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2300 DAYS

BACKGROUND

Let us begin by remembering that we will be using the KJV of the scriptures.

The 2300 day prophecy is found in the eighth chapter of Daniel. The prophecy itself is given from verse three to verse fourteen, and the explanation is given in verses twenty to twenty six. Please read the whole chapter through carefully before continuing on with this article.

You will find verses three to eight explained by verses twenty to twenty two. The ram with two horns is the Media Persian Empire which is destroyed by the first king of a united Greece. He now dying, his kingdom is divided into four parts.

Historically, the first king of a united Greece was Alexander, who died in 323 BC after conquering the Medo Persian Empire. After his death, many men tried to assume his mantle as ruler of the lands that he had conquered. In 304 BC Antigonus declared himself king and demanded that all the others submit to him. Cassander, Lysmachis, Nicator and Ptolemy did not agree and also declared themselves to be kings over their own lands. This issue, of who was greatest, was finally decided at the battle of Ipsus in 301 BC when Antigonus was defeated and killed by the other four. Meanwhile, the son of Antigonus, Demetrius, was able to flee the field and continued as king of various areas in his father's place.

In 297 BC Cassander died and was succeeded by his eldest son, who in turn died the next year. In 295 BC the widow of Cassander divided the kingdom of Macedon between her two remaining sons. They took to quarreling, one even killing his mother in his anger over his portion. The other called for help from Demetrius, who came and murdered the young man, seizing his kingdom. Demetrius then attacked the other brother, who fled to his uncle Lysmachis. Lysmachis had the lad executed for the murder of his sister, the boy's mother in 294 BC. These events brought to an end the family of Cassander. Extinguishing Cassander, his wife and his three sons and reducing the successors of Alexander to four; Demetrius, Ptolemy, lysmachis and Nicator.

To further complicate things a number of the possessions of Demetrius declared their independence while these struggles were going on. After Demetrius took the necessary time to secure Macedonia he proceeded to retake Thessaly and Boeotia in 291 BC, completing the job in 290 BC. Thus bringing the empire of Alexander under only four rulers in 290 BC and fulfilling Dan 8:22.

THE END TIME

For at the TIME of the END shall be the VISION Dan 8:17. Behold, I will make thee know what shall be the LAST END of the indignation: for at the TIME APPOINTED the END SHALL BE Dan 8:19. And in the LATTER TIME of their kingdom, when the transgressors are COME TO THE FULL Dan 8:23. This VISION, this prophecy is for the END TIMES. It was not and could not have been fulfilled by Antiochus, over two thousand years ago! It is for our day, NOW!

THE 2300 DAYS

How long shall be the VISION? Unto 2300 days, then shall the sanctuary be cleansed Dan 8:14. Margin 2300 evenings and mornings. What is an evening and morning? The evening and morning were the first day Gen 1:5. The evening and morning were the second day Gen 1:8. The evening and morning were the third day Gen 1:13. One evening and morning is one day. Two evenings and mornings are two days. Three evenings and mornings are three days. one hundred evenings and mornings are one hundred days. And, twenty three hundred evenings and mornings are twenty three hundred days!

Suddenly from the four divisions of Alexander's kingdom verse eight; the prophecy leaps forward to the last days verse nine. Shown in the explanation; are the four divisions in verse twenty two leaping forward to the LATTER TIME in verse twenty three.

In the LATTER TIME a fierce king shall appear, understanding secret things he shall destroy and prosper Dan 8:23-24. He shall destroy many while they are AT PEACE Dan 8:25, 1` Thes 5:3. He shall stand up against the Prince of Princes, Jesus Christ at His coming Dan 8:25, but he shall be broken Dan 2:35 and thrown into the fire Rev 19:20 and Dan 7:11. This fierce king shall have power to make war, to occupy Jerusalem, for forty two months or 1260 days Rev 13:5. When he and the false prophet are destroyed the sanctuary will be CLEANSED!

This king magnifies himself against the Prince of the host, Jesus Christ. By the Prince of the host, Jesus Christ, the daily was taken away (stopped) and His sanctuary was cast down Dan 8:11 being given over to the gentiles Rev 11:1-2 and because of transgressions the host was given over to this king, margin.

The whole vision about this king shall be 2300 days, then shall the sanctuary be cleansed Dan 8:13-14.

The explanation is this; From the time that Alexander's empire is divided into four parts, until the sanctuary shall be cleansed and the kingdoms described in Dan 2 destroyed with the death of the fierce king and the false prophet shall be 2300 years (a year for a day). Coming forward 2300 years from 290 BC, adding one year for the year zero gives us 2011 AD, when the sanctuary shall be cleansed by the coming of Jesus Christ. Now subtracting 42 months (1260 days) shows that this final beast emperor is to be empowered and will occupy Jerusalem at the end of 2007 or shortly thereafter. Given the historical difficulties of the Greek struggles it is possible that this date might be in error by a year or two, but one thing is certain; IT IS VERY CLOSE INDEED!