Let’s put all the pieces of the puzzle together and come up with a comprehensive “most probable” picture of major end times events. The 70th Week of Daniel ( http://joycebaywhatnext.blogspot.com/) begins with the signing of the peace treaty.
Here is a table that lists the dates of future Feasts of Trumpets ( http://joycebay.blogspot.com/2010/11/feast-of-lord-explained.html ) and their respective possible dates for the peace treaty in the next few years:
Date of Feast of Trumpets Date of Peace Treaty
(in year of Second Coming) (2520 days before)
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Oct. 3, 2016 Nov. 10, 2009
Sept. 21, 2017 Oct. 29, 2010
Sept. 10, 2018 Oct. 18, 2011
Sept. 30, 2019 Nov. 6, 2012
Sept. 19, 2020 Oct. 27, 2013
Sept. 7, 2021 Oct. 14, 2014
Sept. 26, 2022 Nov. 2, 2015
(see chap. 11 of The Coming Epiphany for explanation of computation n plausible date)
Are there any other date parameters that God gives us regarding the timing of events in the 70th Week? Yes, Daniel gives us three date parameters associated with the end times: 1260, 1290, and 1335 days.
Dan 12:6,7
And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon
the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have
accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
Dan 12:11,12
And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth,
and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
These verses tell us that to the time when the power of the holy people will be destroyed there will be “time, times and a half” or 3½ years or 1260 days. They also tell us that from the abomination of desolation there will be 1290 and 1335 days. Let’s start with the 1335 days, for that is the easiest to affix. In regards to the 1335 days God tells us that a person will be considered blessed if they make it to day 1335 after the abomination of desolation. What is the blessed event that God is talking about here?
Revelation 19:9 “And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.”
This verse gives us a key indicator that the blessed event on day 1335 is the marriage supper of the lamb. Thus we can align the end of the 1,335 days with the start of the Millennium on the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles for that is when the marriage supper of the lamb begins.
In Revelation ( http://joycebay.blogspot.com/2010/09/holy-bible-secrets-of-revelation.html ) It was revealed that with the opening of the first seal the New World Order ( http://joycebaynewworldorder.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20World%20Order ) starts to take over the world, seals 2,3, and 4 unleash war, economic collapse, famine, death, etc. on the world. Sometime during the opening of the first four seals, the planned WWIII breaks out. The tumultuous Middle East conflict with Iraq as the trigger will get things started and will eventually escalate into an all out world war. As a result of this war, the antichrist comes on the scene bringing peace to the world. ( WWIII will start 1110 days after the beginning of the 70th Week and the antichrist will arise 91 days after the start of WWIII.) He will then perform the Abomination of Desolation, strengthen the 7-year peace treaty that was made with “the many” and convince Jews that he is the messiah that they are looking for. He will then take over the world on day 1260 and institute the mark of the beast, and begin persecuting Jews and Christians. The temporary peace will break down and WWIII will be reignited and the Gog-Magog war will begin.
Realizing that the antichrist is given 1260 days to reign and persecute, and knowing that his reign will end at Armageddon we can subtract 1260 days from 2520 days and end up with day 1260 as the start of the rule of the antichrist. Here is a chart summarizing this information.
Event # Days After Peace Treaty
Abomination of Desolation 1200
Beginning of the rule of antichrist 1260
Beginning of the bowl judgments 2490
Armageddon 2520
Beginning of the Millennium 2535
The date calculations presented in this chapter are based on several assumptions. If any of these assumptions are not valid, then the preceding calculations would be different. For instance, what if for the 2 days, in which Israel
The rapture will occur just prior to the end of this war, which will begin the Day of the Lord period. This war will destroy three of the 10 spheres of influence — namely, Russia and her allies (the king of the North), Egypt
Several signs that will be given to us to let us know that His return at the rapture is imminent:
1. The great falling away.
2. The revealing of the antichrist and Abomination of
Desolation.
3. The moon being turned to blood.
4. The sun being darkened.
5. The return of the prophet Elijah .
All of the events listed above precede the rapture, and will be signs to all who heed them that the time of Christ’s return to the clouds at the rapture is near. This is especially true of the sixth seal, which contains signs immediately preceding the rapture, where the sun is darkened and the moon is turned to blood. When we see these signs, we know that the
time is very near, even though we do not know exactly when it will occur. It is possible that the rapture could occur within hours, minutes, or even seconds after the moon is turned to blood and the sun is darkened. We also know that the rapture will occur sometime between the midpoint of the last 7 years—when the antichrist will take over the world and the great tribulation begins—and Armageddon.
If you were asked “When do you expect the rapture?” how would you respond? Here are the results of a recent online survey at The Alpha Omega Report website asking the same question.138
When Do You Expect The Rapture?
2010 - 2012 36.6%
After 2015 17.1%
2009 16.6%
2013 - 2015 13.7%
Not in my Lifetime 2.9%
I participated in the survey and I choose 2013 – 2015. I do not know why others choose their answers but I would like to explain why I did. The first reason involves a Jewish tradition concerning Elijah.
