• Daniel foretold of Jerusalem's destruction that occurred in AD 70 with these words. "The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary" (Dan 9:26).
  • Daniel's prophecy was fulfilled by the Roman General Titus who destroyed Jerusalem in AD 70.
  • Gentile nations controlled Jerusalem from AD 70 until June 7, 1967, when the Jewish people took control of ancient Jerusalem again.
• Did anyone in the Bible foretell that the Jewish people would regain control of Jerusalem?
• Jesus, like Daniel, also foretold of Jerusalem's destruction that occurred in AD 70. However, Jesus' words bring us into the 20th century since he foretold that Jerusalem would be controlled by Gentile nations until the generation in which he would return to earth. Consider Jesus' words about Jerusalem's future, "Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles [Beginning with the Romans on August 5, AD 70] until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled [Literally fulfilled on June 7, 1967 when Israel regained control of Jerusalem from Jordan in the Six-Day War]" (Luke 21:24b).

Design Point No. 2 (in the chart above)

• The Feast of Trumpets has historic precedence to be prophetic of Christ's return. Throughout the New Testament, Christ's return is associated with the blowing of trumpets. The earliest reference to the "Feast of Trumpets" comes from Moses in the book of Leviticus and today is also known as Rosh Hashanah.
• Biblical literature also supports the fact that Old Testament feasts such as the Passover and other feasts are prophetic of New Testament events as follows:

Old Testament Feast	Reference	New Testament Event
The Passover		Jesus Crucified
First Fruits (always on Sunday following the Passover)		Jesus' Resurrection
Seven Weeks (50 Days)		Day of Pentecost (Holy Spirit Falls on Disciples)

• The feasts listed above always occur in the spring time, and were fulfilled by Christ at his first coming. In the autumn, three more feasts appear to be prophetic of Christ's second coming as follows:

Old Testament Feast	Reference	New Testament Event
Trumpets		Jesus' Second Coming
Day of Atonement		Judgment of the Nations
Tabernacles		Millennial Reign of 1,000 Years

• Historic and biblical precedence of the spring time feasts support that such biblical feasts are prophetic of New Testament events which always occur on the same day of the feast. Is the phenomenon of 14,000 days aligning with the Feast of Trumpets on October 4, 2005 a coincidence or an act of God?

Conclusion:

Scientific dating Daniel's "time-oriented" prophecy shows supernatural control or design in human events. Would you like to know more about the historic person of Jesus?