Consider the exact chronological intervals of Scriptural events
A general summary of the basic conclusions of biblical text is briefly stated as:
The fourfold image of Daniel 2, symbolising the succession of Gentile Monarchies, extends from the rise of Babylon, and the fall of the throne of Israel and of Judah, to the yet future establishment of the Kingdom of God on Earth.
That the appointed duration of this succession of four Gentile monarchies is “Seven Times,” or 2520 years (seven times 360 years), a Great week, harmonious with all the various weeks of the Levitical economy ( Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Day of Atonement and Tabernacles); and of Jewish History.
That these 2520 years of the, Times of the Gentiles, like other periods of chronologic prophecy; and notably the great prophecy of the, “Seventy Weeks”, to Messiah ; are measured by either Solar, Calendar or Lunar scales; and warrant the employment of each as all exist both in nature and in Scripture; and that sometimes the same period runs out on two or even three of the natural scales at the same time in its own equation
That the difference between these three scales is such that, “Seven Times”, runs out on the lunar scale 75 years earlier than on the Solar. This difference between the two measures or the inequality between solar and lunar is called, ” Epact”. There is also an intermediate calendar scale; so that “Seven Times” may be either 2520, 2484 or 2445 ordinary years, according to which calendar scale is employed; as well, its half, known as time, times and 1/2, may be 1260, 1242, or 1222 1/2 ordinary solar years. The three scales have been in use among different nations in different ages.
That these prophetic periods should be regarded as extending …not merely between certain events, but between certain groups of events; not so much between certain years, as between certain critical Eras of History; the first of which is the Captivity Era of Israel and Judah; (ie. Assyrian Era followed by Babylonian Era). The second critical Era is marked by the fall of the Western Roman Empire (collapsed in the 5th century ad, by barbarian “Teutons” tribes from north Europe; Goths, Vandals, Franks, Burgundians, Angles, Saxons, and Jutes; Visigoths, Ostrogoths and Huns ); and by the rise of the Papal and Mohammedan Powers; this last Era of power in Scripture is called, the Time of the End. Daniel 10:14, 11:13, 11:27, 11:40, 12:4, 12:9, 8:17, 8:19, 11:35, 8:23, Habakkuk 2:3, Ecclesiates 3:11
That in the course of these eras, there will occur certain salient years of crisis, which are frequently cross-referenced to correspondence years of crisis in later eras; though the principal measures are between the eras themselves.
That the events foretold by chronological prophecy bear exclusively on the history of the Redemption of the human race, not only the nation of Israel. As such, political changes , such as the rise and fall of empires, wars, battles, sieges, victories, defeats, treaties, accessions of Kings, changes of Dynasty, publication of edicts and decrees, etc are found to be reflective important incidents in the history Israel, the people of God, the Jewish nation or the church; who are still the channel of the world’s Redemption
Chronoligical Signs
Sacred Prophecy presents us with only three main periods, extending into days still future: all of the three, starting from different and wisely severed dates in the past, converge in out days, or converge upon each other, indicating that they are the last days of this age (aion), not world.
Historically, the Times of the Gentiles is a great dispensation week of 2520 years; extending from the era of Captivity to the closing judgements on the Kingdom of the Beast.
The 2520 - Nebuchadnezzar’ Vision - The Times of the Gentiles
The Last Days Of The Gentile Age, Not World
The other two periods are the 2300 centuries of the Sanctuary Cycle - Initiated at the era of Xerxes and Artaxerxes and the Twelve and a half century (1260 days) duration of the Apostasies - Rise of Papal and Mohammedan Power.
Papal = Time, Times & ½ = From 610ad the East Roman Empire is the Byzantine Empire (Romious)
Mohammedan = Time, Times & ½ = 1260, 1242, 1222 ½ Solar Years from Hegira Era to 1844ad, making 1844 the 1260th year of the Islamic Calendar.
In 1844ad, the Porte (the lead Caliphate), was compelled, under threat of European interference to issue an edict, Turkish “Hatti Hamayoun”, decree of religious tolerance, abolishing forever its characteristic practice of execution for the adoption of Christianity. This was the first stage in the liberation of the Holy Land from direct Islamic Turkish rule… a stage in the cleansing of the Sanctuary from the power of the desolator; it was also the year the bones of Ezekiel began to take on flesh; in the formation of the Universal Israelite Alliance, an initial step towards Jewish national restoration. This compulsory halting of the sword of Islam marked the over throw of the Islamic Ottoman Empire. As Moslems employ a strictly lunar year 1844ad is the 1260th year in their calendar. This also marked the end of the Sanctuary Cycle.
Hegira Era in 622ad to 1844ad = the 1260th Lunar Islamic calendar year = 1844
Hegira Era in 622ad to 1844ad = 1222 ½ Solar Years = 1882
The sanctuary Cycle ended in the 19th century. The Apostasies Cycle began, when the Papal and Mohammedan Powers rose at the end of the 6th century, which is twelve and a half centuries distant from the 19th century; Nebuchadnezzar’s vision and the apostasies end with the return of Christ the Messiah, in fulfillment of ancient Messianic predictions.
It should be noted that the outer court of the temple was given over to the Gentiles in the time of Ezekiel, though conquers have come and gone, at this present time the outer court of the Holy Temple Mount is still given and physically possessed Islam, since 637ad, when Omar I, a Saracen Moslem, conquered the land. The Papacy predominately took possession of the minds of the people by superstition, not the land. The Papal and Mohammedan systems are parallel with each other in some respects, though contrasted in others; having opposed the truth, and persecuted the saints, and being doomed to be broken without hand, and to come to its end, with no one to help it.
Time features of Biblical text are written in code. It is essential to possess the key to the code. The same key is used by all Biblical Prophetic authors, in both the Old and New Testaments.
The code keys are most prevalent in the books of - Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel and Revelation, as well as the book of Enoch as the source of all text which followed.
Within these books will be found terms as, “seven times”; “time, times and the dividing of time”; “Forty-two months”, etc. In each of the prophecies the word “Time” signifies always a span of 360 years. By applying the knowledge of the key; you can compute the year of prophetic fulfillment with exactness.
Example 7 x 360 = 2520 the time Judah and Israel would be chastised, if they persisted in their sins.
The number 2520 is the smallest that can be divided by all the numbers 1-10, without a remainder left over.
602bc —>2520 Years—>Time through the Gentiles to 1919—>1948 through
To present/future Time of the End
B.C. 676-677————————2520 Years———————-A.D. 1844 Form the captivity of Manasseh and completion of deportation of ten tribes by Esarhaddon, to the first edict of religious tolerance in the East, issued by the Porte, effectively ending persecution by the sword.
B.C. 602 ——————————2520 Years————————A.D. 1919 From the full captivity of Judah, and fall of the throne of David, accomplished by Nebuchadnezzar, to World War I.
The 2520 years of Jewish captivity or “Seven Times”; of Gentile supremacy; culminating in the 3 horns of Gentile rule
1. Mahomet;
2. Caliphate;
3. Porte; the authority given to the current rule of the Islamic Republic, begun by Ayotollah Kholmeni in 1979, the he, of Daniel 11.