Have you ever studied about the last days ( a.k.a Judgement days ) written in old testament of Bible? A kind of overall book similar to Revelation is Zechariah. However, from Isaiah onward lots of prophecies are there. All of these are having connections with what's currently happening in the world. The most in depth, but difficult to interpret was the one from Daniel; especially Daniel chapter 8. Adventists groups were questioned because of its interpretations. What it says is:
keep the vision secret; for it has to do with the far-off future (Dan 8:26)
But it is talking about a time frame for these to happen. Which is 2300 evenings and mornings ( Dan 8: 14 ). But in its last chapters, it says different numbers; 1290 days ( Dan 12: 11 ). On its next versus, it says :
A blessing will be on the man who goes on waiting, and comes to the thousand, three hundred and thirty-five days. ( Dan 12: 12 ) |
What does those means. Can we take these 2300 evenings and mornings are as days ? Apparently it is not. I found a much interesting explanation with the support of how it written in Hebrew and how it should be interpreted. When I was beginning my teenage and was studying bible, I did a simple calculation to understand. Those days no internet, mobile or not many resources available to read further. So, these counts I made based on that day how I did.
If considering 2300 as each years, and Daniel was lived in 620 - 538 BC, this will come around year 1762. But my teenage mind was calculated it after Christ's dead. Because there are subsequent events and prophecies which clearly tells about the arrival of Jesus. So definitely it won't be so soon. Of course, when I was trying to understand that year was almost 2 centuries before. So, no way. What did I get? It was 2266 ( Christ's living span take as 34 - 2300 ). In that 1335 days who waits, which will be around 3 years 6 months and some days ( approximate 4 years ). This means, when nearing judgement day the total wrath / suffering will last for 4 years. Those who defend it with God's word will win the battle. That's what Bible says. These are exactly same thing which is explaining in Revelation as well. So, should I consider John's, who wrote Revelation, life span to this? Definitely not.
Why did I say this now?
I got escaped from Malaysia, on March 13, 2020 on the last flight to India due to CoVID-19 disease. After the 10th day of my home isolation, India decided to lock down. Since I live alone in a room due to home isolation, completely separate from rest of the family, my wife called me and told, what she planned to do when I arrived on that day. It was like "hold the hand, kneel down before God and say thank you to the almighty who sent the message through someone says escape as you can; as the last flight is on this day and made to me be with family in safe". After an hour or so, I felt very bad. I was thinking, "why I didn't feel like this?" Though I was thanking God daily on my prayers, why didn't my immediate response was not like that? Is it because of my stubborn / rock heart ?
I then started thinking about the end of days. Those words from Daniel when I was studying it as a teenager. Approximate date I got in those days were matching with today. I don't know how I got that on those days. But the events currently the world is undergoing felt me to think like this. But I had few versus stuck on my mind clearly. One of it is:
And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day of the Son of man (Luke 17:26)
Take today's scenario; the CoVID-19. Isn't it same or something similar ?
They were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day of the overflowing of the waters, when Noah went into the ark, and they all came to destruction (Luke 17:27)
Now many marriages can't do due to the spread of virus. Those who pregnant also have very bad days. You can't drink, eat or even go out without scare. People live in fear. Remember this pandemic won't go away so fast. Since it is wide-spreading all over the world, most countries are imposing lock-down, it won't be so easy to get back to normal life. It can go minimum 6 months or beyond. It will be a big disaster to the whole world. People will be feared dead and start thinking like "do I have that?" as we can't easily determine whether we are the carriers of the virus.
Next, I started thinking about my friends' wives who are in pregnant and almost nearing their dates. So it says like this in bible:
It will be hard for women who are with child, and for her with a baby at the breast, in those days. For great trouble will come on the land, and wrath on this people. (Luke 21:23)
There are many pregnant women around my known circle affected. Some are stuck in foreign countries, some are with their parents. What's the situation in hospitals? Most of them converted to accommodate the CoVID-19 patients. So, if you want to deliver, do it at home. That's the situation now.
So, when I was adding these piece of incidents what I feel like "Oh my God, what's your plan through me? For what purpose you made me to think like this and prompted me to write it down? Who am I to do this / to interpret these? I am one of the most notorious sinner".
Time now is midnight (00:00hr on 25-Mar-20) which is 02:30 in Malaysia. My mind went blank again after scribbling this. But my sleep has gone. God is planning something through me ?
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