As I mentioned in an earlier study, the 1335 days of the Book of Daniel tie the public ministry of Jesus and that of the Apostles together. Daniel 12:12 mentions the mysterious period of 1335 days, saying those who wait until the days are concluded will be blessed! I believe the key to understanding all these mysterious periods is fitting them into the background of the annual Jewish Holy Days mentioned in Leviticus 23. A clue to determining the meaning of this particular period of the 1335 days is in the fact that he who waits until it is over is blessed. I don’t believe mankind could have ever been more blessed than on Pentecost Day AD 31, when the Holy Spirit fell down upon the disciples of Jesus, and God began making his abode with men (Acts 2:1-4; cp. Revelation 21:3).
If this understanding is correct, then the end of this period would be Pentecost, AD 31, and all we need to do is count back 1335 days to test the theory. If the 1335 days begin on a significant day having to do with the Jewish annual festivals, and the beginning of the period defines the end or Pentecost Day, then there is no reason to say this isn’t by design. Does anyone who trusts the scriptures are inspired by God believe there are any coincidences in his word?
If we count back 1335 days from Pentecost AD 31, we would arrive at the Feast of Trumpets, the first day of the seventh month, AD 27. This was the very day that Jesus was in Nazareth reading from the scriptures in the local synagogue. He began by saying “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me…” and announced that the scripture from Isaiah, from which he read, was fulfilled on that very day. Below is a graph of how this would appear.
| Month | AD 27 | AD 28 |
AD 29 |
AD 30 | AD 31 | Total |
| 1st | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||
| 2nd | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | ||
| 3rd | 30 | 30 | 30 | 8 | ||
| 4th | 29 | 29 | 29 | |||
| 5th | 30 | 30 | 30 | |||
| 6th | 29 | 29 | 29 | |||
| 7th | 30 | 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 | 177 days | 383 days | 354 days | 354 days | 67 days | 1335 days |
The Jewish calendar follows the moon, instead of the sun, so and ordinary year of 12 months contains only 354 days, eleven days short of a solar year (365). Therefore, an intercalary month was needed to keep the Holy Days, like the Passover in its correct season (spring). When a 13th month was added it was done to keep the 1st month in its proper season. An intercalary month can be added 2 to 3 times within a 7-year cycle and contains either 29 or 30 days, figured, as the regular month cycle—if one month contains 30 days then the next month following would contain 29 days; so too the intercalary months.
The 1335 days began with the Lord saying in Nazareth, “the Spirit of the LORD is upon me…” on the first day of the seventh month (Feast of Trumpets), AD 27. He was offering himself as the Jews’ Messiah, but they rejected him. The 1335 days ended with the Holy Spirit coming upon the disciples of Jesus on the 9th day of the 3rd month (Pentecost) AD 31. The mission of these believers, who later became known as Christians, was to continually offer Jesus as the Messiah (Christ) to both Jews and gentiles. Jesus is the Savior of all.
Just as the Spirit was upon Jesus, as he began his public ministry in Nazareth in AD 27 (Luke 4:16-21), so the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples of Jesus on the Feast of Pentecost in 31 AD, as the apostles embarked on their ministry commanded by the Lord. On the Feast of Trumpets Jesus offered himself as the Messiah to Jewish friends and neighbors, but he was rejected. They even tried to kill him, but from Pentecost and onward the Church of God has preached Jesus as Christ or Messiah first to the Jewish nation but also to the whole world through the power of the Holy Spirit.
No other use of the 1260 days (found HERE), 1290 days (found HERE) or the 1335 days seems acceptable, if we use only scripture to determine their purpose. Using them for any other purpose, vis-à-vis a future world dictator, leaves their beginning and, therefore, their ending in doubt. Moreover, without the Jewish annual holy days and Jesus’ public ministry, as their background, we have no way of figuring out when to begin any of them.
Therefore, if this study is logical and true, it places great boundaries upon the Seventy Weeks Prophecy. For example, if the 1260 days and the 1290 days together equal the seventieth week, and that week encompassed both Jesus’ public ministry and the beginning of the Apostles ministry, then things like Satan being cast to the earth had to have occurred during the ministry of Christ (Revelation 12:7-12; Luke 10:18). If we insist that the fulfillment of the Apocalypse is yet future, how can the scriptures be true? Either Satan was cast down during Christ’s ministry or he wasn’t. Either these days tell us about what Christ did for us or they don’t. What do we believe, if we don’t believe the scriptures?
May our heavenly Father open our eyes to see what men have done to his word and give us the courage to believe what the word of God clearly says.
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7 responses to “The 1335 Days of the 70 Weeks Prophecy”
Blessings to you Eddie.
I realize that both our theories have some assumptions to be made in order for it to work, so I do always agree with you that scripture must interpret itself when it comes to what the words mean. But as for prophecy, we only find out the details of the analogies after they have happened in history, so there will always be some speculation in regards to dis-ciphering any prophecies that haven’t come to pass. So that being said, due to our limited access of first hand witness, I will never know for certain if i am right or if you are about our theories until maybe the day we stand before the Lord. Only the Spirit will reveal to us as needed.
