18. Right on Time! Prophetic Appointments Revealed!

Fasten your seat belt! You're now going to explore the

longest time prophecy in the Bible - a prophecy that
perfectly predicted the first coming of Jesus and the
time of His death. In Study Guide 16, "Angel Messages
from Space," you learned that God has an extremely
important message the world must hear before Christ's
return! The first point commands people to worship God
and glorify Him, because the hour of His judgment has
arrived(Revelation 14:7). In Daniel 8 and 9, God
reveals the date for His final judgment to begin and
powerful prophetic clues proving Christ as the Messiah.
Thus no prophecy in all of Scripture is more vital - yet
few people are aware of it! Others completely
misinterpret it. Please read Daniel chapters 8 and 9
before starting this Study Guide, and ask God's Spirit to
guide you in understanding this phenomenal lesson.

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1. In vision, Daniel saw a two-horned ram pushing west, north, and south and conquering every beast he met (Daniel 8:3,
4). What does that ram symbolize?

"The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia." Daniel 8:20.

Answer: The ram is a symbol of the world kingdom of Medo-Persia, which was also represented by the
bear of Daniel 7:5. The prophecies of the Bible books of Daniel and Revelation follow the principle of
"repeat and expand," which means they repeat prophecies covered in earlier chapters of the book and
enlarge upon them. This approach brings clarity and certainty to Bible prophecies.

The ram represents Medo-Persia.

2. What striking animal did Daniel next see?

"And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation."
Daniel 8:21, 22.

Answer: Next in Daniel's vision, a male goat with one huge horn suddenly appeared, traveling at great
speed. He attacked and conquered the ram. Then the great horn was broken off and four horns arose
in its place. The rough male goat symbolized the third world kingdom of Greece, and the huge horn
symbolized Alexander the Great. The four horns that replaced the great horn represent the four
kingdoms into which Alexander's empire was divided. In Daniel 7:6, these four kingdoms are
The goat symbolizes Greece.
represented by the four heads of the leopard beast, which also symbolizes Greece. These symbols are
so fitting that it is easy to identify them in history.

3. According to Daniel 8:8, 9, a little horn power next arose. What does the little horn represent?
Answer: The little horn represents Rome. Some have suggested that the little horn represents Antiochus Epiphanes, a Seleucid king who
ruled over Palestine in the second century B.C. and who disrupted the Jewish worship services. Others, including most leaders of the
Reformation, have believed that the little horn represents Rome in both its pagan and papal
forms. Let's examine the clear Bible evidence for this:

A. In harmony with the prophetic rule of "repeat and expand," Rome must be the power
represented here because both chapters 2 and 7 of Daniel point to Rome as the kingdom that
follows Greece. Daniel 7:24-27 also establishes the fact that Rome in its papal form will be
succeeded by the kingdom of Christ. The little horn of Daniel chapter 8 fits this pattern
exactly: It follows Greece and is finally supernaturally destroyed or "broken without hand" at
Jesus' second coming. (Compare Daniel 8:25 with Daniel 2:34.)

B. Daniel chapter 8 says the Medo-Persians would become "great" (verse 4), the Grecians
The "little horn" of Daniel chapter 8 represents
"very great" (verse 8), and the little horn power "exceeding great" (verse 9). History is clear Rome in both its pagan and papal stages. So the
that no power following Greece became "exceeding great" other than Rome. little horn of the last days is the papacy.

C. Rome extended its power to the south (Egypt), the east (Macedonia), and the "pleasant land" (Palestine) precisely as the prophecy
predicted (verse 9). No major power other than Rome fits this point.

D. Only Rome stood up against Jesus, "the prince of the host" (verse 11) and "the Prince of princes" (verse 25). Pagan Rome crucified Him.
It also destroyed the Jewish temple. And papal Rome effectively caused the heavenly sanctuary to be "cast down" (verse 11) and "trodden
under foot" (verse 13) by replacing the essential ministry of Jesus, our High Priest in heaven, with an earthly priesthood which claims to
forgive sins. No one but God can forgive sins (Luke 5:21). And Jesus is our only Priest or Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5).

