The 1260, 1,290 and 1,335 Days of Daniel 12
and
Revelation 13:5
A rebuttal to Alberto
R. Timm, Ph.D.
The Historic SDA View as first taught by
William Miller
If anyone of you can think of anything to add to this rebuttal,
send it along and I will be glad to include your contribution. My comments will
be in this color font. Dr. Timm’s remarks will be in this color.
Unfortunately, some Adventists like Charles Wheeling have
denounced the historic fulfillment of the 2300 days and place all the prophetic
days of Daniel and Revelation only in the future. Dr. Timm seems to believe
there are no other options than his. He cannot discern that some believe in a
historic day for a year fulfillment, and an end time literal fulfillment of
these days.
http://biblicalresearch.gc.adventist.org/documents/daniel12.htm
The 1,290 and 1,335 Days of Daniel 12
Alberto R. Timm, Ph.D.
Professor of Historical Theology
Brazil Adventist University College - Campus 2
Director of the Brazilian Ellen G. White Research Center
June 5, 2002
The
interpretation of the 1,290 days and 1,335 days of Daniel 12: 11, 12 as 1,290 years
and 1,335 years respectively can be found already among the Jewish expositors
of the eighth century A.D. This interpretation, based on the year-day principle
(see Num 14:34; Ezek 4:6, 7), continued to be advocated by the followers of
Joachim of Floris (1130-1202), as well as by several other expositors during
the pre-Reformation, the Reformation, and the subsequent Protestant tradition.[1][1]
William Miller (1782-1849), on his turn,
believed (1) that both the 1,290 years and the 1,335 years had began in A.D.
508, with Clovis's victory over the Arian Visigoths, which was a decisive step
in uniting both political and ecclesiastic powers for Medieval Catholicism to
be able to punish the "heretics"; (2) that the 1,290 years were
fulfilled in 1798, with the imprisonment of Pope Pius VI by the French army;
and (3) that the 1,335 years would extend for 45 years more, until the end of
the 2300 years of Daniel 8:14 in 1843/1844.[1][2] This
interpretation was kept by early Sabbatarian Adventists,[1] [3] becoming the
historical position of the Seventh-day Adventist Church up to our own days.[1]
[4]
Note by Ron: Daniel 12:1 says: 1And at that time shall
Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy
people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there
was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall
be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. Daniel
12:1
Questions:
·
Did Michael (Christ)
STAND UP (Daniel 12:1) prior to 1844? What evidence do we have that this
occurred?
·
How many times of
trouble are there such as never was
since there was a nation? Matthew 24:21 places the primary fulfillment
of this prophecy at the very end of time.
·
How many people were
delivered in the historic fulfillment of the 1260, 1290 and 1335 days? Did
Jesus come and deliver them?
·
Were the following
verses from Matthew 24 fulfilled in the historic day for a year times?
21For then shall be great
tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time,
no, nor ever shall be.
22And except those days
should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake
those days shall be shortened.
23Then if any man shall
say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24For there shall arise
false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew
great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive
the very elect.
25Behold, I have told you
before.
26Wherefore if they shall
say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the
secret chambers; believe it not.
27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth
even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
28For wheresoever
the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
29Immediately after the
tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not
give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the
heavens shall be shaken:
30And then shall appear
the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the
earth mourn, and they shall see the Son
of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Did Jesus come during the historic DARK AGES time of trouble?
31And he shall send his
angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and
they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of
heaven to the other. Matthew 24:21-31.
Were the elect gathered
from one end of heaven to the other?
·
Per Revelation 13:1-5,
could Christ come before the wound is healed? Could He come before the 42
months accruing AFTER the wound is healed? In those verses, the 42 months comes
immediately AFTER the wound is healed in context. Can we rip that context
apart? This is a prime pretext for an end-time LITERAL application of the days.
This is Bible and all is to be tested by the Bible and the Bible alone.
·
Also, the 2300 days of
Daniel 8:14 ended in 1844. Those 2300 days had to include the 1260, 1290 and
the 1335. So how was the beast (Rome) treading down the host from 1798 to 1844,
when the pope was taken captive in 1798? End note.
But in more recent
years some independent preachers started to propagate a "new light"
on the 1,290 and 1,335 days of Daniel 12. Rejecting the traditional Adventist
understanding, such individuals claim that both time-periods comprise
"literal" days (and not days which represent "years") to be
fulfilled still in the future. Some of them suggest that both periods will
begin with the future national Sunday law; that the 1,290 "literal"
days are the time-period reserved for God's people to leave the cities; and
that at the end of the 1,335 "literal" days the voice of God will
announce the "day and hour" of Christ's second coming.[1][5]
As interesting as this theory might be,
there are at least five basic reasons which do not allow us to accept it.
Note by Ron: It is a lying witness to say or imply that all
teachers of a literal repeat of the days mentioned are guilty of “Rejecting the traditional Adventist understanding...” It is possible to believe the historic version as applicable in
its time, as well as a literal repeat of the time elements. End note.
1. This theory is based
on a partial and biased reading of the Spirit of Prophecy.
One of the arguments used to justify the
theory of the future fulfillment of the 1,290 and 1,335 days is the false claim
that Ellen White regarded as erroneous the notion that the 1,335 days were
already fulfilled in the past. Allusions are made to Mrs. White letter "to
the Church in Bro. Hastings house," dated as November 7, 1850, in which
are mentioned some problems related to Brother O. Hewit, of Dead River. In the
original text of this letter appears the following statement, "We told him
of some of his errors in the past, that the 1,335 days were ended and numerous
errors of his."[1]
[6]
Some
advocates of the "new prophetic light" argue that the conjunction
"that" should be understood in the above-quoted statement as bearing
the meaning of "such as.'' So they are able to make the sentence say that
among the errors Hewit held was the idea "that the 1335 days were
ended."