In regards to Michael being God though, I do have to say i stand on a fence with this one. For three reasons. In Jude 1:9 it states “Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.” ….. why would God DARE not do anything? within the context of the sentence, It states that Michael would not dare to bring blaspheme against Satan. This makes me think that there is a sense of fear in Michael to not to do something. If Michael was in fact God, I do not think God would be afraid in any way shape or form. So from that point of view I see it as Michael being afraid to offend God, therefore Michael cannot be God himself.
Secondly I also question the statement, “The Lord rebuke you.” Why would God speak in the 3rd person directly to Satan if Michael was indeed God?
Thirdly, As i realize it is not contained within the Bible itself therefore it is a question of authenticity, the book of Enoch also does make mention of other Archangels.
With regards to the comparisons of Revelation and Luke or even Daniel 12, There is no certainty of a definition that Jesus is Michael. I do believe that Jesus does indeed have angels at his beck and call, but perhaps Michael just so happens to be head Angel of Jesus army. For all we know these very truly could be descriptions of angels fighting and standing for Jesus in these different times. Again there is no absolute proof that Michael is Jesus, so in cases like this I tend to stand on the side of caution and not draw a definitive conclusion.
However, as I was writing this something else did occur to me… We do not know the actual time frame of when Jude 1:9 happened. It also did occur to me that Jesus spoke in the third person all the time in regards to the father and the Lord during his ministry on earth. (I say this in the understanding that I believe Jesus is God and has always been God and merely refers to his God head when speaking about the Father or Lord). That being said, If Jude 1:9 happened during Jesus ministry on earth sometime, or possibly during the 40 days of temptation, and it was during this time that Jesus on earth wrestled with Satan and said the Lord rebuke you… I could see a possibility that Michael could be Jesus.
Now that also being said, I tend to read this as a description of a spiritual realm occurrence, and not an earthly occurrence, but yet again that is only my point of view. We do not know the time frame so it is merely an assumption therefore i cannot make a clear conclusion.
In all of that I stand on the fence with Michael being Jesus. I lean more to no, but in honesty, it actually doesn’t make a difference towards my Daniel dates if he is anyways.
Ide just like to let you know i find your theories interesting and always appreciate a student of the Word.
May God guide us always to His truth and mercy!
Clayton
Greetings Clayton and thank you again for your willingness to discuss the word of God, and for your kind remarks of encouragement.
As far as interpreting prophecy is concerned, as I said previously, there are certain rules I follow as I try to support my point of view pertaining to prophecy. I don’t see how you can support from Scripture that Jesus is the ‘abomination of desolation.’ It seems to me that this opinion is simply made without support. You may believe however you wish, but finding support for your understanding in Scripture is another matter. I hope you see that.
The Scriptures show that the LORD (Jehovah God) uses the same terminology. Notice that in Zechariah 3:2 God uses the very same phrase found in Jude 1:9 – “And the LORD said unto Satan, ‘The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?’” Opinions we have that Michael cannot be God simply because he asks God to rebuke Satan is not really supportable in Scripture. God, himself, uses this same phrase.
Again, this is not a supportable conclusion, if one’s authority is the Bible, because God in Zechariah 3:2 speaks of himself in the 3rd person and uses the same phrase found in Jude 1:9.
As you say above the book of Enoch “is not contained within the Bible.” It may be inspired literature in the same way my pastor’s sermon is inspired. Inspiration alone does not mean what is said or written under the inspiration of God is totally correct. Those who wrote Scripture were inspired in a special and unique manner. God takes full responsibility for what is said and written. Jesus, himself, claimed that Scripture cannot be broken. So, this type of inspiration is unique, but inspired books and inspired sermons are not without errors. Jude quoted from Enoch what he knew was totally correct and supported his own argument that God’s people need to: “earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints,” because “…certain men crept in unawares… ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ…”
Luke 10:18 claims Jesus beheld Satan fall from heaven. Revelation 12:7-9 claims that after a war Satan was cast our of heaven. How many times must Satan be cast out of heaven? Once? Twice? More? The Bible doesn’t mention any more than once, and Revelation 12:8 says that there was no place found in heaven for him ever again. Revelation claims a war was taking place when this occurred. The participants were Michael and his angels and Satan and his angels (Revelation 12:7). In Luke 10 Jesus sent out the Seventy disciples, and there seems to have been a conflict, because when they returned they rejoiced that the demons were subject onto their word (Luke 10:17). If Jesus and his messengers (same meaning as angels) were in a conflict, and Michael and his angels (same meaning as messengers) were in conflict, and during this time Satan was cast out of heaven (Luke 10:18; Revelation 12:9), this is strong evidence that Scripture is speaking of the same event. What more would you want Scripture to say?
May the Lord bless you, Clayton, in your studies of his word