One of the most difficult of Christ’s parables to fully understand is the Parable of the Ten Virgins. The conclusion is easy to comprehend but not the symbolism.

I have searched long and hard for an adequate understanding of exactly what this parable is saying to us and have always been left unsatisfied.

However, when I began to view all Scripture through the lens of the Gospel, I think I have come up with a better understanding of what Christ is saying to us. The following is my attempt to fully understand this complex parable.

“At that time [the end times], the kingdom of heaven [or entrance into it] will be like ten virgins [pastors] who took their lamps [the Gospel] and went out to meet the bridegroom [Jesus]. Five of them were foolish [proclaimed a different gospel-Galatians 1:7] and five of them were wise [proclaimed the Gospel of Christ]. The foolish ones took their lamps [a different gospel] but did not take any oil [Holy Spirit] with them. The wise, however, took oil [Holy Spirit] in jars along with their lamps [to ensure they remain in the faith].

“The bridegroom [Jesus] was a long time in coming [2,000 years], and they all became drowsy [proclaimed the Gospel weakly] and fell asleep [lost their passion for preaching the Gospel and the soon return of Christ].

“At midnight [a late hour], the cry [of someone associated with the wedding party] rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! [Jesus] Come out to meet him!’ [Christ is near, at the very gates-Matthew 24:33.]

“Then all of the virgins [pastors] woke up [in surprise] and trimmed their lamps [examined themselves to see if they were in the faith-I Corinthians 13:5] The foolish ones [pastors] said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil [God had not opened their minds to understand the Scripture-Luke 24:45]; our lamps are going out’ [because we proclaimed a different Gospel].

“No’ [you could not endure sound doctrine-II Timothy 4:3]. They replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you [we will not compromise the Gospel as you have]. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves’ [Go to the Lord in prayer and ask Him to open your minds to the Scriptures.]

“But while they were on their way to buy the oil [when they should have had it all along], the bridegroom [Jesus] arrived. The virgins [wise pastors] who were ready [remained in the faith-John 15:4] went in with him to the wedding banquet [Wedding Supper of the Lamb].

“And the door was shut [the rapture occurred, and the foolish virgins were left behind. The Lord shut them in as he sealed the door of the ark for Noah and his family-Genesis 7:16].

“Later [while clinging to their false doctrines] the others [foolish pastors] also came [in prayer]. ‘Sir! Sir! [this is the way they addressed the Savior they did not know] they said, ‘Open the door for us!’ [they had been left behind to go through the tribulation.] But he [Jesus] replied, ‘I tell you the truth, I don’t know you’ [because they were ashamed of the Gospel-Romans 1:16].

“Watch, therefore [be vigilant and remain in the faith], for you know neither the day nor the hour” [Matthew 25:1-13].

Perhaps the biggest clue that this interpretation is appropriate can be found in Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians. Late in his letter, he addresses the false teachers, or super-apostles, of his time and warns against them. He writes:

“I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough” [II Corinthians 11:1-4].

In this passage, we find the identity of the foolish virgins are those who receive a different Jesus, a different Gospel and a different spirit. Their identity as pastors is based on the fact that the above passage of Paul is dealing with false teachers. Also, when Jesus related this parable, he was speaking to the men who would one day pastor his church. This whole passage seems to fit in extremely well with Christ’s parable.

As a side note, I have heard many Christians lament that their pastors do not preach about the end times anymore. This parable might provide a clue as to why that is.

It seems that all pastors, whether wise or foolish, will become drowsy and fall asleep as manifested by their refusal to preach about the end times. Even when the end times are upon us, they will be dead asleep until they are abruptly awakened by a cry from Christ’s wedding party.

Amazingly, not only will the end times not be preached boldly, but neither will the Gospel. That is the state that we should expect to find ourselves in as we approach the soon return of Christ.

Paul provides us greater insight into how events will unfold leading up to the rapture and the Day of the Lord [the seven-year tribulation period culminating in Armageddon]. It is possible that we will know the rapture is close before it occurs.

It seems as if there may be an angelic cry to alert the faithful of Christ’s impending return.

“Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you [for you will know the time of my visitation]. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night [to surprise the faithless, not you]. While people [the faithless] are saying, ‘There is peace and security,’ then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains [the seal, trumpet and bowl judgments] come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape [the seven-year tribulation period].

