Thus fulfilled the word to Jeremiah:
"Therefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that it shall no more be said, As Jehovah liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; but, As Jehovah liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, (i.e., from Babylonia), and from all the countries whither he had driven them," (Jeremiah 16:14–15; and 23:7–8 too).
And thus there are three numeric witnesses:
- The exact "430" years that elapsed from Solomon’s temple ( as prophesied in Ezekiel 4);
- the prophesied "70" years from the first exile, (606/5 BC);
- and the "1335" years from Joseph’s famine.
And these three numeric witnesses agree and intertwine as one! (I.e., the 430 less the 70 equals 360 [the 360 being the shortened form of Ezekiel's 390, i.e., without a leap month], and the 1335 less the 70 approximates the 1260). Together, these three timeframes bore witness to God's great faithfulness--- that God’s set time of deliverance had come. God kept His promise to Judah concerning "how long?" the captivity would be, and God will keep His promise to you too!
Hence, the bible-prophecy numbers of 7, 40, 70, 360, 390, 430, 1150, 1260, 1270, 1278, 1290, "3˝ times," and 1335 years are all in alignment and agree together both in theme and number as starting from the seven-year famine of Joseph! Later, we examine how these bible-prophecy numbers interweave within timeframes of equal value, though on different ratios. This is nothing short of astounding! Nevertheless, in the next chapter we explore something still more astounding! ---The mirror!
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Note:
The temple was captured and burned 30 actual days (31 Bible-Prophecy) after Jerusalem itself was taken.{23} Thus it took a total 930 Bible-Prophecy days till the temple was captured, (i.e., 899 till the fall of the city, + 31 more = 930 days); but, 945 actual days, (i.e., 915 days till the fall of the city, + 30 = 945).
Therefore consider this amazing fact, that, just as the 1290 days of Daniel 12:11 is made up of the 900 (Bible-Prophecy) days of the siege of Jerusalem (i.e., 899 exact) plus the 390 of Ezekiel’s siege, even so the 1335 days of Daniel 12:12 is likewise made up of the 945 (actual) days till the fall of the temple plus the same 390 of Ezekiel, (i.e., 390 + 945 = 1335 days total.)
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