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6ote7 !e didnt &ention 5e% 1971': 1878 and 1871; because too &any Se%enth*day d%entists would not
consider these references to an hour and a day as ti&e periods. See 9SD<C 8=.
So, what did llen !hite really say concerning predicting ti&e3
Part 2: #llen %hite warns a!ainst predictin! time after 1844
<ere we $an read the statements of 7llen =. 8hite about no more messages based on time:
1. -/he people will not have another message upon definite time. +fter this period of time,
rea$hing from 1*; to 1**, there $an be no definite tra$ing of the propheti$ time. /he longest
re$koning rea$hes to the autumn of 1**.4 1>R1((, 19>R &;(, ) 91
;. -3 plainly stated at the !a$kson $amp meeting to these fanati$al parties that they were
doing the work of the adversary of souls? they were in darkness. /hey $laimed to have great
light that probation would $lose in 0$tober, 1*. 3 there stated in publi$ that the @ord hadbeen pleased to show me that there would be no definite time in the message given of =od
sin$e 1**.4 ;S> &
&. -0ur position has been one of waiting and wat$hing, with no timeApro$lamation to
intervene between the $lose of the propheti$ periods in 1** and the time of our @ordBs
$oming.4 1(>R ;(
Conclusion of Part 1 and 2:
/here is a big differen$e between a time period and a date. /he )ible does N0/ predi$t any
date after 1**.
8hat 7llen 8hite does say is that there should be no date setting after 1**, but she does not
say that there should not be any C7R30 given, if she had say that she would be in $ontradi$tion
with the )ible verse Duoted in Part 1 aboveE
+gain we should understand the spiritual prin$iple behind these statements: =od does not
want that our spiritual preparation would be badly influen$ed by setting spe$ifi$ dates for <is
oming. 8e need to be ready to die in hrist today anyway.
Part 3: +he first rule of Bible interpretation ,hermeneutics-: literalism
-7very de$laration of S$ripture is to be taken in the most obvious and literal sense, e2$ept
where $onte2t and the wellAknown laws of language show that the terms are figurative, and not
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literal, and whatever is figurative must be e2plained by other portions of the )ible whi$h are
literal.4
=. >. <yde, Sy&posiu& on <iblical +er&eneutics A 8ashington .., R< 1996
7llen 8hite said it like this:
-/he language of the )ible should be e2plained a$$ording to its obvious meaning, unless asymbol or figure is employed.4 = 599
/his is $alled the -literal approa$h4. )y this literal approa$h all foundations were laid for
+dventism, the do$trines as well as the e2positions of prophe$ies.
/his approa$h means that even if a passage is in a symboli$ language, the time in the prophe$y
is not ne$essarily symboli$. 3t $ould still be literal. 3t depends of the $onte2t. 3t is onl$ be$ause it
was impossible to interpret literally the period given in the )ible te2t above that we used the #a
day for a year prin$iple%.
a6 3n =reat ontroversy page &;&, we $an read:
F/he one hundred and twent$ $ears to the flood =enesis ':&6?
the se)en da$s that were to pre$ede it,
with fort$ da$s of predicted rain =enesis :*6?
the four hundred $ears of the soGourn of +brahamBs seed =enesis 15:1&6?
the three da$s of the butlerBs and bakerBs dreams =enesis *(:1;A;(6?
the three and a half $ears of famine 1 ings 1:16 Hsee @uke *:;5?I . . .
the se)ent$ $ears. $aptivity !eremiah ;5:116?
Nebu$hadneJJarBs se)en times aniel *:1&A1'6?
/his single page of = &;& is the show$ase of eight 6 time prophe$ies in whi$h times are literaltimes.
Clease note: out of these eight time prophe$ies, two of them are using a symboli$ language:
a6 the three days of the butlerBs and bakerBs dreams =enesis *(:1;A;(6,
b6 the Nebu$hadneJJarBs seven times aniel *:1&A1'6.
3n spite of this symboli$ language the time of these prophe$ies is understood literally, a day for
a dayE /his is totally against what we are taught in the $hur$h. /he $hur$h tea$hes that whenthe language of a prophe$y6 is symboli$ then the time in the prophe$y6 should be understood
by using the sa$rosan$t -Crin$iple4E
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/here are * more time periods in the )ible that 7llen 8hite interprets literally. 8e will see
them below in $hapter 1, plus the eight presented in = &;& we have now a total of 1; time
prophe$ies using literal time.
b6 /o these 1; literal time prophe$ies with Duotes from 7llen 8hite, 3 would add ;:
A /he millennium 1((( years6 whi$h is interpreted literally. 3f it was a day for a year it would be
interpreted as meaning &'( ((( yearsE
Clease note that the $onte2t is in symboli$ language but the period is literal.
A /he prophe$y of !esus about <is resurre$tion & days after his death !ohn ;:196:
-!esus answered and said to them, Festroy this temple, and in three days 3 will raise it up.F4
+gain, the $onte2t is in symboli$ language but the period is literal. 3n this verse, !esus
prophesies <is resurre$tion & days after his death, <e uses a time prophe$y & days6 and yet
!esus <imself, our @ord and Savior, dares to refuse using the sa$rosan$t prin$iple of a day for a
yearE1
/his makes a total of 14 time prophe$ies for whi$h we need to use literal time there $ould be
more than 1*6.
Conclusions: we $annot, as honest )ible students, use the day for a year prin$iple blindly.
!esus <imself, in prophe$ies, uses both literal time !ohn ;:196 and symboli$ time @uke 1&:&;,
&&6.
/he day for a year prin$iple is bibli$al, but only the $onte2t $an tell us if it should be applied or
not, even if the language of the prophe$y is symboli$.