If Ellen White's intention was really to
correct Brother Hewit for believing that the 1,335 days were already fulfilled,
then we are left with the following questions: Why did Ellen White limit
herself to correct, in 1850, in a partial and biased form, only the personal
position of that brother, without any rebuke to other Adventist leaders who
also believed that this prophetic period was already fulfilled in 1844?[1][7]
Why did she not reprove her own husband (James White) who stated in the Review, still in 1857, that "the
1,335 days ended with the 2,300, with the Midnight Cry in 1844"? Why did
she not reprove him for continuing to publish in the Review several articles of other authors advocating the very same
idea?[1]
[8] And more, how could Ellen White declare in 1891 that "there will never
again be a message for the people of God that will be based on time"[1]
[9] if the fulfillment of the 1,290 and 1,335 days were still in the future?
Note by Ron: If one was prone to take Timm at his narrow minded
opinion, one would conclude that the above notion is the only basis for
reapplying the days of Daniel and Revelation. That is not true. True reformers
don’t need the above quoted statement by Ellen White regarding Brother Hewit.
Is it a biased reading of the Spirit of Prophecy to not consider
the following points as well?
·
Ellen, James, and
other historic Adventists were dealing with the day for a year prophetic time
fulfillment of Daniel 12.
·
Bro. O. Hewit could
have been one of those persons who was still teaching another time for the 2300
to end. Thus, he would have to have taught that the 1335 did not end in 1844.
·
Revelation 13:1-5,
teaches a 1260 day prophecy after the wound is healed. This 1260 days was not
reckoned with in the historic view.
·
Daniel 12 is in the
context of occurring after Michael stands up for the
final time. Daniel 12:7 occurs in parallel with the 42 months of Revelation
13:1-5, in context of occurring after the wound is healed.
·
Daniel 12:7 mentions a
42 month (3 ½ year period of time), to wit: “7And I heard the man clothed in
linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand
and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it
shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to
scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.”
Daniel 12:7.
·
The historic view does
not account for Daniel 12:7. ELLEN WHITE COVERS THE 1260 DAYS IN THE GREAT CONTROVERSY, 356. She says it
ended in 1798.
·
If in the historic
view, the treading down of the host (Daniel 8:13) ended with the end of the
2300 days in 1844, how was the host trodden under foot from 1798, the time the
pope was taken captive, to 1844? In other words, if the post was in prison and
Catholicism was dead, how was was he treading down
the host (God’s people) until 1844.
Evidences
that Ellen White believed that those prophetic periods were already fulfilled
in her own days can be found also in her statements saying that Daniel was
already being vindicated in his lot (see Dan 12:13) since the beginning of the
time of the end.[1]
[10] Thus, it seems evident that P. Gerard Damsteegt, Professor of Church
History at the Theological Seminary of Andrews University, was correct when he
declared that "already in 1850 E. G. White had written that 'the 1,335
days were ended,' without specifying the time of their completion."[1]
[11]
Note by Ron: Adventists believe Daniel 8 as regards Media (Iraq)
and Persia (Iran), the He-goat and the Ram, were fulfilled as well, but they
are being re-fulfilled right before our very eyes. The He-goat
in the end-time context is the western power of America with naval bases on the
isles of Cyprus, which were called Kittim anciently.
Kittim is now the modern city of Lanarca in southern Cyprus where the U.S. Navy
has Naval bases.
True reformers don’t disbelieve the historic view. They merely
apply the times literally at the very end of time. Ellen White and the historic
Adventists believed that Jesus could have come in 1844. Thus, the 1,335 days
(day for a year) prophecy could have been fulfilled at that time and was indeed
fulfilled in the (day for a year) prophetic time.
Daniel 8:17, 19, say that the events will also occur in the last end of
the indignation. That is in context with Revelation 14:10-12.
17So he came near where I
stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto
me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
19And he said, Behold, I
will make thee know what shall be in the
last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
Daniel 8:17, 19.
Here is a Bible description of the last end of the indignation:
9And the third angel followed
them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and
receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10The same shall drink of
the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation;
and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy
angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11And the smoke of their
torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night,
who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his
name. Revelation 14:9-11.
2. This
theory breaks the prophetic-literary parallelism of the book of Daniel.
In
order to justify the alleged future fulfillment of the 1,290 and 1,335 days,
the advocates of this "new prophetic light" claim without any
constraint that the content of Daniel 12:5-13, where those time-periods are
mentioned, is not part of the prophetic chain of Daniel 11. Yet, a more careful
analysis of the literary structure of the book of Daniel does not confirm this
theory.
Note by Ron: No true reformer I know teaches that the content of
Daniel 12:5-13 is not part of the prophetic chain of Daniel 11. Daniel 11,
verses 30 and on are the very end-time fulfillment of the times referenced in
Daniel 12 which occur AFTER MICHAEL (CHRIST) STANDS UP, and not before, and He
does not stand up BEFORE 1844! This is an irrefutable fact. Michael (Christ)
did not stand up in 1798. In the full context of Daniel 12, Christ does not
stand up until the abomination of desolation is seated on day 1290, when the
continual (COVENANT) is interfered with. That has to do with the covenant, to
wit:
30For the ships of Chittim (Variation of Kittim) shall come against
him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he
do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
31And arms shall stand on
his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away
the daily sacrifice, and they shall
place the abomination that maketh desolate.
32And such as do wickedly against the covenant
shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be
strong, and do exploits. Daniel 11:30-32.
It is clear that the abomination of desolation involves
indignation and wickedness against the covenant, the Law of God. The
abomination of desolation involves both the person who commits this indignation
against the covenant, the pope and his followers, and the legislation of the
Sunday Law. So there is a most definite relationship between the Sunday Law in
violation of the covenant and the abomination of desolation.
The Sabbath was to be a CONTINUAL SIGN between God and His
people, and the Law of God is to be CONTINUAL until all is finished. The
Sabbath is a PERPETUAL (CONTINUAL) SIGN forever between God and His people.
“Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to
observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.” Exodus 31:16 End note.