4. Daniel 8 informs us that this little horn power would also destroy many of God's people (verses 10, 24, 25) and cast
truth to the ground (verse 12). When a saint asked how long God's people and heavenly sanctuary would be trodden
under foot, what was heaven's reply?

"And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary
be cleansed." Daniel 8:14.

Answer: Heaven's reply was that the sanctuary in heaven would be cleansed after 2,300
prophetic days, or 2,300 literal years. (Study Guide 15 gives a full explanation of the
prophetic day-for-a-year principle found in Ezekiel 4:6 and Numbers 14:34.) We have
already learned that the cleansing of the earthly sanctuary took place on the day of
atonement in ancient Israel.

On that day God's people were clearly identified as His, and the record of their sins was
removed. The wicked who clung to sin were cut off forever from Israel. Thus the camp was
cleansed from sin. The little horn power persecuted and destroyed
millions of God's people.
Heaven was here assuring Daniel that sin and the little horn power would not continue to prosper, control the world, and persecute God's
people endlessly. Instead, in 2,300 years God would step in with the heavenly day of atonement, or judgment, where sin and sinners
would be identified and later removed from the universe forever. Thus the universe will be cleansed from sin. The wrongs against God's
people will at long last be righted, and the peace and harmony of Eden will once again fill the universe.

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6. While Daniel was praying, who suddenly touched him and with what message (Daniel 9:21-23)?

Answer: The angel Gabriel touched him and stated he had come to explain the rest of the vision
described in Daniel chapter 8 (compare Daniel 8:26 with Daniel 9:23).

The angel Gabriel came to Daniel to

explain the 2,300-year prophecy.

7. How much of the 2,300 days would be allotted to (or cut off for) Daniel's people, the Jews, and their capital city,
Jerusalem (Daniel 9:24)?

Answer: Seventy weeks were to be "determined upon," or cut off, for the Jews. The seventy
prophetic weeks equal 490 literal years (70 x 7 = 490). God's people would soon be returning
from captivity in Medo-Persia, and God would cut off 490 years from the 2,300 years and allot
them to His chosen people as another opportunity to repent and serve Him.

Gabriel explained to Daniel important events to

take place within the 2,300 years.

8. What event and date were to mark the starting point for the 2,300-day and 490-year prophecies (Daniel 9:25)?
 Answer: The starting event was a decree from Persian King Artaxerxes authorizing God's
people (who were captive in Medo-Persia) to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the city. The
decree, found in Ezra chapter 7, was issued in 457 B.C.--the seventh year of the king (verse
7)--and was implemented in the autumn. Artaxerxes began his reign in 464 B.C.

King Artaxerxes authorized the rebuilding of

Jerusalem in the year 457 B.C.

9. The angel said that 69 prophetic weeks, or 483 literal years (69 x 7 = 483), added to 457 B.C. would reach to the
Messiah (Daniel 9:25). Did it?

Answer:
Yes, indeed! Mathematical calculations show that moving ahead 483 full years from the fall of 457 B.C.
reaches the fall of A.D. 27. The word "Messiah" means "anointed" (John 1:41, margin). Jesus was
anointed with the Holy Ghost (Acts 10:38) at His baptism (Luke 3:21, 22). His anointing took place in the
15th year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar (Luke 3:1), which was A.D. 27. And to think the prediction was
made more than 500 years before!

Then Jesus began to preach that "the time is fulfilled" (referring to the 483 years which were to reach to
the Messiah). He thus audibly confirmed the prophecy (Mark 1:14, 15; Galatians 4:4). So Jesus actually
began His ministry by clearly referring to the 2,300-day prophecy, stressing its importance and accuracy.
This is awesome and thrilling
evidence that:

A. The Bible is inspired.

B. Jesus is the Messiah.
Jesus' baptism was an accurate C. All other dates in the 2,300-day/490-year prophecy are valid. What a firm foundation on which to
fulfillment of Bible prophecy. build!