+ll time prophe$ies, in$luding the time prophe$ies of aniel 1;, are first subGe$ted to the literal
time approa$h. 3f the #literal time% approa$h is impossible, then and only then are we allowed to
$onsider a #symboli$ time% approa$h.
Chapter 1
Part 1: General considerations on Daniel 12:
1 >esus, in -u$e 1)7)', )) does also use the day for a year principle?
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<erbert ouglas, in /he >essenger of the @ord )oise, 3: CCC+, 1996, &9' writes:
-%!e are still in probationary ti&e. !ill these words always be true3 @b%iously not. Ahe ti&e
will co&e when probation will cease (Dan. 1'71: 5e%. ''711".4
ouglas refers to the $lose of probation and pla$es it in aniel 1;:1 and Rev. ;;:11. 3t seems
therefore that the events des$ribed after an1;:1 will o$$ur after the $lose of probation.
7spe$ially that the final resurre$tion is mentioned on verse ;.
an ; e2plained by vision v. 196
an e2plained by simple angel v. 1'6
an e2plained by =abriel v. 1'6
an 9 e2plained by =abriel v. ;16
an 1(A1; e2plained by /esus v. 5, 1'6 and an angel v. 1;6
8hi$h vision is the most importantK !esus makes the last one the most important.
Clease note that the word for #day% or #days% in the whole book of aniel 1:1;, 1*, 15, 1? :;',
;? 9:, 15? 1(:*, 1;, 1&, 1*? 11:;(, &&? 1;:11, 1;, 1&6 means always literal days. 3f you want to
sear$h it is the word #yLm%, strong number is (&11.
>oreover there is no symboli$ language in aniel 1;. /his prophe$y is the onl$ prophe$y of the
whole book of aniel that does not use symboli$ languageE 3t is the only prophe$y speaking of
the final resurre$tion v.;6
So, what did llen !hite really say about Daniel 1' (and 11"3
Part 2: e)en 0uotes of #llen %hite on Daniel 12 ,and 11-
1* +he prophetic periods of Daniel& etendin! to the )er$ e)e of the !reat consummation,
throw a flood of light upon events then to transpire Mrom R<, September ;5, 1& par. '
2* /wi$e aniel inDuired, how long shall it be to the end of timeK Daniel 12:813 0uoted5
+hese matters are of infinite importance in these last da$s /he book of aniel is unsealedin the revelation to !ohn, and $arries us forward to the last scenes of this earth.s histor$.
Mrom /> 11*, 115
8hy would she say, speaking of aniel 1;:A1&: -/hese matters are of infinite importan$e in
these last days4, if these verses did not apply to the last daysE 3t does not make sense.
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3* -3n his vision of the last days aniel inDuired, Daniel 12:813 0uotedI. aniel has been
standing in his lot sin$e the seal was removed and the light of truth has been shining upon his
visions. <e stands in his lot, bearing the testimony which was to be understood at the end of
the da$s.4 Mrom 1S+/ ;;5
4* 6et us read and stud$ the twelfth chapter of Daniel* It is a warnin! that we shall allneed to understand before the time of the end* Mrom 15>R ;;
/his last Duote speaks of a warning for the end. /his means that the periods of aniel 1; are a
warning for us. + warning is not about something that is past. 0r it would not be a warning for
usE 3t is for something that will happen in the future. 3s, then, 7llen 8hite futuristK
5. /he light that aniel re$eived dire$t from =od was given espe$ially for these last days.
/he visions he saw by the banks of the lai and the <iddekel, the great rivers of Shinar, are now
in pro$ess of fulfillment, and all the events foretold will soon have $ome to pass. O/r &&5.*P
1'>R &&*.;? @etter 5, 187'*
'. aniel 11 and aniel 1; are one vision: many $riti$s have used this as an argument
against a literal understanding of the time prophe$ies of aniel 1;. /hey think that aniel 11
$an have but one fulfillment and therefore aniel 1; also has only one fulfillment see e2amples
of these $riti$s in ppendi D and # below6. 7ven though it is very surprising, 7llen 8hite says
that aniel 11 will be repeated:
-/he prophe$y in the eleventh of aniel has nearly rea$hed its $omplete fulfillment. >u$h of
the history that has taken pla$e in fulfillment of this prophe$y will be repeated . 3n the thirtieth
verse a power is spoken of that Fshall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against theholy $ovenant: so shall he do? he shall even return, and have intelligen$e with them that forsake
the holy $ovenant.F H"erses &1A&' of aniel 11, Duoted.I4 O1&>R &9*.1P
/he argument that seemed to be against a literal fulfillment of the time periods of aniel 1;
turns out to be in favor of itE
Clease note that she Duotes verse &1 of aniel 11: “And they will set up the abomination of
desolation.”
/his gives us total liberty to see a se$ond6 set up of the abomination of desolation: at the end
time.
. >oreover, in the ne2t paragraph, 7llen 8hite writes:
-S$enes similar to those des$ribed in these words will take pla$e. 8e see eviden$e that Satan is
fast obtaining the $ontrol of human minds who have not the fear of =od before them. @et all
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read and understand the prophe$ies of this book, for we are now entering upon the time of
trouble spoken of: Haniel 1;:1A*, DuotedI4. O1&>R &9*.;P.
She pla$es the -time of distress su$h as never was4 of aniel 1;:1 at the end of time
on$lusion: 3n seven passages 7llen 8hite implies that aniel 1; has a last day fulfillment, Gust
before the Se$ond oming.