William H. Shea explains that in the book
of Daniel each prophetic period (1,260, 1,290, 1,335, and 2,300 days) appears
as a calibrating appendix to the basic body of the respective prophecy to which
it is related. For instance, the vision of chapter 7 is described in verses
1-14, but the time related to it appears only in verse 25. In chapter 8, the
body of the vision is related in verses 1-12, but the time appears only in
verse 14. In a similar way, the prophetic time-periods related to the vision of
chapter 11 are only mentioned in chapter 12.[1][12]
Such parallelism confirms that the 1,290 days
and the 1,335 days of Daniel 12:11, 12 share the same prophetic-apocalyptic
nature of "a time, two times, and half a time" of Daniel 7:25 (RSV),
and of the 2,300 "evenings and mornings" of Daniel 8:14(RSV). So, if
we apply the year-day principle to the prophetic periods of Daniel 7 and 8, we
should also apply it to the time-periods of Daniel 12, for all these
time-periods are in someway interrelated between themselves, and the
description of each vision points only to a single fulfillment of the prophetic
time-period related to it.
Note by Ron: Where is any parallelism cited for the 1260 days of
Daniel 12:7 in the historic view? When did Christ STAND UP before 1844? What
evidence is there that Christ STOOD UP to fulfill Daniel 12:1, in 1798, or 508
A.D.?
Besides
this, the allusion in Daniel 12:11 (NIV) to the "daily sacrifice" and
the "abomination that causes desolation" connects the 1,290 and 1,335
days not only with the content of the vision of Daniel 11 (see v. 31) but also
with the 2,300 evenings and mornings of Daniel 8:14 (see 8:13; 9:27). The very
same apostate power that would establish the "abomination that causes
desolation" in replacement to the "daily sacrifice" is described
in Daniel 7 and 8 as the "little horn," and in Daniel 11 as the
"king of the North."
Note by Ron: Ellen White applies Daniel 11:30 and on to the very
end-time, to wit:
Ellen White on Eleventh
Chapter of Daniel
Satan is now seeking to hold God's people in a state of inactivity, to
keep them from acting their part in spreading the truth, that they may at last
be weighed in the balance and found wanting.--Testimonies, vol. 1, p. 260. {ChS
54.4}
Ellen White on Daniel 11
– World Stirred With the Spirit of War
“The
world is stirred with the spirit of war. The prophecy of the eleventh chapter
of Daniel has nearly reached its complete fulfillment. Soon the scenes of
trouble spoken of in the prophecies will take place.”--Testimonies, vol.
9, p. 14.
“There is need of a much closer study of the
Word of God; especially should Daniel and the Revelation have attention as
never before. . . . The light that Daniel received from God was given
especially for these last days.”--TM 112, 113 (1896). {LDE 15.3}
“Let us read and study the twelfth chapter of Daniel. It is a warning
that we shall all need to understand before the time of the end.”--15 MR 228
(1903). {LDE 15.4}
Daniel 11:30 “We have no time to lose.
Troublous times are before us. The world is stirred with the spirit of war.
Soon the scenes of trouble spoken of in the prophecies will take place. The
prophecy in the eleventh of Daniel has nearly reached its complete fulfillment.
Much of the history that has taken place in fulfillment of this prophecy will
be repeated. In the thirtieth verse a power is spoken of that "shall be
grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall
he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the
holy covenant." [Verses 31-36, quoted.] {13MR 394.1}
“Scenes similar to those described in these words will take place. We
see evidence that Satan is fast obtaining the control of human minds who have
not the fear of God before them. Let all read and understand the prophecies of
this book, for we are now entering upon the time of trouble spoken of: [Dan.
12:1-4, quoted.] {13MR 394.2}
Daniel 11 "The light that Daniel received from God was given
especially for these last days. The visions he saw by the banks of the Ulai and
the Hiddekel, (Dan. 8 & 10-12) the great rivers of Shinar, are now in
process of fulfillment, and all the events foretold will soon come to
pass." Testimonies to Ministers, p. 113. End note.
Therefore, the attempt to interpret some of the prophetic periods of Daniel (70
weeks, 2,300 evenings and mornings) as days that symbolize years and others
(1,260 days, 1,335 days) as mere literal days is completely inconsistent with
the prophetic-literary parallelism of the book of Daniel.
3. This theory rests on a non-biblical
interpretation of the Hebrew term tamid
("daily," "continuous").
The
theory that both the 1,290 days and the 1,335 days begin with the future Sunday
law is based on the assumption that in Daniel 12:11 the expressions "daily
sacrifice" and "abomination that causes desolation" mean Sabbath
and Sunday respectively. But also this assumption lacks biblical foundation.
The
expression "daily sacrifice" is the translation of the Hebrew term tamid, which means "daily" or
"continuous," to which was added the word "sacrifice,"
which does not appear in the original text of Daniel 8:13 and 12:11 . This term (tamid)
is used in the Scriptures in regard not only to the daily sacrifice of the
earthly sanctuary (see Exod 29:38, 42) but also to several other aspects of the
continuous ministration of that sanctuary (see Exod 25:30; 27:20; 28:29, 38;
30:8; 1 Chr 16:6). In the book of Daniel the term refers obviously to the
continuous priestly ministry of Christ in the heavenly sanctuary/temple (see Dan
8:9-14). The expression "abomination that causes desolation" implies
the whole counterfeit system to that ministry, built upon the anti-biblical
theories of the natural immortality of the soul, the mediation of the saints,
the auricular confession, the sacrifice of the mass, etc.
We cannot agree with the theory that in Daniel 12 the
"daily" represent simply the Sabbath and that the "abomination
that causes desolation" represents only Sunday. To believe in this way we
would need to empty those expressions from the broad meaning attributed to them
by the biblical context in which they appear and by the overall consensus of
the Scriptures.
Note by Ron: We (True Reformers) cannot agree with the theory
that the 42 months of Revelation 13:1-5, occurring AFTER THE WOUND IS HEALED,
are not a fact of Scripture! To believe in that way we would have to deny clear
scripture. We would have to deny Scripture to say that the 42 months of Daniel
12:7 and the other verses involving days, are not in the clear context of
occurring AFTER MICHAEL (CHRIST) STANDS UP and that the earliest time He could
have stood up is 1844 or thereafter!
No true reformer will say that any verse in the Bible means just
“THIS AND ONLY THIS.” I have no
objections to the above application to the continuous ministrations of the
Sanctuary. Nor, do I believe those Sanctuary ministrations will continue beyond
the time Michael stands up at which time Sunday will be universally ENFORCED.
