predictions of the great messengers of god presenter: dr. george via, j.d
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TIME PROPHECIES FROM
THE BIBLE
Predictions of the Great Messengers of God
Presenter: Dr. George Via, J.D.
UNDERSTANDING BIBLE PROPHECIES
Biblical Prophecies are, for the most part, beyond the ordinary comprehension of “Mortal Man”
“seal the book even to the time of the end” Daniel 12:4
“no man was found worthy to open the book” Revelation 5:3
“the Lion of the tribe of Judah … a lamb … took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.” Revelation 5:5,6,7
Discerning the hidden, or secret, meaning of Prophecies requires a Divine Intermediary:
“None knoweth the meaning thereof except God, and them that are well grounded in knowledge.”
—Bahá’u’lláh
GOD’S COVENANT WITH MANKIND
God will never abandon Man to himself God will always send a Divine
Messenger, a specially appointed Soul Each Messenger has a mission: to
guide Humanity to the Path of Righteousness
Each Messenger acknowledges former Messengers, and foretells His Return
WHAT IS A TIME PROPHECY?
A Time Prophecy foretells the appearance of a Messenger of God, or a significant event Jesus Messiah the Prince Muhammad My two witnesses Baha’u’llah
Michael, the great Prince The Lord of Hosts The Ancient of Days The everlasting Father The Glory of the Lord The mighty God The Glory of the God of Israel
Restoration of Israel Specifies length of time & Originating event
BIBLE TIME PROPHECIES
Seven times Two thousand three hundred days Seventy weeks A time, times, and an half
One thousand two hundred and sixty days Three and a half days Forty-two months One thousand two hundred and ninety days One thousand three hundred five and thirty days
An hour, a day, a month and a year A season and time 666
677 BC
Seven Times
457 BC
70 weeks
34AD 1844622 AD
2300 days
Birth of Christ
Manassah Temple Edict
Hejira
1260 days / 3 ½ times (Daniel)
Time Prophecy Timeline
612 AD
1863
1290 days
1335 days
1957
19631953
10-year crusade
Lunar years
Solar years
Nebuchadnezzar
602 BC
Seven Times
Key:Leviticus:Daniel:Revelation:
Declatation of the Bab
Birth of Abdu’l-Baha
Ridvan GardenDeclaration of Baha’u’llah
House of Justiceelected
Passing of Shoghi Effendi
666 AD
The Number of the Beast
42 months (the beast)
Edict of Toleration
677 BC
Seven Times Lev. 26:18 – 28 Punishment of Israel
457 BC
70 weeks Dan. 9:24
34AD 1844622 AD
2300 days Dan. 8:14 “Transgression of Desolation”
Birth of Christ
Sin of KingManassah
Temple Edict
Hejira
1260 days Rev. 11:3 & 12:6
Time Prophecy Timeline
612 AD
1863
1290 days Dan. 12:11
1335 days Dan. 12:12
1957
19631953
10-year crusade
Lunar years
Nebuchadnezzar
602 BC
Seven Times Dan. 4:16 - 32
Key:Leviticus:Daniel:Revelation:
Declatation of the Bab
Birth of Abdu’l-Baha
Ridvan GardenDeclaration of Baha’u’llah
House of Justiceelected
Passing of Shoghi Effendi666 AD
“The Number of the Beast”
42 months Rev. 11:2 & 12:5
Edict of Toleration:Jews return to Holy Land
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“Messiah the Prince”
Crucifixiion
Caliphate overthrows Islam
“My two witnesses”
3 ½ times Dan. 7:25 & 12:8 “Ancient of Days”“Michael the great prince”
The beast with 10 horns 7 heads & 10 horns
“Abomination that maketh desolate”
“Second Woe” Rev. 11:14
“Blessed is he that waiteth”
May 23, 1844
“let seven times pass over him.”
Baha’i Faith begin
s
“Third Woe”
Solar years
BIBLE PROPHECIES The Lord of Hosts
Isaiah 9:6 – 7 “For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given.” “Then I will punish you seven times” Lev. 26
The Book of Revelation “My two witnesses” -- Time prophecy Rev. 12
“a beast having seven heads and ten horns” Rev.
