A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come, Treatise · Treatise proper · Prophetical scripture
THE Prophetical Scripture Line of Time, As it is Given from the Death of Solomon to the Temple, New Jeruſalem, and Throne of the great Solomon, Son of David, in purely Prophetical Numbers.
FRom Solomon's Death, when the Types of the Kingdom of Chriſt in David his Father, and himſelf, Ceas'd, to Ezekeil's Temple, &c. The firſt Time of Sollemn Bearing Iniquity, or the Puniſhment of it in the delay of the Kingdom of Chriſt the Antitype, giving Spring to all Prophetick Time. Days of Years. 390Ezek. 4. 5. c. 40. &c.
In that Ezekiels Temple was but a Viſional Temple, the former 390, years are made, according to the Standard of Seven given by God, *Levitic. 20. 18, &c.ſeven times three Hundred ninty days of years of bearing Iniquity; in the Delay of the Kingdom of Chriſt, to Ezekiels Sanctuary Cleans'd or Expiated, and Juſtified in that Kingdom. Days of Years. 2340
From Ezekiel's Viſion of the Temple after Forty Days of years Bearing the Sin of Judah, and ſtoping any ſo much as Appearance of a Temple-ſtate to a Faint Appearance of that Viſion, in Cyrus his Decree for Building the Temple, the firſt 40 of the 2340. Days of Years. 0-40Ezek. 4. 6.
From the End of the 40 days of years at Cyrus his Decree to the Sanctuary Cleans'd. Days of Years. 2300eves, morns, Dan. 8. 14.
From the Decree of Cyrus; the firſt going out of the word for the Reſtoring the Temple by the God of Iſrael, and Cyrus King of Perſia; to the full going out of that word by Artaxerxes Longimanus; the firſt Days of Years. 75 Made out by Scripture Argument and Chronology.75 of the 2300 Eves, Morns of years, a Time of the Treading it under foot; this Time therefore is Detach'd from the 2300.
From the word fully gone Forth, to the Time of Annointing the Sanctuary by the Powring out the Spirit on the Apoſtolick Church at the Aſcenſion of Chriſt; Repreſented in the midſt of the Half week by the Viſion, Revel. c. 4. c. 5. And ſo the other Half Week continues the Time of the Confirming of the Covenant, a Time cut off from the 2300 of Treading the Sanctuary under Foot. Days of Years. 490Dan. 9. 24.
Of theſe 490 years, or 70 Weeks, ſeven of them were a Time of Building the Walls, and Streets of Jeruſalem, according to all Hiſtory; Aſſuring the former 75, with theſe 49 years to reach ten years within the Reign of Darius Nothus, and to be 124 years; and therefore the Firſt ſeven weeks are ſo cut off from the ſeventy Dan. 9. 25. Ezr. 6. 14. Fſther. 1. 1. Neh. 12. 22.Weeks, and ſo many Perſian Princes expreſly nam'd in ſacred Hiſtory.
From the end of the Firſt forty nine years of the Weeks, are Sixty two Weeks diſtinctly nam'd, a Time of Vaſſalage, Tributarineſs, Straits and Difficulties under Heathen Princes; eſpecially Antiochus Epiphanes; a great Type of treading the Sanctuary under foot by Antichriſt; until the Publick Miniſtry of Meſſiah the Prince. Days of Years. 434Dan. 9. 25.
From Meſſiah the Prince Appearing in his Miniſtry, to the end of confirming the covenant to the Jews, at the laſt week; in the midſt of which he Died; the other half week by the Apoſtles; and their Beginning Deſolations. Days of Years. 0007Dan. 9. 27.
The Duration of the Force of Annointing the Sanctuary was to continue during the Sealing of Viſion and Prophecy; viz. That great Viſion of Ezekiels Temple; which Sealing was both of Reſerve from Immediate coming to paſs of that Viſion; and of ſecuring Days of Years. 400 Rev. 6. c. 7.it from Antichriſtian Violation for that Time.
Therefore this Sealed time is Divided into two halves.
The Firſt of which was of the Purer time of the Sanctuary, when the Annointing was moſt upon it; And this the Wiſdom of the Spirit of Prophecy has ſet out by Ballances in the hand of that Juſt Emperor Alexander Severus, weighout the time of the Purity of the Sanctuary, according to the weights of the Sanctuary. Days of Years. 202Rev. 6. 6.
The Sealing was to ſecure, till there was a Full and Perfect Emblem of Chriſts Kingdom in the Chriſtian Empire.
The other half from Alexander Severus his Death, till the taking away the Daily Sacrifice; when the Annointing paſs'd off, and the Sealing, as to the Security, went off from the Outer-court; and Reſted Days of Years. 202 Rev. c. 6. to c. 8. and c. 11. 1.on the Inner-court, and Perſons Worſhiping in it.
From the end of ſealed time, began Indicted time, or time, times, half time, ſo ſtil'd in Chaldee, Hebrew, Greek, ſo call'd, becauſe ſworn Time, or Time declar'd by Oath, Dan. 12. 7.Dan. 7. 25. c. 12. 7.
And Accordingly God Provided by Conſtantine a Character of Time to be an Agreeable Diſtinction of Time, viz. Indictions of 15 y. to Aſcertain when the Indicted time, times and half time ſhould have place; there are therefore twenty four Indictions that make the firſt Time, or Third of 1080 Days. Days of Years. 360Rev. 11. 3. c. 12. 16.
The two Times, or two Thirds of 1080 Days, are twice 24 15 of years, or 24 Indictions. Days of Years. 720
The laſt half of Indicted Time or an 180 years, in twelve Indictions making up 1260 y. Days of Years. 180At Rev. 10. Half Time begins as hath been ſhewn.
The Epoch, or beginning of the Time, Times, and half Time, is to be taken from the 42 Moons of the Gentiles; as hath been ſhewn; Beyond the time, times, and half time, or the 1260 days of years are the Thirty days of years of the Voices, making 1290, by the Addition of two Fifteens or Indictions. Days of Years. 30Dan. 12. 11. Rev. 14.
The laſt part of Time till the Fullneſs of Time, makes the 1290, 1335, by the Addition of three, Fifteens, or Indictions, or 45 Days of years; and are the time of Powring out the Vials. Days of Years. 45Dan. 12. 12. Rev. 16.
Now theſe two laſt parts of Time, are Indicted Time alſo; becauſe they come under the Oath of Chriſt; that in the Days of the Seventh Angel, and his beginning to Sound, the Myſtery of God ſhall be Finiſhed.
Then follows the Thouſand years, the Glorious Kingdom of Chriſt, the Fullneſs, the Perfection of time, Stild, Rev. 20. Thrice, The Thouſand Years. Days of Years. 1000