This phenomenon may help to explain why Daniel refers to two specifications which are absolutely not equal to 3-1/2 standard lunar years, (Dan. 12:11) and (Dan. days” days” “1,290 “1,335 12:12), and a term which is not equivalent to either 3-1/2 or 7 years, (Dan. 8:13-14) which by evenings and mornings”, “2,300 biblical standards equals just under 6.4 lunar years. One of the possibilities we should seriously consider in tandem with any other biblical examples which we can find of these things is that they fit together in an fashion rather as a strictly synchronized overlapping string of end-to-end windows, even if the overlaps are small. Or perhaps since Daniel’s and refer to the days” days” “1,290 “1,335 second half of that week of years from the midpoint of the Abomination of Desolation to the end, we are being told that the first half is not precisely equal to the second. The Expectation of Elijah 5“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD. 6He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse.” (Malachi 4:5–6) King Herod heard of it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, the Baptist has risen from the dead, and “John that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.” 15But others were saying, is “He Elijah.” And others were saying, is a “He prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” (Mark 6:14–15)
This phenomenon may help to explain why Daniel refers to two specifications which are absolutely not equal to 3-1/2 standard lunar years, “1,290 days” (Dan. 12:11) and “1,335 days” (Dan. 12:12), and a term which is not equivalent to either 3-1/2 or 7 years, “2,300 evenings and mornings”, (Dan. 8:13-14) which by biblical standards equals just under 6.4 lunar years. One of the possibilities we should seriously consider in tandem with any other biblical examples which we can find of these things is that they fit together in an overlapping fashion rather as a strictly synchronized string of end-to-end windows, even if the overlaps are small. Or perhaps since Daniel’s “1,290 days” and “1,335 days” refer to the second half of that week of years from the midpoint of the Abomination of Desolation to the end, we are being told that the first half is not precisely equal to the second. The Expectation of Elijah 5“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD. 6He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse.” (Malachi 4:5–6) King Herod heard of it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.” 15But others were saying, “He is Elijah.” And others were saying, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” (Mark 6:14–15)
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