13 “Six hundred three score and six” 666
The Ancient of Days “a fourth beast” -- Time prophecy Dan. 7
“and it had ten horns” One horn subdues three other horns
“THE LORD OF HOSTS”ISAIAH 9:6 – 7
6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: And the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called
Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
“THE LORD OF HOSTS”ISAIAH 9:6 – 7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: And the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called
Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
IsraelMount Carmel
Baha’u’llah Abdu’l-Baha The Bab
House of Justice
Shoghi Effendi
Guardian
THE PROPHECY OF “SEVEN TIMES”
The significance of 7: 7 days in a week (Gen.) Ceremonial annointing (Lev.) “Seven Churches” “Seven
Candlesticks” “Seven Stars” (Rev. ch. 1)
“Seven Portals” to Hell (Qur’an 15:44)
“Seven Valleys” or “Seven Cities” of Mystical Search
THE PROPHECY OF “SEVEN TIMES”
The significance of 7:
“The stages that mark the wayfarer’s journey from the abode of dust to the
heavenly homeland are said to be seven. Some have called these Seven Valleys,
and others, Seven Cities.”
Bahá'u'lláh, The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys, p. 4
THE PROPHECY OF “SEVEN TIMES”
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image ….
If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments …
Then I will give peace in the land ….And ye shall chase your enemies, and
they shall fall before you by the sword.
—Leviticus 26:1, 3, 6, 7
THE PROPHECY OF “SEVEN TIMES”
And I set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
—Leviticus 26:11-12
THE PROPHECY OF “SEVEN TIMES”
But if ye will not hearken unto me ...But that ye break my covenant ...I also will do this unto you ...Ye shall be slain before your enemies ...And I will scatter you among the heathen
—Leviticus 26:14-17, 33
THE PROPHECY OF “SEVEN TIMES”
And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
—Leviticus 26:18, 21
THE PROPHECY OF “SEVEN TIMES”
Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
—Leviticus 26:24, 28
THE PROPHECY OF “SEVEN TIMES”
If they shall confess their iniquity ...Then will I remember my covenant ...And ... I will not cast them away, neither
will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly.
—Leviticus 26:40, 42, 44
THE PROPHECY OF “SEVEN TIMES”
Israel obeys God
God walks among them
Israel disobeys God
God punishes Israel
“Seven Times”
God saves Israel
Let’s review:
THE PROPHECY OF “SEVEN TIMES”
Israel obeys God
God walks among them
Israel disobeys God
God punishes Israel
“Seven Times”
God saves Israel
QUANTIFYING “SEVEN TIMES”
How Long is “Seven Times”?
Reckoning for a “Time”
Determine Event for Beginning or End of Period
Calculate Forward or Backward to Confirm
QUANTIFYING “SEVEN TIMES”
According to Christian scholars, a “Time” equals a “Year”
See, Motlagh, I Shall Come Again, p 337
“Each day, according to the text of the Holy Book, is a year. For in the Bible it is said: ‘The day of the Lord is one year.’”
`Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 40
QUANTIFYING “SEVEN TIMES”
How Long is “Seven Times”?
A “Time” equals one year. One year has 12 months of 30 days = 360
days 360 days/years in a “Time” “Seven Times” equals 2,520 years The duration of Israel’s punishment
(and Gentile rule of the Holy Land)
QUANTIFYING “SEVEN TIMES”
What Event Provoked God’s Wrath?
Reign of King Manasseh (Judah) Idol Worshiping in the Temple Name of God Expunged from Scriptures Public Lectures ridiculing Torah Manasseh captured by Esarhaddon and
Replaced as puppet leader
Motlagh, I Shall Come Again, p. 340
QUANTIFYING “SEVEN TIMES”
What Event Provoked God’s Wrath?
“And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.”
Jeremiah, 15:4
QUANTIFYING “SEVEN TIMES”
Calculating “Seven Times”
Manasseh: Reigned 55 years from 698 - 643 B.C. Taken Captive in 22nd year: 677 B.C. *
677 B.C. + 2520 = 1844 A.D.
* The Encyclopedia Judaica, pp. 852-54
WHAT HAPPENED IN 1844
Edict of Toleration signed March 21, 1844by Sultan of Turkey
Ottoman Empire submits to Britain and European Nations
Jews Allowed to Return to Palestine In America, Mordechai Noah pleads
with Christians to help Jews resettle in Palestine
THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he
gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. Psalm
147:2
And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Isaiah 11:12
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.