All will have to have made their decision by that time which begins on day
1290. The Loud Cry will have gone to the world for 1290 days from the
legislation of the law to the ENFORCING of it by penalty of fines, imprisonment
and/or death. The death of martyrs will occur from day 1260-1335, and the
spirit of the martyrs will inspire others to be faithful unto death. On day
1335, Christ stands up and the judgment of the wicked begins. They could not be
judged until they work their final works of unrighteousness. That judgment work
will not be finished (the Sanctuary will not be cleansed) until the Saints have
their 3 ½ year test of drinking a draught from the same cup Christ drank for 3
½ years. Of course it will not be to the same degree in which Christ drank. But
the test will be severe.
4. This theory reflects the
Jesuit futuristic interpretation of the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation.
The
defenders of the literal-futuristic interpretation of the 1,290 and 1,335 days pretend
that their position is genuinely Adventist and plainly endorsed by the Spirit
of Prophecy. But if we analyze the subject more carefully in the light of
History we will perceive that this theory actually rejects the Historicism and
the year-day principle of the Protestant tradition, aligning itself openly with
the literalistic Futurism of the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation.
Note by Ron: It is a total misrepresentation of true reformers
to say that their view of a literal fulfillment of the time prophesies does any
despite to the historic view, which is true in its context. Shall we say that
the historic view reflects the Jesuit preterist interpretation of the Roman
Catholic Counter-Reformation. That would be as fair as
Timm is being to true reformers, but true reformers will not return the
unreasonable and unfounded insult. But could it be that the reason Adventist
youth go out of the church about as fast as they enter is because they view the
Bible as ONLY irrelevant ancient history rather than real live NOW history in
the making. Satan achieves his intention with either extreme regarding preterism or futurism. The truth is found in BOTH for there
are two applications of many prophesies, the historic
and the literal at the end-time. (Note: For those who don’t know: preterism is the Jesuit teaching that all prophecy has been
completely fulfilled in the past. Futurism is the Jesuit teaching that all
prophecy is yet to be fulfilled in the future).
The Protestant Reformers of sixteenth
century identified the "little horn" as the Papacy, from which would
originate the "abomination that causes desolation" mentioned by
Daniel.[1][13]
With the intention of freeing the Papacy from such accusations, the Italian
Cardinal Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621), the most able and renown of all Jesuit
polemicists, suggested that the "little horn" was a mere king and
that the 1,260 and 1,335 days were only literal days to be fulfilled only in
the time-period just prior to the end of the world.[1] [14] So contemporary
Papacy could no longer be identified with the "little horn" or the
"king of the North" and, consequently, could no longer be made
responsible for the "abomination that causes desolation."
Note by Ron: No true reformer would discount the historic
version as historical fact! But even SDA leaders teach the healing of the wound
of the papacy (Revelation 13:1-5), after which those verses say he will rule
for 42 months AFTER the wound is healed. That is the total context of verses
1-5 and the entire chapter for that matter. End note.
Many contemporary advocates of the futurist
interpretation of the 1,290 and 1,335 days do not acknowledge the indebtedness
of this theory to the Futurism of the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation. But
even so such individuals should at least recognize that "these futurist
proposals rest essentially on a misunderstanding of the thought patterns of
Hebrew prophecy," and that "they represent a reading of the Hebrew
idiom through Western eyeglasses."[1]
[15]
Note by Ron: Is the same writer, Alberto R. Timm, indebted to
Roman Catholic Futurism because he believes that the papacy will once again
rule the earth per Revelation 13? What does that “futurist proposal” rest upon?
Is that proposal Catholic Jesuit Futurism as well? Most SDA’s take only the
historic fulfillment of the prophesies. Is that stand idebted to the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation wherein
they employ Jesuit preterism? End note.
5. This theory disregards the
warnings of the Spirit of Prophecy against the attempt of extending the
fulfillment of any time-prophecy beyond 1844.
If
this theory would be correct then, as soon as the Sunday law would be
promulgated, we would already know in advance when probation would end and when
Christ's Second Coming would take place. This is, therefore, another subtle and
tricky way of setting the time for the final events. As original and creative
as these attempts might seem, they are nothing else than speculative proposals
that ignore and/or despise, in the name of the Spirit of Prophecy, the proper
warnings of the Spirit of Prophecy on this matter.
Note by Ron: It is not true that we would know when Christ’s
Second Coming would take place. Ellen White says that Christ will announce the
day and hour of His coming. Only then will we know the time of His coming.
Concerning knowing when probation ends, Ellen White says that it
ends with the first plague. But there is nothing to predict how soon the first
plague will precede or follow the 1335th day! End note.
As early as 1850 Ellen White warned, "The Lord showed
me that TIME had not been a test since 1844, and that time will never again be
a test."[1][16]
Later on she added that "there will never again be a message for the
people of God that will be based on time." "The Lord showed me that
the message must go, and that it must not be hung on time; for time will never
be a test again." "God has not revealed to us the time when this
message will close, or when probation will have an end."[1]
[17] It will be only after the close of probation and shortly before the Second
Coming that God will declare to the saints "the day and hour of Jesus'
coming."[1]
[18]
Note by Ron: To say that a literal fulfillment
of the days of Daniel 12 are a TIME TEST, is not what the true reformers
teach. They make no test of those times, and no time test is inherent in a
literal teaching of those days any more than a time test is inherent in the
legislation of the National and a Universal Sunday Law! A literal fulfillment
of the days of Daniel 12 and Revelation 13:5, is not a message based on time as
was 1844. The test of time via 1844 was in the context of the prediction by the
Adventists that Jesus would come on a certain day, namely October 22, 1844. No
true reformer is making such a TEST and/or prophesy
BASED ON TIME. We base our belief on Bible prophecy in Daniel 12 which occurs
AFTER Jesus stands up, and Revelation 13:1-5, which occurs AFTER the wound is
healed. End note.
