BABYLON IS FALLEN – CHAPTER 6
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The Seven Times of the Gentiles,
Spring 537 BCE to Spring 1984 CE
Detailed in Broadview from Daniel
2, 7, 8,
Narrowed in
Daniel 11 with Details:
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Our goal has been to arrive at 1984, which we will find more and
more is an important year. As we will further clarify, it is the END of the
Times of the Gentiles. Since the Preface and Chapters 1 – 4, we have slowly
built around this timing, with our reader on board and fully following to that
point. Only then can other timings and events be considered and properly
understood.
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It was very important to convey to the reader the way this timing
was unknown until now. In that manner, the reader could experience the same
question of timing that Jesus did not know, nor Paul, nor any of the Apostles
in the First Ministry of Messiah, 26-30 CE, on to the death of John the Apostle
around 100 CE. This is critical to figure into why the writers of the New
Testament had expectation of Jesus coming again tomorrow, while within that same
consideration waiting in patience for that time and event, again unknown to
Jesus and them, Mark
13:32, Acts 1:6-7.
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It was the unknown element, therefore a mystery only revealed to Messiah, when
he HAD returned, past tense, and brought the “confirmation,” of the Last Half
of the 70th Week of Daniel. Spring 1984 was the swinging door, in
that it was the exit from the Seven Times of Lev
26:18-39, and immediate entry to the “time, times, and a half,” the Last
Half of Daniel’s 70th Week. That 3 and ˝ years, called additionally
42 months, as well as 1260 days, the second coming of Messiah, is when the process
of judgment, and then blessing occurs, moving from that accordingly. We can now
show how and when all revelations, NOT made clear to Jesus, while the First
Half of the 70th Week of Dan
9:24-27 was transpiring, WERE INDEED MADE CLEAR, consequent upon
fulfilling the 70th Week, as to its Last Half. It was THEN Messiah
came to the designated days AFTER the 3 and ˝ years, 42 months, stated to be
also 1260 days, arriving upon the 1290 and 1335 days, as given in Dan
12:11-12.
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More on this will be given as we proceed. We have built this presentation, to
where the reader can follow on to the further revelations we have to convey. There
is a progression and method as to how to reveal these things in an orderly
manner. We have brought the reader, in previous chapters, to what we need to reveal
more. This is much the same way one would build anything, foundation and then
superstructure. This is NOT the way the Bible has been given in its mysteries. Rather,
it has rather been given in a manner NOT to be understood until the time of the
end, only understood by Messiah. Therefore, once revealed and opened to us by
Messiah, as it has been first to this author, it can be presented to others by a
schematic, a progression and plan that makes it clear.
No longer are the Books of the Law and Prophets unopened for clear understanding,
as they have been heretofore, Dan
10:21, Rev 5:1-5, Dan 12:4, Isa 29:11-24. As we will clarify later, this
entails opening:
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1) – the Books of the Law and the Prophets, revealing the
mysteries of the Prophets.
2) – another book, the Lamb’s Book of Life, Rev
10:1-11 and Rev 20:12-15, revealing full redemption.
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Many
Days and Many Markers
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Not finding the blessing envisioned in Jer
23:2-8, a great exodus that overshadowed the original from Egypt, at the
end of the spring Passover Week in 537 BCE, the 24th day, or the
third day after the Passover Week was completed, Daniel received a visitation
from Michael in Daniel 10. This brought understanding, as we explained in our Chapter
4, The Cyrus Deception. Daniel was devastated to find
that his greatest fears were confirmed. The vision and answer Michael brought,
showed it was for “MANY days.” The “Seven Times more” judgment of
Lev
26:18-39, the “Times of the Gentiles,” stated by Jesus in Luke
21:24, also called concerning its end “the Fullness of the Gentiles”
by Paul in Rom
11:25-26,
had initiated upon Israel’s erroneous return in the spring of 537 BCE. However,
Daniel was encouraged and strengthened by Michael continuing and revealing all
that is stated in Daniel 11 and 12. Daniel, in turn, relates to Israel, via the
Book of Daniel, all Michael told him. It shows MANY markers,
that can lead the reader to understand the years from Daniel’s answer, all the
way to the final deliverance at the time of the end.
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Of course, this is ONLY understood, when properly interpreted by the same
party that gave this answer to Daniel, Michael the Great Prince of Dan
10:21 and 12:1. Additionally, it is understood
in classic “hindsight 20 / 20.” That which we have seen and heard, PAST TENSE, CAN
THEREFORE BE VERIFIED BY CONFIDENT WITNESS / TESTIMONY.
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Michael’s understanding herein given, in this publication BABYLON
IS FALLEN, will open the Book of Daniel, sealed as to proper understanding until
now. By his guidance as to the understanding of each pronoun in Daniel 11, when
compared with his instruction on Daniel 2, 7, and 8, brings clarity, and displays
the time of the end, “the time appointed,” vividly. The revelation began
March 18/19, 1984, the simultaneous end of Lev
26:18-39, “Seven Times more,” spring 537 BCE to spring 1984. That
understanding has been rendered in lectures, compiled by this author, and most
recently edited and published since then, in final form. It is released
publicly once approved by Michael’s review and permission, in this publication,
BABYLON IS FALLEN.
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At this time, and in this Chapter 6, we will address the broad
view, considering certain portions of Daniel 2, 7, and 8. We say “certain
portions,” due to the fact that it will be a rendering of those portions, serving
as the parameters of Daniel 11 and 12. Those two chapters contain the details,
the more specific markers, counting down this “Seven Times more,” Lev
26:18-39, “the Times of the Gentiles,” Luke
21:24, as portrayed within Daniel 2, 7, and 8. There are other timings and events, that
transpire upon the finish of the Last Half of Daniel 9’s 70th Week,
or the finish and completion of the Last 3 and ˝ years. They will be handled
after we have done this rendering of the broad view of Daniel 2, 7, and 8 in
coordination with Daniel 11 and 12.
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We now give our diagram, accenting 1984 with the other markers in other
diagrams, already displayed in our earlier chapters. We give a link to an
I-phone view in most cases. This is a picture or snippet taken, and given as a
“gif” file, which automatically shrinks the diagram to a size that fits totally
on the I-phone screen. Otherwise, what appears on phone, computer, or laptop screen,
skews in some cases as mere text presentation; hence, the time taken to make
those snippets / gif pictures:
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Diagram: 1984 Point of Balance
[For I-Phone:
Go Here]
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Abraham<1954yrs>Messiah Cut Off<1954yrs>End
Time
1925BCE<<1954years>>30tCE
<<1954years>>1984
Physical Israel 1954
Years>|<Gentile Access 1954 Years
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Diagram: Babylonian Captivity - 7 Times
of Gentiles
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Leviticus 26:14-17 Followed by
Leviticus 26:18-39
607BCE<70years>537BCE<7x360
or 2520years>1984
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Coordinating
Daniel 2, 7, and 8 with Daniel 11
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Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, had initiated his conquest of
all the territory, extending from the river Euphrates. This was the beginning
of the timing of the Babylonian Captivity in 607 BCE, destroying the temple in
586 BCE, taking Israel into captivity to Babylon. Archeology reveals his
official coronation as king in Babylon in 605 BCE, also the year of the death of
the king of Babylon before him. However, his conquests had already begun under
his ill father Nabopolassar. Earlier than the visions and visitations of
Gabriel and Michael in Daniel 7-12, in Daniel 2, Daniel gives Nebuchadnezzar
the interpretation of the king’s dream. Daniel had similar visions to that
dream in Daniel 7 and 8, detailed further in Daniel 11. However, we must keep
in mind that Daniel 8 and 11 do not give any indication of the Babylonian Empire.
They start with the next, or Medo-Persian Empire, and move forward in time.
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Brief
Summary of the Matrix / Chart
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The full Matrix below is very complex in first eye contact for the
reader. It is reproduced again after the first exposure below, but in that
second exposure and reproduction, it is done in a building block method. That
building block procedure is easily followed, as we build it before the reader’s
eyes. So, we suggest briefly perusing the full production, and THEN moving
directly on to the building block presentation. It is easily followed in a
timing progression, as we construct it, segment by segment.