Part 3: #llen %hite on 9e)elation 13:
-/he Sabbath Duestion will be the issue in the great $onfli$t in whi$h all the world will a$t a
part. HRev. 1&:*A1( Duoted.I /his entire $hapter is a revelation of what will surely take pla$e
HRev. 1&:11, 15A1 Duoted.4I >S , 19, ) 99.1(
-3n the last days Satan will appear as an angel /hen will take pla$e the final fulfillment of the
Revelator%s prophe$y Revelation 1&:*A1 Duoted6 the beast was given a mouth to utter proud
words and blasphemies and to e2er$ise his authority for fortyAtwo months4. 19 >R ;;
Noti$e that she starts to Duote after verse &, be$ause verse & speaking of the healing of the
wound6 will not ha)e 2 fulfillments. /hank =odE
/his Duote says that there will be a final fulfillment of the *; months period of perse$ution
verse *6 against those who dwell in heaven verse 56, that is the people of =od who are by faithin the temple of =od 7ph ;:'6. /his $onfirms a literal appli$ation of the propheti$ time periods
of aniel 1;.
Part 4: +he se0uence of e)ents:
7llen 8hite also states:
-GodBs long*suffering has ended. Ahe world has reected +is &ercy, despised +is lo%e, and
tra&pled upon +is law. /he wi$ked have passed the boundary of their probation, and the -ordwithdraws +is protection, and lea%es the& to the &ercy of the leader they ha%e chosen. +s
the $rowning a$t in the great drama of de$eption, Satan himself will attempt to personate
hrist.4Q*SC **1, **;. /+ ;5.
8e see here that Satan will impersonate hrist after the $lose of probation. See ppendi B
below for the $omplete Duotes.
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/herefore the order of events is a6 $lose of probation
b6 Satan personating hrist
$6 1;'( days the 1st
beast perse$uting the saints.
8e also know see Revelation 1&: 11A16 that the Sunday @aws will happen )7M0R7 the end of
probationE
+herefore the order of e)ents is:
a6 unda$ law
b6 close of probation
$6 atan personatin! Christ
d6 Durin! 12'; literal da$s the 1st
beast persecutes the saints ,2nd
fulfillment of 9e) 13-*
Conclusion of Chapter 1:
1. Considerin! that the SeventhAday +dventist traditional view of the periods of aniel 1;
rea$hes 1*& and not 1** See +ppendi2 +6,
;. considerin! that the ;&(( days of aniel are N0/ linked to the 1&&5 days they do not
rea$h the same date6 See +ppendi2 +6,
&. considerin! that we should first use the hermeneuti$s prin$iple of a literal approa$h,
*. considerin! that even the )ible is setting periods of time not dates6 after 1**,
5. considerin! that 9 times 7llen 8hite is applying the time periods of aniel 1; and Rev
1&:* and ; times respe$tively6 to the end time, Gust prior to the Se$ond oming of
!esus,
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considerin! that 7llen 8hite announ$es a se$ond and final fulfillment of the *; months
of Revelation 1&:5,
. considerin! that 7llen 8hite announ$es a se$ond fulfillment of -mu$h of the history4 of
aniel 11
. considerin! that we do not deny a first appli$ation of the 1&&5 days to 5( and 1*&,
9. considerin! that the )ible uses at least6 1* times the da$ for a da$ prin$iple, in$luding
endorsement by !esus <imself,
1(. considerin! that at least6 * times the )ible uses symboli$ propheti$ language with a
literal a day for a day6 time prophe$y:
It is then not antibiblical nor a!ainst our beliefs to sa$ that the time periods of Dan12:<13 ,which had a first fulfilment- will ha)e a second application with literal da$s at
the end& after the close of probation*
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!hat do the daily and the abo&ination of desolation represent3 Ahis is the uestion we will
discuss now.
Chapter 2: +he dail$ and the abomination of desolation
Part 1: +he dail$ 8hen you read the writings of 7llen 8hite you $annot but noti$e that she sets a parallel or uses
the same e2pression or between the e2perien$es of !esus and of the last days% believers.
!esus re$eived the full measure of the <oly Spirit when <e was baptiJed. 8hat will be the
parallel for =od%s people in the last daysK
/he latter rain will be the full outpouring of the <oly Spirit on =od%s people.
+s !esus ministered for *; months after <is baptism so the people of =od will minister for *;
months after the $ompletion of the outpouring of the <oly Spirit over the earth.
/he outpouring of the <oly Spirit latter rain6 is also the sealing time: 7verybody%s destiny will
be sealed for eternity, either heavenAbound or hellAbound, no se$ond $han$e. /his is why the
$lose of probation happens after the outpouring of the <oly Spirit.
/herefore the *; months ministry of the last days% believers will be after the $lose of probation.
/hese *; months are the 1;'( days of aniel 1;:.
+t the $lose of probation !esus stops <is daily ministry of inter$ession in the most holy pla$e of
the heavenly san$tuary for ever. <e literally -taketh away the daily 4E
/he *; months of !esus% ministry parallel a *;Amonths period of papal perse$ution on =od%people at the end, after the $lose of probation.
Part 2: But& what is the abomination of desolation"
+fter his *; months of ministry, !esus was arrested and tried. uring his trial, Satan did
something very spe$ifi$: <e pushed the !ewish people to free )arabbas instead of hrist.
-/his man H)arabbasI had $laimed to be the >essiah. <e $laimed authority to establish a
different order of things, to set the world right.4 + &&
/his is e2a$tly what Satan will do when he will personate hrist: <e will $laim -to be the
>essiah and to have authority to establish a different order of things, to set the world right4.
/he release of )arabbas was the most abominable a$t of all times be$ause it brought with it the
-death de$ree4 for !esus. 3t was the abomination of desolation of that time of all timesK6.
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3n the same way, Satan personating hrist, at the very end, will be the most abominable a$t
be$ause it will bring with it the death de$ree for the last days% believers.
/hat%s why both events $an be $alled the abomination of desolation.