Commenting the expression "there
should be time no longer" (Rev 10:6, KJV), Ellen White stated in 1900 that
"this time, which the angel declares with a solemn oath, is not the end of
this world's history, neither of probationary time, but of prophetic time,
which should precede the advent of our Lord. That is, the people will not have
another message upon definite time. After this period of time, reaching from
1842 to 1844, there can be no definite tracing of the prophetic time."[1][19]
Note by Ron: Prophetic time, as interpreted by the pioneers,
referred to day for a year time. In the context of the statement, it is evident
that Ellen White was saying that the people will not have another message upon
the definite time of Christ’s coming and that such a definite time will never
again be a test or a reality. Even regarding the literal days of Daniel and
Revelation, they are not definite in that God is going to cut them short and no
one knows how short they will be cut. And no man will know the day and hour of
Jesus’ coming until He announces it for the 144,000 to hear.
After the failure of Christ to come in 1844, certain Adventists
persisted in setting future dates for the 2300 days to end. Ellen White’s
statements on no more definite time were all in an effort to curb this constant
resetting of the 2300 days date. As late as 1851, Ellen White was given a
vision to curb this resetting of the time for the 2300 days to end.
“I was searching through my writings, before coming to this
meeting, to see what I should take with me to Australia, and I found an
envelope on which was written, “Testimony given in regard to time setting, June
21, 1851. Preserve carefully.” I opened it, and this is what I found. It reads: {1SM 188.2}
“A copy of a vision the Lord gave Sister White, June 21, 1851, at
Camden, N.Y. The Lord showed me that the message must go, and that it must not
be hung on time; for time will never be a test again. I saw that some were
getting a false excitement, arising from preaching time, that the third angel’s
message can stand on its own foundation, and that it needs not time to
strengthen it, and that it will go with mighty power, and do its work, and will
be cut short in righteousness.” {1SM 188.3}
End note.
Being this the case, why then some professed Adventists
still continue to insist on reapplying the 1,290 days and the 1,335 days of
Daniel 12 to the future? Only God can judge the degree of sincerity of such
people. But one thing is certain, "Faith in a lie will not have a
sanctifying influence upon the life or character. No error is truth, or can be
made truth by repetition, or by faith in it. . . . I may be perfectly sincere
in following a wrong road, but that will not make it the right road, or bring
me to the place I wished to reach."[1][20]
Conclusion
It
is therefore evident that the theory of a future fulfillment of the 1,290 and
1,335 days (1) is based on a partial and biased reading of the Spirit of
Prophecy; (2) breaks the prophetic-literary parallelism of the book of Daniel;
(3) rests on a non-biblical interpretation of the Hebrew term tamid ("daily,"
"continuous"); (4) reflects the Jesuit futurist interpretation of the
Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation; and (5) disregards the warnings of the
Spirit of Prophecy against the attempt of extending the fulfillment of any
time-prophecy beyond 1844.
Note by Ron:
·
The notion of a future
fulfillment of the 1,260, 1,290 and 1,335 days is based on the Biblical fact
that Daniel 12:7 occurs AFTER Michael stands up, and Revelation 13:1-5 cites a
42 month (3 ½ year) time after the wound in healed. That is the only and entire
context of the verses and the entire chapters involved.
·
The same notion is
based on the fact that in Daniel 12:7, there is a 42 month time period AFTER
Michael stands up. If the meaning of Michael (Christ) standing up in Daniel 12
refers to 1844, the end of the 2300 days (Daniel 8:14) at which time He moved
from the Holy Place to enter the Most Holy Place, that would be the earliest
FIRST TIME He did STAND UP in the context of the times mentioned in Daniel 12.
However, Daniel 12:1 may refer to the time of the National Sunday Law. But in
no case does He stand up before 1844, and any STANDING UP after 1844 would
constitute the time elements of Daniel 12 as occurring after that date. End
note.
In
a time when the winds of false doctrines will be blowing with strong intensity
(see Eph 4:14 ) "to deceive, if possible, even
the elect" (Matt 24:24, NKJV), we will be secure only if we are grounded
on the clear and unmovable Word of God. All "new lights," to be true,
need to be in perfect harmony with the overall consensus of the Scriptures and
of the inspired writings of Ellen White.[1][21] The watchmen of
God's people should never allow human conjectures and speculations to hinder
them from giving the trumpet the right sound (see Ezek 33:1-9; 1 Cor 14:8).
Note by Ron: The same principles apply for all the points I have
made as well. Another huge factor in the time element is that Ellen White said
that the destruction of Jerusalem, A.D. 70, was a prefigure
with a twofold meaning:
1.
It prefigured the
destruction of the Temple and the city of Jerusalem—“BEGIN AT MY SANCTUARY
(TEMPLE) Ezekiel 9:6.
2.
It prefigured the
terrors of the last great day.
3.
If it prefigured the
fulfillment of Ezekiel 9 in the type, it will be the same scenario in the next
literal fulfillment of Ezekiel 9, or Ezekiel 9 would not be literal to the
letter as Ellen White says it will.
4.
God has shown me that
the days in question show us exactly when to sell and invest all our money into
the work. They are also given to encourage those who are imprisoned and in the
desolate places. It will be encouraging to know just how long we will have to
endure such grievous circumstances.
5.
The 3 ½ year respite
from the time Cestius Gallus landed on Jewish soil in A.D. 66, to the time
Titus returned in A.D. 70 and destroyed the Temple and then the city of
Jerusalem, is part of the prefigure (type) of the Ezekiel 9 fulfillment.
Involved with any prefigure reckoning of the event, is the 3 ½
year time lapse from the time Cestius Gallus first landed upon Jewish soil in
A.D. 66, and then promptly left. Titus returned 3 ½ years later in A.D. 70, and
destroyed the Temple and the city of Jerusalem. Ellen White said this event was
a prefigure. She paralleled the landing of Cestius upon Jewish soil with the
Sunday Law. Testimonies, Vol. 5, 451,
464. The landing of any Romans on Jewish soil so many furlongs from the Temple,
was considered by the Jews to be the abomination of
desolation. Ellen White paralleled that event to the
National Sunday Law. So we may conclude that 3 ½ years after the Sunday Law legislation (NOT ENFORCEMENT, Ezekiel 9
will have another literal fulfillment, for the years A.D. 66-70 involved
Matthew 24:15, 16, the abomination of desolation, and all faithful Jews fled to
the land of Pella in Perea (optional spelling: Peraea).