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The Matrix / Chart is established left to right, top to bottom, in
FOUR COLUMNS, addressing Daniel 2 first; second, to the right is Daniel 7; next
is Daniel 8; and finally, Daniel 11 on the far right. All four chapters of the
Book of Daniel, reveal the history of Israel. However, that history is declared
as FUTURE events, within the metaphors, symbols, and descriptions, rendered in
each chapter.
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Each
one of these chapters in Daniel, 2, 7, 8 and 11-12, just listed, completely
displays the time of Daniel’s existence with Israel. It delineates after Daniel
has passed on, from late Persia to Greece, on to the time of the end, when
Messiah is victorious. Israel is redeemed, resurrected to spiritual life,
and restored to her relationship with God, His Sovereignty, and proper
government under the Son of David: Messiah. Therefore, each of the four
chapters is aligned left to right by chapter 2 – 7 – 8 – 11 respectively. Vertically,
from top to bottom, it is aligned by historical dating, context in that
progressing history, and grouping of eras by the Black Stripes, depicting those
DATES for those eras in history identified within the narratives of Daniel, Chapters
Two through Eleven.
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It is read from left to right but stops at each Black Stripe.
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In other words, one must read column one all the way down to, but NOT inclusive
of, the Second Black Stripe. One THEN proceeds to the second column, etc. Once
all columns are read under the First Black Stripe, then move to the Second
Black Stripe. Again, one must read the first column all the way down to, but NOT
inclusive of, the Third Black Stripe. Once all columns are read under that
Second Black Stripe, then move to the Third Black Stripe, etc. This is precisely
how our Chapter 6 forward addresses the material.
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Although all groupings are a broad overview, given here immediately, as we
stated above, we will again build this chart, section by section, within our
explanations. Therefore, one need not tediously study it at this point. It will
be easily followed, piece-by-piece in the building-block
method, that follows along with the remainder of our publication.
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Before we go to the Matrix, we state in general description DATES:
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1.
607-539BCE
– First Black Stripe – Babylon:
a.
1st column: (Dn.2:32
& 38) Head / Gold
b.
2nd column: (Dn.7:4)
Lion
c.
3rd column: Babylon is not in Daniel 8
d.
4th column: Babylon is not in Daniel 11
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2.
539-332BCE
– Second Black Stripe – Medo-Persia:
a.
1st column: (Dn.2:32
&39) Breast & Arms / Silver
b.
2nd column: (Dn.7:5)
Bear
c.
3rd column: (Dn.8:3-4)
Two Horned Ram
d.
4th column: (Dn.11:2)
Four Persian Kings
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3.
332-63BCE
– Third Black Stripe – Greece:
a.
1st column: (Dn.2:32&39)
Belly and Thighs / Brass
b.
2nd column: (Dn.7:6)
Leopard – Alexander & Four Generals that divided the kingdom after his
death
c.
3rd column: (Dn.8:5-8)
Goat – Alexander & Four Generals that divided the kingdom after his death
d.
4th column: (Dn.11:3-5
& 7-12) Mighty King Alexander & the Two Divisions – King of the South
/ Ptolemaic Kingdom Versus King of the North / Seleucid Kingdom after Alexander’s
death, due to involvement with Judea and Jerusalem.
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4.
63BCE-70CE
– Fourth Black Stripe – Roman Empire:
a.
1st column: (Dn.2:33&40)
Legs / Iron Run to the Feet. 1st Ministry of Messiah 26 – 30 CE is
in the Iron coming from the north and west, toward the south and east. It is in dominance over Jerusalem in the first century BCE
& CE. Later from Constantinople in 300s CE, the eastern side of Two Iron Legs
brings continuity with the 20th Century, the Feet of Iron and Clay,
Ten Arab nations of Mid-East.
b.
2nd column: (Dn.7:7a-b/
&19) 4th Beast w/Iron Teeth
c.
3rd column: (Dn.8:9-10)
Singular Little Horn
d.
4th column: (Dn.11:6&13-35)
King of the North / Rome / Pompey / Caesar(s) / Herod(s) before, during, and
after Christ and his Apostles’ Ministry, remaining in Christendom over Europe,
Mid-East, into North Africa, well into the 20th Century in conflicts
of Isaac and Ishmael (Islam).
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5.
1948/67CE
– End –
Fifth Stripe – Revived Rome / UN:
a.
1st column: (Dn.2:33&41-43)
Feet/10 Toes of Iron mixed with Clay
b.
2nd column: (Dn.7:7c-8&20-27)
Ten Horns – Little Horn subdues 3 of 10, which is the Zionist State in 1967
taking portions of Syria, Jordan, and Egypt. It extends from the 1948 establishment
of the Zionist State, in the power of the Revived Rome / UN controlling the 10
Arab nations (chiefly Islamic) of the Holy Land.
c.
3rd column: (Dn.8:19-25)
King of Fierce Countenance - 1948 / 1967 Zionist State formed by Revived Rome /
UN, in control of 10 Arab Kings/Nations of the Holy Land. It is epitomized in
the final Gentile King, the King of Fierce Countenance, that stands up against
Messiah in the end time.
d.
4th column: (Dn.11:36-45)
King That Does According to His Will / “Willful King” – UN Res. 181 in 1947/48
– Zionists in 1967 overflowing those 1947/48 borders. This is the ongoing Mid
East conflict unto end time climax at Holy Mount and Jerusalem, under the
Willful King collective spirit of the Zionists. They are following the individual
King of Fierce Countenance and his policy of peace identified in Dan
8:19-25.
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6.
1984
CE – End – Sixth
Stripe – Everlasting Kingdom
a.
1st column: (Dn.2:44-45)
Upon the End of the Times of the Gentiles, Messiah in secret coming to Israel as
a thief, beginning a process that culminates in the manifestation of the Stone,
cut without hands, that smashes the image, and brings the Redemption in the
Eternal Kingdom set-up.
b.
2nd column: (Dn.7:9-12&26-27)
Upon the End of Times of the Gentiles, Messiah’s Final/Last 3&1/2 years of
Daniel 9’s 70th Week transpires from 1984-87. Afterward, the Judgment
Sits and begins the process to bring Israel to repentance – Saints of the Most
High are given the Kingdom
c.
3rd column: (Dn.8:13-14&23-25)
Zionists in the power and false league with Revived Rome / UN under the King of
Fierce Countenance stand up against the Promise and Covenant of God with Israel
in truth under Messiah, the Prince of princes. They are broken by the nations
when the King of Fierce Countenance, by peace (Deal of
the Century) destroys many. It causes aftermath of the loss of the Holy Mount
for the Third Time in the mandated “two state solution.” Israel is forced back
to Messiah as their only deliverance. This cleanses their sanctuary of strength,
defiled when they rejected him in 30 CE.
d.
