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From the time that the continual [burnt offering] shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred ninety days.
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A Highly Debated Timeline
Scholars intensely debate the starting point for this 1,290-day period. Some see it as the desecration of the temple by Antiochus Epiphanes in the 2nd century B.C. Others, like John Calvin, argue it refers to the time of Christ, when his sacrifice made temple offerings obsolete, culminating in the temple's final destruction in 70 A.D. A third view interprets it symbolically, referring to the rise of the papacy.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And from the time - Though the angel had said (Daniel 12:4, Daniel 12:9) that his communication was closed, …
19th Century
Anglican
From the time. — It appears as if at this verse the prophecy recurs to the more immediate future, and that these words point to th…
16th Century
Protestant
In consequence of the obscurity of this passage, it has been twisted in a variety of ways. At the end of the ninth chapter, I have shown the imposs…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away This is in part an ans…
One of the angels asking how long it would be until the end of these wonders, a solemn reply is made that it would be for a time, times, and a …