“The future was
mercifully veiled from the disciples. Had they at that time fully comprehend
the two awful facts--the Redeemer's sufferings and death, and the destruction
of their city and temple--they would have been overwhelmed with horror. Christ
presented before them an outline of the prominent events to take place before
the close of time. His words were not then fully understood; but their meaning
was to be unfolded as His people should need the instruction therein given. The prophecy which He
uttered was twofold in its meaning; while foreshadowing the destruction of
Jerusalem, it prefigured also the terrors of the last great day.” The Great Controversy, p. 25.
If the prophecy
prefigured the Ezekiel 9 destruction of Jerusalem, and that prophecy is to have
another literal fulfillment, the 3 ½ years respite time, during which all true
Christians fled to Pella in Perea, will have another fulfillment as well.
It would greatly embarrass Alberto R. Timm, Ph.D., Professor of
Historical Theology Brazil Adventist University College - Campus 2 Director of
the Brazilian Ellen G. White Research Center, to admit to this prefigure,
Ezekiel 9 truth, and explain why Ellen White prophesied that another LITERAL
fulfillment of Ezekiel 9 will BEGIN AT HIS SANCTUARY, the Seventh-day Adventist
church, to wit:
"Study the 9th chapter of Ezekiel. These words will be literally
fulfilled yet the time is passing, and the people are asleep. They refuse to
humble their souls and to be converted. Not a great while longer will the Lord
bear with the people who have such great and important truths revealed to them,
but who refuse to bring these truths into their individual experience. The time
is short. God is calling will YOU hear? Will YOU receive His message? Will YOU
be converted before it is too late? Soon, very soon, every case will be decided
for eternity. Letter 106, 1909, pp. 2, 3, 5, 7. (To "The churches in
Oakland and Berkeley, September 26, 1909.)" E.
G. White Manuscript Releases Volume One, p. 260.
“The time will soon come when the prophecy of Ezekiel 9 will be
fulfilled; that prophecy should be carefully studied, for it will be fulfilled to the very letter.”— Ellen G. White 1888
Materials, p. 1303.
The Signs of the
Times, February 12, 1880: “The desolation of
Jerusalem stands as a solemn warning before the eyes of modern Israel.”
“The desolation of Jerusalem in the days of Jeremiah is a solemn warning
to modern Israel, that the
counsels and admonitions given them through chosen instrumentalities cannot be disregarded with impunity.” Prophets
and Kings, 416.
Who is modern Israel (below) in your estimation? Is modern Israel Babylon? I think not,
though Ezekiel 9 will finally befall Babylon and the world as well.
“The time will soon come when the prophecy of Ezekiel 9 will be
fulfilled; that prophecy should be carefully studied, for it will be fulfilled to the very letter.”— Ellen G. White 1888
Materials, p. 1303.
The Signs of the
Times, February 12, 1880: “The desolation of
Jerusalem stands as a solemn warning before the eyes of modern Israel.”
“The desolation of Jerusalem in the days of Jeremiah is a solemn
warning to modern Israel, that the counsels and admonitions given them through chosen
instrumentalities cannot be disregarded with impunity.” Prophets
and Kings, 416.
“I was confirmed in all I had stated in
Minneapolis, that a reformation must go through the churches. Reforms must be
made, for spiritual weakness and blindness were upon the people who had been
blessed with great light and precious opportunities and privileges. As
reformers they had come out of the denominational churches, but they now act a
part similar to that which the churches acted. We hoped that there would not be
the necessity for another coming out.
[THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN STATEMENT FROM THE PEN OF ELLEN WHITE INDICATING THAT
SHE MIGHT HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
ORGANIZATION. THE DOUBT WHICH SHE EXPRESSED HERE WAS NEVER REPEATED DURING THE
REMAINING TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF HER LIFE.] While we will endeavor to keep the "unity of the Spirit" in
the bonds of peace, we will not with pen or voice cease to protest against bigotry.--EGW
'88 356, 357 (1889). {LDE 48.1}
The red print portion in brackets is a
notation in the book Last Day Events, within the statement just as it appears
above. Only "dumb-dog" watchmen (Isa. 56:10-12 and 5T 211) would
place the following statement immediately after the above one ON THE SAME PAGE,
after saying that the above statement was the only one wherein Ellen White
expressed a lack of confidence in the church. That is an absolute lie. Here is
a listing of some of the many statements expressing Ellen White’s lack of
confidence in the professing church militant:
https://omega77.tripod.com/leavestate.htm
“Of those who boast of their light and yet
fail to walk in it Christ says, "But I say unto you, It shall be more
tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment than for you. And thou,
Capernaum [Seventh-day Adventists, who have had great light], which art exalted
unto heaven [in point of privilege],
shalt be brought
down to hell: for if the mighty works which have been done
in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day."
Ellen G. White, Review and Herald Articles, Aug. 1, 1893. [THE BRACKETED
COMMENTS ARE BY ELLEN WHITE.] {LDE 48.2}
“Let us bear in mind the words that Christ
spoke to the people who were honored above others
in being privileged to have the Lord Jesus Christ to labor among them,
and yet who did not appreciate this privilege, and did not diffuse the light of
Heaven to others. He said: "Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee,
Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in
Tyre and Sidon, they would have repeated long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I
say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of
judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto
heaven, shalt be brought down to hell; for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in
Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto you, That it shall
be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for
thee." {RH, December 3, 1895 par. 6}
Statements Wherein Ellen White Called the Church a
Harlot of Babylon in 1882, 1893, 1898, and Again in 1903 https://omega77.tripod.com/harlotstat1.htm
A harlot is a harlot is a harlot! A harlot is
part of Babylon’s brothel any which way you look at it. But the SDA church is
far worse because they had the truth.
The Prophesied Fall of The Professing
Seventh-day Adventist Church:
"Jesus sends HIS PEOPLE a message of warning to prepare them for his
coming. To the prophet John was made known the closing work in the great plan
of man's redemption. He beheld an angel flying 'in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them
that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue,
and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him for the hour
of his Judgment is come and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the
sea, and the fountains of waters [Rev. 14:6, 7.].
The angel represented in prophecy as
delivering this message, symbolizes a class of faithful men, who, obedient to the
promptings of God's Spirit and the teachings of his word, proclaim this warning
to the inhabitants of earth. This
message was not to be committed to the religious leaders of the people.
