numbering
system.
In summary, it seems
reasonable to assume that
a ten day weekly cycle
will be part of
Satan’s plan at the
time of the sixth trumpet
because a new day for
worship does not favor
any religious system on
Earth. The purpose is to
defy God’s seventh
day Sabbath and clearly
expose those who keep it.
Of course, time will tell
if my conclusions are
correct. Return
For
further discussion on
this topic, please see my
commentary on Revelation
9:16. Return
For a
discussion on this topic,
please see pages 220-227
in my book, A
Study on The Seven
Trumpets, Two Witnesses
and Four Beasts or
you can freely download
the article at this LINK. Return
For
further discussion on
this topic, please see
pages 220-227 in my
book, A Study on
the Seven Trumpets, Two
Witnesses and Four Beasts or
you can freely download
the article at this LINK. Return
For a
discussion on this topic,
please see the Wake
Up Report, October
2008, “Are Children
Born Saved or Lost?”
at this LINK. Return
Revelation
11:11,12 From
the time the censer is
cast down until the Two
Witnesses have completed
their work is 1,260 days.
(Revelation
11:3)
Then the bodies of the
Two Witnesses will lie in
the street for 3.5 days
which is counted as four
days when counting
inclusively. On Sunday,
the 1,265th day, the
144,000 are
resurrected. See
Prophecy 9.Return