4th column: (Dn.11:45-Dn.12)
Willful King comes to his end, losing the Holy Mount. Michael stands up with
Deliverance for Israel first. Then the world is also delivered in the full Resurrection
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Chart:
Comparing Daniel 2 – 7 – 8 and 11 in Broad View
[For I-Phone: Go Here for Babylon
through Greece]
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[For I-Phone: Go Here for Rome
through Revived Rome / UN]
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# [1] - Daniel 2 |
Daniel 7 |
Daniel 8 |
Daniel 11 |
V:38 607-539 BCE Gold-Babylon |
Verse 4 Lion-Babylon |
Babylon Not included |
Babylon Not Included |
Daniel 7 |
Daniel 8 |
Daniel 11 |
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V:39
539-332BCE Silver |
Verse 5 Bear |
Verses 3-4 Ram |
Verse 2 Four Kings |
Medo-Persia |
Medo-Persia |
Medo-Persia |
Medo-Persia |
# [3] - Daniel
2 |
Daniel 7 |
Daniel 8 |
Daniel 11 |
V:39 332-63
BCE |
Verse 6 |
Verse 5-8 |
Verses 3-5 &
7-12 |
Brass |
Leopard |
Goat |
Mighty King |
Greece |
Greece-Alexander |
Greece-Alexander |
Greece-Alexander |
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Four Generals |
Four Generals |
King of the South Ptolemaic Kingdom Versus King of the North Seleucid Kingdom |
# [4] - Daniel
2 |
Daniel 7 |
Daniel 8 |
Daniel 11 |
V:40 63BCE-70
CE |
Verse 7a-b & 19 |
Verse 9-10 |
Verse 6 & 13-35 |
Iron Rome Empire |
Beast Iron Teeth |
Singular Little Horn |
King-North-Rome |
West & East to 20th
& 21st Century |
Roman Empire |
Roman Empire |
Pompey-Caesar(s) Herod(s)-Zionists |
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Christ &
Apostles |
# [5] - Daniel
2 |
Daniel 7 |
Daniel 8 |
Daniel 11 |
V:41-43 1948/67 |
Verse 7c & 20-27 |
Verse 23-25 |
Verse 36-45 |
Feet/10 toes Iron
& Clay |
Ten Horns |
King of Fierce Countenance |
Willful King UN-Res 181 1947 Verse 40 on since 1967 6 Day War |
UN-Revived Rome 10 Arab Kingdoms In the Holy Land |
Little Horn subdues 3 of 10 Syria-Jordan-Egypt United Nation & Arab Countries Zionist State Takes
3 |
1948-Endtime Zionist State UN & Arab Kings Latter day Zionism |
Mid-East Conflict UN-Arabs-Zionists Time of the End |
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# [6] - Daniel
2 |
Daniel 7 |
Daniel 8 |
Daniel 11 |
V:44-45 1984 |
V:9-12 & 26-27 |
V:23-25 |
V:45-Daniel 12 |
Messiah Present Stone Cut w/o Hands Destroys Image |
Upon End of Times of the Gentiles, Messiah’s Final/Last 3&1/2 years 70thWk Saints given Kingdom |
Zionists Stand up Against Promise, Prince of Princes Breaks King of Fierce Countenance |
Willful King Comes to his end, Michael Stands up With Deliverance, Brings Resurrection |
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Details
Comparing Daniel 2, 7, 8 and 11
Daniel
2 and 7 Retain Babylonian Empire
Daniel
8 and 11 Start with the Medo-Persian Empire
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Babylonian
Empire
First
Black Stripe on the Chart
First
Building Block
# [1] - Daniel 2 |
Daniel 7 |
Daniel 8 |
Daniel 11 |
V:38 607-539 BCE Gold-Babylon |
Verse 4 Lion-Babylon |
Babylon Not included |
Babylon Not Included |
In Daniel 2 and 7, the Image and Beast respectively, are
understood to be Babylon under King Nebuchadnezzar. In Daniel 2 this is
depicted in the head of Gold, with Daniel 7 showing the same thing as the Lion.
Nebuchadnezzar’s personal experience in Daniel 4 is depicted by the Lion having
its wings plucked and given a man’s appearance and heart. He learned as stated:
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Daniel 4:
3…his
(God’s) kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from
generation to generation.
17…
the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomsoever he will…
37
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all whose
works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able
to abase.
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The Prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel
prophesied before and during the Babylonian Empire. Daniel prophesied during and
after the Babylonian Empire, extending into the Medo-Persian Empire.
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Medo-Persian
Empire
The
Second Black Stripe on the Chart
Adding
the Second Building Block
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# [1] - Daniel 2 |
Daniel 7 |
Daniel 8 |
Daniel 11 |
V:38 607-539 BCE Gold-Babylon |
Verse 4 Lion-Babylon |
Babylon Not included |
Babylon Not Included |
# [2] - Daniel
2 |
Daniel 7 |
Daniel 8 |
Daniel 11 |
V:39
539-332BCE Silver |
Verse 5 Bear |
Verses 3-4 Ram |
Verse 2 Four Kings |
Medo-Persia |
Medo-Persia |
Medo-Persia |
Medo-Persia |
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Addressing under the Second Black Stripe, beginning in the
far-left column, in Daniel 2, the silver chest and arms represent the
Medo-Persian Empire., The second column does the same, using the metaphor of
the Great Bear, in Daniel 7. The three ribs in the Bear’s mouth, mentioned in
Daniel 7, are explained in Daniel 11:2. The fourth king within the Medo-Persian
Empire is, that Bear, greater and eclipses the three before him. In Daniel 8, the
metaphor is the two horned Ram for Medo-Persia, showing the Persian side as the
greater of this Medo-Persian equation.
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Once Medo-Persia took the kingdom from Babylon, Darius, the Mede, was the overseer
of Babylon in direct contact with Daniel, under which he had the Lion’s Den
experience of Daniel 6 in 539 BCE. This particular “Darius” was actually NOT
the king over all of the empire. He was rather regent in Babylon, under the authority and greater ruler, Cyrus the Great. Cyrus entered
Jerusalem personally by the late fall of 539 BCE. This is without dispute by
all archeology and history scholars. Hence, “Darius the First, Darius I,” also
called Darius the Great, is NOT this person, and comes later, as the Third
total empire ruler.
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Which Darius is Which?
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In fact, there are even other Darius-named rulers later in the Medo-Persian
King lineup as well. Beside this first mention, Darius the Mede, Cyrus the
Great was the first total ruler of the whole Medo-Persian Empire. The second
was Cambyses II. There is then Darius the Great, called confusingly here for
Bible students in surface read, Darius the First. Making the puzzle more
complex, there was Darius the Second, and even a Third.
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We must realize these were also titles taken by the kings as they were, in
overview, seen as names. There is dispute in archeology and history among
scholars over exactly who indeed was Daniel’s direct king / regent “Darius, the
Mede,” that ruled as the lesser regent under Cyrus. Three theories are
advanced. One is that it was just Cyrus under another name. This is the
weakest of arguments. Two is a little stronger, in that it holds it was the
General Gobryas (Gubaru) that took Babylon, Cyrus not
being in this actual battle by any record. The third and strongest argument
is that Cyrus had a father-in-law that had his confidence of the name, title Darius,
and he was a Mede, and not a Persian.
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Bottom line, we here can only state the
safe point, which is clear and not in dispute, that Darius, the Mede was a
lesser regent under Cyrus. Therefore, the three kings in Daniel 11:1-2, being
over the whole realm, that match the three ribs in the Bear’s mouth of Daniel 7,
were Cyrus the Great from 539 – 530 BCE, Cambyses II 530 – 522 BCE, Darius I or
Darius the Great, 522 – 486 BCE, and finally Xerxes I. Xerxes the Great, also called Ahasuerus, was
greater than them all, the Bear of Daniel 7. He is well-known for going against
Greece. This antagonism against Greece, over a hundred years later, turned upon
Persia under the military genius of Alexander the Great, taking Babylon under
Greek victory in 333 – 331 BCE, defeating the Persian Empire.
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Xerxes I, also called Ahasuerus, is the king of Persia that married Esther as
queen. Artaxerxes I, of the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah was Xerxes I’s son.
There is no record of him as the son of Esther directly. However, it could be
suggested that such is the case by his default affection, predisposition for
Ezra and Nehemiah. It was Artaxerxes I that sent Ezra, the Decree in Ezra’s
hands read in the fall of 458 BCE in Jerusalem, Ezra 7, establishing
government. It is from that decree we count, by the proper understanding of
Daniel 9:24-27, the 70 Weeks Prophecy. This was 70 x 7 years or 490 years,
paramount and central to all Bible eschatology. 483 years from fall 458 BCE or,
69 x 7, to fall 26 CE began that 70th Covenant Confirmation week,
Messiah present and anointed by God for service.
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Moving to the third column, Daniel 8, verse 3-4, and 20 also are clear, and
stated to be the Medo-Persian Empire, with the Persian part being stronger, as
seen in the Ram with two horns, one higher than the other. The fourth column,
Daniel 11:2, again, displays the same Medo-Persian Empire and its four kings as
just covered. The Book of Ezra, and the Book of Nehemiah, as far as historical
accounts, along with Books of the Prophets Daniel, and then later Zechariah,
Haggai, Malachi were written during this period of the Medo-Persian Empire.