Isaiah 27:13
Biblical references to
THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL The Lord GOD, which gathereth the outcasts
of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
Isaiah 56:8
For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
Jeremiah 30:17
And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. Jeremiah 49:36
Biblical references to
THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL And it shall come to pass in that day, that the
remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.
Isaiah 10:20-21
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
Micah 5:7-8
Biblical references to
WHAT HAPPENED IN 1844
Siyyid Ali Muhammad A young merchant from Shiraz, Iran
Descendant of the Prophet Muhammad
Declared He was “The Báb”The Gate of God
The Herald of Bahá’u’lláhBeginning of the Bahá’i Faith
May 23, 1844
WHAT HAPPENED IN 1844
Abdu’l-Baha was bornThe Son of Bahá’u’lláhThe Most Great Branch
Successor to Bahá’u’lláh The Center of His Covenant Interpreter of the Holy Word
Perfect Exemplar of His Teachings“Whoso turneth towards Him hath turned towards
God” God Passes By, p.242
May 23, 1844
THE GREAT REDEEMERTHE PROMISED ONE OF ALL AGES
Daniel’s Prophecy ofMichael the Great Prince
The Ancient of Days
MICHAEL THE GREAT PRINCE
“And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince... and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time.”
Daniel, 12:1
“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon...”
Revelation, 12:7
MICHAEL THE GREAT PRINCE
Daniel 9:25 foretells the coming of Christ:“Messiah the Prince”
Daniel 8:13-14 foretells the return of Christ “Unto two thousand three hundred days”
As Christ does in Matthew 24:3, 15 “When ye therefore shall see the
abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place.”
MICHAEL THE GREAT PRINCE
“When shall these thing be?”
“End of the World” Matt. 24:338 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
“End of these Wonders” Daniel 12:6“Time of the End” Daniel 12:4“Times of the Gentiles be fulfilled”
Luke 21:24… and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the
times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
MICHAEL THE GREAT PRINCE
Daniel’s vision of the Modern World
“But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.”
Daniel, 12:4
MICHAEL THE GREAT PRINCE
Daniel’s vision of the Modern World
“Time of the End” End of Gentile Rule Restoration of Israel
Rapid Transmigration Exponential Increase in Human Learning
Behold, I make all things new. Rev. 21:5
MICHAEL THE GREAT PRINCE
Daniel and Revelation Foretellthe Coming of The Great Redeemer:
Daniel 8:14 2300 DaysRev. 1:1, 3Things which must shortly
come to pass.For the Time is at Hand.
MICHAEL THE GREAT PRINCE
“And one said to the man clothed in linen ... How long shall it be to the end of
these wonders?”
“And I heard the man clothed in linen ... sware by him that liveth for ever that
it shall be for a time, times, and an half ...”(3½ times)
Daniel 12:6-7
MICHAEL THE GREAT PRINCE
“The day of the Lord is a year”
1 “Time”= 1 Year 1 Year = 360 Days 360 Days = 360 Years
3½ Times 360 Years x 3.5 = 1260 Years
622 + 1260 ≠ 18441260 AH = 1844 AD
MICHAEL THE GREAT PRINCE
Revelation 11:3
“And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy athousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.”
MICHAEL THE GREAT PRINCE
Revelation 11:3 This foretells the coming of Islam
“These two witnesses are Muhammad the Messenger of God,
and ‘Alí, son of Abú Tálib.” *‘Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 48
MICHAEL THE GREAT PRINCE
Revelation 11:7
“And when they shall have finished their testimony the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.”
MICHAEL THE GREAT PRINCE
Revelation 13:1, 5
“And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast … and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. ”
42 x 30 = 1260
MICHAEL THE GREAT PRINCE
Revelation 11:7
“This beast means the Umayyads who attacked them from the pit of
error, and who rose against the religion of Muhammad.”
‘Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 51
MICHAEL THE GREAT PRINCE
Revelation 13
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS
“These signs are an allusion to the dynasty of the Umayyads who
dominated the Muhammadan religion. Seven heads and seven crowns mean seven countries and dominions over
which the Umayyads had power.”
Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 69
UNDERSTANDING ORIGINS OF ISLAM
Seven Dominions of Umayyads
Roman dominion (Damascus) Persia Arabia Egypt Africa (Tunis, Morocco and Algeria) Andalusia (Spain) Turks of Transoxania
Abdu’l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 69
Seven Dominions of Umayyads
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS
The ten horns mean the names of the Umayyad rulers -- that is, without repetition, there were ten names of rulers, meaning ten names of commanders and chiefs -- the first is Abu Sufyan and the last Marvan -- but several of them bear the same name.