“But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief [you will know the time of my return]. For you are all children of light, children of the day [people of faith]. We are not of the night or of the darkness. So then let us not sleep [like the wise and foolish virgins], as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober [maintain sound doctrine]. For those who sleep, sleep at night [the wise virgins], and those who get drunk [on false doctrine], are drunk at night [the foolish virgins]. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

“For God has not destined us for wrath [of the tribulation], but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing” [I Thessalonians 5:1-11].

Many Christians of good repute claim that the parable of the ten virgins is pointing to the end of the tribulation period.

There is certainly a lot of credibility to this interpretation as it is spoken in such a way as to be relevant to both events. We also cannot discount the possibility that this parable has a dual meaning concerning the two events.

However, there is significant evidence that the Holy Spirit will have withdrawn prior to the tribulation, and this event is crucial to understanding Bible prophecy. After all, if the Holy Spirit is not present, then this parable must be talking about the rapture. The evidence of the departure of the Holy Spirit is included below:

1. The restrainer who restrains lawlessness will remove his restraining influence so that the Antichrist can be revealed [I Thessalonians 2:6-8].
2. In the first three chapters of Revelation, Jesus states seven times, “He who has an ear, hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” However, when Jesus later says, “If anyone has an ear, let him hear,” [Revelation 13:9] he does so because the Holy Spirit is no longer present at this point in the Book of Revelation.
3. The rapture occurrence as described in I Corinthians 15:51-52 and I Thessalonians 4:13-17 is completely unlike the faithful who are harvested at Christ’s second coming in Revelation 14:16.

It is evident that the Holy Spirit is not present during the tribulation, which is why evil is completely unrestrained during this time period.

Also, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is only for the church age; the Old Testament Saints did not receive this incredible phenomenon, nor will those who experience the tribulation. Although some of the Old Testament Saints received the gift of the Holy Spirit temporarily, there was no permanent indwelling. As Jesus said:

“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'” Now, this he said about the [Holy] Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given [to the Old Testament saints] because Jesus was not yet glorified [John 7:39].

Since the Holy Spirit withdraws himself before the tribulation, it seems likely that the tribulation saints are also saved by grace through faith but without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Those who are killed for their faith are placed under the altar until the end of the tribulation [Revelation 6:9-11]. We who are indwelt by the Holy Spirit are immediately in the presence of the Lord when we die. Those who survive the tribulation enter Christ’s millennial kingdom and live among the nations.

The main things that we should learn from the Parable of the Ten Virgins are:

1. Watch for the soon return of Christ.
2. Stand firm in the faith by proclaiming the Gospel.

Whether this interpretation is entirely accurate or not, we must all remember to remain in the faith and stand firm on the Gospel of Christ. We do know when the church age is coming to an end. When it does, the gift of the Holy Spirit may no longer be available to men and women. The gift of the Holy Spirit is the greatest honor ever bestowed on humanity, and it is a tragedy that anyone would miss it.

The Holy Spirit lives within us even now, swimming in the muck of our sin, doing the work of sanctification while grieving over those who fail and/or fall away. If we learn nothing else from this parable, let us learn this:

Don’t be a foolish virgin.

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Most modern Bible scholars agree that the decree “from the going forth of the command to restore and build Jerusalem,” in Daniel 9:25, occurred in the month of Nisan on the Jewish calendar and the year 444 BC on the Julian calendar. It was issued by King Artaxerxes Longimanus of Persia. Dr. Thomas Ice, Dr. Harold Hoehner, Dr. John F. Walvoord, E. Michael Rusten, and many other scholars agree on this month and year. The decree was issued for rebuilding the city of Jerusalem, not the Temple in Jerusalem.

There had been three previous edicts or decrees regarding rebuilding Jerusalem and the Temple. In 538 BC, Cyrus, king of Persia, issued a decree to rebuild the Temple (2 Chronicles 36:20-23; Ezra 1:1-4; 6:1-5). In 520 BC, Darius confirmed Cyrus’ decree to finish the Temple in Jerusalem (Ezra 6:6-12). King Artaxerxes issued the third decree, which related to the establishment and practice of the proper services at the Temple, in 458 BC (Nehemiah 2:1-8). The fourth decree was issued by Artaxerxes (in the 20th year of his reign) in the first month of Nisan (Nehemiah 2:2), 3317 AM on the Jewish calendar, and April, 444 BC on the Julian calendar.