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Grecian
Empire
The
Third Black Stripe on the Chart
Adding
the Third Building Block
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# [1] - Daniel 2 |
Daniel 7 |
Daniel 8 |
Daniel 11 |
V:38 607-539 BCE Gold-Babylon |
Verse 4 Lion-Babylon |
Babylon Not included |
Babylon Not Included |
# [2] - Daniel
2 |
Daniel 7 |
Daniel 8 |
Daniel 11 |
V:39
539-332BCE Silver |
Verse 5 Bear |
Verses 3-4 Ram |
Verse 2 Four Kings |
Medo-Persia |
Medo-Persia |
Medo-Persia |
Medo-Persia |
# [3] - Daniel
2 |
Daniel 7 |
Daniel 8 |
Daniel 11 |
V:39 332-63
BCE |
Verse 6 |
Verse 5-8 |
Verses 3-5 &
7-12 |
Brass |
Leopard |
Goat |
Mighty King |
Greece |
Greece-Alexander |
Greece-Alexander |
Greece-Alexander |
|
Four Generals |
Four Generals |
King of the South Ptolemaic Kingdom Versus King of the North Seleucid Kingdom |
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Addressing under the Third Black Stripe:
· in
Dan
2:39, 1st column, the Bronze / Brass portion of the image,
· in
Dan
7:6, 2nd column, the Leopard with four wings,
· in
Dan
8:5-8, 3rd column, the Goat with the great horn broken,
where four others came up in its place,
· in
Dan
11:3-4, 4th column, all four are the Grecian Empire with
Alexander the Great of Greece.
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Alexander conquered the city of Babylon, a main stronghold of the old
Persian Empire by 333 – 331 BCE. Upon his death in 323 BCE, the Grecian Empire
was divided into the Four Horns, those areas ruled by his original
top generals.
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Alexander dying suddenly, with no capable heir or posterity to take his place:
1)
Cassander took Greece proper and the northern area of Macedonia, which
soon was taken over by Antigonus,
who remained in his descendants, until Rome invaded and ascended in this area
around 168 BCE.
2)
Lysimachus took north and west Asia Minor and Thrace, which is
north of Macedonia, until defeated by Seleucus.
3)
Seleucus remained dominant over East Asia Minor, Syria, Mesopotamia,
and Persia (approximate area called Iran today).
4)
Ptolemy took Egypt and south Asia Minor.
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Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem were midway between the Ptolemaic
Kingdom of Egypt, “the king of the south,” and the Seleucid
Kingdom of Syria, “the king of the north.”
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However, this was only PRIOR to Rome entering the picture. Rome became the
major player as “the king of the north” in later years. Rome, first
conquering the Antigonid Dynasty, as it gained in strength, pushed south and
east, until arriving in Canaan / Israel in 63 BCE under Roman General Pompey.
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The king of the north and south respectively are the ones of
interest.
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Again, this is due to their existence between the rivers Nile and
Euphrates. They are in constant dispute over control of Judea, Samaria, and
Jerusalem.
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Prophecy
101 Important Again for Understanding
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It may bring questions when considering the two arms of the image
of Silver in Daniel 2 being Media and Persia. Just how does the Brass, two
thighs of the Grecian Empire figure into the equation? When keeping our eyes
between the rivers of the Nile and Euphrates, we can again come to
understanding, Gen
15:18, Isa 19:23-25. We perceive, . . . that although there were four generals and
four divisions of the Greek Empire after the death of Alexander, it was,
however, only the Seleucid Kingdom to the north and east, and the Ptolemaic
Kingdom to the south and west, that had the rule over the Holy Land and
Jerusalem in particular.
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Broad
Brush in Daniel 2, 7, and 8
Fine,
Small Brush for Details in Daniel 11
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Narrowing our view to Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem, we leave
Daniel 2, 7, and 8 for the most part, and their broad view. We concentrate in Daniel 11 on those political maneuvers and rulers that
come into focus there. From here, we will begin our presentation again,
temporarily leaving the chart as our primary reference. As we did in our
exposition of Daniel 10 and The Cyrus
Deception, we will quote verses in Daniel 11 verbatim. In bold face
parenthesis, we will follow the appropriate pronoun, giving the correct noun,
or short comment for clarity. Any long comments will be in separate paragraphs
in regular print. Of course, the text of scripture will always be in italics. As Daniel 2, 7, and 8 bear upon
the subject, we will address them also in separate paragraphs. We will start
with Daniel 10:21, the last verse of Daniel 10, establishing the ONLY authority
to interpret Daniel and open its sealed contents. It is THAT source from which
the author gives this presentation.
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Daniel
11: The Maze of Pronouns Removed
By
Michael, the Great Prince
The
Only One Authorized to Interpret
According
to Daniel 10:21
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Daniel 10:21
But
I (Daniel) will show thee (Israel) that which is noted in the
scripture of truth (Law
and the Prophets):
and there is none that holds
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(none
that has proper understanding or authority to interpret) with me (Daniel) in these things,
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(in
the answers given to Daniel in Daniel 9 – 12 as they brought further
understanding to Daniel 2, 7, and 8, as well as Daniel’s concern about Israel
and final deliverance as foretold in the Law and the Prophets)
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but
Michael your prince.
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The
ONLY Authority
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Anything, any doctrine, any interpretation of scripture, when
compared to Michael’s understanding, IS IN ERROR, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, if for
no other reason, by virtue of being short of full truth. As stated by Daniel,
NONE HOLDS WITH DANIEL IN THESE THINGS BUT MICHAEL! Michael’s interpretation
dovetails into ALL the Holy Writ, bringing it to light. In view of the
authority stated by Daniel 10:21 as given above, we need not wonder why!
Therefore, we delve into the details of Daniel 11, which lead from the time of
Daniel the prophet, unto the coming of Messiah in both
advents.
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Daniel
11:1-4 Already Explained
But
Repeated Here for Continuity
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1
Also I (Daniel) in the first year (539 BCE) of Darius the Mede (Lesser regent under Cyrus of
Persia, Cyrus arriving in Babylon in the fall season of 539 BCE), even I (Daniel), stood to confirm and to
strengthen him (Darius
the Mede, secondary ruler under the greater Cyrus of Persia)
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As seen from Daniel 6, and the victorious manner in which Daniel
was delivered from the Lion’s Den in summer of 539 BCE, with Darius the Mede
additionally destroying Daniel’s enemies, Daniel stood with the kings of
Persia, being high in esteem and favor and position of influence in the
government. He was clear that the Zionist’s contrived return to Jerusalem was ahead
and out of time, in the wrong attitude. Cyrus, as a false Messiah, was not to
be followed, according to Daniel 10:13, “… I remained there with the kings
of Persia.”
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2
And now…
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This is sometime after spring of 537 BCE. The 70 years of
Babylonian Captivity, probationary period of Lev
26:14-17, were finished. The attempt at a Cyrus Messiah, 70 literal weeks’
fulfillment of Dan
9:24-27,
failed as of spring 537 BCE. There was no blessing resembling Dan
9:24 within the spring Passover Week of 538 BCE, fall Tabernacles Week
of 538 BCE, and finally spring Passover Week of 537 BCE. These were the three
weeks of Daniel’s mourning in Dan
10:2. This was also the 21 days (3x7) of Dan
10:13, that this attempt withstood Daniel’s objections to this return,
due to Israel not having repented and not understanding truth, according to Dan
9:13. Therefore, the statement, “And now…” means the first
month on the 24th day, or 3rd day after spring Passover
Week, Nisan 14/15 through Nisan 21, 537 BCE. It is at this time,
Daniel was answered by Michael according to all of Daniel 10. The Seven
Times more judgment of Lev
26:18 was now started March 18 / 19, Nisan 14 / 15,
Passover, 537 BCE.
The Daniel 11 record may have been recorded, or written some years later,
although Daniel received his understanding from Michael at this time just
stated, Nisan 24, 537 BCE.
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Daniel 11:2
And
now will I
(Daniel)
show thee (Israel) the truth (those things revealed by Michael to Daniel). Behold, there shall stand up yet (counting FROM summer of 539 BCE under lesser regent Darius the Mede,
according to verse one) three kings
in Persia
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(Cyrus the Great, fall 539 -530 BCE,
Cambyses II, summer 530 – 522 BCE, Darius I or Darius the Great, fall 522 – 486
BCE, these are the 3 ribs in the mouth of the bear or Persian Empire as
depicted in Daniel 7, that came to its greatest strength, consuming the three,
under the fourth, Xerxes I, or Xerxes the Great);
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and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through
his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. (Xerxes I was the main Persian leader that
went against Greece.)
