Daniel 12:12

[Guest kelly]

Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. Does anyone have any ideas on just what this might be?  I am so incredibly lost!

[godrulz]

Daniel 12:11,12 (NIV) "From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1290 days. Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the end of the 1335 days."

The context of Dan. 12 is the future end times with the Tribulation period of judgment and the resurrections (12:1-3). 12:4,9 implies the words are sealed until the time of the end, and thus may not be fully understood until the prophetic timeline unfolds (v.10 the wise, not the wicked will understand in the end times).

(thoughts based on Dr. John F. Walvoord of Dallas Theological Seminary "Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation/Moody Press= pre-trib., pre-mill. perspective...oops, the can of worms is reopened)

Dan. 12:11,12 are two revelations by way of clarification of the duration of the time of the end. v.11 says a period of 1290 days (about 3 1/2 years) will elapse from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away by the Antichrist until the time of the end is finished (2nd Coming). The abomination refers to stopping the sacrifices in the middle of the 7 year Tribulation (cf. Dan. 9:27). This was historically anticipated by Antiochus Epiphanes in the 2nd century B.C. (Dan. 8:11-14). Dan. 12 is still future based on the prophecy of Christ in Mt. 24:15 where He uses this phrase of Daniel.

Jewish custom has 30 day months x 42 months. That would only be 1260 days. (Rev. 11:2; 13:5; Dan. 7:25; 12:7). Why add 30 days and then another 45 days in v.12? Daniel does not explain these varying durations, so we can only speculate. The second coming of Christ and establishment of His millennial kingdom takes time. The second advent may come after the 1260 day period, followed by divine judgments such as the judgment of the nations (Mt. 25:31-46), and the regathering and judgment of Israel (Ezek. 20:34-38). The judging of the living on the earth and the purging out of unbelievers will be quick, but still take time. Those who attain to this period are judged worthy and are called "blessed" (12:12). We have New Testament revelation to help us understand this transition from the Trib. to the Mill...12:13 Daniel would not understand all this, but was assured of his future hope.

Liberal scholars would try to interpret Daniel as historical (Antiochus), but we interpret it as prophetic. The above is one possible conservative interpretation. You are embarking on a fascinating and life long study of the great plan of God.

[Guest kelly]

Daniel 12:12 just seems incomplete to me.  It seems as if only half the thought is wrote down.  I've always heard that the Bible always interprets itself but I can't find anything for this .  Thanks for your help and I will certainly keep digging into this.  It just seems to me that Gabrielle could have said just a couple more words and made the whole thing clearer!

[Guest shadow2b]

Daniel 12:12 just seems incomplete to me.

[Guest shadow2b]

Daniel 12:11,12 (NIV) "From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1290 days. Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the end of the 1335 days."

The context of Dan. 12 is the future end times with the Tribulation period of judgment and the resurrections (12:1-3). 12:4,9 implies the words are sealed until the time of the end, and thus may not be fully understood until the prophetic timeline unfolds (v.10 the wise, not the wicked will understand in the end times).

(thoughts based on Dr. John F. Walvoord of Dallas Theological Seminary "Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation/Moody Press= pre-trib., pre-mill. perspective...oops, the can of worms is reopened)

Dan. 12:11,12 are two revelations by way of clarification of the duration of the time of the end. v.11 says a period of 1290 days (about 3 1/2 years) will elapse from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away by the Antichrist until the time of the end is finished (2nd Coming). The abomination refers to stopping the sacrifices in the middle of the 7 year Tribulation (cf. Dan. 9:27). This was historically anticipated by Antiochus Epiphanes in the 2nd century B.C. (Dan. 8:11-14). Dan. 12 is still future based on the prophecy of Christ in Mt. 24:15 where He uses this phrase of Daniel.

Jewish custom has 30 day months x 42 months. That would only be 1260 days. (Rev. 11:2; 13:5; Dan. 7:25; 12:7). Why add 30 days and then another 45 days in v.12? Daniel does not explain these varying durations, so we can only speculate. The second coming of Christ and establishment of His millennial kingdom takes time. The second advent may come after the 1260 day period, followed by divine judgments such as the judgment of the nations (Mt. 25:31-46), and the regathering and judgment of Israel (Ezek. 20:34-38). The judging of the living on the earth and the purging out of unbelievers will be quick, but still take time. Those who attain to this period are judged worthy and are called "blessed" (12:12). We have New Testament revelation to help us understand this transition from the Trib. to the Mill...12:13 Daniel would not understand all this, but was assured of his future hope.

Liberal scholars would try to interpret Daniel as historical (Antiochus), but we interpret it as prophetic. The above is one possible conservative interpretation. You are embarking on a fascinating and life long study of the great plan of God.

OOOOOPPPPPppppSSSSSsss--sorry godrulz,i didn't see your post which is a whole lot clearer than my feeble attempt-----

keep it up bro.  :t3:  :t3:  :t3:--shadow2b{Gary}--

[Guest kelly]

Thanks for your help everyone!

[eric]

Hey Gary bro I see we are still on the same wave-length. Thank you for your input.   eric

[Guest shadow2b]

Hey Gary bro I see we are still on the same wave-length. Thank you for your input.