1 We have now considered 483 years of the 490-year prophecy. There is one
0 prophetic week, or seven literal years, left (Daniel 9:26, 27). What happens
. next? When does it happen?

Answer: Jesus is "cut off" or crucified "in the midst of the week," which is three and one-half years after His anointing--or the spring of
A.D. 31. Please notice how the gospel is revealed in verse 26: "After threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for
himself."

No, praise God, when Jesus was cut off, it was not for Himself. He "who did no sin" (1 Peter 2:22) was crucified for our sins (1 Corinthians
15:3; Isaiah 53:5). Jesus' priceless life was lovingly and willingly offered to save us from sin. Hallelujah, what a Saviour! Jesus' atoning
sacrifice is the very heart of Daniel chapters 8 and 9.
11. Since Jesus died after three and one-half years, how could He "confirm the covenant with many" for the full final seven
years, as the prophecy in Daniel 9:27 mandates?

Answer: The covenant is His blessed agreement to save people from their sins (Hebrews 10:16,
17). After His ministry of three and one-half years ended, Jesus confirmed the covenant through His
disciples (Hebrews 2:3). He sent them first to the Jewish nation (Matthew 10:5, 6), because His
chosen people still had three and one-half years remaining of their 490-year opportunity to repent.

The disciples preached to multitudes of

Jews.

12. When the 490-year period of final opportunity for the Jewish nation ended in the fall of A.D. 34, what did the disciples
do?

Answer: They began preaching the gospel to other people and nations of the world (Acts
13:46). Stephen, a righteous deacon, was publicly stoned in A.D. 34. From that date onward
the Jews, because they rejected Jesus and God's plan, were no longer God's chosen people or
nation. Instead, God now counts people of all nationalities who accept and serve Him as
spiritual Jews. They have become His chosen people--"heirs according to the promise."
Spiritual Jews do, of course, include Jewish people who individually accept and serve Jesus
(Galatians 3:27-29; Romans 2:28, 29).

After the stoning of Stephen, the disciples began

preaching to the Gentiles.

13. After A.D. 34, how many years of the 2,300-year prophecy remained? What is the ending date for the prophecy? What
did the angel say would happen on that date (Daniel 8:14)?
Answer: There were 1,810 years remaining (2,300 minus 490 = 1,810). The ending date for
the prophecy is 1844 (A.D. 34 + 1810 = 1844). The angel said the heavenly sanctuary would be
cleansed, or the heavenly judgment would begin. (The earthly sanctuary was destroyed in A.D.
70.) We learned in Study Guide 17 that the heavenly day of atonement, or judgment, was slated
for the end time. Now we know that the beginning date is 1844. God set this date. It is as
certain as the A.D. 27 date for Jesus to become the Messiah. God's end-time people must be
announcing it (Revelation 14:6, 7). You will be thrilled and gratified to learn the details of the
judgment in Study Guide 19. In Noah's day, God stated that the Flood judgment would occur in
120 years (Genesis 6:3)--and it happened. In Daniel's day, God stated that His end-time
judgment would begin in 2,300 years (Daniel 8:14)--and it happened. God's end-time judgment
has been in session since 1844.

Meaning of the Atonement

The English word "atonement" originally meant "at-one-ment;" that is, a state of being "at one"
or in agreement. It denotes harmony of relationship. Perfect harmony originally existed
throughout the universe. Then Lucifer, a brilliant heavenly angel (as we learned in Study Guide
2), challenged God and His principles of government. One-third of the angels of heaven joined
Lucifer's rebellion (Revelation 12:3, 4, 7-9).