/o finish the parallel between )arabbas and Satan, please take note of the meaning of)arabbas: #son of father%E )arabbas means Bson of fatherB, and Satan wants to be $alled Son of
the MatherE
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+fter )arabbas was freed, !esus was $ondemned and e2e$uted:
Carallel at the end:
+fter Satan personates hrist the death de$ree against =od%s people will be issued.
!esus was raised from the dead,
Carallel at the end:
/he saints will be res$ued at the end of the 1&&5 days.
/here was a partial resurre$tion,
Carallel at the end:
/here will be also a partial resurre$tion.
@ater, !erusalem was destroyed,
Carallel at the end:
/he destru$tion of the world by the th
plague.
8e therefore have the following table:
Part 3
+I=# Dail$ +a>en
wa$ b$
bomination of
Desolation
len!th of
persecution
8' BC
Nebu$hadneJJar
when hedestroyed
!erusalem
K K
1' BC +ntio$hus
7piphanus K 1(5 days
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!esus. 8hen <e
died, <e put an
end to the
sa$rifi$e and
offering aniel
9:;6
)arabbas, son of father 1;'( days
<; D /he !ewsE
aniel 9:;' /he RomansE
8as it 1;'(
daysK
;8 R. nion of
$hur$h and state
Cope sits -in the temple
of =od, showing himself
that he is =od4
1;'( years
end ofprobation
!esus. <e will
take away the
daily when <e
will $ome out of
the san$tuary
Satan personates !esus
and wants prayers
addressed to himself.
1;'( days
Chapter 3:
%hat will happen"
8e saw in Cart * of $hapter 1 the seDuen$e of events.
“As soon as they finish shattering the power of the holy people, all these events will be completed.” (Dan.
12:7b)
8ho are the #they% that shatters the power of the holy peopleK 3t is =od the /rinityE6 that
breaks the power of Satan in us:
-/he time of trouble is the crucible that is to bring out hristlike $hara$ters. 3t is designed to
lead the people of =od to renoun$e Satan and his temptations. /he last $onfli$t will reveal
Satan to them in his true $hara$ter, that of a $ruel tyrant, and it will do for them what nothing
else $ould do, uproot him entirely from their affe$tions. Mor to love and $herish sin, is to love
and $herish its author, that deadly foe of hrist. 8hen they e2$use sin and $ling to perversity of
$hara$ter, they give Satan a pla$e in their affe$tions, and pay him homage.4 0< &;1. (%en
though the uote does not &ention Daniel 1', the language used is without doubt referring to
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Daniel 1'79b and therefore it adds another state&ent of llen !hite to our proposal of a second
literal fulfill&ent of the ti&e periods of Daniel 1'."
/he perse$ution mentioned earlier is a $ru$ible for =od%s people.
3t will take 1;'( days for the power ego, self, old man6 of the holy people to be $ompletely
broken. =od does this work. 3t will be done under the perse$uting power of the beast.
/hen, at the end of the 1&&5 days, the blessing $omes not the disappoint&ent, like in 1*&A**,
end point of the traditional view of the 1&&5 daysE6: -3t is at midnight that =od manifests <is
power for the deliveran$e of <is people4 = '&'6, during the th
plague = '&5A'*(6.
/hen, the special resurre$tion takes pla$e: F/hey also whi$h pier$ed <imF Revelation 1:6,
those that mo$ked and derided hristBs dying agonies, and the most violent opponents of <is
truth and <is people, are raised to behold <im in <is glory and to see the honor pla$ed upon
the loyal and obedient.4 = '&6.
/he 1;'( days of perse$ution start after Satan personates hrist abomination of desolation6.
/herefore the 1;'( days are $ounted forward from that event until the end of perse$ution.
/he 1;9( days are $ounted ba$kward like from 19 ba$kward to 5(6 from the end of
perse$ution until the event before the personation of hrist by Satan: the $losest important
event is the close of probation.
Clease note: 3t is logi$al to $ount ba$kward to arrive at the $lose of probation be$ause those
living in these last days will not >now when the $lose of probation will happen.
/hen, 1&&5 days are $ounted forward like from 5( forward to 1*&6 starting from the end of
probation. /his period will bring us to the partial resurre$tion.
/herefore there are *5 days from the end of the 1;'( days until the end of the 1&&5 days when
the partial resurre$tion happens. <ope to see you there.
/he following day the voi$e of =od to deliver <is people is heard: this makes it to 4' da$s
parallel with the *' years of !ohn ;:;(E See ppendi ? below6. /he temple of =od, <is
perfe$ted $hur$h $omposed of the living saints on earth, is finally ready to go to heaven.
/hen, -/he voi$e of =od is heard from heaven, de$laring the day and hour of !esusB $oming, and
delivering the everlasting $ovenant to <is people.4 = '*(6
<e <imself will tell us the time of !esus% return.
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PP#@DIA
imple rithmetic
7very SeventhAday +dventist should know that our traditional view of the 1&&5 days of aniel
1; rea$hes the year 1*& and not 1**6.
6ist of >nown d)entist writers who mentioned that our traditional )iew is ;8 133
1843:
Clease see at the end for the detailed bibliography of this +ppendi26
1. riah Smith in -aniel Revelation4, p. &&1A&&;:
FMrom the same point, undoubtedly, as that from whi$h the 1;9( date, namely, +.. 5(
?rom this point the$ would etend to 1843& for 133 added to ;8 ma>es 18435 /he only
thing promised at the end of the 1&&5 days is a blessing 6oo>in! at the $ear of 1843& when
these $ears epired& what do we beholdK 8e see a remarkable fulfillment of prophe$y in the
great pro$lamation of the se$ond $oming of hrist.F
;. -)ible Readings for the <ome ir$le4, p. 1;&:
-B)lessed is he that waits, and $omes to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.F
an. 1;: 1;.