This is the starting month and year of Daniel’s prophecy of Seventy Sevens found in Daniel 9:24-27. The exact day this decree was issued is unknown. However, we do have a few clues. NASA’s records indicate a solar eclipse on April 30, 444 BC, on the Julian calendar. Solar eclipses only occur on new moons, so the previous new moon would have been 30 days earlier on March 31, 444 BC. The next day, April 1, 444 BC, the crescent moon would be seen. This would have been the first crescent moon of spring and would have occurred on Nisan 1 of the Jewish calendar, as crescent moons occur on the 1st day of every month of the Jewish calendar. The only clue Nehemiah 2:2 gives is that he petitioned the king to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem in the month of Nisan. This could be any day between April 1 and April 30, 444 BC.

THE SIXTY-NINE SEVENS OF DANIEL’S PROPHECY

These same scholars also agree that the end date year for the sixty-nine (7 + 62) weeks or sevens mentioned in Daniel 9:25-26 is AD 33.

“Until Messiah the Prince, there shall be seven weeks (sevens) and sixty-two weeks (sevens); The street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublesome times. And after the sixty-two sevens, the Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself” (Daniel 9:25-26).

Jesus was “cut off” or killed on Passover, Nisan 14 on the Jewish calendar. NASA’s records indicate a lunar eclipse on the Julian calendar on April 3, AD 33. Lunar eclipses only occur on a full moon. Full moons appear on the Jewish calendar’s 15th day of every month. Friday, April 3, AD 33, was Nisan 15, 3793 AM on the Jewish calendar. One day earlier would have been Thursday, April 2, AD 33 on the Julian calendar and Nisan 14, 3793 AD on the Jewish calendar. This is the end date for the sixty-nine sevens portion of Daniel’s prophecy. See Seven Famous Passovers in Scripture: Part 1 (raptureready.com) for more information on this being the date for Jesus’ crucifixion.

So, the sixty-nine sevens prophecy was from 444 BC to AD 33. It’s interesting that for this 476-year timeframe, there are 173,847 days in a Jewish calendar (Nisan to Nisan), and there are 173,856 days in a Julian calendar (January to January). So, if you want to assume that the 476 years were complete on the Jewish calendar and the starting and end dates were on Nisan 14, then the starting date for Daniel’s prophecy of sixty-nine sevens is April 14, 444 BC, and the end date is April 2, AD 33 on the Julian calendar.

The Hebrew word, ‘shabu’ (translated as sevens), represents Shemitah cycles (weeks) of seven years, where the land was to have a Sabbath rest every seventh year. This is a clue that God is giving Daniel regarding how to interpret the timeline of this prophecy. If the duration were to be for four hundred and eighty-three years, God would have told him so with those exact words, just as He did with Jeremiah when he gave him the prophecy of seventy years.

“And those who escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, where they became servants to him and his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay desolate, she kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years” (2 Chronicles 36:20-21).

It’s obvious Daniel’s prophecy is based on the seven-year Shemitah (Sabbath) cycles or weeks and the actual Shemitah years (Sabbaths of the seventh year) as described in Leviticus 25, whereas Jeremiah’s prophecy is not. Otherwise, God would have informed Jeremiah that the duration of the desolations of Judah and Jerusalem would be for “10 sevens” and not “70 years.”

If the ‘sevens’ in Daniel’s prophecy are Shemitah cycles, it would appear that there should be 483 years from the start to the finish of the sixty-nine sevens prophecy because 69 x 7 = 483. However, there are only 476 years or 68 sevens (68 x 7) between Nisan, 444 BC, and Nisan, AD 33. Either the dates are wrong, or there is some other explanation that is not obvious without further research. Due to the work of biblical scholars, as I mentioned before, and my own research, I am inclined to believe these dates are accurate.

