Anthony Staus

1. The following quote is from an article about post-millennialism.

“…but Calvin, and later Charles Spurgeon, were remarkably inconsistent on eschatological matters. Spurgeon delivered a sermon on Psalm 72 explicitly defending the form of absolute postmillennialism held by the minority camp today, but on other occasions he defended premillennialism.” – “Postmillennialism.” Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Postmillennialism&oldid=1178934366. Accessed 9 Oct. 2023.

Post-millennialism can vary, in a major way, from one definition to the next—different people have different ideas as to what post-millennialism is.

2. With regard to a 360-day year and a 7-year week, there are more passages which should be considered.

Specific timeframes are mentioned, throughout the Bible, that pertain to the final week of Daniel (70th week).

It should be noted that the phrase “time, and times, and half a time” or “time, times, and half a time” is thought to denote a value of 3.5.

time = 1, times = 2, and half a time = ½

1 + 2 + ½ = 3.5

Consider the following passages:

* According to Matthew 24:15-16, the flight into the wilderness takes place when the abomination of desolation appears. According to Daniel 9:27, the abomination of desolation will appear at the midpoint of Daniel’s final week (70th week).

The flight into the wilderness is discussed in Revelation 12. Revelation 12:7-18 is an elaboration on Revelation 12:6. From this chapter we can see that a “time, and times, and half a time” is “1,260 days.”

(Revelation 12:6) —> 1,260 days

(Revelation 12:14) —> time, and times, and half a time

* If Revelation 11:2 and Revelation 11:3 are referring to the same time, then “forty-two months” is “1,260 days.”

(Revelation 11:2) —> forty-two months

(Revelation 11:3) —> 1,260 days

* If Daniel 7:25 is referring to the same time as Revelation 13:5, then a “time, times, and half a time” is “forty-two months.”

(Daniel 7:25) —> time, times, and half a time

(Revelation 13:5) —> forty-two months

NOTE: Matthew 24:22 should be taken into consideration when assessing Daniel 7:25 and Revelation 13:5.

The following calculations are based on the aforementioned assumptions. They also assume that the above instances of “forty-two months” and “1,260 days” are literal renderings of time.

time, and times, and half a time = forty-two months = 1,260 days

forty-two months divided by 12 = 3.5 years

time, and times, and half a time = 1 year + 2 years + ½ year = 3.5 years

time, and times, and half a time = 1,260 days = 3.5 years

1,260 divided by 360 = 3.5

Based on the assumptions and calculations above, half of Daniel’s final week (70th week) is 3.5 years long, the entire week is 7 years long, and each year consists of 360 days.

3. In a previous edit, I said “Premillennialists believe that the 69th week was marked by the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple in 70 CE.”

The date/time of the order to restore and rebuild Jerusalem in Daniel 9:25 is disputed by various parties. The identity of the “anointing” or “anointed one” in Daniel 9:26 is disputed by various parties. What is generally not disputed, however, is the identity of the “sanctuary” in Daniel 9:26. The sanctuary in Daniel 9:26 is most certainly the Second Temple. Assuming that it is destroyed after the 69th week, but before the 70th week, the Second Temple’s destruction can be used as a chronological indicator; it can be used in determining the general timeframe of the 69th week.

4. Above I mentioned my use of the Septuagint. I believe the Septuagint is the best source for Old Testament Scripture, however, I do not believe the apocrypha is part of the biblical canon. I believe that originally, the apocryphal writings were bound together with the canonical Scriptures for convenience’s sake. I think that over time, people started mistaking the apocrypha for canon because of its close physical proximity to the canonical Scriptures.