What Does Bible Chronology Indicate About the Year 1914?/THE BIBLE'S ANSWER - Conclusion

 How long are the "seven times"? They could not be merely seven years as in Nebuchadnezzar's case. Jesus indicated the answer when he said that "Jerusalem [a symbol of God's rulership] will be trampled on by the nations until the appointed times of the nations are fulfilled." (Luke 21:24) "The appointed times of the nations," the period during which God allowed his rulership to be "trampled on by the nations," are the same as the "seven times" of Daniel chapter 4. This means that the "seven times" were still underway even when Jesus was on earth.

The Bible provides the way determine the length of those prophetic "seven times" equal twice that number, or 2,520 days. (Revelation 12:6, 14) Applying the prophetic rule "a day for a year," the 2,520 days represent 2,520 years. Therefore, the "seven times," or 2,520 years, would end in October 1914. - NUMBERS 14:34; EZEKIEL 4:6. 

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