This rebellion against God and His loving principles is called sin in the Bible (Isaiah
53:6; 1 John 3:4). It brings heartache, confusion, chaos, tragedy, disappointment, sorrow, God's investigative judgment is witnessed by
betrayal, and evil of every kind. Worst of all, its penalty is death (Romans 6:23)--from which the heavenly host.
there is no resurrection--in the lake of fire (Revelation 21:8). Sin spreads faster and is more
lethal than the most deadly type of cancer. It put the universe itself in jeopardy.

So God cast Lucifer and his angels out of heaven (Revelation 12:7-9), and Lucifer received a new name--"Satan," which means
"adversary." His fallen angels are now called demons. Satan seduced Adam and Eve, and sin thus came upon all humans. What a
horrendous tragedy! The devastating conflict between good and evil had begun, and evil appeared to be winning. The situation seemed
hopeless.

But, no! Jesus, God's Son--deity Himself--who was more than equal to all the people who would ever live on
earth, agreed to sacrifice His life to pay the death penalty for every sinner (1 Corinthians 5:7). By accepting His
sacrifice, sinners would thus be freed from the guilt of sin (Romans 3:25). This glorious plan also included Jesus
entering a person's life when invited (Revelation 3:20) and changing him to a new person (2 Corinthians 5:17).
It provided power from Jesus to resist Satan and to restore every converted person to the image of God, in
which he was created (Genesis 1:26, 27; Romans 8:29).

This blessed atonement offer includes a plan to isolate sin and destroy it--including Satan and his fallen
angels, plus all who join him in rebellion (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 21:8). Further, the full information
regarding Jesus and His loving government and Satan and his diabolical dictatorship will be taken to every
person on earth so all can make an intelligent, informed decision to align either with Christ or Satan (Matthew
24:14; Revelation 14:6, 7).
Satan is the cause for all sin.
The case of every person will be examined in the heavenly courtroom (Romans 14:10-12), and God will
honor the choice of each individual to serve either Christ or Satan (Revelation 22:11, 12). Finally, after eradicating sin, God's plan is to
create new heavens and a new earth (2 Peter 3:13; Isaiah 65:17), where sin will never again rise (Nahum 1:9), and give it to His people
as their home throughout eternity (Revelation 21:1-5). The Father and Son will then dwell with their people in perfect joy and harmony
forever.

All of this is included in the "at-one-ment." God has informed us of it in His Word and demonstrated it in the Old Testament sanctuary
services, especially the day of atonement. Jesus is the key to the atonement. His loving sacrifice for us on Calvary makes it all possible.
Getting rid of sin in our lives and in the universe is possible only through Him (Acts 4:12). No wonder heaven's three-point final message
to the world calls upon us all to worship Him (Revelation 14:6, 7).

14. Why do some Bible interpreters detach the last week (or seven years) of the 490 years allotted to the Jewish nation and
apply it to Antichrist's work at the end of the world's history?

Answer: This question is a good one--"Why would anyone remove the last seven years of the
490 years allotted to the Jewish nation and place it at the end of the world's history?"

Let us review the facts:

A. There is no warrant or evidence whatever for inserting a gap anywhere between any of
the years of the 490-year prophecy. It is continuous, as were the 70 years of exile for God's
people mentioned in Daniel 9:2.

B. Never in Scripture does a specific number of time units (days, weeks, months, years)
comprising a stretch of time mean anything but continuous or consecutive time units. The
burden of proof is on those who claim that any part of any time prophecy should be detached
and counted later.
Why would anyone cut away an important part
C. A.D. 27 (the year of Jesus' baptism) was the starting date for the last seven years of of this prophecy?
the prophecy, which Jesus emphasized by beginning at once to preach, "The time is fulfilled."
Mark 1:15.
D. At the moment of His death on the cross in the spring of A.D. 31, Jesus cried out, "It is finished." The Saviour here clearly refers to
the predictions of His death made in Daniel chapter 9, such as:
1. "Messiah" would be "cut off" or crucified (verse 26).
2. He would "cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease" by dying for all as the true Lamb of God (verse 27; 1 Corinthians 5:7; 15:3).
3. He would "make reconciliation for iniquity" (verse 24).