The two witnesses, discussed earlier in the book, have an important role to play in the end times and the span of their ministry provides us with another end times chronological parameter. Elijah is the prophet who is to return to earth before the Lord returns (Mal 4:5,6), and John was told that he was to prophesy again (Rev 10:11). These two witnesses will prophesy and proclaim God’s message of salvation and repentance to the world from Jerusalem
Their ministry is described in Rev 11:3-15.
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt
dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for
ever and ever.
The timing of their ministry has also been debated. However if you look to the end of Revelation 11, you will notice that right after the witnesses die and are resurrected, the second woe is past. The three woes are the last three trumpet judgments. Thus, their work on earth ends between the 6th and 7th trumpet judgment. (The last 30 days before Armageddon are for the seventh trumpet judgment, which consists of the seven bowl judgments.)
Thus with their 1260 day ministry ending at the latest at day 2490 this would place the start of their ministry sometime before day 1230. If the 3½ days are part of the 1260 days and they are killed on day 2490 then their ministry would end on day 2494 and start on
day 1234. Jewish tradition places the return of Elijah to occur during a Passover Seder.139 So if that tradition has merit and Elijah is one of the two witnesses then their 1,260-day ministry will start on the feast of Passover after the abomination of desolation and continue for 1260 days and end at most on day 2494. So if the 2 witnesses are to start their ministry on Passover, are there any years in the near future, based on the
calculated possible start dates for the 70th week, that Passover would fall before or on day 1234?
Peace Treaty Day 1234 Passover ?
Nov 10, 2009 March 27, 2013 March 26, 2013 Yes
Oct 29, 2010 March 15, 2014 April 15, 2014 No
Oct 18, 2011 March 4, 2015 April 4, 2015 No
Nov 6, 2012 March 23, 2016 April 23, 2016 No
Oct 27, 1013 March 13, 2017 April 11, 2017 No
Oct 14, 2014 Feb 28, 2018 March 31, 2018 No
Nov 2, 2015 March 19, 2019 April 20, 2019 No
Oct 22, 2016 March 8, 2020 April 9, 2020 No
Oct 9, 2017 March 26, 2021 March 28, 2021 No140
Oct 30, 2018 March 16, 2022 April 16, 2022 No
The only year in the next 10 years that Passover falls on or before day 1234 would be for the year 2013, which corresponds with the peace treaty and the 70th week beginning on Nov 10, 2009.
Thus; if the “2 days” have ended, and if the second coming of Christ and the end of the 70th week aligns with the Feast of Trumpets, and if Elijah is one of the 2 witnesses and he will start his 1260 day ministry on Passover, and if their ministry will start at the latest on day 1234 then 2009 is the only year in the next 10 years that the 70th week could begin.
I am not saying that the 70th week will begin in 2009, what I am saying is that if the above assumptions are true then the only year in the next 10 years that the 70th week could begin is 2009.140
Knowing that WWIII may shortly come to pass should you flee?
There are two places mentioned in end-times biblical prophecy in which God tells people to leave; end-times Babylon and Judea :
Flee out of the midst of Babylon
We would have healed Babylon
My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the Lord. (Jer. 51:45)
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. (Rev. 18:4)
When ye therefore shall see the Abomination of Desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea
flee into the mountains. (Mt 24:15,16)
God commands His people to leave end-times Babylon and Judea . If our timing of the destruction of end times Babylon
In regards to when and if one should flee we must also consider the second seal which suggests worldwide destruction and will most likely entail the beginning rounds of WWIII. Even though this first round of action in WWIII will not be as catastrophic as the second I would imagine that large population centers would be likely targets and a move
to a more rural setting away from the big cities may be prudent.
Concerning the topics of WWIII, the Gog-Magog war, and the destruction of end-times Babylon
The purpose of WWIII, is to destroy the old world order and usher in the antichrist, but can we assign a possible start date for WWIII? Yes.
Doc Marquis said, “once World War III begins the antichrist will arise on the
world scene in 13 weeks (91 days).” From our chronology discussions above we have determined that the antichrist would perform the abomination of desolation 1200 days after the signing of the peace treaty and the start of the 70th Week. 1200 days minus 91 days (inclusive) leaves us with 1110 days (inclusive). Remember 1110 is the number associated with the pyramid on the back of the dollar bill, 1776 = 1110 + 666. Do
these numbers confirm that WWIII will start 1110 days after the peace treaty and that the antichrist, #666, will arrive on the scene 91 days later?
If they do then the following chart provides a list of possible starting dates
for WWIII. 141
Date of Peace Treaty Date of WWIII
(2520 days before) (1110 days after)
Nov. 10, 2009 Nov. 23, 2012
Oct. 29, 2010 Nov. 11, 2013
Oct. 18, 2011 Oct. 31, 2014
Nov. 6, 2012 Nov. 20, 2015
Oct. 27, 2013 Nov. 9 2016
141 It is also possible that WWIII could start 91 days before the antichrist takes over the
world, which would place the start 60 days later.
