"HOLY PLACE" BROUGHT INTO RIGHT CONDITION

No one can stand up against the Prince of princes-not even a king as "fierce in countenance" as the Anglo-American World Power!  This king's attempts to desolate God' sanctuary do not succeed. After a period of "two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings," says the angelic messenger, "the holy place will certainly be brought into its right condition," or "shall emerge victorious."-Daniel 8:13, 14; The New English Bible.

The 2, 300 days constitute a prophetic period.  Hence, a prophetic year of 360 days is involved.  (Revelation 11:2, 3; 12:6, 14)  This 2,300 days, then, would amount to 6 years, 4 months, and 20 days.  When was this period?  Well, in the 1930's, God's people began to experience increasing persecution in various countries. And during World War II, Jehovah's Witnesses were fiercely persecuted in the lands of the Angelo-American dual world Power.  Why?  Because of their insistence on 'obeying God as ruler than than men.'  (Acts 5:29)  Therefore, the 2,300 days must be associated with that war."  But what can be said about the beginning and the end of this prophetic period? 

For "the holy place" to be "brought," or restored, to what it should be, the 2,300 days must have begun when it previously was in the "right condition" from God's standpoint. At the earliest , this was on June 1, 1938, when the Watchtower published part 1 of the article Organization."  Part 2 appeared in the issue of June 15m, 1938.  Counting 2, 300 days (6 years, 4 months, and 30 days on the Hebrew calendar) From June 1, or 15, 1938 brings us  to October 8, or 22, 1944. On the first day of a special assembly held at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., on September 30,m and October 1, 1944, the Watchtower Society's  president spoke on the subject  "The Theocratic Alignment Today."  At the annual corporate meeting on October 2, the Society's charter was amended in an effort to bring it as close to a theocratic arrangement as the law would allow.  With the publication of clarified Biblical requirements, theocratic organization was soon more fully installed in the congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. 

While  the 2,3000 days  ran their course during World War ii, which began in 1939, the offering of "the constant feature" at God's sanctuary was severely restricted because of persecution.  In 1938 the Watchtower Society had 39 branches supervising the work of the Witnesses worldwide, but by 1943 there were only  21.  Increased in the number of Kingdom proclaimers were also small during that period.  

As we have noted, during the closing months of World War II, Jehovah's Witnesses reaffirmed  their determination to magnify God's rulership; by serving him as a theocratic organization.  It was with this objective that the rearrangement of their work  and governing structure was initiated in 1944.  In fact, the Watchtower of October 15, 1944, contained an article entitled "Organized for Final Word." It and other service oriented articles of the same period indicated that he 2,300 days had ended and that  "the holy place" was again in its "right condition." 

The enemy's vicious attempts  to desolate and destroy "the holy place" had failed completely.  Indeed, the remaining "holy ones" on earth,  along with their comanions of the "great crowd." had  come off victorious.  (Revelation 7:9) And the sanctuary, in its rightful theocratic  state, now continues to render sacred service to Jehovah.

The Anglo-American World Power still holds its position.  "But it will be withoug hand that he will be broken," said the angel Gabriel.  (Daniel 8:25)  Very soon, this seventh world power of Bible prophecy-this "king fierce in countenance"-will be broken, not by human hands, but by superhuman power at Armageddon.  (Daniel 2:44; Revelation 16:14, 16) How thrilling it is to know that the sovereignty of Jehovah God, the Prince of princes, will then be vindicated! 

Next time:THE TIME OF MESSIAH'S COMING REVEALED, CHAPTER ELEVEN

From the book: PAY ATTENTION TO DANIEL'S PROPHECY! 1999