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1260, 1290 and 1335 days

In , the Scriptures mention 1260 days, 42 months, and “, , and a 1/2 time” in several places. All these terms apply to the last 3 ½ years of the 7-year Tribulation Period except for 11:3, which is the first half of the Tribulation Period when the prophesy in .

First 3 1/2 years of Tribulation Last 3 1/2 years of Tribulation

1,260 days (Revelation 11:3) 42 months (Revelation 11:2, 13:5)

Two witnesses prophesy during this time 1,260 days (:6) (Revelation 11:3-12)

“Time, times, and a 1/2 time” (Revelation 12:14, Daniel 7:25, 12:7)

In the middle of the 7 years, the will go into the rebuilt Jewish Temple, stop the animal sacrifices, and declare himself to be God. This starts the 1260-day countdown clock to when returns to .

Daniel was confused about the meaning of the . the archangel told him, “Go your way, Daniel, for these words are concealed and sealed up until the end time” (Daniel 12:9). The told Daniel to not even try to figure out what’s going to happen because it is sealed up until the end, but in the last days people would understand.

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Daniel 12:11-12 says, “From the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. How blessed is he who keeps waiting and attains to the 1,335 days.”

When the Antichrist goes into the temple in the middle of the tribulation, he will abolish the sacrifices and set up the abomination of desolation. We are not told what will happen 1290 days after this, which is 30 days past the of . We know that the Judgment of the Nations (Matthew 25:31-34) will take place immediately after the Second Coming of Jesus to earth, so it’s likely that this judgment will take place during those 30 days.

Daniel 12:12 says, “How blessed is he who keeps waiting and attains to the 1,335 days.” That’s an additional 45 days after the Second Coming and judgment of the nations. For the people who have passed the judgment and have been rewarded, it will take 45 days to set up the government of the kingdom. The millennial reign of Christ will begin on the 1,335th day.

Ezekiel 40-48 describes a temple that will be constructed in Jerusalem, which will be a central part of worship during the Millennium. It may be that the first assignment for the people entering the kingdom is to build the millennial temple. Jesus will rule the earth from Jerusalem for 1,000 years.

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