There is no biblical authority or evidence for detaching the last week, or seven years, of the 490 years allotted to the Jewish nation and
applying it to the work of Antichrist near the end of the world's history. More serious, detaching the last seven years from the 490-year
prophecy so distorts the true meaning of many prophecies in the books of Daniel and Revelation that people simply cannot correctly
understand them. This is why God condemns private interpretation of prophecy, such as this seven-year gap theory. Such interpretations
always lead people astray.

15. I have accepted Christ's atoning sacrifice for my life and have invited Him to cleanse me from sin and make me a new
person.

Answer:

Yes

No

Thought Questions

1. A little horn power appears in both Daniel chapter 7 and Daniel chapter 8. Are they the same power?
Daniel 7:8

The little horn power of Daniel 7 symbolizes the papacy. The little horn power of Daniel 8 symbolizes both pagan and papal Rome.

2. The "two thousand and three hundred days" of Daniel 8:14 translated literally from the Hebrew reads "two thousand
three hundred evenings and mornings". Does this mean 1,150 days, as some contend?
Daniel 8:14

No, the Bible clearly shows in Genesis 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31 that an evening and a morning equal a day. There was no event in history at
the end of 1,150 days that would fulfill this prophecy.

3. What part does "choice" play in a Christian's life?

Joshua 24:15

It is a major key to success. God's way has always been freedom to choose (Joshua 24:15). Though He wants to save every person (1
Timothy 2:3, 4), He still permits free choice (Deuteronomy 30:19). God permitted Satan to choose to rebel against Him. He also permitted
Adam and Eve to choose disobedience. Righteousness is never a locked-in, programmed provision that takes me to heaven no matter how
I live and even if I do not want to go. Choice means I am always free to change my mind. Jesus asks me to choose Him (Matthew 11:28-
30) and to reaffirm my choice daily (Psalms 86:3). If my daily choice is for Him, He will change me and make me like Him and eventually
take me into His blessed new kingdom. But please remember, I am free to turn and go another direction at any time. God will not force
me. My daily choice to serve Him is thus imperative.

4. Many believe that the Seleucid king Antiochus Epiphanes is the little horn power of Daniel 8. How can we be certain this is
not true?
Daniel 8:9
There are many reasons. A few of them are as follows:

A. Antiochus Epiphanes did not become "exceeding great", as the prophecy mandates (Daniel 8:9).
B. He did not rule at the "latter time" or near the end of the Seleucid kingdom as the prophecy requires (Daniel 8:23) but, rather, near the
middle.
C. Those who teach that Antiochus Epiphanes is the little horn count the 2,300 days as literal days instead of prophetic days--each equal to
a year. This literal time period of a little over six years has no meaningful application to Daniel chapter 8. All attempts to make this literal
time period fit Antiochus Epiphanes have uniformly failed, which is an embarrassment to its proponents.
D. The little horn still exists at the "time of the end" (Daniel 8:12, 17, 19), while Antiochus Epiphanes died in 164 B.C.
E. The little horn was to become "exceeding great" in the south, the east, and Palestine (Daniel 8:9). Although Antiochus Epiphanes did
rule Palestine for a while, he had almost no success in Egypt (south) and Macedonia (east).
F. The little horn throws down the place of God's sanctuary (Daniel 8:11). Antiochus Epiphanes did not destroy the temple in Jerusalem. He
did profane it, but it was destroyed by the Romans in A.D. 70. Neither did he destroy Jerusalem, as mandated by the prophecy (Daniel
9:26).
G. Christ applied the desolating abominations of Daniel 9:26 and 27, not to the past outrages of Antiochus Epiphanes in 167 B.C., but
rather to the immediate future when the Roman army would destroy Jerusalem and the temple in His own generation in A.D. 70 (Luke
21:20-24). In Matthew 24:15, Jesus specifically mentioned the prophet Daniel and said that his prediction of Daniel 9:26, 27 would be
fulfilled when the Christians would see (in the future) the abomination of desolation "stand in the holy place" in Jerusalem. This is too clear
to misunderstand.
H. Jesus clearly related the destruction of Jerusalem to Israel's final refusal to accept Him as the King and Saviour (Matthew 21:33-43;
23:37, 38; Luke 19:41-44). This relationship between rejecting the Messiah and the destruction of the city and temple is the crucial
message of Daniel 9:26, 27. It is a message announcing the consequences of Israel's continued rejection of the Messiah--even after being
given an additional 490 years of loving probation. Applying the prophecy to Antiochus Epiphanes, who died in 164 B.C., long before Jesus'
birth, completely destroys the meaning of Daniel chapters 8 and 9--the most important time prophecy of the Bible.