N0/7 A /he 1&&5 days years6 of )ible readings for the <ome ir$le4: aniel 1;:1; are evidently
a $ontinuation of the 1;9( days years6 of the previous verse, whi$h $ommen$e with the taking
away of the mediation of hrist, in the year +. 5( +he 133 da$s& or $ears& would therefore
etend to the $ear 1843F
&. "an$e Merrell, in -+ )ibli$al efense efending our <istori$ )eliefs about the San$tuary
in aniel and <ebrews4, p. ;', 1*:
-+bout the year +.. 5( lovis, king of the Mranks, was $onverted to atholi$ism and the
vi$tory over the =oths o$$urred. /he $onversion of the Mranks Mran$e6 and =oths =ermany6
would, in later $enturies, result in greatly strengthening papal suprema$y? so this was an
important date. 8e have always marked this as the beginning of the important 1;9(Ayear
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prophe$y 1;:116 +he 133$ear prophec$ of the net )erse ,12:12- also be!ins at ;8 and
reaches to 1843* +his )iew is a correct historical fulfillment and a!rees with our historic
beliefs* /he FdailyF is applied to what happened when the 1;9(A instead of 1;'(Ayear6
prophe$y began and establishes the +.. 5( date.F
*. 8illiam >iller, in -"iews of Crophe$y4, p. &(:
Faniel 1;: 1;, 1& Duoted. 8hen will the end of these days beK ou may inDuire. 3 answer,
133 $ears from ta>in! awa$ the first abomination of the 9oman >in!dom& *D* ;8& to which
add 133 and it ma>es *D* 1843, when aniel will stand in his lot, and all who have waited for
the @ord will be blessed.F
5. +lfred ranJ, in FNotes on anielF, p. ':
-1. )lessed is he that waits,4 indi$ates that the termination of the 1&&5 years is after 19, and
that they have a $ommon starting point with the 1;9( years.
;. +his brin!s us to 1843? and those who were privileged to live then, beheld the unfolding of
the great prophe$ies of =od%s 8ord, and the $ommen$ement of the restoration of the
san$tuary truth so long obs$ured by Rome.4
'. =eorge >$ready Cri$e in -/he =reatest 0f the Crophets A + New ommentary on the)ook of aniel4, p. 1*9:
Faniel 1;: 1; Duoted 8here are these 1&&5 years to startK No beginning date is here given?
and any attempt to assign their beginning must ne$essarily be only a hypothesis, or what
s$ientists would $all Fan edu$ated guess.F
riah mith said the$ must be!in D ;8, or from the same date as the pre$eding period of
1;9( years.
/hus this new period would terminate in 1843& which was the first date fied upon b$ the
d)entists associated with %illiam =iller for the actual second ad)ent of Christ.4
. Stephen <askell in -)ible <andbook4, p. '':
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Faniel 1;:1;. +s there is no beginning point given here, we understand the period begins at
the same date given in verse 11? ;8 *D* plus 133 e0uals 1843 *D. /hen the glad news of
hristBs return was pro$laimed.F
/he previous Duotes show the traditional +dventist understanding: the 1&&5 days of aniel
1;:1; ended in 1*& and not in 1** like a few +dventists try to pretend today. 8e are not
reGe$ting this traditional interpretation.
0N@S30N:
o we arrive to 0$tober ;;, 1** when we start from the de$ree of +rta2er2es of *5 ).. and
add ;&(( $omplete yearsK /he answer is 7S. /he author of this proposal is upholding this
eternal truth.
o we arrive to 0$tober ;;, 1** if we start from 5( + and add 1&&5 $omplete yearsK /he
answer is N0.
/herefore, even in the traditional +dventist interpretation, the two timelines aniel :1* and
aniel 1;:1;6 do TN0/T rea$h the same point in time and there is no )ible te2t saying that =od
wanted them to rea$h the same point.
/his is not part of our +dventist do$trines and never has been.
a$in! that the time periods of Daniel 12 ha)e a literal future fulfillment does not affect thefoundation of the e)enthda$ d)entist church on the prophec$ of Daniel 8:14 reachin! to
Ectober& 22 1844*
Note: /his +ppendi2 + has been added be$ause some +dventists are trying to link these ;
timelines by saying that 5( U 1&&5 V 1**E6 and by doing this want to deny a se$ond
fulfillment of the time periods of aniel 1;.
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3n *SC, Duoted in /+, 7llen 8hite states that Satan will personate hrist ?+#9 the end of
probation:
-/he wrath of Satan in$reases as his time grows short, and his work of de$eit and destru$tion
rea$hes its $ulmination in the time of trouble. GodBs long*suffering has ended. Ahe world has
reected +is &ercy, despised +is lo%e, and tra&pled upon +is law. +he wic>ed ha)e passed the
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boundar$ of their probation and the -ord withdraws +is protection, and lea%es the& to the
&ercy of the leader they ha%e chosen. . .
s the crownin! act in the !reat drama of deception& atan himself will attempt to personate
Christ. /he $hur$h has long professed to look to the Savior%s advent as the $onsummation of
her hopes. Now the great de$eiver will make it appear that hrist has $ome. 3n different partsof the earth, Satan will manifest himself among men as a maGesti$ being of daJJling brightness,
resembling the des$ription of the Son of =od given by !ohn in the Revelation. /he glory that
surrounds him is unsurpassed by anything that mortal eyes have yet beheld. /he shout of
triumph rings out upon the air, -hrist has $omeE hrist has $omeE4
/he people prostrate themselves in adoration before him, while he lifts up his hands, and
pronoun$es a blessing upon them, as hrist blessed <is dis$iples when <e was personally upon
the earth. <is voi$e is soft and subdued, yet full of melody. 3n gentle, $ompassionate tones he
presents some of the same gra$ious, heavenly truths whi$h the Savior uttered? he heals the
diseases of the people, and then, in his assumed $hara$ter of hrist, he $laims to have $hanged
the Sabbath to Sunday, and $ommands all to hallow the day whi$h he has blessed. <e de$lares
that those who persist in keeping holy the seventh day are blaspheming his name by refusing to
listen to his angels sent to them with light and truth. /his is the strong, almost overmastering
delusion.4Q*SC **1, **;. /+ ;5.
on$lusion: Satan will personate hrist after the end of the time of probation.