They had failed to preserve their connection
with God, and had REFUSED THE LIGHT FROM HEAVEN therefore they WERE NOT of the
number described by the apostle Paul: 'But ye, brethren, are not in darkness,
that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light,
and the children of the day we are not of the night nor of darkness' [1 Thess.
5:4, 5].
The watchmen upon the walls of Zion should
be the first to catch the tidings of the Saviour's advent, the first to lift
their voices to proclaim him near, the first to warn the people to prepare for
his coming. But they were at ease, dreaming of peace and safety, while the
people were asleep in their sins. Jesus saw HIS CHURCH, like the barren fig-tree, covered with
pretentious leaves, yet destitute of precious fruit. There was a boastful
observance of the forms of religion, while the spirit of true humility,
penitence and faith--which alone could render the service acceptable to
God--was lacking. Instead of the graces of the Spirit, there were manifested
pride, formalism, vainglory, selfishness, oppression. A BACKSLIDING CHURCH
closed their eyes to the signs of the times. God did nor forsake them, or suffer his
faithfulness to fail but they departed from him, and SEPARATED THEMSELVES from
his love. As they REFUSED TO COMPLY
WITH THE CONDITIONS, his promises were
NOT FULFILLED to them." E.G. White, The Spirit of Prophecy,
vol. 4, pp. 199-200 [The 1884 edition of The Great Controversy, 199, 200].
SDA
Watchmen will NEVER AGAIN show the House of Jacob (let alone Babylon) its sins:
"Here we see that the (SDA) church-the
Lord's sanctuary-was the first ("For the time is
come that judgment must begin at the house of God. 1 Peter 4:17) to feel the stroke of the wrath of God. ("The wrath of God" = the 7 last
plagues—Early Writings, 36, 52, 64, 289; Revelation 15:1, 7; 16:1.) The ancient men, those who had stood as
guardians of the spiritual interest of the people, had betrayed their trust.
They had taken the position that we need not look for miracles and the marked
manifestation of God's power as in former days. Times have changed. These words
strengthen their unbelief, and they say: The Lord will not do good, neither will He do evil. He
is too merciful to visit His people in judgment. ("He loves us so much, no matter what we do, we'll always be the
apple of His eye.") Thus Peace and safety'
is the cry from men who will never again lift up their voice
like a trumpet to show God's people their transgressions and the house of Jacob their sins. These dumb dogs that would not bark
are the ones who feel the just vengeance of an offended God. Men, maidens, and
little children ALL perish together." (ALL excludes nobody-not one. ALL
from the leadership to the cradle roll are slain!) Testimonies, Vol. 5,
p. 211. (The chapter this is taken from begins on page 207, quoting Ezekiel 9).
In mentioning the dumb dogs that will not
bark, Ellen White reapplies Isaiah 56:10-12, to wit:
10His
watchmen are blind: they are all
ignorant, they are all dumb
dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
11Yea,
they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his
quarter.
12Come
ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink;
and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant. Isaiah 56:10-12.
(THE PEACE AND SAFETY PART)!
The SDA COUNTERPART
FACTOR to the Jews
COUNTERPART: "The Lord commanded one of
his ancient servants, 'Pray not thou for this people [Jer. 7:16 and 11:14],
neither lift up cry nor prayer for them neither make intercession to me for I
will not hear thee.' The prophet thus describes the sins which had called forth
this fearful denunciation: 'The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear
rule by their means and my people love to have it so and what will ye do in the
end thereof?' 'From the least of them even unto the greatest of them, every one
is given to covetousness and from the prophet even unto the priest, every one
dealeth falsely. They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people
slightly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.' The apostles declare
that this state of things will find its COUNTERPART in the last days. Many have
a form of godliness, but in their daily life deny the power thereof. They have
ceased to be convicted of their sins or alarmed at their state. They say in
their hearts, 'The church is flourishing. Peace and spiritual prosperity are
within her borders.' The words of the prophet may well apply to these
self-deceivers, 'They have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in
their abominations. I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their
fears upon them." E. G. White, Second Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, 11-07-82.
"Shall the Lord be compelled to say,
`Pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them,
neither make intercession to Me: for I will not hear thee' [Jeremiah 7:16]?
`Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter
rain....Wilt thou not from this time cry unto Me, My Father, thou art the guide
of my youth' [Jeremiah 3:3-4]?...
We are to be judged by the light that has been given us,(159) and we can find
no excuse by which to extenuate our course." Review and Herald, Vol. 3, p 69-70 (August 1, 1893). (Brackets by Ellen White)
COUNTERPART: "In the time of the Saviour, the Jews had so covered over the
precious jewels of truth with the rubbish of tradition and fable, that it was
impossible to distinguish the true from the false. The Saviour came to clear
away the rubbish of superstition and long-cherished errors, and to set the
jewels of God's word in the framework of truth. What would the Saviour do if he
should come to us now as he did to the Jews? He would have to do a similar work
in clearing away the rubbish of tradition and ceremony. The Jews were greatly
disturbed when he did this work [As are SDAs today!]. They had lost sight of
the original truth of God, but Christ brought it again to view. It is our work
to free the precious truths of God from superstition and error." E.G.
White, Review and
Herald, Vol. 2, 308.
“The Lord commanded one of his ancient
servants, ‘Pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for
them; neither make intercession to me; for I will not hear thee.’ The prophet
thus describes the sins which had called forth this fearful denunciation: ‘The
prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my
people love to have it so; and what will ye do in the end thereof? From the
least of them even unto the greatest of them, every one is given to
covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth
falsely. They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly,
saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.’" {RH, November 7, 1882 par.
8}
“The apostles
declare that this state of things will find its counterpart in the last days.
Many have a form of godliness, but in their daily life deny the power thereof.
They have ceased to be convicted of their sins or alarmed at their state. They
say in their hearts, ‘The church is flourishing. Peace and spiritual prosperity
are within her borders.’ The words of the prophet may well apply to these
self-deceivers, "They have chosen their own ways, and their soul
delighteth in their abominations. I also will choose their delusions, and will
bring their fears upon them." {RH, November 7, 1882 par. 9}
Who else but SDA’s could
qualify as the COUNTERPART of the Jews when they both are “chosen people” who
claim to keep the commandments of God and constitute a remnant?!