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3
And a mighty king (Greece,
Alexander the Great) shall
stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do
according to his will (Alexander
enters the city of Babylon in triumph in 333-331 BCE).
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4
And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and
shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be
plucked up, even for others beside those.
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The four divisions after Alexander
died suddenly in 323 BCE, with no capable heir or posterity to take his place, were
basically the homeland of Greece, Asia Minor, Syria over to and including
Persia (Iran today), and Egypt, with small areas between these four shifting
under their control, and particularly Asia Minor. The dominant generals were
Antigonus, Lysimachus, Seleucus, and Ptolemy.
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Cassander, dying in a war against the other three generals, Seleucus,
Lysimachus, and Ptolemy, yielded the result that Antigonus came to dominance,
took Greece proper and the northern area of Macedonia. Lysimachus took north
and west Asia Minor and Thrace, which is north of Macedonia. Seleucus took East
Asia Minor, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Persia. Ptolemy took Egypt and south Asia
Minor. Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem were midway between the Ptolemaic Kingdom
of Egypt, the king of the south, and the Seleucid Kingdom of Syria, the king of
the north. This was prior to Rome entering the picture in Dan
11:13, “after certain years,” 100 years of Maccabees
Protectorate from 164 to 63 BCE. From 63 BCE, invasion
of Pompey, Rome became the major player as the king of the north.
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The two kings of north and south respectively are the ones of interest, due to
control of the Holy Land between the rivers Nile and Euphrates, according to Gen
15:18.
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5 And the king of the south shall be strong, (Egypt) and one of his (Alexander’s) princes (Generals); and he (Ptolemy I) shall be strong above him (Alexander) and have dominion; his (Ptolemy I) dominion shall be a great
dominion.
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Due to outliving Alexander,
Ptolemy I took over in the “south,” or as “King of the South,” and
concentrated on that area. Alexander simply conquered that area in his vast
conquests and moved on, enlarging his kingdom until his death at the early age
of 32. Ptolemy the first, Ptolemy I, ruled in Egypt and strengthened his
control there, establishing a strong and lasting dynasty. This dynasty was
passed on to his heirs Ptolemy II, followed by Ptolemy III, even unto Ptolemy
XIV, and finally Cleopatra VII, daughter of Ptolemy XII. This is the Ptolemaic Kingdom.
It was founded by Ptolemy I, following the death of Alexander in 323 BCE. It finally
ended with the death of Cleopatra VII, of Ptolemy lineage, and the Roman
conquest and victory of Caesar Augustus (also known as Octavian) in 30 BCE. It
lasted from Ptolemy I through (and inclusive of) Cleopatra VII, about 293 years,
323 BCE – 30 BCE.
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6 And in the end of years (45 / 44 BCE toward the end of the Ptolemaic Dynasty and Kingdom) they (King of the South, Egypt and
King of the North, Rome)
shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south (Egypt, Cleopatra VII) shall come to the king of the
north (Rome,
Julius Caesar)
to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither
shall he stand, nor his arm (Julius
Caesar was assassinated in 44 BCE) : but she (Cleopatra
VII) shall be
given up, and they (Egypt)
that brought her, and he (Ptolemaic Dynasty or parentage) that begat her, and he (Mark Antony) that strengthened her in these
times.
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Cleopatra, the king of the south
party that affected Jerusalem and the Holy Land between the rivers Nile and
Euphrates, originally ruled jointly with her father, Ptolemy XII Auletes.
Later, through her brothers, Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV, whom she married as
per Egyptian custom, she eventually became sole ruler. As Pharaoh, she
consummated a liaison with Julius Caesar, the king of the north party that
affected Jerusalem and the Holy Land between rivers Nile and Euphrates. This arrangement
solidified her grip on the throne. After Julius Caesar’s assassination in 44
BCE, she aligned with Mark Antony in opposition to Caesar’s legal heir,
Octavian, later known as Caesar Augustus. After losing the Battle of Actium to
Octavian’s forces, Antony committed suicide. Cleopatra followed suit in 30 BCE.
Egypt became the Roman province of Aegyptus.
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Before
Moving to Daniel 11: 7 – 13 Inclusive
Note
a Specific Way Prophecy Often Is Given
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Isaiah 28:13-17
13
But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon
precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little;
that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
14
Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people
which is in Jerusalem.
15
Because ye have said, we have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we
at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not
come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid
ourselves:
16
Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a
stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that
believes shall not make haste.
17
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the
hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the
hiding place.
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It is important to see, as just
quoted from Isaiah 28, the authority to interpret, called here the “foundation
stone,” brings the “line” and “plummet” that removes the “refuge of lies.”
These are the spurious interpretations of scripture upon which false confidence,
the leadership of Israel, and prior to the finality today, even whole
organizations of religion were built, not being on that “foundation stone.”
The “hail” and “waters” of truth “sweep away” those false concepts. The ONE,
interpreting rightly the scripture, exposes the falsehoods and establishes
truth in its place. This, when compared with Dan
10:21, should suffice to make the point to the reader, as to Michael’s
authority. Additionally, it reveals just exactly that
sweeping away being done by this publication, BABYLON IS FALLEN. It is like
a spiritual machine, picking up the pieces of shattered eschatology, from the
main failing bulwarks, predominantly of Christendom. Proper eschatology can be
established NOW in the reader’s mind. In this manner, one’s perspective and
bearings to Bible Events and History is born again, via that proper orientation
and new foundation.
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“Here
a Little and There a Little”
Often
the Same “Little” Expanded
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Moreover, there is a vital point
we wish to make here. It is especially important, in order to understand
prophecy, and in particular this chapter Eleven of Daniel:
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The term “then” CAN mean “and afterward,” or next in sequence.
Contrariwise to that in many cases, and again, in particular with Daniel 11, it
OFTEN means “at that same time.” We will emphasize this as we move
along. A few verses treat a period / era or subject. Shortly after, it will
return to that same period / era or subject, with another few verses, giving
more details that span over that same time.
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We have seen where verse 5 began the brief history of 293 years, from 323 BCE
and the death of Alexander, beginning of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, and Kingdom of
the King of the South. In verse 6, we see the end of those years with the death
of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, as Egypt becomes the Roman province Aegyptus
under Rome in 30 BCE. We will find now, as we approach verse 7 through 13
inclusive, that Michael’s answer to Daniel related to Israel, via this written
record of Daniel 11, returns to this same period. It gives further details
beginning with Cleopatra’s roots, or the very beginning of the Ptolemaic
Dynasty and Kingdom.
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The
Secret Code of the Bible
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In this manner, as stated by
Isaiah 28 above quoted, the scripture has been codified. Only ONE, with the
mindset of the Writer of those verses, can interpret. Daniel is relating what Michael told him. Daniel gives that account to
Israel, through the means of this record in the Book of Daniel. Therefore,
in that the initial writer, Michael, by his dictation to Daniel, gave that
record, it follows that ONLY Michael would have the mindset to give the
interpretation.
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Those who have made haste and assumed, without authority, their concepts based
upon Daniel, and most assuredly Daniel 9 in particular, are thus proven to fall
short. The ONE with that “line” and “plummet,” today, comes forth to rightly
divide, place the puzzle pieces by Divine Authority, stated within those same
scriptures such as, again, Dan
10:21. This design of returning
to restate things already given, but with more details, is seen in Daniel 11:7-13.
It begins with the same time period just addressed in verses 5 and 6. We will
note this process all through Daniel 11. We will point it out to the reader for
clarity, as we proceed under Michael’s instruction.
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Pieces
Properly Placed Is the Point
In
Any Jigsaw Puzzle, and So Much More So
With
Prophecies of the Bible and Daniel Specifically.
