QUOTE (Owtlaw333 @ Aug 2 2004, 03:07 AM) |
...where'd you get that date from. I mean, it's a lil specific, so it sounds... weird... |
Reading back on this post, I though I'd answer this question. Its a very common one really. One I asked when I was studying, and one I go over alot.
The year 1914 is more than just a date, its the year Jesus was made King in Heaven.
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So Gods rulership, as represented by the tree, was cut down in 607 B.C.E. No longer was there a government to represent Gods rulership in the earth. Thus, in 607 B.C.E. a period of time began that Jesus Christ later referred to as the appointed times of the nations, or, the times of the Gentiles. During these appointed times God did not have a government to represent his rulership in the earth.
What was to happen at the end of these appointed times of the nations? Jehovah was to give the power to rule to the One who has the legal right. This One is Jesus Christ. So if we can find out when the appointed times of the nations end, we will know when Christ begins to rule as king.
According to Daniel chapter four, these appointed times would be seven times. Daniel shows that there would be seven times during which Gods rulership, as represented by the tree, would not be in operation over the earth. (Daniel 4:16, 23) How long are these seven times?
In Revelation chapter 12, verses 6 and 14, we learn that 1,260 days are equal to a time [that is, 1 time] and times [that is, 2 times] and half a time. That is a total of 3 1/2 times. So a time would be equal to 360 days. Therefore, seven times would be 7 times 360, or 2,520 days. Now if we count a day for a year, according to a Bible rule, the seven times equal 2,520 years.Numbers 14:34; Ezekiel 4:6.
We have already learned that the appointed times of the nations began in the year 607 B.C.E. So by counting 2,520 years from that date, we come down to 1914 C.E. That is the year these appointed times ended. Millions of people still living remember the things that happened in 1914. In that year, World War I began a period of terrible trouble that has continued to our day. This means that Jesus Christ began to rule as king of Gods heavenly government in 1914. And because the Kingdom has already started its rule, how timely it is that we pray for it to come and wipe Satans wicked system of things from the earth!Matthew 6:10; Daniel 2:44.
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Thats how the year 1914 came about, any more questions?