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The "Time, Times, and a Half-a-time"

 

Three times in the Bible, the "3˝-year period" is broken-down into "a time, times, and half a time," (Daniel 7:25; 12:7; Revelation 12:14, cf. Daniel 4:16,23,25,32). Anything repeated three times in the Bible is exceptionally important. The consensus of scholarship understands "a time, times, and half a time" to signify "a year, two years, and half a year." In other words, "a time, times, and half a time" consists of "360 days, 720 days, and 180 days," for a total of 1260 days or 3˝ years (Revelation 11:3; 12:6).

The reference to "time, times, and half a time" from Daniel 12:7 is given in parallel to the "1290 days" mentioned just four verses later in Daniel 12:11. By standard interpretation, the "1290" is simply the "1260" (of Revelation 12:6) except with the leap month of 30 days added to it. (See "Intercalary Month"). Consequently, again we have "a time" ("360," except + 30 now makes it "390"), "times" ("720"), "and half a time" ("180 days"), for a total of 1290 days.

 

A Year with the Leap Month Added Equals 390 Days {17}

Table 10

The 3˝ years is further broken down into a "time, times, and half-a-time." 
(Click here for a fuller discussion of the "time, times, and half-a-time," of Daniel 7:25; 12:7 and Revelation 12:14.)

TIME

TIMES

HALF-TIME

==> 3˝ times

(1 year) 
360 days

(2 years) 
720 days

(˝-year) 
180 days

= 3˝ years
= 1260 days

Or, + 30 days = 390 (if we here add the leap month)

Or, + 30 days = 750 (if we here add the leap month)

Or, + 30 days = 210 (if we here add the leap month)

= 1290 
(or 1260 + 30 days)

 

Evidently, therefore, the "390 days" that Ezekiel besieged Jerusalem simply denoted a Bible-Prophecy year with the leap month added; it is but the first "time" ("390 days") of the "time, times, and half a time," (Ezekiel 4). 

Furthermore, since Ezekiel acted out his siege precisely 7 years before the city fell (i.e., seven "times," cf. Daniel 4:16,23,25,32), thus we have a "time, times, and half a time" (3˝ years), twice repeated between Ezekiel's siege and the fall of the city. (I.e., two of "3˝ times" totals "7 times.") (At this point things become more complex, because of this we have a detailed version of this document.)

 

Ponder the following chart:

Table 11 (All three time-lines are of equal value.
They represent three ways of describing a seven-year period.)

Ezekiel’s siege |July 593 ___1290 + 1260 days___July 586 BC  | Exile

Ezekiel’s siege |July 593 __3˝ "times" + 3˝ "times"__July 586 BC | Exile

Ezekiel’s siege |July 593 _390 + 720 + 180 + 360 + 720 + 180_July 586  | Exile

 

Therefore, Ezekiel’s "390" is simply one segment in the breakdown of the 1290 of Daniel as much as was the full "430" of Ezekiel, (i.e., 430 x 3 = 1290; and 390 + 720 + 180 = 1290 too). In later chapters, all of this will be fine-tuned to the exact "hour and day and month and year," (Revelation 9:15, cf. Ezekiel 5:2). 

 

Note the 390 years from when they entered Egypt until when Moses sought to deliver them out of Egypt, (1486 BC). This 390 is part of the "time, times, and half-a-time" breakdown of the 1290 years, from the entry to Egypt (1876 BC) unto the exile back to Egypt (and Babylon) in 586 BC. We will detail these things in a later chapter. Recall the chart below.

Entry |__390_years__| exile__+_40_| Exodus

 

1876 BC (Israel enters Egypt) + 390 years = 1486 BC (failed exodus, and exile of Moses), + 40 = 430 years total till the actual exodus of 1446 BC.

(1876 BC) + 390 + 40 = 430 + (430 + 430) = 1290 years to 586 exile.
0r, (1876 BC) + 390 + (2˝ times 360 = 900) = 1290 years to 586 exile.
(Ezekiel's symbolic siege lasted 390 days (and 430),
 and the actual siege lasted 900 inclusive, a total of 1290 days!)

 

 

 

 

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Bible references linking temple and tabernacle with time

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New-Years Day on the 360 Calendar
(Note: 1290 and 1260 days runs on 360 calendar)
(Click here for how to use this table)

The 40-year cycles between AD 1900-2099 
(Years with * have leap month)

1st day
of 1st month       
1st day
of 7th month      
---- 1915* 1955* 1995* 2035* 2075* April 5 Oct. 2
---- 1916 1956 1996 2036 2076 March 30 Sept. 26
---- 1917 1957 1997 2037 2077 March 25 Sept. 21
---- 1918 1958 1998 2038 2078 March 20 Sept. 16
---- 1919 1959 1999 2039 2079 March 15 Sept. 11
---- 1920 1960 2000 2040 2080 March 9 Sept. 5
---- 1921* 1961* 2001* 2041* 2081* April 3  Sept. 30
---- 1922 1962 2002 2042 2082 March 29 Sept. 25
---- 1923 1963 2003 2043 2083 March 24 Sept. 20
---- 1924 1964 2004 2044 2084 March 18 Sept. 14
---- 1925 1965 2005 2045 2085 March 13 Sept. 9
---- 1926 1966 2006 2046 2086 March 8 Sept. 4
---- 1927* 1967* 2007* 2047* 2087* April 2  Sept. 29
---- 1928 1968 2008 2048 2088 March 27 Sept. 23
---- 1929 1969 2009 2049 2089 March 22 Sept. 18
---- 1930 1970 2010 2050 2090 March 17 Sept. 13
---- 1931 1971 2011 2051 2091 March 12 Sept. 8
---- 1932 1972 2012 2052 2092 March 6 Sept. 2
---- 1933* 1973* 2013* 2053* 2093* March 31 Sept. 27
---- 1934 1974 2014 2054 2094 March 26 Sept. 22
---- 1935 1975 2015 2055 2095 March 21 Sept. 17
---- 1936 1976 2016 2056 2096 March 15 Sept. 11
---- 1937 1977 2017 2057 2097 March 10 Sept. 6
---- 1938 1978 2018 2058 2098 March 5 Sept. 1
---- 1939* 1979* 2019* 2059* 2099* March 30 Sept. 26
1900 1940 1980 2020 2060 ---- March 24 Sept. 20
1901 1941 1981 2021 2061 ---- March 19 Sept. 15
1902 1942 1982 2022 2062 ---- March 14 Sept. 10
1903 1943 1983 2023 2063 ---- March 9 Sept. 5
1904 1944 1984 2024 2064 ---- March 3 Aug. 30 
1905* 1945* 1985* 2025* 2065* ---- March 28 Sept. 24
1906 1946 1986 2026 2066 ---- March 23 Sept. 19
1907 1947 1987 2027 2067 ---- March 18 Sept. 14
1908 1948 1988 2028 2068 ---- March 12 Sept. 8
1909 1949 1989 2029 2069 ---- March 7 Sept. 3
1910 1950 1990 2030 2070 ---- March 2 Aug. 29
1911* 1951* 1991* 2031* 2071* ---- March 27 Sept. 23
1912 1952 1992 2032 2072 ---- March 21 Sept. 17
1913 1953 1993 2033 2073 ---- March 16 Sept. 12
1914 1954 1994 2034 2074 ---- March 11 Sept. 7
1915* 1955* 1995* 2035* 2075* ---- April 5  Oct. 2