Quiz Questions

1.  The ram of Daniel 8 symbolizes (1)

Babylon.

Medo-Persia.

Greece.

Rome.
 
2.  What does the male goat of Daniel 8 represent? (1)

Egypt.

Palestine.

Greece.

Assyria.
 
3.  The little horn power of Daniel 8 represents (1)

Antiochus Epiphanes.

Rome, in its pagan and papal phases.

Atheism.

Iraq.
 
4.  The day of atonement in ancient Israel was a day of judgment. (1)

Yes.

No.
 
5.  How much of the 2,300 years was cut off for the Jews? (1)

490 years.

700 years.

1810 years.

100 years.
 
6.  In Bible prophecy, one prophetic day equals one literal year. (1)

Yes.
 No.
 
7.  The 2,300-year prophecy predicted (500 years before it happened) that the Messiah would appear in A.D. 27. He appeared right on time.
This proves that (3)

The Bible is inspired.

The angel Gabriel made a lucky guess.

All other dates in the prophecy are accurate.

Jesus is the Messiah.

 
8.  When the 490 years allotted to the Jewish nation ended in A.D. 34, what did the disciples do? (1)

They began preaching to people of other nations.

They took a long vacation.

They said that no Jew would ever be saved after A.D. 34.
 
9.  According to the 2,300-year prophecy of Daniel chapters 8 and 9, what happened in 1844? (1)

The judgment began in heaven.

The day of probation for the Jewish nation ended.

Jesus ascended to heaven.

God closed probation for all people.

 
10. The heavenly day of atonement, or at-one-ment, will bring all the universe into complete harmony with God. Which of the following
statements tell the truth about some facet of the atonement? (10)

Jesus sacrificed His life to pay our death penalty.

Jesus freed us from the guilt of sin.

Jesus changes us and makes us completely new persons.

Jesus restores us to God's image.

In the heavenly courtroom, God honors the choice of every person to serve either Christ or Satan.

Full information goes to every person on earth regarding Satan's plan to destroy and God's glorious plan to save people.

Sin, Satan, and sinners will be isolated and destroyed.

God creates new heavens and a new earth for His people and will dwell with them.

Sin will never rise again.

The atonement was made possible by Jesus' sacrifice on Calvary.

Satan and his angels will be converted and saved.

 
11. There is no Bible authority or evidence for detaching the last week or seven years of the 490 years allotted to the Jewish nation and
applying it to the work of Antichrist near the end of the world's history. (1)

True.

False.
 
12. In A.D. 34, (3)

Probation ended for the Jews as God's chosen nation.

The disciples began preaching to other people and nations.

Stephen, a righteous deacon, was stoned.

The judgment began in heaven.

 
13. The 2,300-day time period began in (1)

A.D. 34

1944

1491 B.C.

457 B.C.
 
14. The prophecies of Daniel and Revelation apply primarily to us and our time. (1)
 Yes.

No.
 

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