.D. 26. Butthere was no zero year in history, so we must add a year, giving us A.D. 27. In that very year Jesus wasbaptized and began His ministry, preaching, “The time is fulfilled.”Christ’s ministry lasted precisely three-and-a-half years, till A.D. 31. Then, Daniel 9:26-27 predicted,“Messiah shall be cut off [killed] . . . in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offer-ing.”In the midst of that 70th week, the last week allotted to the Jewish nation—sacrifices would come toan end. And when Christ died, the Temple’s huge veil was torn in two by a divine hand. Matthew. 17:51.Three-and-a-half years later, in A.D. 34 the first Christian martyr, Stephen, was stoned to death by the Jews,sealing their rejection of the gospel. The seventy weeks cut out of the 2300-day prophecy are clearly ac-countedfor. But what about the remaining time of that prophecy? After 70 weeks or 490 years from the start-ingpoint, 457 B.C., we still have 1810 years left. Add 1810 years to A.D. 34— where we left off—we cometo 1844. The Bible predicted that’s when the sanctuary would be cleansed; the judgment hour would be-ginin heaven, in the heavenly sanctuary. As we face judgment, our case may seem hopeless. But 1 John2:1 says: “I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have One who speaks tothe Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.” We’ll have expert counsel on that day: Jesus,who’s never lost a case. His great argument is Calvary, the evidence of the Cross. And He’ll win every time!490 YEARS 1810 YEARS457 B.C. A.D. 1844 A.D. 34 A.D. 31 A.D. 27The “2300 Days” of Daniel 8:14#9 - Revelation Predicts the Time of the End“IT IS WRITTEN . . .”Daniel 8:14 “And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days;then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.”Daniel 8:16 Dani...