[1][1].
LeRoy Froom, The Prophetic Faith of Our
Fathers (Washington, DC: Review and Herald, 1954), 4:205-6.
[1][2].
W[illia]m Miller, Evidences from
Scripture and History of the Second Coming of Christ about the Year A.D. 1843,
and of His Personal Reign of 1000 Years (Brandon, [VT]: Vermont Telegraph
Office, 1833), 31; idem, Evidence from
Scripture and History of the Second Coming of Christ, about the Year 1843; Exhibited in a Course of Lectures
(Boston: Joshua V. Himes, 1842), 95-104, 296-97; idem, "Synopsis of
Miller's Views," Signs of the Times,
Jan. 25, 1843, 148-49.
[1][3].
See P. Gerard Damsteegt, Foundations of
the Seventh-day Adventist Message and Mission (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans,
1977), 168-70.
[1][4].
See, for example, [Uriah Smith], "Synopsis of the Present Truth.
No.12," Advent Review, and Sabbath
Herald, Jan. 28, 1858, 92-93; Stephen N. Haskell, The Story of Daniel the Prophet (Berrien Springs, MI: Advocate
Publishing Company, 1903), 263-65; J. N. Loughborough, "The Thirteen
Hundred and Thirty-Five Days," Advent
Review, and Sabbath Herald, Apr. 4, 1907, 9-10; Uriah Smith, The Prophecies of Daniel and the Revelation,
rev. ed. (Washington, DC: Review and Herald, 1944), 330-31; George M. Price, The Greatest of the Prophets: A New
Commentary on the Book of Daniel (Mountain View, CA: Pacific Press, 1955),
337-42; Araceli S. Melo, Testemunhos Históricos das Profecias
de Daniel (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: [Laemmert],
1968), 727- 29; Francis D. Nichol, ed., The
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, rev. ed. (Washington, DC: Review
and Herald, 1977), 4, 880-81; Vilmar E. González, "Os 1290 e 1335 dias
em Daniel 12," Revista Adventista (Brazil), Sept. 1982, 43-45;
Jacques B. Doukhan, Daniel: The Vision of the
End, rev. ed. (Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press, 1989), 153;
William H. Shea, "Time Prophecies of Daniel 12 and Revelation 12-13,"
in Frank B. Holbrook, ed., Symposium on
Revelation -Book I, Daniel and Revelation Committee Series, vol. 6 (Silver
Spring, MD: Biblical Research Institute of the General Conference of
Seventh-day Adventists, 1992), 327-60; William H. Shea, Daniel 7-12: Prophecies of
the End Time, The Abundant Life Bible Amplifier (Boise, ID: Pacific Press,
1996), 217-23; Reinaldo W. Siqueira,
"Daniel 12: Interpretação a Partir
do Contexto do Livro,"
Parousia (Brazil) 1, no.2 (2nd Semester 2000): 61-66.
[1][5].
A helpful critical analysis of several more recent theories about the
fulfillment of the 1260, 1290, and 1335 days is provided in Victor Michaelson, Delayed
Time-Setting Heresies Exposed (Payson, AZ: Leaves-Of-Autumn, 1989).
[1][6].
E. G. White, "To the Church in Bro. Hastings house," Nov. 7, 1850
(Letter H-28, 1850). Published in idem, Manuscript
Releases (Silver Spring, MD: Ellen G. White Estate, 1990), 5:203; ibid., 6:251; ibid., 16:208.
[1][7].
J[ ames W[hite], "The Judgment," Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, Jan. 29, 1857, 100.
[1][8].
See, for example, J. N. Loughborough, "The Hour of His Judgment
Come," Advent Review, and Sabbath
Herald, Feb. 14, 1854, 30; U[riah] S[mith], "Short Interviews with Correspondents," Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, Feb.
24, 1863, 100; [idem], "The Sanctuary ," Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, Sept. 8, 1863, 116.
[1][9].
E. G. White, "'It Is Not for You to Know the Times and the Seasons,'"
Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald,
Mar. 22, 1892, 177-78; republished in idem, in Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, 6: 1052; idem, Selected Messages (Washington, DC:
Review and Herald, 1958), 1:188.
[1][10].
[ldem], "Temperance," Ms 50, 1893
(published in idem, Sermons and Talks
[Silver Spring, MD: E. G. White Estate, 1990], 1:225-26); idem, to "Dr. J.
H. Kellogg," Letter K-59, Nov. 22, 1896 (published in idem, Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers
[Mountain View, CA: Pacific Press, 1923], 115); idem, "Diary ," Ms
176, Nov. 4, 1899 (published in Seventh-day
Adventist Bible Commentary, 4:1174); idem, "Help to Be Given to Our
Schools," Ms 10, 1900 (published in Seventh-day
Adventist Bible Commentary, 7:949); idem, "To Our Church Members in
Australasia," Letter 8-6, Jan. 17, 1907 (published in [Australasian] Union Conference Record, Mar. 11, 1907, 1-2).
[1][11].
Damsteegt, 169.
[1][12].
Shea, Daniel 7-12, 217-18.
[1][13].
See Froom, 2:241-463, passim.
[1][14].
See ibid., 495-502.
[1][15].
[Frank B. Holbrook], "Editorial Synopsis" to W. H. Shea's article, "Time Prophecies of Daniel 12 and
Revelation 12-13," in Holbrook, ed., Symposium
on Revelation - Book I, 327.
[1][16].
E. G. White, "Dear Brethren and Sisters," Present Truth, Nov. 1850, 87.See also idem, Early Writings (Washington, DC: Review and Herald, 1945), 75.
[1][17].
Idem, Selected Messages, 1:188, 191.
[1][18].
ldem, The Great
Controversy between Christ and Satan (Washington, DC: Review and Herald, 1911 ), 640. See also idem, Early Writings, 15, 296-97.
[1][19].
Ellen G. White's commentaries in Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, 7:971.
[1][20].
Idem, Selected Messages, 2:56.
[1][21].
See idem, Counsels to Writers and Editors (Nashville, TN: Southern Publishing
Association, 1946), 33-51.