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Further to our many discussions from Daniel, I would like to draw attention to how better chronology and sharper dates impact upon prophecy. May we limit this thread to five rarely mentioned aspects: –
- Daniel's count of ‘weeks’ did not stand alone; they were one and the same as the sabbatical cycles instituted by Moses. (Leviticus 25)
- The Sabbath years were not ‘lost’ as supposed, and can be accurately dated for the full length of the Old Covenant.
- The Sabbath and Jubilee years often coincided with major national deliverances in Israel. For example, Assyria. (2 Kings 18:13, 19:35)
- Daniel's 490 years was the last of a large repeating cycle, four spans of which can be traced back through Old Testament history.
- These Sabbatical cycles were designed to conclude in the New Covenant, and should not be used for futuristic speculation.