Of Calendars and Prophecy – Part 6

The Day I Started Asking Questions (It is important for you to read these post in order – here is where you can click to get to part 1) For many years, I accepted the famous Daniel 9 calculation without giving it much thought. Honestly, why wouldn’t I? It seemed airtight. Daniel’s prophecy spoke of […]

Of Calendars and Prophecy – Part 5

The Hidden Weaknesses of the Gregorian Calendar (These post really need to be read in order – you can get to part 1 by clicking here) In the previous post, we examined Daniel’s prophecy of the Seventy Weeks. We saw that Daniel predicted the coming of Messiah, the death of Messiah, and the destruction of […]

Of Calendars and Prophecy – Part 4

Daniel’s Seventy Weeks — What We Actually Know (These really need to be read in order you can start with part 1 here) For the past three articles, we’ve been discussing calendars. Prophetic years. Lunar calendars. Leap months. Ancient chronology. At this point some readers may be wondering when we’re finally going to talk about […]

Of Calendars and Prophecy – Part 3

Why Ancient Dates Refuse to Stay Put (Be sure to read these in order – start with part 1) Imagine I asked you what day of the week it is. Easy. Now imagine I asked you what day of the week it was exactly one hundred years ago. A little harder, but certainly possible. Now […]

Of Calendars and Prophecy – Part 2

The Calendar Jesus Actually Used (Before you read this you need to read Part 1) In the previous post, we discussed the idea of a prophetic year and why it may be more helpful as an interpretive tool than as a precision measuring device. But before we can have a meaningful discussion about biblical dates, […]

Of Calendars and Prophecy – Part 1

The Problem With Prophetic Years I was recently on a podcast and had a great time discussing the Bible, prophecy, Daniel’s seventy weeks, and the dating of Jesus’ death. One of the topics that came up was calendaring systems and how we arrive at some of the dates that are commonly presented in Bible studies, […]