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I have come to believe that the length of a generation has been concealed in Daniel's "time-oriented" prophecy and that this length is exactly 14,000 days. By adding 14,000 days to the sign of the final generation (Israeli conquest of Jerusalem on June 7, 1967) referred to in Luke's gospel, we come to October 4, 2005, which happens to be the Feast of Trumpets - symbolic of Christ's return. So there is a parallel application of the 14,000 days extracted from Daniel's prophecy that fits perfectly into both the 1st century and the 20th and 21st centuries.

What are the implications of the number 14,000?

The number 14,000 presents an interesting case study since it is divisible by both 7 and 70, the foundational numbers of Daniel's "time-oriented" prophecy of seventy weeks (70 x 7). Moreover, I extracted the number 14,000 from Daniel's "time-oriented" prophecy from events in the 1st century, and we have a repeat alignment in the 20th and 21st centuries. Let's examine the significance of the products: 70 X 200 = 14,000 and 7 X 2,000 = 14,000 I'll begin with the 70 X 200 product and the biblical meaning of the number 200. The number 200, according to Bullinger's study of biblical literature, signifies INSUFFICIENCY. Consider Bullinger's words about the number 200. The significance of 200 is suggested by John 6:7, where we read, "Two hundred pennyworth of bread is NOT sufficient for them." – And so we find this number stamping various things with insufficiency. Achan's 200 shekels were "not sufficient" to save him from the consequences of his sin (Joshua 7:21). This shows us the insufficiency of money (Ps. 49:7-9). Absalom's 200 shekels weight of hair were "not sufficient" to save him, but rather caused his destruction (2 Sam. 14:26; 18:9). This shows us the insufficiency of beauty. Micah's graven image was purchased for 200 shekels (Judge 17:4 and 18), and led to the introduction of idolatry into Israel and the blotting out of the Tribes of Dan and Ephraim from the blessing of Revelation chapter 7, showing us the insufficiency of mere religion. Ezra's 200 singing men and women (Ezra 2:65), were "not sufficient" to produce "peace with God," true spiritual worship, or joy in the Lord. Only God's word rightly ministered can lead to this (Neh. 8:5-9). This shows the insufficiency of external things in the worship of God, and the impossibility of worshipping God with the senses. True worship, which alone God will accept, MUST be spiritual (John 4:24).(1) Now consider the spiritual implications of the numbers 200 and 70, whose product equals 14,000. This combination yields "insufficiency (200)" and "perfect spiritual order carried out with all spiritual power and significance (70)." Therefore, their product, the number 14,000, implies judgment since there is spiritual insufficiency in combination with spiritual order that is exercised with great authority. The number 14,000 has implications that describe the biblical scenario for the second coming of Christ.

The First Century - 14,000 Days

Let's consider how the 14,000 days apply in the first century based on my research. Scientific dating of Daniel's "time-oriented" prophecy shows that 14,000 days passed from the day of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on April 6, AD 32, to the destruction of the temple on August 5, AD 70. In AD 32, Christ presented himself to the nation that rejected him. Exactly 14,000 days later, the temple was destroyed. Was this a coincidence or a planned act of judgment? Supporting the idea that this was a divinely planned event is the fact that the temple was twice destroyed on the exact same day, the 10th day of Av, a Jewish month (Babylon in 586 BC and Rome in AD 70). Hence, the number 14,000 surrounding Christ's first coming shows how the atonement of the Messiah resulted in the judgment of the Old Testament system of sacrificial services for salvation. "When Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God." (Heb. 9:11-14). Jesus, the suffering Messiah foretold by the Old Testament, more than fulfilled the Old Covenant between man and God. The New Covenant of salvation through faith in the Messiah, Jesus replaced the Old Covenant of salvation by way of the law and sacrificial services. How fitting to find that a study of Daniel's "time oriented" prophecy conceals 14,000 days from Jesus' proclamation as the Messiah to the destruction of the temple.

The Twenty-First Century - 14,000 Days

Now move forward in time to the 20th and 21st centuries to consider how the number 14,000 fits so well into modern history. Israeli conquest of Jerusalem on June 7, 1967 points to the Feast of Trumpets on October 4, 2005, exactly 14,000 days later. The Feast of Trumpets is symbolic of Christ's return. Will Christ return on this day? Since the number 14,000 implies judgment (spiritual insufficiency in combination with spiritual order that is exercised with great authority), the number 14,000 has implications that describe the Biblical scenario for the second coming of Christ. Consider these verses about the day of Christ's return. "The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken, and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory." (Matt. 24:29-30). At many places in the book of Revelation, the idea of judgment comes forth for a world that has outright rejected Christ and his followers. "I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, "Come, assemble for the great supper of God; in order that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those on them and the flesh of all men, both free and slaves, and small and great." And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, assembled to make war against Him who sat upon the horse, and against His army. And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshipped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. And the rest were killed with the sword which came out of the mouth of Him who sat upon the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh." (Rev. 19:17-21). The verses cited above show that people will be under divine judgment. They will mourn their ways and many will be destroyed at the battle of Armageddon. Hence, at the return of Christ, people who have rejected Christ will be eternally lost. They will be beyond salvation as the number 14,000 implies since it epitomizes judgment.

The Number 14,000 [7 X 2000]

The number 14,000 may be obtained by multiplying 7 X 2000. In turn, the number 2,000 may be related to the number 20 according to Bullinger's method of analysis. What are the implications of these numbers? E. W. Bullinger often interprets numbers by means of addition or multiplication. If this is true, then 20 X 100 may contain some fascinating ideas. According to Bullinger, "twenty is the double of ten, and may in some cases signify its concentrated meaning. But its significance seems rather to be connected with the fact that it is one short of twenty-one, 21 minus 1 = 20; that is to say, if 21 is the three-fold of 7, and signifies Divine (3) completion as regards spiritual perfection (7), then twenty, being one short of 21 would signify expectancy. Consider these Scriptures: Twenty years Jacob wailed to get possession of his wives and property (Gen. 21:38, 41). Twenty years Israel wailed for a deliverer from Jabin's oppression (Judges 4:3). Twenty years Israel wailed for deliverance through Samson (Judges 15:20; 16:31). Twenty years the Ark of the Covenant waited at Kirjathjearim (1 Sam. 7:2). Twenty years Jerusalem wailed between its capture and destruction; and twenty years Jeremiah prophesied concerning Jerusalem's coming destruction.(2) If twenty signifies expectancy, the number 2000 is expectancy a hundred-fold (20 X 100). This idea finds common support among fundamentalist views of biblical literature. According to many fundamentalists, the number 2,000 divides biblical history into equal segments. Many fundamentalists believe that approximately 2,000 years passed from the fall of Adam and Eve to Abraham, that 2,000 years transpired from Abraham to Christ, and that 2,000 years will pass from Christ's birth to His return. If this interpretation is correct, then the number 2,000 depicts both expectancy and order on a larger scale. The number 14,000 based on 7 X 2,000 yields "spiritual perfection. (7)" and "multiplied (exalted) expectancy and order (2000)." Therefore, the number 14,000 also implies perfect design or prophecy based on mathematics. These calculations support the theorem of my research which states that "Man's history has been designed.