THE PROPHETIC 360-DAY CALENDAR

Two main theories can explain these seemingly contradictory discrepancies. Sir Robert Anderson introduced the first one in his book entitled The Coming Prince. Anderson developed a ‘prophetic’ 360-day calendar that he says Abraham, the father of Israel, used when he came into the land of Canaan and was the same calendar his ancestors used in his ancient home in Ur of the Chaldees. Supposedly, the Genesis account of the Flood in the days of Noah illustrates the use of this 360-day year by recording the 150-day interval till the waters abated from the earth. The 150 days began on the 17th day of the second month and ended on the 17th day of the seventh month (Genesis 7:11, 24, and 8:3-4). In other words, the five months consisted of 30 days each; therefore, 12 months would equal 360 days (12 x 30 = 360).

The “prophetic calendar” has 5-6 fewer days than a solar calendar, so it would have seven more years for this particular timeline in Daniel’s prophecy than a Jewish lunisolar or Julian/Gregorian solar calendar. Thus, it would have the required 69 sevens (69 x 7) or 483 years. The 360-day prophetic calendar has 173,880 days in a 483-year timeline.

Most of the scholars I mentioned above agree with Anderson’s assessment of using the 360-day calendar for figuring the dates for Daniel’s timeframe of the sixty-nine sevens. Besides the apparent reason that it is the only calendar that will allow for 483 (69 x 7) years between 444 BC and AD 33, the book of Revelation appears to back it up. Revelation 11 and 12 use words and terms such as 1260 days (Rev. 12:6), 42 months (Rev. 11:2;13:5), and “time, times, and half a time” (Rev. 12:14) to describe the last 3.5 years of the Tribulation, known as the Great Tribulation. Daniel also uses the term “time, times, and half a time” in Daniel 7:25 and 12:7, referring to the Great Tribulation.

Although 42 months and “time, times, and half a time” are not specific in how many days are involved, it would appear they are referring to 1260 days. Since the prophetic 360-day calendar has 30 days in a month and 12 months in a year, there would be 1260 days in a 3.5-year or 42-month period. Interestingly, all of the verses in Revelation and Daniel that I have listed above are regarding the last part of Daniel’s 70th seven, otherwise known as the Day of the Lord, Jacob’s trouble, or the Great Tribulation.

There is only one verse in Revelation that is believed to refer to the first part of the 7-year Tribulation, “And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days. Clothed in sackcloth” (Revelation 11:3). This verse is vague regarding the exact timing of when these two witnesses will prophesy.

The duration of the first part of the Tribulation is not given, only assumed. What has always been taught is that if the 360-day calendar were being used, the 7-year Tribulation would be divided into two halves of 1260 days for a total of 2520 days. As a former proponent of the prophetic calendar, I had a different take on the duration of the two halves of the Tribulation that I wrote about in my “In the midst” articles. I broke it down into a 1230 – 1290 (1260 + 30) days split to satisfy Daniel 12:11, “and from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.” More on this later.

The only problem with Anderson’s prophetic calendar is that the Hebrews never used a 360-day calendar, especially one that didn’t have an intercalary month added periodically. They used (and still do for their religious activities) a lunar calendar (353/354 days) with an extra month of 30 days added every two to three years to keep it in alignment with the solar calendar (365/366 days). If the Jews ever used a 360-day calendar for keeping abreast with prophecies, it would have to be in conjunction with their lunisolar calendar. In other words, they would have to use two calendars, which would get very confusing.

THE JEWISH CALENDAR – COUNTING SHEMITAH YEARS

The second main theory regarding the timeframe of Daniel’s prophecy of Seventy Weeks/Sevens is based on the Jewish calendar. With this calendar, you are not counting days or years but actual Shemitah years. The first step to deciphering the 69 weeks is to confirm the word ‘sevens’ and not ‘weeks’ as the proper translation. This is critical for this theory to have merit. ‘Sevens’ refers to the seventh year of the seven-year Shemitah cycle (week).

Shemitah cycles are counted, but only if they are located after the starting date and before the end date of Daniel’s prophecy. However, I believe God was only counting 69 Sabbath years (476 years) and not 69 Sabbath cycles (483 years). Gabriel, an angel of God, relaying his message to Daniel, never mentions years, only sevens. Why is that? Sevens refers to the Shemitah year of rest for the land of Israel, going back to when the children of Israel entered the Promised Land. For more information, charts, etc., see The Sabbath of The Seventh Year (raptureready.com).

In this article, I show how 444 BC and AD 33 are both Shemitah years, and there are 67 Shemitah years between them, for a total of 69 Shemitah years or sixty-nine sevens.

