Daniel 12:11 English Standard Version (ESV) And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days.

Yesterday we were looking for some wisdom out of the book of Daniel. Let us look at some specifics we do know. These events are related to the end of the church age, and the coming of Christ. We all want that and look forward to that day. These regular burnt offering is referred to in other translations as the daily sacrifices. Are those daily sacrifices in play today? No. Does anything in Daniel indicate how long those daily sacrifices will last before they are taken away? No.

Do we ignore our daily worship and service to our Lord be affected by our search for answers to these questions? In my past I can say yes, it kept me for doing what God called me to do. I honestly wanted to be the answer man. When people called upon me for answers to many questions I wanted to help.

While my heart was in the right place wisdom was taking a back seat to pride. That was wrong on my part. I cannot and will not say that it is a problem for anyone I know. If it could happen to me, then it is possible that others could get caught up in the chase for answers. I am not saying it is a waste of time because I only know of my calling and responsibilities.

Wisdom says we are not in danger of entering into the great tribulation period until the daily sacrifices are reinstated. How close Israel is to that is not the point. There are too many unanswered question for them to begin. Even if they do begin, there is no time frame for how long that practice will last.

What are we doing today to hasten His second coming? Worrying about the tribulation period will not hasten His coming. Some words uttered by Daniel in chapter 12 are a hint as to those coming days.

Daniel 12:10a English Standard Version (ESV) Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined,

Matthew 24:15 English Standard Version (ESV)

The Abomination of Desolation

¹⁵ “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

Do we understand what was written in Daniel?

Daniel 12:10-12 English Standard Version (ESV)

¹⁰ Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand. ¹¹ And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days. ¹² Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days.

If we add 1,290 and 1,335 we get 2,625 which is roughly 7 years. Are we being cleaver here trying to support a long time teaching that the tribulation period is going to be 7 years long? If we begin with a premise and look to support that premise, are we seeking truth?

What if 45 days where added to 1,290 to attain the 1,335 days? That would change the premise and we would need scripture to support that assertion.

Matthew 24:21-22 English Standard Version (ESV)

²¹ For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. ²² And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

Consider the continuation of context and perhaps those 45 days in Daniel are the days cut short. This however does not support our desire to avoid the great tribulation. Our flesh says no thank you to those times. What we do to preserve the desire to avoid that time is to arrange scripture to suit our own understanding.

Is that wisdom?