So there are two Muaviya, three Yazid, two Valid, and two Marvan; but if the names were counted without repetition there would be ten.
Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 69
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS
Ten “Horns” of Umayyad Leaders
1. Abi Sufyan (Mu’aviya I) 6. Walid I, II 2. Yazid I, II, III 7. Sulaiman 3. Mu’aviya II 8. Umar ibn Abdul-Aziz 4. Marwan I, II 9. Hisham5. Abd al-Malik 10. Ibrahim
THE ANCIENT OF DAYSDaniel, Chapter 7
1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
Abraham
Hagar
Ishmael
Sarah
Isaac, Jacob12 Tribes of Israel
Arabia
Moses
Holy LandKings & Prophets
Katura
PersianDynasties
Zoroaster
JesusMuhammad
Expected Promised Ones
Lord of HostsMessiah
Father & SonLord & the Lamb
Shah han ShahHushidar
Divine PresenceQa’im
“Messiah the Prince” Dan. 9:25
“King of the Jews” Magi
“My two witnesses”Rev. 11:3 (+ Ali)
Midian
Rev. 22:22
“The Glory of God”
Ancient of Days Spirit of Truth
“The Gate”
“The Glorious Servant ”
The Mystery of God
“As for Ishmael: 12 princes and a great nation.” Gen. 17:20
Joseph
1330 BC
1000 BC
622 AD
~ 2000 BC
Gen. 25:4
“King of Kings”
“The Gate of Wisdom”
“For unto us a child is born,”“unto us a son is given.”
“Law Giver”
“The Prophet”
“Son of God”
Isaiah 9:6
“The Religion of the Arabian”
“He Who Ariseth”
“The Iranians will kill the Promised One.”
“Him Whom God will make manifest”KI,p. 199
“Friend of God” -- Gleanings, p. 56
“These shall war with the Lamb.”
17:14
Michael, the Great Prince
“Muhammad is
not the Father...
“... Seal of the Prophets.”Qur’an 33:40
12 Apostles12 Imams‘I am Jesus.’ Kitab-i-Iqan, p.20
Torah
Avesta
GospelQur’an
“The Cause of the True Joseph”
“He is the King of Glory.”Psalms 24:10
1844
1863
CaliphateUmayyadsThe Beast666 AD
“HeWho held converse with God” Gleanings, p. 56
“Shah Bahram”
“Christ, the Anointed One”
Sel. Wri. Bab, p. 49
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth
beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS The Ridvan Tablet
The Day which is … the sign of the Ancient of Days.I am, verily, the All-Bountiful, the Ancient of Days.
Within this Paradise, and from the heights of its loftiest chambers,
the Maids of Heaven have cried out and shouted: "Rejoice, ye dwellers of the realms above,
for the fingers of Him Who is the Ancient of Days are ringing,
in the name of the All-Glorious, the Most Great Bell, in the midmost heart of the heavens.”
Rejoice with exceeding gladness, O people of Baha, as ye call to remembrance the Day of supreme felicity,
the Day whereon the Tongue of the Ancient of Days hath spoken,
as He departed from His House, proceeding to the Spot from which He shed upon the whole of creation the splendors of His
name, the All-Merciful.
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS
11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS
15 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS 20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the
other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS
References to One Horn and Three Horns:
8 there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots:
20 and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell;
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS
So there are two Muaviya, three Yazid, two Valid, and two Marvan; but if the names were counted without repetition there would be ten.
Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 69
1 + 3 = 4Plucked / Fell / Subdued (rendered ineffective) = Their offspring do not
count 11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS
25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Seven Times = 2520 solar years3 ½ Times = 1260 lunar years
Changed Shari’a law to be punitive
THE ANCIENT OF DAYS
25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
28 Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
677 BC
Seven Times
457 BC
70 weeks
34AD 1844622 AD
2300 days
Birth of Christ
Manassah Temple Edict
Hejira
1260 days / 3 ½ times (Daniel)
Time Prophecy Timeline
612 AD
1863
1290 days
1335 days
1957
19631953
10-year crusade
Lunar years
Solar years
Nebuchadnezzar
602 BC
Seven Times
Key:Leviticus:Daniel:Revelation:
Declatation of the Bab
Birth of Abdu’l-Baha
Ridvan GardenDeclaration of Baha’u’llah
House of Justiceelected
Passing of Shoghi Effendi
666 AD
The Number of the Beast
42 months (the beast)
Edict of Toleration
A BRIEF HISTORY OF ISLAM
The Shi’a – Sunni RiftThe Rise of the Caliphate
MUHAMMAD & ISLAM
The Prophet “Apostle of God” Descendant of Abraham through Hagar & Ishmael
Gen. 17:20: “12 princes” and “a great nation” Married to Khadijah
Fatimah Ali ibn Talib (cousin & son-in-law)
622 AD Hijira Migration from Mecca to Medina Qur’an “The Recitation” Islam “Submission” Muslims m’Islam Ascension in 632 AD
OF SUCCESSORSHIP AND REBELLION
Old TestamentAaron and “The Golden Calf”Quelled by MosesMoses “laid his hands” on Joshua
New TestamentBetrayal by JudasPaid for by ChristPeter: “Upon this rock I will build my church”
IslamRebellion by Omar Against ‘Ali
OF SUCCESSORSHIP AND REBELLION
Ali’s Successorship Selected by Muhammad “Commander of the
Faithful” Cousin & Son-in-law
Prophet’s lineage Father of progeny Siyyid
12 Imams Appointed by God Without sin 260 years All assassinated 9 ordered by Caliphs
Omar’s Rebellion Rejected Ali
Insisted on elections Traditional
Absence of a Will No Religious Precedent Induced after treachery “The Book of God
sufficeth” Caliph
“Successor” (“the name of blasphemy”)
Abu Bakr Omar Uthman
OF SUCCESSORSHIP AND REBELLION
“Rashidun” Caliphs Abu Bakr
632 – 634 Islam by the sword Died of illness
Omar 634 – 644 Nominated by Abu Bakr Murdered by Abu Lulu Intrigues begin
Uthman 644 – 656 Murdered by rebels
OF SUCCESSORSHIP AND REBELLION
Shi’a Ali Party of Ali Shi’ite Interpret Shari’a law Transcribed Qur’an Hadith
Sunni Islam Traditional practice Reject Caliph as divine Hadith
Mu’aviyah’s Rebellion Umayyad family Rejected Ali’s authority Controlled north Discontinued elections
OPEN REBELLION
Ali assassinated in 661 Hasan Husayn
Attempt made on Mu’aviyah “but his deadly wound was healed” Usurped Caliphate
Agreement with Hasan (plotted assassination in 680)
Voided election of Caliph Umayyad dynasty
Desecrated Mecca and sacked Medina Moved Capital to Damascus in 666 AD
THE MARK OF THE BEAST REVELATION, CH. 13
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of
those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
666 A.D.
THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST
In 666 A.D.
Caliph Mu’aviyyih:Sacked Medina (resting place of Muhammad)
Desecrated Mecca (Kaaba)
Moved Capital to Damascus
Moffat, New Keys to the Book of Revelation, p. 78quoting Shoghi Effendi
THE COMING OF CHRIST FORETOLD BY DANIEL:
THE TIME PROPHECY OF“SEVENTY WEEKS”
“SEVENTY WEEKS”
... Gabriel … talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
Daniel 9:21, 22
“SEVENTY WEEKS”
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people [the Jews] and upon thy holy city, [Jerusalem]
Daniel 9:24
“SEVENTY WEEKS”
to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness,
and to seal up the vision and prophecy,
and to anoint the most Holy [Jesus
Christ].Daniel 9:24
BREAKDOWN OF THE “SEVENTY WEEKS”
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of
the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem
unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and
two weeksDaniel 9:25
BREAKDOWN OF THE “SEVENTY WEEKS”
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, And he shall confirm the covenant
with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he
shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease
Daniel 9:26, 27
QUANTIFYING “SEVENTY WEEKS”
70 weeks equals 490 days
“Each day, according to the text of the Holy Book, is a year. For in the Bible it is said: ‘The day of the Lord is one year.’”`Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions
“I have appointed thee each day for a year.”