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The history
we are considering is the prophecy of the future given to Daniel by Michael. It
is also recorded in archeology and the records kept by ancient to modern-day
historians. Anyone can read and glean from a multitude of these sources. This
is especially so with the worldwide internet and web. It has resources readily
available, from the best encyclopedias to recent finds currently in the news. However,
the objective in interpreting prophecy CORRECTLY, is to keep before us how
those puzzle pieces of history, verified by archeology, are matched to the
picture on the front of the box. That picture is the prophetical Bible record,
and especially the Book of Daniel.
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Again, only the one with the picture on the box showing the completed jigsaw puzzle,
separated into its various pieces, which we can view scattered on the assembly
table, is capable of PROPERLY joining those pieces, one to the other. Dan
10:21 states the authority to perform that assembly. Thus, what we have
here in this presentation and publication is HIS assembly. Michael the Great
Prince brings before us the completed puzzle, and therefore the picture on the
box.
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It is not our purpose to give all sources
and quotes from the archeological history verified over decades.
Anyone can view that record for themselves, and even more so today, without experience
in document research. By entering any term into one’s web search engine, they
will find it yields a range of sources available to support what we have used
of archeology and secular recorded history within this publication. It is only
our purpose to put those pieces together to show their application to Bible
Prophecy. If the reader wants to do that examination of history and archeology
for himself, as we have done for this publication and presentation, such is
highly encouraged, where they will see the clear match as presented here.
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So,
It Is ALREADY Written, and so, It Comes to Pass
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One of the prime keys to
understanding THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL
is this factor, that all has been decided before it ever transpires. This
is true of the big picture, and so shown to us in Bible Prophecy. It is the
paramount and primary witness, that God controls all things by Intelligent Design.
It eliminates the concepts of random theory, freewill, making up our OWN minds
by choice, and other statements that falsely affirm self-determination.
They are only expressions of an unenlightened and ignorant mind. They are lost in the illusion of what one MAY
perceive to be reality by human thought. This, in turn, is based upon the
perception of the five physical senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and
touch. However, as borne out by Bible Prophecy in the big picture, all things
are prewritten and transpire exactly as the Creator has placed them, for His
purpose.
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Written
and then Performed.
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A secular example of what we have
just stated is seen regarding a book that is finished, and all parts are
written. This THEN becomes the script of
a movie. As we watch that movie, it is easy to become enthralled with the
immediate events and actions entertaining us at that moment. Good performance
affects our emotions and interest, to the point that we laugh and even shed
tears. However, it was prewritten, and everyone is simply performing their
lines from the predesigned script. The full story is already decided in all
aspects, before it is played out, thus bringing us to the grand finale. Life is
no different in that same respect, from the remotest parts of some anthill in
the darkest jungle in Africa, or the Amazon forests of South America, on to the acts of the next great, world leader recorded in
history. It is all preset like that picture on the jigsaw puzzle box, and like
that movie script.
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It is only because we are temporarily lost in the meticulous duties and mundane
functions of our lives, that we THINK, or are deluded into believing, it is not
prewritten, and we decided our own destiny. NOT SO!... and Bible Prophecy is the
main evidence of reality – that we are in God’s plan according to schedule, and
it is going according to His Will. Therefore, He gives us glimpses of the future
through the Bible Prophets, and then shows us the events coming to pass, that reveal
this sobering truth. The illusion of freewill and
self-determination of immature minds, then dissipates in that higher reality,
arriving to the full truth, THE
EVERLASTING GOSPEL.
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Daniel
11:7-13 Returns to Verses 5 and 6
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Beginning with verse 7 through 13
inclusive, given as history of Cleopatra’s Roots, the account of Daniel 11 deals
specifically with more defined areas. This is with reference to control of
Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem caught between the Seleucid Kingdom to the north
and east, and the Ptolemaic Kingdom to the south and west. The details are as
follows:
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1)
King of the South dominance, Ptolemy I-IV, 323- 217 BCE, verses
7-11.
2)
From 217 BCE, decline of the Ptolemaic Kingdom or King of the South
ensued until dominance by the King of the North, verses 11 and 12.
3)
King of the North dominance, Seleucid Kingdom, or Antiochus III
& IV 198-164 BCE until death of Antiochus IV, called also Antiochus
Epiphanes, verse 12.
4)
Jewish partial rule under the Maccabees fills the apparent 100-year
gap between 164 BCE and 63 BCE. It is unaddressed by Daniel, with the exception
of the words, “after certain years,” stated in Daniel 11:13.
5)
As of 63 BCE, we have the Greater King of the North dominance of Rome
under General Pompey or Pompey the Great, later Julius Caesar around 48 BCE and
later yet, Caesar Augustus by 30 BCE from verse Daniel 11:13 onward to 70 CE,
verse 35, ending the record of Israel and old Rome, as given to the Prophet
Daniel.
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7
But out of a branch of her
(king’s daughter of the south, Cleopatra VII) roots shall one stand up in his estate (Ptolemy I out of Egypt), which shall come with an army,
and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north (Seleucid Kingdom of Syria and
surrounding areas),
and shall deal against them, and shall prevail (Ptolemy I, became dominant ruler from south Asia Minor and Syria
unto and through Egypt, including Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem):
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8
And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and
with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue MORE
YEARS than the king of the north. (As stated earlier, the Ptolemaic Dynasty outlasted the Seleucid
Kingdom by 33 years, from the beginning of Pompey’s takeover 63 BCE, until
Roman final absorption of Egypt in 30 BCE, with the defeat of Cleopatra VII and
Mark Antony by Octavian / Caesar Augustus)
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9
So the king of the south (Ptolemy
I) shall come into his (King of the North, Seleucid) kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
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10
But his sons (Ptolemy
II – IV and chiefly III)
shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one (Ptolemy III) shall certainly come, and
overflow (Ptolemy
III went further than his fathers, and established his hold, even to areas of
the northeast in Babylon and north in Thrace), and pass through: then (during this same period) shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his (King of North, Seleucid) fortress.
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11
And the king of the south
(Ptolemy III)
shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with
the king of the north:
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From the words: “and one…”
in verse 10 above, to the words, “… the king of the north” in verse 11,
is the Third Egypt / Syrian War between the Seleucids of Syria and the Ptolemies
of Egypt, already briefly described in verse 10. The further
details of that invasion in verse 10 are: Just after taking over the kingdom
from his father Ptolemy II in 246 BCE, Ptolemy III’s sister, Queen Berenice,
and her son were murdered in a dynastic dispute. Ptolemy III marched
triumphantly into the heart of the Seleucid realm to the north, as far as
Babylonia, while his fleets in Aegean made fresh
conquests as far north as Thrace.
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and
he (King of the
North, Seleucid Kingdom began to strengthen under Antiochus III, so that in 217
BCE…) shall set
forth a great multitude
(Antiochus III came against the much corrupted, but still militarily capable,
kingdom of Ptolemy IV, reigning by this time in place of Ptolemy III, after his
death in 221 BCE);
but the multitude shall be given into his (King of South, Ptolemy IV) hand.
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Although Ptolemy IV decisively won
this battle, a decline in power ensued soon after. Beginning in 198 BCE, the
King of the North, Antiochus III, in alliance with others, began to excel.
Later in 170 BCE, Antiochus IV took dominance in Judea, Samaria, and the
Jerusalem area. Antiochus IV, also called “Antiochus Epiphanes,” eventually
entered and subdued much of Egypt in 170 BCE, according to our next verse as it
states.
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When we consider verse 12
immediately following this paragraph of comment, we will find the expression “cast down many ten thousands:
but he shall not be strengthened by it.” This is realized clearly in the
following record of history:
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Rome told Antiochus IV /
“Epiphanes” to back off from further intrusion into Egypt, or it would be
considered an act of war against Rome. He reluctantly agreed, not wanting to
take on Rome, and departed back through Judea and Jerusalem on his way home.
While he was busy in Egypt with his successful conquests there, until Rome told
him to “back off,” a rumor spread in Judea that he had been killed. The deposed
High Priest Jason gathered a force of one thousand soldiers and made a surprise
attack on the city of Jerusalem. The High Priest appointed by Antiochus IV, to
serve in place of the deposed Jason, Menelaus, was therefore forced to leave
Jerusalem during a riot. On Antiochus IV’s return from Egypt in 167 BCE,
enraged by this rebellion, he attacked Jerusalem and restored Menelaus. He
proceeded in his rage to execute forty thousand Jews, including women and
children, and exiled another forty thousand. This served no military purpose
and did not strengthen his hold in any respect. He died of disease in 164 BCE.
