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(f) (ii) The details given in 1 Maccabees and in Josephus fit the prophecies so well that the critics cannot accept that Daniel wrote some 350 years before the event. Yet there are indications within the prophecies themselves that show they have more than one historic target zone. OHP 4: Antiochus Did Not Entirely Fulfil Daniel 8 and 11 ‣ Daniel 8:25 - Judas Maccabæus was not the Prince of princes. The phrase can really only be applied to Jesus. ‣ Daniel 8:23 - Antiochus was evil, but transgressors did not reach “their full measure” (RSV) in his days. (cp Dan 9:24) ‣ Daniel 8:13, 14 - 2300 days were to elapse between the temple’s desecration and its cleansing. However, the Maccabees rededicated it in 3 (Jewish) years and 10 days - 1103 days. ‣ Daniel 11:45 - 12:2 - The king of the north will only be destroyed when Jesus comes to reign. ‣ Both Daniel 8 and Daniel 11 apply to the time of the end (Daniel 12:4 - cp 11:40, 12:9, 10:1, 8:17). (g) And Jesus’ specific allusion to the same theme, applying it to an event that was still future when he spoke, clinches this notion; his use of Daniel proves that the prophecy had another application. (h) We must not suppose that Daniel 11 did not apply to Antiochus; rather, we learn that the same prophecy has at least two different, perfectly legitimate fulfilments. (i) To what later event, then, did Jesus’ allusion refer? Usual answer: AD70. 4 The Abomination of Desolation and AD 70 (a) Most <strong>Christadelphian</strong>s believe that the Olivet prophecy was fulfilled in the events of AD70. (b) This hypothesis is based on apparently convincing corroborative evidence derived from Josephus, Wars of the Jews, books 5 and 6. (c) But AD70 was not the final fulfilment of the abomination. (i) See OHPs 5 and 6: Titus Did Not Entirely Fulfil the Olivet Prophecy and More About AD 70. NEXT PAGE. (ii) See also the attached essay, AD 70 and the Fulfilment of Prophecy; (iii) Compare, too, the attached calendar for AD 70, notes on the calendar and the numbered list, Titus’ War Against Jerusalem. Page 26
OHP 5: Titus Did Not Entirely Fulfil the Olivet Prophecy ‣ The Olivet discourse is an integrated sequence culminating in Christ’s coming Only a subjectively chosen part of the prophecy can be applied to AD 70. ‣ The “great tribulation” of Matthew 24:21, etc. is historically unique: “such as was not since the beginning of the world ... no, nor ever shall be.” This phrase logically aligns it with its original in Daniel 12:1. All agree that Daniel 12:1 applies to the time of Christ’s return. Therefore Olivet’s great tribulation must apply to the last days. ‣ The “great tribulation” is to last for 1260 days (Daniel 12:7, etc – see Session 5). Titus’ siege took 140 days from first to last - many fewer than 1260 days. Titus’ entire Judean campaign took 4 1 / 2 years - much more than 1260 days. ‣ Jesus will return “immediately after the tribulation” (Matt 24:29-31). He hasn’t come yet, so the tribulation must still be future! OHP 6: More About AD 70 ‣ Jesus says that “the abomination of desolation” is that of which Daniel speaks (Matthew 21:15). It is to stand in the holy place - a temple - as in the days of the Maccabees. Its appearance marks the beginning of the time of trouble (Matt 24:15- 21). It is set up on the day that the daily sacrifice is cut off (Daniel 12:11, etc). ‣ From the setting up of the abomination to the cleansing of the temple is 2300 days (Daniel 8:14). The temple was never restored after AD 70. ‣ The Romans offered sacrifices to their army ensigns, but - Not in the holy place. They offered only in the outer court of the temple. The Jews destroyed the holy place before the Romans entered it. ‣ The disciples asked Jesus when he was coming to reign. The Olivet prophecy is the answer. Jesus’ return is still future. Therefore the Olivet prophecy applies to the future too. Page 27
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