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ccordin! to #llen %hite some prophecies will ha)e a second fulfillment
1. >atthew ;*:
/he Savior%s prophe$y $on$erning the visitation of Gudgments upon !erusalem is to have
another fulfillment, of whi$h that terrible desolation was but a faint shadow.
/he ruin of !erusalem was a symbol of the final ruin that shall overwhelm the world. /he
prophe$ies that re$eived a partial fulfillment in the overthrow of !erusalem have a more dire$t
appli$ation to the last days.
!esus did not answer <is dis$iples by taking up separately the destru$tion of !erusalem and the
great day of <is $oming. <e mingled the des$ription of these two events 3n mer$y to them <e
blended the des$ription of the two great $rises, leaving the dis$iples to study out the meaning
for themselves. 8hen <e referred to the destru$tion of !erusalem, <is propheti$ words rea$hed
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beyond that event to the final $onflagration in that day when the @ord shall rise out of <is pla$e
to punish the world for their iniDuity, when the earth shall dis$lose her blood, and shall no more
$over her slain. /his entire dis$ourse was given, not for the dis$iples only, but for those who
should live in the last s$enes of this earthBs history. O+ ';.1P
;. +s we have already seen, some of aniel 11 will be repeated
/he prophe$y in the eleventh of aniel has nearly rea$hed its $omplete fulfillment. >u$h of the
history that has taken pla$e in fulfillment of this prophe$y will be repeated. O1&>R &9*.1P
&. /he temple in heaven%s opening will repeat in future Rev 11:196
3t opened in 1**:
/he temple of =od was opened in heaven, and there was seen in <is temple the ark of <is
testament.F Revelation 11:19 /herefore the announ$ement that the temple of =od was
opened in heaven and the ark of <is testament was seen points to the opening of the most holy
pla$e of the heavenly san$tuary in 1** as hrist entered there to perform the $losing work of
the atonement. O= *&&.1P
3t will open again in the future:
8hen =odBs temple in heaven is opened, what a triumphant time that will be for all who have
been faithful and trueE 3n the temple will be seen the ark of the testament in whi$h were pla$ed
the two tables of stone, on whi$h are written =odBs law. /hese tables of stone will be brought
forth from their hiding pla$e, and on them will be seen the /en ommandments engraved by
the finger of =od. /hese tables of stone now lying in the ark of the testament will be a
$onvin$ing testimony to the truth and binding $laims of =odBs law @etter *, 19(;6. O)
9;.&P
*.
+s we have already seen, Revelation 1& will be repeated
/he Sabbath Duestion will be the issue in the great $onfli$t in whi$h all the world will a$t a part.
HRev. 1&:*A1( Duoted.I /his entire $hapter is a revelation of what will surely take pla$e HRev.
1&:11, 15A1 DuotedI >S , 196. O) 99.1(P
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-3n the last days Satan will appear as an angel /hen will take pla$e the final fulfillment of the
Revelator%s prophe$y Revelation 1&:*A1 Duoted6 the beast was given a mouth to utter proud
words and blasphemies and to e2er$ise his authority for fortyAtwo months4. 19 >R, ;;
5. 8e have to distinguish between Crimary Se$ondary +ppli$ation on one hand vs. Mirst
Se$ond Mulfillment on the other hand
- F+nd it shall $ome to pass afterward /hat 3 will pour out >y Spirit on all flesh? our sons and
your daughters shall prophesy, our old men shall dream dreams, our young men shall see
visions. +nd also on y menservants and on y maidservants 3 will pour out >y Spirit in those
days. F+nd 3 will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: )lood and fire and pillars of
smoke. /he sun shall be turned into darkness, +nd the moon into blood, )efore the $oming of
the great and awesome day of the @0R. +nd it shall $ome to pass Ahat whoever $alls on the
name of the @0R Shall be saved. Mor in >ount Wion and in !erusalem there shall be
deliveran$e, +s the @0R has said, +mong the remnant whom the @0R $alls.4 !oe ;:;A&;6
1st
fulfillment at Cente$ost: /his 1st
fulfillment in time6 is se$ondary in importan$e
-1' )ut this is that whi$h was spoken by the prophet !oel? 1 +nd it shall $ome to pass in the
last days, saith =od, 3 will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters
shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 1
+nd on my servants and on my handmaidens 3 will pour out in those days of my Spirit? and they
shall prophesy: 19 +nd 3 will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath?
blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: ;( /he sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon
into blood, before that great and notable day of the @ord $ome: ;1 +nd it shall $ome to pass,
that whosoever shall $all on the name of the @ord shall be saved.4 +$ ;:1'A;1 +"6
;nd
fulfillment at the end: /his ;nd
fulfillment in time6 is primary or essential6 in importan$e
- +nd after these things 3 saw another angel $ome down from heaven, having great power?
and the earth was lightened with his glory. +nd he $ried mightily with a strong voi$e, saying,
)abylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is be$ome the habitation of devils, and the hold of
every foul spirit, and a $age of every un$lean and hateful bird.4 Re 1:1A; +"6
'. +he 4th
& th
& 'th
& and <th
seals will be repeated:
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/he same spirit is seen today that is represented in 9e)elation ':'8. Fistor$ is to be
repeated. +hat which has been will be a!ain* /his spirit works to $onfuse and to perple2.
