According to Daniel 12:1 tells of a war and a time of trouble like no other period in Jewish history, since they became a nation. When was that? If we consider what the scriptures say about this period. It is a time when “everyone found written in the book” will be delivered, vis-à-vis a time of salvation. It was a time when the righteous would turn many to righteousness (Daniel 12:3). Didn’t the apostles do this and don’t their writings continue to do so even today? And, when did Jesus deliver us? Wasn’t it when he was crucified, and doesn’t his life dwelling within us today guarantee our eternal salvation? Is there anything that needs to be added to what Jesus had done to complete the work of salvation or wasn’t this matter finished long ago? If this is logical and true, why would we put these days into our future? Can anything be added to Jesus’ work of salvation to make our future more certain, or can anything be taken from it to put our salvation in jeopardy?
Daniel’s “time, times and half a time” is referred to in the Apocalypse as well (Revelation 11:3). It concerns the period of the ministry of the Two Witnesses, which is said to be 1260 days or 3 ½ prophetic years. Moreover, Revelation 12:6 also shows this time period is 1260 days and describes it as a time of war, when Michael casts the dragon (Satan, the devil) out of heaven (cf. Luke 10:18). This period is also a time, when God’s people are protected. When Jesus prayed to his Father in John 17:12, he said that he kept everyone he was given safe (cf. John 18:9). No one was lost except Judas that the scriptures might be fulfilled.
The problem concerning any prophecy like this one, where an exact number of days is given, is in knowing when to begin counting. I could say I found the answer to this particular problem by accident, but I was praying about these matters, so I don’t really believe it was coincidence that I came by this understanding! God helped me to see that there are exactly 1260 days counting from one of the autumn Jewish Holy Days found in Leviticus chapter 23 to the Passover day three- and one-half years later — the very day upon which Jesus was crucified. I counted 1260 days from the Last Great Day (22nd of the 7th month of the Jewish calendar) in AD 27, which was near the beginning of Christ’s public ministry counting to his crucifixion on Passover Day, the 14th of Nisan 31 AD. The Last Great Day was the day on which he was accused of casting out demons by Beelzebub (Matthew 12:24). When Jesus refuted their claims, they sought a sign (Matthew 12:38). Nevertheless, Jesus told them no sign would be given but the sign of the prophet, Jonah. Just as he was in the belly of the whale for three days and three nights, so too Jesus would be dead for the same period of time, but would rise again to fulfill the sign (Matthew 12:39-40).
The Seventy Weeks Prophecy (Daniel 9:27) says the Messiah would confirm the (New) Covenant for one week (of years), but he would be cut off in the midst of that week (of years). In other words, he would die 3 ½ years into the 70th week of the prophecy. Jesus confirmed the covenant for 1260 days from the Last Great Day—the 22nd of the 7th month, AD 27, to Passover Day—the 14th of the 1st month, AD 31.[1] Anyone who wishes to count the days against the Jewish calendar may do so in the graph provided below. May God open our hearts and minds to his holy word and give us understanding as we consider these things that point to Jesus and our salvation.
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| Month | 27 AD | 28 AD | 29 AD | 30 AD | 31 AD | Total |
| 1st | 30 | 30 | 30 | 14th day of Nisan or Passover Day | ||
| 2nd | 29 | 29 | 29 | |||
| 3rd | 30 | 30 | 30 | |||
| 4th | 29 | 29 | 29 | |||
| 5th | 30 | 30 | 30 | |||
| 6th | 29 | 29 | 29 | |||
| 7th | Last Great Day – 8 days left in the month | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||
| 8th | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||
| 9th | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||
| 10th | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||
| 11th | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||
| 12th | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||
| 13th | 29 | |||||
| Totals | 155 days | 383 days | 354 days | 354 days | 14 days | 1260 days |
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The 1260 days begin with Jesus accused of being a servant of Satan, just as the people began to recognize him as their Messiah (Matthew 12:23-24). Jesus denied the charge (Matthew 12:25-37), but certain of the scribes and Pharisees desired a sign. Jesus had already given several “signs” of his office as Messiah, but the Jewish leaders wanted a “sign” of their choosing. Jesus, however, would not dance to their tune and said no sign would be given to that evil generation but that of the prophet Jonah. This sign pertained to this death and the length of time he would be in the tomb. The 1260 days count from the Last Great Day of the Feast of Tabernacles (22nd day of the 7th month) AD 27 to Passover day (14th day of the first month) AD 31 when Jesus was crucified.
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[1] Concerning the remainder of the week (1290 days), that study can be found HERE.
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14 responses to “The 1260 Days of the 70 Weeks Prophecy”
Four times? Ok, that is just grasping at straws. The Gospels are merely describing the same thing in different ways.
Also John 2 dates itself to 30 AD.
You already know my position on John 2. The Passover described there in the beginning of Jesus’ ministry belongs there with the event of his cleansing the Temple. In Matthew 21:11-12 Jesus comes from Jericho and casts out everyone buying and selling and then leaves Jerusalem for Bethany (Matthew 21:17). Mark 11:1-10 records Jesus’ entry from Jericho, just as Matthew does, but he neglects to mention the cleansing of the Temple. Rather, Mark in verse-11 has Jesus merely leaving Jerusalem for Bethany, and then he records Jesus coming from Bethany on another day and entering Jerusalem casts out those who are buying and selling (Mark 11:12, 15-16). That’s two different entries on two different days with Jesus coming to Jerusalem from two different places.
Luke also records the cleansing of the Temple (Luke 19:45), and it falls on a different day than both Matthew and Mark, but the time of Luke’s version is a little more difficult to detect. Notice that on the way to Jerusalem from Bethany (Mark 11:12), Mark says Jesus cursed a fig tree (Mark 11:13-14), and on the day following on another entry of Jerusalem the fig tree was already withered (Mark 11:20, 27). That would mean Jesus entered Jerusalem during his final week at least 3 times, and Matthew and Mark record two different cleansings of the Temple on two of those three days. Notice in Matthew the folks already in Jerusalem had to be told who Jesus was (Matthew 21:10-11). This was not the so-called “Triumphant Entry”, because no one came out to meet him. Why would they? They didn’t know who he was. Mark and John record the “Triumphant Entry” (Mark 11:12-17 and John 12:12-13). Notice in John 12:12-13 that the people in Jerusalem heard Jesus was coming and went forth to meet him. In Matthew’s account they didn’t know him, but in John’s they knew of him and his raising Lazarus (John 12:17-18). This is the so-called “Triumphant Entry”, which is not an occasion for weeping, which Jesus did in Luke’s record (Luke 19:41) before he entered Jerusalem and cast out the money changers etc. (Luke 19:45-46). That’s three entries and three different cleansings. There is no reason to believe the cleansing of the Temple in John 2 is misplaced.
I have a study on this HERE.
Concerning John 2 dating itself to 30 AD, would you mind showing why you believe that?
It’s 46 years after Herods’s renovating of The Temple started in 17 BC.
If the 17 BC date is accurate, then all is well for you, but I have found that although history is helpful, it is a poor sole interpretor of scripture.