As Jesus fulfilled the first four Feasts of the Lord at his 1st advent, He will fulfill the last three at his 2nd advent. The three terms for identifying the last 3.5 years of the 7-year Tribulation

noted above can be easily explained by accepting the premise that the Fall Feasts of the Lord coincide with Jesus’ 2nd advent. The Jewish calendar usually has 1260 days from Nisan 10-12 to Tishri 1, the Feast of Trumpets, in 3.5 years.

Nisan 10, AD 33, was the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey as the king of Israel but was rejected by the Jews. Some scholars say this was the day Jesus was “cut off” from his kingship of Israel, but I believe it was four days later on Passover, Nisan 14, when Jesus was killed. This was also the end date for Daniel’s prophecy of 69 sevens (7 + 62 sevens) mentioned in Daniel 9:25-26.

Nisan 10 was also the day the children of Israel first entered the promised land in 1406 BC. Most Bible scholars believe the abomination of desolation and the 3.5-year Great Tribulation will start on Nisan 10-12, a few days before Passover. 1260 days (3.5 years or 42 months) later on the Feast of Trumpets, Tishri 1, Jesus will return to the earth to fulfill His second coming. This explains how the Jewish calendar is used for deciphering the timeframe regarding Daniel’s prophecy (and also Revelation 11, 12, 13) and not a 360-day calendar that the children of Israel never used in their entire history from Moses (Exodus 12) forward.

Even the 150 days mentioned in Genesis7:24 and 8:3, when the waters started to recede during the great flood of Noah’s day, which transpired in 5 months (from the 17th day of the second month to the 17th day of the seventh month), does not necessarily prove a 360-day calendar with 30 days per month. It takes our moon about 29.5 days to complete one cycle of phases (from new moon to new moon). Although Noah had a small window in the ark (to release birds to determine if the water had receded), it is doubtful he could have seen the moon at night. He probably just counted days and rounded off to 30 days per month. If he did use a 360-day calendar, it probably had an intercalary month added approximately every six years to keep it in alignment with the solar calendar.

CONCLUSION

Going against tradition and some great Bible scholars, and for the reasons listed above, I think that the timeframe of Daniel’s prophecy of Seventy Sevens is based upon the Jewish calendar and not Anderson’s prophetic calendar. The 69 sevens are Shemitah years, starting with 444 BC and ending with AD 33, and the duration is for 476 Jewish years (353 – 355 days per year + intercalary month added every 2-3 years) and not 483 prophetic years with 360 days per year. The Jewish calendar has approximately 2540 days in a 7-year timeframe or 2570 days if an extra third intercalary month is added.

IN THE MIDST OF DANIEL’S SEVENTIETH SEVEN

“And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week, and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate” (Daniel 9:27).

The prophet Daniel is referring to the last seven years (“one week”) on earth before Jesus’ 2nd Coming to the world. This period is known as Daniel’s 70th Seven, the Tribulation, and Jacob’s Trouble. Numerous Old Testament prophets referred to it as the Day of the Lord.

In Daniel 9:27, does the term “in the midst” mean the exact middle, or could it mean near the middle? The Old Testament uses that terminology 269 times. Very few of them refer to the exact middle. Most of them refer to a near middle or center.

For example, in 1 Samuel 16, Samuel the prophet went to the house of Jesse of the tribe of Judah to anoint one of his sons as the king who would eventually replace Saul. Jesse had eight sons, counting David. God informed Samuel that he was to anoint David, the youngest. “Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren…” (1 Samuel 16:13). With seven brothers, there is no exact middle, for there are four on one side of David and three on the other side of David. If there were nine sons, then David could have been in the exact middle of them, but as it was, he was only in their midst.

The “in the midst” event of Daniel 9:27 is known as the “abomination of desolation” and is described in Daniel 12:11 and Revelation 13:14-15. Daniel 12:11 gives the duration of the last part (3.5 years) of the Tribulation, from the A.O.D. to the end of the 7-year Tribulation. “And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days” (Daniel 12:11).