His rule was replaced from 164 – 63 BCE in this area by the Jewish family, the Maccabees.
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12
And when he
(Antiochus IV, also called Antiochus Epiphanes) hath taken away the multitude (conquered even to the overrun of Egypt), his heart shall be lifted up;
and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he
shall not be strengthened by it (This
is the slaughter when returning to Judea, as described above).
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13
For the king of the north shall return (The only King of the North that returned after Antiochus IV,
particularly with a greater multitude than the former invasion by Antiochus IV,
was indeed Rome),
and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly
come after certain years with a great army and with much riches (This “after certain years”
would be from the death of Antiochus IV and the takeover by the Maccabees rule
in 164 BCE, until full invasion by General Pompey of Rome, one hundred years
later in 63 BCE).
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Daniel
8 in coordination with Daniel 11
Again,
the Broad Brush and then the Finer Details
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As we have stipulated earlier,
Daniel 2, 7, and 8 give the broader parameters of the Seven Times of the
Gentiles of Lev
26:18-39. Daniel 2 and 7 start with the Babylonian Kingdom, which is NOT
part of the Seven Times of the Gentiles, but is rather identified in Lev
26:14-17, as the 70 years of probationary judgment from 607 to 537 BCE,
detailed further in Jer
25:1-11 and Jer 29:10-14. Upon failing that test, as we
see from Dan
9:13, “Seven Times more” judgment began in spring of 537 BCE.
It ran until spring 1984 CE, as 7 x 360 or 2520 years. Daniel 8, as in Daniel
11, starts with this Seven Times more judgment, under the Medo-Persian
Empire. It began in spring 537 BCE with the answer to Daniel from Michael in
Daniel 10. It carried forward in the details given of that answer in Daniel 11.
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Solidifying
Daniel 11:1-13 in Time
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We have arrived at the end of
verse 13, of Daniel 11. We have the King of North, being the Old Roman Empire
entering Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem at this point in 63 BCE. Therefore, we
begin another description of history, although prophetically given to Daniel
ahead of time here in Daniel 11. We will see this period, from the entry of
Rome in 63 BCE under General Pompey, is given a number of times, FOUR to be
precise. This is exactly like we saw done twice above with the Ptolemy Dynasty,
verses 5 and 6 repeated again, in verses 7-13. They are both the same period in
history and same events, but with more details given in the second address.
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As we stated earlier, we will move to our consideration of Rome from 63 BCE,
starting with the invasion under Pompey, “after certain (100 from 164 BCE)
years.” We will again be referring to the MATRIX / chart. We will build
UPON our three previous blocks of time, already considered, by adding a fourth
building block of Ancient Rome, or the Old Roman Empire. There are FOUR renditions
or accounts, beginning with Daniel 11:14, that expand the details, in the
second through the fourth, over and above that given starting in verse Daniel
11:14. Each rendition increases the details, clarifying THAT empire’s control
over the Holy Land and the people of Israel. Once more, this is from the time
of Rome’s entry, as the king of the north under general Pompey in 63 BCE, until
the destruction of Jerusalem, on to Masada, within the Roman campaign headed by
general Titus, defeating the 66-72 CE Zionist rebellion against Rome.
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Epiphany of
Error – Misplacing Antiochus Epiphanes
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As we mentioned earlier in our
overview of our Chapter 5, we now move to Daniel 8 and 11. There, we will find
one of the most blinding errors that God has placed upon the Book of Daniel. It
is the overdone allocation of the Greek Empire, ignoring precedence set in
Daniel 2 and 7. There is the gross misplacement of Antiochus Epiphanes, or
Antiochus IV and his history, within the statements and record of Daniel 8 and 11.
More details will come as we proceed. However, we simply say at this point,
Antiochus IV is erroneously interpreted into Daniel 8 when his kingdom is not
there at all. Much later in the record of Daniel 11 and specifically Daniel
11:31, he is errantly projected into the place of the history of Messiah. The
major change in Daniel 11:13 “after certain years,” is missed. A misguided
interpretation of Daniel 11:1-12, thus extends the Greek Empire beyond verse 13
onward. The Greek Empire does not belong to verse 13 forward. After verse 12,
this scenario presented is strictly and properly placed, within the Old Roman
Empire.
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Messiah’s Rejection for Caesar is the Point, NOT a pig in the Holy of
Holies:
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This gross misappropriation of history, produces a muddled mess of the record
of Daniel 11. Within that infraction, the main error is misapplied history on Dan
11:31-35. It is falsely portrayed in interpretation, as being Antiochus IV
(Epiphanes). It is stated to be when he entered Jerusalem and offered a pig in
idolatry in the Holy of Holies of the second temple. From that blunder, it went
into total obliteration of any clear record. There is no correct alignment with
biblical allocation of history and archeology to Daniel 11. Michael, of Daniel
10:21, through this publication in the author’s record and witness, reveals that
explicit history and record. It aligns first and foremost with the Seven Times
of the Gentiles of Lev
26:18-39, Luke 21:24, and Rom 11:25-27. This tracks from 537 BCE to 1984
CE. It positions us in current times with proper vision, as he gave it to
Daniel in 537 BCE, well ahead of time.
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Main
Point of “Here a Little and There a Little”
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We have made a major point of the
Word of the Lord from Isaiah 28 being given, “here a little and there a
little.” Evidence of that point is clear from Daniel 11, as we will
continue to reveal. Albeit . . . we must also be sure and show the MAIN PLACE
the “here a little and there a little” is true. This is certainly its
main point of reference – the Messiah Ministry. In so doing, we will give the MAIN PURPOSE
behind it, beyond just codification for only one to interpret. It is Dan
9:24-27, in the split 70th Covenant Confirmation Week, which
specifically and narrowly fulfills Isaiah 28.
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Isaiah 28:9-14
9
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and
drawn from the breasts.
10
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line
upon line; here a little, and there a little:
11
For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this
people.
12
To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may
cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
13
But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon
precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little;
that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
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Via “stammering lips,” one
has repetition of something stated before. “Another tongue” is speech
from another understanding. The manifestation of Messiah fulfills these things
exactly. First, as we have pointed out and will continue to point out, the Holy
Spirit is the mindset of Messiah. When one is fully in Christ, as the Apostle
Paul for example, he has the mind of Christ - the mindset of Messiah - the
fullness of the Holy Spirit. This is “another tongue” or different
viewpoint of life and understanding, seeing things from God’s viewpoint, being
lifted up to sit in heavenly places, Eph
2:1-10. One then speaks from a thought process and mindset, which is the
opposite from Adam’s, or the carnal mind, “self-determination, freewill.” Rather,
one thinks and speaks with another tongue, from the thought process found in THE
EVERLASTING GOSPEL. That mindset comes from the
clear foundation that God is doing all we think, say, and act out. Here our orientation is to understand and
learn from God direct, knowing it is HE THAT IS DOING IT ALL. This is the
divine spiritual mind, as opposed to the carnal mind.
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Why
This Formula?
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Notice it is “precept upon
precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little
and there a little.” Why this formula? The reason is clear, when
comparing it with Daniel’s 70th Week properly interpreted and
understood.
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Diagram:
[For I-Phone: Go Here]
Messiah’s
Ministry Compared with
Israel’s
Blindness of 7 Times of the Gentiles
Leviticus
26:18-39 – Isaiah 28:13 – Daniel 9:24-27
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HERE A
LITTLE<<<<<AND>>>>>>THERE A LITTLE
537 BCE<<<26-30CEt<<<<1954yrs>>>>>>1984-1987
537BCE<<<<<2520yrs-Israel
Blinded>>>>>1984
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Divine truth and revelation were
ordained to be given through Messiah in a split ministry.
