Appointed times end[]
| Jesus the Christ | ||
|---|---|---|
| King and priest like Melchizedek[1] | ||
| ||
| Michael the Archangel | ||
| royal house | House of David | |
| coronation | 1914 CE[2] | |
| reign | from 1914 to turning the kingdom over to Jehovah | |
| predecessor | Zedekiah | |
| successor | Jehovah | |
| father | Jehovah | |
| mother | None | |
| birth_date | In the Beginning, before creation | |
| birth_place | Created in Heaven | |
| death_date | While on Earth, 33 CE | |
| death_place | While on Earth, Golgotha | |
| further | Resurrected 3 days later in 33 CE as flesh and blood; spent time with some of the disciples; was transformed into spirit then removed to Heaven | |
“Jerusalem will be trampled on by the nations until the appointed times of the nations [“the times of the Gentiles,” King James Version] are fulfilled.” — Prophecy of Jesus in Luke 21:24
Jesus prophesied that the Gentiles would rule over Jerusalem for a fixed period of time. Daniel chapter 4 indicates how long that period would last by relating a prophetic dream experienced by Nebuchadnezzar II. He saw a tree of enormous height that was chopped down. Its stump could not grow because it was banded with iron and copper. An angel declared: “Let seven times pass over it.” — Daniel 4:10-16
In the Hebrew Bible, the literary use of trees have represented rulership. (Ezekiel 17:22-24; 31:2-5) The chopping down of the symbolic tree represents an interruption in the rulership of the kings of Jerusalem.
John the Apostle explains that (three and a half times) gives a value of “1,260” (Revelation 12:6, 14).
“Seven times” would therefore double that value to 2,520.
Although, John the Apostle used a term for "day" (Koine: ἡμέρα, hēmera) as a unit of measure, it may not necessarily mean a 24 hour period of time. ἡμέρα (hēmera) may also be used as a general unit of time.[3]
Both Numbers 14:34 and Ezekiel 4:6, prophesy the concept of “a day for a year”. Thus, “seven times” can apply to 2,520 years.
On October 607 BCE the Babylonians besieged Jerusalem,[4] which led to the last Davidic king of Jerusalem, Zedekiah, being removed from the throne.
2,520 years after Oct 607 BCE, gives Oct 1914[5] as the end of “the appointed times of the nations” with Jesus Christ, a Davidic king, being installed as Jehovah God's heavenly King over a new Jerusalem (Psalm 2:1-6; Daniel 7:13, 14).
Footnotes[]
- ↑ You Will Become “a Kingdom of Priests”, Watchtower, (2014) Oct 15 , See also Heb. 6:20; cf Gen. 14:18; Psalm 110:4
- ↑ Teach book (2014) p.215-218.
- ↑ Strong's (1890) p.G2250, IV. used of time in general, i.e. the days of his life.
- ↑ See Chronology for a list of events with a Bible supported dating scheme compared to modern historians.
- ↑ Teach book (2014) p.217, see footnote; Late 607 BCE to 1 BCE is appr. 606 years, added to 1,914 years starting at 1 CE, gives a span of 2,520 years.
References[]
- Teach book, What Does the Bible Really Teach?: 1914—A Significant Year in Bible Prophecy, Watchtower Bible and Track Society of New York, New York (2014) Dec ed. p.33