Handout - Western Christadelphian Bible School

7 Revelation 12:14
In Revelation 12:6 the woman fled into the wilderness from the effect of the dragon's
influence over the beast and was given refuge from his persecution for 1260 days. We
concluded that this is a reference to the time of Israel's trouble that immediately precedes the
Lord's return.
Revelation 12:14 speaks of the same event when it says that the woman was given wings as
of an eagle with which she was able to fly into the wilderness to her place - where she is to
be sustained for 3 1 / 2 times from the face of the serpent. Revelation 12:6 and 14 clearly are
directly parallel. The messages are identical; so are the time periods.
Then, finally, the 3 1 / 2 times of Revelation 12:14 link with the 3 1 / 2 times of Daniel 12:7. And
both of these passages are further linked by the time of trouble that they define for Israel.
The Completed Circle and The Duration of a “Time”
So the cycle of seven parallel time prophecies is complete. All refer to the same time period
- Israel's time of trouble such as never was. The parallelism between these prophecies allows
us to draw certain conclusions. Look again at the chart and see that:
(a) Revelation 12:6 and 14 imply that 3 1 / 2 times equal 1260 days.
Therefore 1 time is 360 days, or 12 months of 30 days.
(b) Daniel 7:25 and Revelation 13:5 imply that 3 1 / 2 times equal 42
months. Therefore 1 time is 12 months.
(c) Revelation 11:2, 3 confirm these deductions: 42 months at 30 days per
month equal a total of 1260 days.
(d) The King of the North (Dan 12:7) is the same as The Little Horn (Dan
7:25); which is, in turn, the same as The Beast (Rev 13:5).
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