issension will be seen in every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, and those who have not
had a spirit to follow the light that =od has given through <is living ora$les, through <is
appointed agen$ies, will be$ome $onfused. /heir Gudgment will reveal weakness. isorder andstrife and $onfusion will be seen in the $hur$h. ;(>R 199
%hen the fifth seal was opened, !ohn the Revelator in vision saw beneath the altar the
$ompany that were slain for the 8ord of =od and the testimony of !esus hrist. fter this came
the scenes described in the ei!hteenth of 9e)elation, when those who are faithful and true are
$alled out from )abylon HRevelation 1:1A5 DuotedI >S &9, 19('6. ) 9'
9e)elation ' and < are full of meanin!. /errible are the Gudgments of =od revealed. +he se)en
an!els stood before God to recei)e their commission* +o them were !i)en se)en trumpets*
/he @ord was going forth to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniDuity, and the earthwas to dis$lose her blood and no more $over her slain. =ive the des$ription in $hapter '. 15>R
;19
. +he ,se)en"- trumpets will be repeated:
Solemn events before us are yet to transpire. +rumpet after trumpet is to be sounded, vial
after vial poured out one after another upon the inhabitants of the earth. S$enes of stupendous
interest are right upon us @etter 11;, 19(6. ) 9;
Ahese uotes concerning the seals and the tru&pets that will be repeated are here ust for
reference and infor&ation. # a& not i&plying that all these e%ents will be after the close of
probation. So&e &ay happen before. Ao be studied.
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/his appendi2 answers the arguments given in the arti$le, -/he 1;'( days in the )ook of
Revelation4, by !on Caulien (Sil%er Spring, D7 <iblical 5esearch #nstitute, no date".
!onathan . Caulien is an e2pert on the book of Revelation. Caulien wrote many books, among
these are -+rmageddon at the oor4 ;((6 and -/he eep /hings of =od4 ;((*6. /he purpose
of the arti$le mentioned above is to prove that the five #1;'( days periods% mentioned in the
book of Revelation are referring to the same past period from 5& + to 19 +6. /herefore,
the 1;'( days of Revelation are the main theme of this arti$le. 8e will therefore limit our
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remarks and answers here to the effe$t of Caulien%s ideas in this arti$le on our subGe$t, the time
periods of aniel 1;.
/he methodology of the arti$le itself is e2egesis. +fter showing some parallel verses in aniel
and aniel 1;, Caulien introdu$es his own theory of *6 phases of a$tion, four su$$essive stages
of history present in the prophe$ies of Revelation. <e then goes on to e2plain that Revelation1&:1A does not $ontain the last phase of history be$ause of the past tense used in the original
=reek te2t.
8e $an apply to this arti$le Ranko Stefanovi$%s words: -a good $ommentary should not impose
any parti$ular approa$h on the te2t. /he method of interpretation an author $hooses normally
governs the way he or she reads and interprets the te2t. 3t usually results in for$ing an
interpretation into the framework of a predetermined idea, regardless of whether or not it fits
the $onte2t 3t is imperative that every e2positor let the te2t govern its interpretation instead
of imposing one%s idea on the book.4;
>r. Caulien has the right to use his own method of interpretation on Revelation to $onfirm thetraditional understanding of the SeventhAday +dventist $hur$h but he $annot say that other
ideas are wrong be$ause they do not fit his method of interpretation. /he theory of >r.
Caulien, of * phases, in and of itself $loses the door to &ore phases and therefore e2$ludes
from the start a possible se$ond fulfillment of Revelation 1&. +nother weakness of his arti$le is
the relian$e on nonA+dventists writings and ignoran$e of =od%s prophetess% writings on the
subGe$t.
Caulien mentions a parallel between an 1;:*A and Rev 1(:5A' whi$h is real: but we should not
forget that 7llen 8hite mentions that -the time of trouble is the crucible that is to bring out
hristlike $hara$ters4& in the very last days. 3n other words, she pla$es an 1;: during the time
of trouble pre$eding the se$ond oming.
8e do not disagree with the argument of Caulien $on$erning some verbs at the past tense in
Rev 1&:1A. 8e do not deny that the *; months of Revelation 1& have a past fulfillment 5&A
196. )ut they have a se$ond fulfillment at the end. /his idea is supported by 7llen 8hite: see
Part 3 of $hapter 1 above. 8e send the reader to this paper whi$h has shown ample support
from the )ible and from 7llen 8hite for a ;nd
fulfillment of the 1;'( days of aniel 1; and the
*; months of Rev 1&:5 in the future, to refuse limiting the *; months of Revelation 1& to a past
fulfillment.
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/his appendi2 answers the arguments given in -/he 1,;9( and 1,&&5 ays of aniel 1;4, by
+lberto R. /imm, (Sil%er Spring, D7 <iblical 5esearch #nstitute, ';;'".
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3n the third argument >r. /imm only proved that one theory was wrong, but there are many
other theories that do not $laim that the daily represents the Sunday @aw, for e2ample this
do$ument. 3n the fourth argument >r. /imm is using the words -!esuit, atholi$, $ounterA
reformation4 to speak of his brothers and sisters in hrist who are saying that the time
prophe$ies of aniel 1; have another but future fulfillment. 8e are kindly asking >r. /imm thefollowing Duestion:
-/o say that the fulfillments of Revelation ':A1 the *th
, 5th
and 'th
seals6, of Revelation to 1(
the th
seal and the trumpets6, and of Revelation 1&:*A1 first and se$ond beast6 are in the
future whi$h is in total opposition to the traditional +dventist view6 is it also propagating
Jesuit, Catholic, counter-reformation ideas in the Se%enth*day d%entist churchK4
3f this is the $ase, then we are in good $ompany with 7llen 8hite herself who mentions these
events for the future: see ppendi C ' and < above. +s dire$tor of the )raJilian 7llen =.
