Antichrist is to rule the world for 1260 years.

• Daniel 7:25, "And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time."
• Revelation 12:6, "And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days."
• Revelation 13:5, "And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months."

Revelation 13:5 speaks of this time as forty two months. These forty two months of Rev 13:5 and the "time, and times and dividing a time" of Daniel 7:25 equal the exact same thing. 42 months actually equates to 3½ years. Looking closely, one can see this, A "time (one year) and times (+ two years) and the dividing of time, (+ half a year ) That's a "time" + "times" + "dividing of a time", which equals 3½ years, or forty two months. (12+24 + 6 = 42 months) Revelation 12:6 confirms this calculation when it says that the church of Jesus would hide in the wilderness for exactly 1260 days. 42 months, or 3½ years equals 1260 days.

Still, some will say that 42 months does NOT equal 1260 days because all our months do not equal 30 days each. The fact here is, prophecy speaks of Biblical months. To understand the forty and two months, or the time, and times and diving a time, that the beast will reign, we must first find the method of time the Bible declares for prophecy. Looking in Genesis 7:11, we find the Bible says the rains of Noah started on the 17 day of the 2nd month,remember that date. In Genesis 8:3,4 we find the water receded at the end of exactly 150 days. Then it says the ark rested on the 17th day of the 7th month. That's exactly 5 months to the very day. If we divide the 150 days, by the 5 months, we will get 30 days per month. So 42 months multiplied by 30 equals 1260. And again, when you look in Revelation 12:6, it confirms the calculation to be valid. It actually says the children of God will be hiding in the wilderness for exactly 1260 days! However, we are not done. A day in prophecy actually equals a year. God says in Ezekiel 4:6 "I have appointed thee each day for a year..." and in Numbers 14:34 it says, "...After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, " So, according to Ezekiel 4:6, and Number 14:34, that's 1260 years that Papal Rome would reign, and during this reign it will kill many Christians.

And yes, some will say that this is just my opinion, or interpretation. They will say that the only way this "day for a year" idea can be valid is if history proves it out. So... does it? Well first we need to find out when the Roman Catholic church became a "woman on a beast" and capable of ruling in both the political as well as religious realm. Why? This is when she has her full power according to Revelation

	"Vigilius...ascended the papal chair (538 A.D.) under the military protection of Belisarius." History of the Christian Church, Vol. 3, p. 327

Historical records reveal the papacy began its reign in 538 AD upon Emperor Justinian's decree, and under the military protection of Belisarius. And the Bible says the beast will rule for EXACTLY 1260 yearsbefore receiving a mortal wound. Now it's just a matter of simple mathematics. It is also a grand method by which to see the Lord glorified. If the prophecy is correct, 1260 years after 538 AD the Beast must receive a mortal wound. Did this happen? can the prophecy be that accurate?

If you add 1260 years to the beginning year the Roman Catholic church had "absolute" power as a church and state in 538 AD, you will arrive in the exact year 1798 AD. So, according to the prophecy we are told the first reign of the Beast will last until the year 1798 . So, did it end in 1798, and how?

	"In 1798 General Berthier made his entrance into Rome, abolished the papal government, and established a secular one." -Encyclopedia Britannica 1941 edition

That's Exactly 42 prophetic months,or 1260 years, or a time, and times, and dividing a time after the Papacy began its powerful reign that the Pope "shall go into captivity" by the military! This not only confirms the "day for a year" issue, it also glorifies the Lord like no other prophecy can. It's that accurate!

One more thing must be brought up here to further validate the "day for a year" issue in prophecy. Looking at the 2300 day prophecy of Daniel 8:14 one must realize that after studying up all the factors of the prophecy and the events that happen within those 2300 "days", it is highly impossible to have occurred over such a short time. This is what the general rule of thought is today that the day for a year issue is a lie, and it WAS 2300 literal DAYS and not years. So is this true? Was it only days and not years?

To quickly touch on this I will only mention in passing what the student of prophecy is already aware of. During this prophetic period of 2300 days we see three global governments coming to power, one at a time. The two horned ram (Medo-Persia), the he goat (Greece) and the little horn (papal Rome) must defeat ALL their global enemies and then sit in power as a world wide ruler individually during this 2300 prophetic days. If the 2300 prophetic days are actually 24 hour literal days as some theologians suggest, then all these global entities must do all that they did on a global scale within 6 YEARS AND 3.8 MONTHS! Think about that for a moment. Medo-Persia must become a nation. Defeat all their global enemies, and then sit as a world wide power over all peoples nations and tongues. Then Alexander the Great must run rampant across the globe for Greece, and he too must defeat all their enemies. Then they too must sit as global rulers for a time. Then the Roman power (after Pagan Rome falls of course) which is now ruled by Papal Rome must defeat all its enemies, and it too must then take the seat as the undisputed global governing power for a time. And all of this happens in less then six and a half years? Even an Atheist opening a history book will tell you that simply didn't happen. But if you look at it over the course of 2300 YEARS, as the prophecy perfectly predicts, then yes, it fits perfectly in time and proves the prophecy sure!

By the way, this prophecy also confirms the next prophecy. Revelation 13:3 declares that this beast will receive a mortal wound and the end of its reign of terror. And in 1798 this truly happened RIGHT ON TIME!

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Date: 2015-12-18; view: 726