Have you ever wondered why Daniel 12:11 is for 1290 days instead of 1260 days? I believe the Antichrist’s abomination of desolation will occur on Nisan 10-12, a few days before Passover, starting the Great Tribulation that will last for 1260 days. These 1260 days, from around Passover until Jesus returns on the Feast of Trumpets (Tishri 1), will fulfill the prophecies of Revelation 12:6, Rev. 11:2, Rev. 13:5, Rev. 12:14, Daniel 7:25, and Daniel 12:7. However, the end of the Tribulation does not end with Jesus’ victory at the battle of Armageddon, but rather 30 days later.

This takes into consideration enough time for the 6th Feast of the Lord, the Day of Atonement, to be fulfilled by Jesus. This Day of Atonement will be the long-lost 70th seven (Shemitah year) of Daniel’s prophecy. The extra 30 days also allow for the 7th Feast of the Lord, Tabernacles, to be fulfilled by the Lord Jesus. Also, there will still be enough time for Jesus to fulfill the prophecies of Matthew 24:30-31 and Matthew 25:31-46. The Feast of Tabernacles lasts for eight days until Tishri 23rd. Seven days later, the Millennium Kingdom of Jesus Christ will commence, 1290 days after the A.O.D. At this time, the prophecy of Daniel 9:24 will be fulfilled.

EXAMPLES OF DANIEL’S SEVENTIETH SEVEN USING THE JEWISH CALENDAR

Let’s look at a couple of examples of the timeframe involved in using the “in the midst” reckoning for Daniel’s 70th seven using the Jewish calendar. These are merely examples, so one can get a general idea of the Feasts of the Lord that are involved within these last seven years. They are not predictions of the actual dates for the seven-year Tribulation. The first one will be the first possible timeline starting with 2022 as the starting point and 2029 as the ending point. The second one will be the next in line, 2023-2030. When configuring these dates, you must always start with Jesus’ returning on Trumpets (actually 30 days later) and work your way backward to the start. Remember, there are approximately 2540 or 2570 days in seven years in the Jewish calendar. We will look at both examples.

2022-2029

These seven years contain approximately 2540 days. The end of the Tribulation would occur on Heshvan 1, 10/9/2029. Jesus would have returned 30 days earlier on Tishri 1 (Trumpets) on the Jewish calendar or 9/9/2029 on the Gregorian calendar. The Antichrist will have set up his abomination of desolation 1260 days earlier (from Trumpets) on Nisan 12- 3/29/2026. That is 1290 days total thus far, which agrees with Daniel 12:11. Since there are 2540 days in this timeline, you must deduct 1290 days from 2540 days. The difference is 1250 days. When you deduct 1250 days from 3/29/2026, you come up with Heshvan 2 – 10/26/2022 for the start of the Tribulation when the Antichrist confirms the covenant with the many.

2023-2030

These seven years contain approximately 2570 days (as there are three intercalary years added instead of two). The end of the Tribulation would occur on Heshvan 1 – 10/28/2030. Jesus would have returned 30 days earlier on Tishri 1 (Trumpets) – 9/27/2030. The Antichrist will have set up his abomination of desolation 1260 days earlier (from Trumpets) on Nisan 10 – 4/16/2027. That is 1290 days total thus far. Since there are 2570 days in this timeline, you must deduct 1290 days from 2570 days. The difference is 1280 days. When you deduct 1280 days from 4/16/2027, you come up with Tishri 30 – 10/14/2023 for the starting date of the Antichrist’s confirming of the covenant or the start of the Tribulation.

In these two examples, Daniel’s 70th seven (the last Shemitah year of Daniel’s prophecy) will occur during the seventh year of the Tribulation on the Day of Atonement, Tishri 10, ten days after Jesus returns to the earth on Trumpets. In example #1, the date will be 9/18/2029. See Daniel’s Last Seven (rev310.net) for 2029-2030 as the possible year for the 70th Jubilee. In example #2, Daniel’s 70th seven will occur on 10/6/2030.

When Jesus returns at the end of the 7-year Tribulation, the six objectives mentioned in Daniel 9:24 will finally occur for the Jewish people: To finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy. The children of Israel will finally be the people God had planned for them all along.

“You shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” (Exodus 19:5-6).

Thirty days after Jesus returns to the earth, Daniel’s Seventieth Seven prophecy will have been fulfilled. The last event before the millennial reign of Jesus Christ will be the anointing of the Jewish Temple by the Shekinah presence of Lord Jesus. This will be the last prophecy to be fulfilled, this side of the Millennium.

Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Randy Nettles

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