Ezekiel, 4:6
QUANTIFYING “SEVENTY WEEKS”
70 weeks equals 490 days
Therefore:
490 days equals 490 years
QUANTIFYING “SEVENTY WEEKS”
From the Edict to rebuild Jerusalemto the Advent of “Messiah† the Prince‡”
490 years
†Messiah and Christ mean “Anointed One”
‡ The Prince is the Son of the King
QUANTIFYING “SEVENTY WEEKS”
4 Decrees were Issued to Rebuild Jerusalem:
1st Decree: 536 BC by Cyrus (Ezra 1:2)2nd Decree: 519 BC by Darius (Ezra 6:1)3rd Decree: 457 BC by Artaxerexes (Ezra 7)4th Decree: 444 BC by Artaxerexes (Neh. 2)See, ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 40; Uriah Smith,
Thoughts, Critical and Practical on the Book of Daniel, p. 247
QUANTIFYING “SEVENTY WEEKS”
The Decree in 457 BC by King Artaxerexes
Rebuilt Jerusalem and Restored Israel’s Civil State and
Polity
QUANTIFYING “SEVENTY WEEKS”
457 BC to 408 BC 49 yearsJerusalem Rebuilt
408 BC to 27 AD 434 years (62 weeks)
John the Baptist appears
27 AD to 34 AD 7 years Total: 490 years
QUANTIFYING “SEVENTY WEEKS”
John the Baptist appeared 27 AD
Ministry of Jesus Christ 31-34 AD
Jesus Christ is crucified 34 AD
BREAKDOWN OF THE “SEVENTY WEEKS”
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, And he shall confirm the covenant
with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he
shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease
Daniel 9:26, 27
BREAKDOWN OF THE “SEVENTY WEEKS”
And after threescore and two weeks the Messiah shall appear His ministry shall encompass 7
years in the midst of His ministry He will
declare a New Mission and break the traditions of the past
THE PROPHECY OF “2300 DAYS”
Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
Daniel 8:13
THE PROPHECY OF “2300 DAYS”
Unto two thousand and three hundred days, then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
Daniel 8:14
THE PROPHECY OF “2300 DAYS”
The starting date for “2300 Days” is the same for “Seventy Weeks”
457 BC + 2300 years = 1844 AD
See, ‘Abdu’l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 40
THE PROPHECY OF “2300 DAYS”
The “Seventy Weeks” prophecy offered the Jews an opportunity to
atone for the sins of Manassehby embracing Christ.
The “2300 Days” prophecy is a second opportunity to turn to God
By embracing the Báb.Or by returning to Israel
THE PROPHECY OF “2300 DAYS”
“Consider how clearly the manifestation of the Báb is spoken of in the Old Testament and in the Gospel.”
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 42-3
THE PROPHECY OF “2300 DAYS”
How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of
desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the
host to be trodden under foot?
Daniel 8:13
THE PROPHECY OF “2300 DAYS”
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)
Matthew 24:15
THE PROPHECY OF “2300 DAYS”
“Stand in the Holy Place”Daniel received the vision of 2300 years
in the land of Elam Elam is an area in Persia near Shiraz In 1844, the Báb declared His Mission
in Shiraz
THE PROPHECY OF “2300 DAYS”
“Stand in the Holy Place” And I saw in a vision; and it came
to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in
the province of ElamDaniel 8:2
And I will set my throne in ElamJeremiah 49:38
THE PROPHECY OF “2300 DAYS”
“Stand in the Holy Place”
When the 2300 years comes upGo to ShirazThe Promised One shall
appear
THE PROPHECY OF “2300 DAYS”
“Stand in the Holy Place” Who may go up the mountain of
the Lord? And who may stand in his holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not set his mind on falsehood, and has not committed perjury.
Psalms 24:3-4 NEB
THE PROPHECY OF “2300 DAYS”
“Stand in the Holy Place” Lord, who may dwell in your
sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?
He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous.
Psalms 15:1-2 NIV
THE PROPHECY OF “2300 DAYS”
“Stand in the Holy Place”
Carmel means “the Vineyard of God”The House of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
is on Mount Carmel
‘Abdu’l-Bahá is the Son of Bahá’u’lláh. He is described by Shoghi Effendi (the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith):
THE PROPHECY OF “2300 DAYS”
the Center of Bahá'u'lláh's Covenant
the perfect Exemplar of His teachings
the unerring Interpreter of His Word
the embodiment of every Bahá'í ideal
the incarnation of every Bahá'í virtue
Shoghi Effendi, The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 134