If this scenario plays out then WWIII will start on day 1110, and after 91 days, on day 1200, the antichrist comes on the scene brings peace to the world and then performs the Abomination of Desolation. He will then take over the world on day 1260 and rule from Jerusalem
down and WWIII is reignited eventually culminating in the Day of the Lord.
Here is how the date calculations we have presented so far in this book would work out if 2009 were the starting year. If the 70th week were to start in 2009 then the Second Coming would occur in 2016 in alignment with the feast of Trumpets, which occurs on October 3, 2016. The peace treaty would be signed 2520 days before that on November 10, 2009. This would be day 1 of the 70th week. WWIII would break out on day 1110
(November 23, 2012). The abomination of desolation would occur on day 1200 (February 21, 2013). The two witnesses would start their ministry on Passover on day 1233 (March 23, 2013). The antichrist would begin to rule the world on day 1260 (April 22, 2013). The 2 witnesses would end their ministry and the bowl judgments would begin on day 2490
(September 3, 2016), they would rise from the dead 3 days later. The rule of the antichrist will end at Armageddon on day 2520 (October 3, 2016). The Millennium would start on day 2535 (October 18, 2016) and align with the feast of booths.142 Of course these days are plus or minus a day due to Hebrew date reckoning.142
Event Day Date
Peace treaty 1 Nov 10, 2009
WWIII 1110 Nov 23, 2012
Abomination of Desolation 1200 Feb 21, 2013
Beginning ministry of 2 witnesses 1233 March 23, 2013
Beginning of the rule of antichrist 1260 April 22, 2013
Beginning of the bowl judgments 2490 Sep 3, 2016
Armageddon 2520 Oct 3, 2016
Beginning of the Millennium 2535 Oct 18, 2016
In regards to the rapture we know that the rapture will occur after the midpoint, when the antichrist begins to rule, and after opening of the sixth seal, and most likely will occur in alignment with the Feast of Trumpets.
In that time frame, there are four occurrences of the Feast of Trumpets. We can probably eliminate the last occurrence because the trumpet and bowl judgments, which take place after the rapture, will take at least one year to be fulfilled. So with these facts in mind we can conjecture that the rapture would occur at the Feast of Trumpets, 1/2 to 2 1/2 years after the Abomination of Desolation. If the abomination of desolation were on 2/21/13 and Armageddon on 10/3/16 then we could theorize three possible dates for the rapture to occur; September 5, 2013, September 25, 2014, and September 14, 2015, which are the dates for the Feast of Trumpets ½ to 2 1/2 years after the abomination of desolation.143 In regards to these possible dates we know that Christ told us that He would shorten the length of time of the great tribulation, which starts after the abomination of desolation and ends at the rapture.
So Christ, for the sake of His church, will shorten the days of the great tribulation that will come upon the world after the antichrist takes power. This fact leads us to conclude that the rapture could occur closer to the Abomination of Desolation than to Armageddon. Another verse in scripture which tells us that the great tribulation will be shortened is “But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel
Some may object to me giving possible dates for the rapture to occur saying that it is “date setting.” First off I am not setting a date, I do not know when the rapture will occur. What I am saying is that we can know a general time frame within the 70th Week for the rapture. When the 70th Week begins, and if the rapture will occur in alignment with the feast of trumpets, then we can know possible dates for it to occur. Just as one could know the general time frame for the Feast of Trumpets, but not the exact day, so I believe that we also can ascertain from scripture a general time frame for the rapture, but not the exact day. Jesus Himself told us that the day would not overtake the saved as a thief, only the unsaved.
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. (1 Thess. 5:2-4.)
If the rapture is not going to occur in alignment with Rosh Hashanah, then we could see the rapture align with another feast,144 and if not another feast then it could be anytime between the Abomination of Desolation and at least one year before the battle of Armageddon with the time cut short for the elect’s sake. I would like to point out a scripture passage that connects the Day of the Lord, the rapture, and feasts.
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: And I will turn your feasts into mourning…(Amos 8:9,10)
The passage starts off talking about the Day of the Lord, which is when the rapture occurs, and then says that after it occurs their feasts will be turned to mourning. This passage could be suggesting that the Day of the Lord and the rapture happen at the time of a feast.
Again, the 2013 - 2015 dates are just an example of how the dates would be calculated if the Second Coming was in 2016 and the peace treaty in 2009 with the rapture aligning with the feast of Trumpets. The same rules would apply to whatever year in the future that the 70th Week would actually begin.
Am I confident that I have put all the pieces of this part of the end-times puzzle together correctly? No, I am not, for as scripture says “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known” (1 Cor. 13:12).
There will be many events that will come into play during the end-times, to put them all together correctly is a daunting task that has bewildered many a more scholarly man than myself for years. What I have tried to do is take an honest and hard look at what all the scriptures teach—not just a select few—and come up with a scenario in which none of the many scriptures are contradicted. What I have just outlined before you is the result.
(This Entire article is Quoted and extracted from The coming Epiphany by William Frederick)
http://joycebay.blogspot.com/2010/10/amazing-discovery-watch-for-rapture.html
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