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The symbolical numbers of Scripture (1868)
The symbolical numbers of Scripture - 1868 Author:Malcolm White Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. THE TIME AND TIMES AND HALF A TIME. Any review of the last three verses of Daniel would be incomplete that failed to take into account the pass... more »age immediately before, concerning the 'time and times and half a time.' Dan. xii. 7. 'And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and aware by him that liveth for ever, that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.' It is plain that there is reference in this to the preceding chapter, which, towards its close, is occupied with the daring and blasphemous exploits of Antiochus the Great. It is said, Dan. xi. 31, 'Arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries : but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. . . . And some of them of understanding (DTSfi) shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end. . . . And the king shall do according to his will ; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods. . . . And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people ; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as i never was since there was a nation even to that same time...« less