8hite Resear$h enter, >r. /imm should have known these statements.
on$erning the fifth argument, we agree with the author that -=od has not revealed to us the
time when this message will $lose, or when probation will have an end.F 0ur paper proposes a
;nd
fulfillment of aniel 1; after the $lose of probation. 8e will never know when probation
$loses, therefore we are not setting any date for the se$ond $oming either.
8e will end with >r. /imm%s se$ond argument that aniel 11 and 1; are one undividable vision
and therefore the time prophe$ies of the $hapter 1; are for the events mentioned in $hapter
11 and $annot be repeated. See Part 2 of $hapter 1 above. )ut 7llen 8hite predi$ted a
repetition of some prophe$ies of aniel 11:
-/he prophe$y in the eleventh of aniel has nearly rea$hed its $omplete fulfillment. >u$h of
the history that has taken pla$e in fulfillment of this prophe$y will be repeatedE.4
Clease note the verse &1 that is Duoted here and of whi$h 7llen 8hite says it will be repeated:
-+nd for$es shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the san$tuary, even the fortress, and
shall take away the $ontinual HburntXofferingI, and they shall set up the abomination that
ma>eth desolate.4 aniel 11:&1 +S"6
learly, by Duoting this verse, 7llen 8hite is telling us that the abomination of desolation will be
repeated at the end. /his is not a surprise to us, as it is what we have shown, but this uniDue
Duote alone totally destroys the whole paper of >r. /imm. >oreover, knowing there will be a
se$ond fulfillment of aniel 11 and that aniel 11 and 1; are but one vision, we $an affirm that
aniel 1; will also be repeated.
9 Ellen White, Ellen G. White writings, CD (whiteestate.org, Ellen G. White Estate, Inc., 2008), 13MR 394.1
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!ust after the passage of 1&>R Duoted above, 7llen 8hite wrote, -@et all read and understand
the prophe$ies of this book, for we are now entering upon the time of trouble spoken of:
Haniel 1;:1A*, Duoted.I4 in 1&>R &9*.;. Now, if in 19(* the SeventhAday +dventists were on
the threshold of the time of trouble spoken of in aniel 1;:1A*, how $an we say, as our
traditional view pretends, that the time prophe$ies of aniel 1; ended in 1*&A**K /his Gustdoes not add up. 3t Gust does not make sense.
>ore was written that disproves >r. /imm%s arguments see this do$ument6 some of whi$h we
dis$overed after writing this answer to >r. /imm%s arti$le1(
. 8e would, of $ourse, also be
delighted to ask >r. /imm dire$tor of an 7llen =. 8hite Resear$h enter6 why he deliberately
ignores the 1;'( days of aniel 1;, ignores the four other statements that we know of6 made
by 7llen 8hite $on$erning an endAtime fulfillment of aniel 1; see Part 2 of $hapter 1 above6,
and ignores the end time fulfillment of the time of trouble of >atthew ;* in parallel to aniel
1;:1.
/o Duote >r. /imm himself, we will say that his -theory is based on a partial and biased reading
of the Spirit of Crophe$y4 and of the )ible. >r. /imm%s findings are not valid and we $annot
agree with his $on$lusions.
3n this answer we have established that >r. /imm%s arguments do not make a $ase against a
se$ond literal appli$ation of the time prophe$ies of aniel 1;. >oreover, we have proved that
his se$ond argument turns in favor of a se$ond literal fulfillment of aniel 1;: 7llen 8hite
herself is telling us that the abomination of desolation will be repeated at the end. +gain, this is
not a surprise: is it not normal that the enemy will present the abomination of desolation as his
last resort to de$eive the whole worldK 3ndeed, it is.
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6etHs tal> about Bab$lon
/he old )abylon of Nebu$hadneJJar destroyed the 1st
6 temple. /hen the temple was rebuilt,
this was the ;nd
temple.
3t took *' years to rebuilt it !ohn ;:;(, ;16.
10 http://omega77.tripod.com/daniel12historicview (accessed January 4, 2013).
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Biblio!raph$ of ppendi
1. -aniel Revelation4, riah Smith, no date.
;. -)ible Readings for the <ome ir$le4, 191, no author A /his book has been, sin$e its
publi$ation in 191, one of the best and more $omplete book e2plaining all our do$trines.6
&. -+ )ibli$al efense efending our <istori$ )eliefs about the San$tuary in aniel and
<ebrews4, "an$e Merrell, Cublished by <arvestime )ooks 2;;3 A endorsed by 8. Shea:
FJance ?errell has done an ecellent Kob of boilin! down and s$nthesiLin! some of the latest
and best scholarl$ wor> on the Boo> of Daniel b$ e)enthda$ d)entists*M 8illiam Shea,
ssociate Director, GC <iblical 5esearch
ntil his re$ent retirement, r. Shea was Crofessor of <ebrew and 0ld /estament at the
Seminary at +ndrews niversity for 1* years, followed by 1& years as +sso$iate ire$tor of the
=eneral onferen$e )ibli$al Resear$h 3nstitute, where he $ondu$ted e2tensive resear$h in
defense of our Churchs historic beliefs.
*. "iews of Crophe$y, 8illiam >iller, )oston: Cublished )y >oses +. ow, 1( <anover
Street. 1841
5. FNotes on anielF, +lfred ranJ X Signs Cublishing ompany, 8arburton, "i$toria,
+ustralia X 19*
'. /he =reatest 0f the Crophets A + New ommentary on the )ook of aniel
=eorge >$ready Cri$e? Ca$ifi$ Cress Cublishing +sso$iation, >ountain "iew, alifornia?
opyright, 1955
. )ible <andbook, Stephen N. <askell, no date.
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