Rome as it reigned from A.D. 538-1798. They ignored the
context of symbolic "beasts" and declared the symbolic "time, and
times, and dividing of time" of Dan. 7:25 to be literal time. Ribera placed a
literal "time, times, and an half," or three and a half literal years, far into
the future to apply to an unidentified antichrist, taking the finger of accusation off the
Roman Papacy. This technique is known as "Futurism." ("Futurism
is not to be confused with a legitimate "Future Application" of prophecy.)
Alcazar placed the literal three and a half years far in the past, as having been
previously fulfilled. He accomplished the same objective to remove accusation from Rome.
His technique is known as "Preterism."
Today, the same technique, when used by modern theologians, ignores the
literal language and literal context of Daniel 12, with its three timelines,
and their literal "days," treating them as if they were symbolic
language, symbolic "days," each representing a literal year. Then, like the
Preterists in the sixteen hundreds, the whole scene is relegated to the past, devising a
new form of Preterism! Again, the accusing finger is removed from Papal Rome, when
it will reign again in the future final crisis, described in Revelation 13. Conscientious
prophetic expositors do not use Jesuit techniques or devices to distort and misplace, or
deny Scriptural messages of warning! When Daniel 12 is correctly applied, it is a warning
regarding the "beast" and his "mark" of Revelation 13, and gives
precise timing in regard to his reign. It is a part of the Third Angel’s
Warning and will swell into the "Loud Cry."
"…the seven thunders relate to future events which will
be disclosed in their order. Daniel will stand in his lot at the end of the days. John
saw the little book [Daniel] unsealed. Then Daniel’s prophecies have their
proper place in the first, second, and third angels’ messages to be given to
the world. The unsealing of the little book was a message in relation to TIME."
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IX. Past Applications of Daniel 12 Were Based on Faulty Data.
Some past prophetic expositions of the timelines of Daniel 12 were based on what was
called "The 1843 Chart." This chart was used by William Miller during the
Great Advent Movement which led to The Great Disappointment of 1844. Later, Miller and the
entire movement recognized that the 1843 date was wrong! However, they
subtracted the 1335 days, which
