Revelation 11:2a-3b
They will
trample on the holy city for 42 months. ...And I will give power
to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days
Divide 1,260 days by 42 months and you will get a 30-day month. Twelve
months of 30 days equals 360-days in a year. What is the meaning of
this divine number in contrast with the fact that we know the time required
for the earth to circle the sun is approximately 365.25 days?
When 1,260 Days = a time, times and half a time
In the Book of Revelation
Revelation 12:6
The woman
fled into the desert to a place prepared for her by God, where she
might be taken care of for 1,260
days
Revelation 12:14
The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she
might fly to the place prepared for her in the desert, where she
would be taken care of for a time,
times and half a time, out of the serpent's reach
In verse 6 above, the time given is 1,260 days. But in verse 14,
the time given is described as a time, times and half a time. This is
most often interpreted as 3 and one-half years or 42 months. So verses
6 and 14 as noted above yield a 30-day month. Twelve months of 30 days
equals 360-days in a prophetic year. The answer is that the Bible has
been written with a "PROPHETIC YEAR" defined as 360 days in length.
This is only applied to biblical prophecy. And it is important that
to attain the 360-day year, you must let the Bible interpret the Bible.
When 1,260 Days = a time, times and half a time
In the Book of Daniel
Daniel 7:25
He will speak
against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the
set times and the laws. The saints will be handed over to him for
a time, times and
half a time
Daniel 12:7
The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river,
lifted his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard
him swear by him who lives forever, saying, "It will be for a time,
times and half a time"
In both Daniel 7:25 and Daniel 12:7, the time given
is described as "a time, times and half a time." This is most often
interpreted as 3 and one-half years or 42 months. When the prophecy
of the 70-weeks is interpreted using the 360-day prophetic year, divine
guidance appears to be revealed in human events from ancient history
into the 21st century. In each 42-month period foretold, the earth
is to be directed by unrestrained evil. The 360-day year makes for a
good relationship between the books of Daniel and Revelation.
Genesis Supports the 360 Days per Year
Based on the book of Genesis, the calendar at the time of Noah consisted
of 12 months of 30 days. At the beginning of the flood, the water came
forth on the 17th of the month. Five months later on the 17th day
of the month, the book of Genesis reveals that 150 days had passed.
Dividing 150 days by 5 months supports that the early calendar contained
12 months of 30 days length. Therefore, the book of Genesis supports
the 360 days per year calculation. Here are the supporting Scriptures.
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth
year of Noah's life, on
the seventeenth day of the second month--on that day all
the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of
the heavens were opened
Genesis
8:3
The water receded steadily from the earth. At the
end of the hundred
and fifty days (150 days)the water had gone down, and
on the seventeenth
day of the seventh month (5 months later)the ark came
to rest on the mountains of Ararat
Since the book of Genesis is attributed to Moses by conservative
scholars, it is credible that the 360 days per year was in use at the
time of Moses.
Egyptian Calendar used the 360 Days per Year
The Egyptian calendar used at Elephantine, Egypt in the 5th century
BC consisted of 12 months of 30 days length. However, in the 5th century
BC, the Egyptians knew this was not acceptable and simply added and
additional 5 leap days each year. So the total calendar year was 365
days in length in the 5th century BC. But it is important to understand
that the initial Egyptian calendar was most likely based on 12 months
of 30 days length for a total of 360 days per year. When Moses led Israel
out of Egypt, it was the 15th century BC, or about 1,000 years
before the calendar used at Elephantine, Egypt. It is assumed that the
use of the 365 days per year Egyptian calendar began in the 8th century
BC. The foundation of 12 months of 30 days length in the Egyptian calendar
infers that a 360 days per year calendar was in use in ancient history
before 1000 BC.