That is directly pictured here in Isaiah 28 in comparison with Dan
9:24-27 to Israel. This is also seen in Lev
23 and its spring and fall Holy Days. It is Joel
2:23, which specifies blessing during the early and latter rains of
the spring and fall harvest, as stated in James
5:7-8. Additionally, we have, according to Lev
16, atonement started by the High Priest entering into the Holy of
Holies. It is COMPLETELY finished, only upon coming out and performing
the “scapegoat” ritual. However, this two-part structuring of the Law and the
Prophets is by design and purpose, which gives access to the “strangers” or the
“Gentiles.” The rejection of Messiah, in that those of physical and national
Israel stumbled at the stumbling stone, opened that door. Messiah is the One
with the “line and plummet” of understanding and interpretation - the
foundation upon which the Israel of God was to be forever founded. Hence, Lev
23:22, between the spring harvest and the fall harvest is still part of
the overall spring harvest. This is the clear place in the Law of Moses for
that Gentile / Stranger access, according to Rom
9-11 and Eph 2.
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The
Two Ministries of Messiah
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The
Two Halves of Daniel’s 70th Week
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Spring
and Fall Holy Days of Leviticus 23
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Entering
In and Coming Out
Two
Appearances of the High Priest of Leviticus 16
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First of all, there was the
“precept upon precept – line upon line” – “HERE a little” given in the First
Ministry of Messiah in fall 26-spring 30 CE.
Israel, through its leadership blinded to Messiah, due to being under
the Times of the Gentiles already since 537 BCE, rejected Messiah. For 1954
years from 30 CE, the Gentiles experienced access to the Holy Spirit according
to the Covenant of Promise designated for Israel, as given in Lev
23:22, Eph 2 and Rom 9-11.
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Both, the Seven Times of the
Gentiles of Israel’s judgment / blindness for 2520 years from 537 BCE to 1984
CE, as well as the smaller time span WITHIN those Seven Times, the Age of Grace
of 1954 years, from 30 CE to 1984 CE, ended. It was THEN simultaneously, the
“precept upon precept” – “line upon line” – “…THERE a little,” Last or Second
Ministry of Messiah from spring 1984 – fall 1987 CE, began. This initiated the
final sequence to bring the Final Judgment and revelation of all mysteries,
according to Dan
12:7 and Rev 10:7. That revelation and its timings are on this website:
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Time
Chart: Adam to Second Coming of Messiah
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It contains all the timings that
are needed for clear understanding. This document, BABYLON IS FALLEN, is
an accompanying, further explanation. However, these things were not apparent,
publicly sounding, until the events that proceeded from 1987 ran their course.
That “course,” as we will later reveal, is termed as to its first events from
Dec 3, 1987, “the judgment shall sit,” proceeding to Sep 17-2022, the
very final events, the “Last End of the Indignation,” between God and
Israel. This process brings Israel to repentance, receiving Messiah and proper
government, at last. That is marked by all nations against her, attempting to
take the Holy Temple Mount from her for the THIRD TIME, Ezek 21:24-27, 586 BCE, 70 CE, and today.
Messiah is her only remedy to secure it finally according to Zech
14 and Rev 16:17-21.
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MOREOVER, NONE OF WHAT IS OFFERED HERE CAN BE SEEN, APPRECIATED, OR EVEN
GREATLY INTEREST THE READER, UNTIL MESSIAH APPEARS, ESTABLISHING PROPER
GOVERNMENT OVER JERUSALEM AND THE WORLD. IT IS THAT EVENT WHICH PROVES AND
GIVES LIFE PUBLICLY, AS TO WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PREPARED UP THROUGH
SEP-17-2022. IT IS ONLY PUBLICLY GIVEN NOTARIETY IN THE 7TH TRUMPET
/ PLAGUE, STILL YET TO SOUND AND BE POURED OUT, AS THESE VERY PAGES ARE BEING
WRITTEN.
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In
summary of Isaiah 28
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Therefore, in summary of the
understanding of Isa
28, we have the broad concept of “here a little
and there a little.” It is a codification well represented in Daniel 11, repeating
the same thing over and over, but with more details. This causes many to assume
a progression in time or a change in origin . . . when it is not that at all. Rather,
it is a restatement with said “more details.” In the Book of Revelation, there
are repeated renditions of the exact same thing and setting. It restates
something again that looks like a different picture, altogether. Yet, it is
actually only stating the same scenario another way, in different signs,
symbols, and metaphors.
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In the narrow and specific understanding
of “HERE A LITTLE,” it is directly fulfilled in Messiah. He accomplishes his
Ministry of the First Half of Daniel’s 70th Week from 26-30 CE. 1954
years later, his Final Ministry of the Last Half of Daniel’s 70th
Week, from 1984 to 1987, IS INDEED “THERE A LITTLE.” It transpired AFTER both
the Times of the Gentiles and the Age of Grace, simultaneously, ended.
In this manner, the wisdom of the wise is brought to
confusion. This left all subjected to only ONE, Messiah, to interpret. It is
thereby, he delivers Israel and all of mankind in the Time of the End. Here is
that diagram again to close out Chapter 6.
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Diagram:
[For I-Phone: Go Here]
Messiah’s
Ministry Compared with
Israel’s
Blindness of 7 Times of the Gentiles
Leviticus
26:18-39 – Isaiah 28:13 – Daniel 9:24-27
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HERE A
LITTLE<<<<<AND>>>>>>THERE A LITTLE
537 BCE<<<26-30CEt<<<<1954yrs>>>>>>1984-1987
537BCE<<<<<2520yrs-Israel
Blinded>>>>>1984
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Following
the Progression Correctly
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As we close out Chapter 6, we
again emphasize Isaiah 8:20. It states that all enlightened interpretation is
based upon the Law, and then the Testimony to it, in the subsequent Prophets.
They prophesied after the giving of the Law. The three main considerations are:
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1. In
Lev
26, we have the judgment of Seven Times more.
2. In
Lev
23, we see the two sets of Holy Days of the spring and the fall.
3. In
Lev
16, we observe the two ministries of the High Priest:
a) Entering in for blood atonement covering sin,
b)
Coming out for full removal of sin.
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This is all within the Law, or the
Torah. We then move to the Testimony to the Torah, in the Prophets. Isaiah 28, written
around the time of Kings Ahaz and Hezekiah in 740s BCE, shows the structure of the
Ministries of Messiah, as given in our diagram above. We finally find ourselves
about 200 years later, in 539 BCE, moving to Ezra’s Decree in fall 458 BCE, for
the proper interpretation of Daniel’s 70th Week, its division and
timing. It renders 3 and ˝ years on either side of the Age of Grace: fall 26 –
spring 30 CE, then spring 1984 – fall 1987 CE.
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Notice
the Methodical and Logical Construction
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Leviticus sets the foundation in
the Law. Isaiah further qualifies that foundation with structure, “here a
little and there a little.” The Book of Daniel specifies the timing of that
structure’s building and development. The progression
is verified by what proceeds before it, and qualified
by what comes after it. Its finality is found in Messiah fulfilling it all,
whereby blessing comes to mankind accordingly.
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We will later find this is
mandatory, in order to fully understand the expression “temple” in Mal 3:1-2, the “temple in heaven” in Rev
11:15-19, and “the temple of God” in II
Thess 2. Intelligence in the Law and the Prophets dictates explicitly the
“temple of God” is Messiah, John
2:18-22, the spiritual Ark of the
Covenant from where God speaks. He is present, on the ground, by prewritten
Holy Script, fulfilling the 70th Week of Dan
9:24-27. This
is the time period during which Messiah ministers, and NOT a literal building
of a physical nature. Entering into the proper understanding of that time
period, added to all the revelations of truth that proceed from it, in Messiah
manifested in his appearing publicly, one, only THEN,
fully enters the temple.
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More
Nails in the Preterist’s
And Dispensationalist’s Coffin
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It is Isa
28, taken with Dan
9, properly interpreted, and fulfilled by Messiah, that again
defeats Dispensationalism’s view of a completed 70th Week in a
satanic covenant. Moreover, it defeats Preterism’s
view of a completed 70th Week at the time of Christ’s First
Ministry. “Here a little and there a little,” is ONLY answered in the divided
70th Week. It is all under the proper interpretation from “he whose
right it is,” Michael the Great Prince, Dan
10:21 and Dan 12:1-7, to render instruction.
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Continuing
the Times of the Gentiles in Chapter 7 addressing Rome 63 BCE to 70 CE
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