The Heart of Adventism

And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. Daniel 8:14.

Word Symbols from the Sanctuary

Ram; goat; horns; daily [continual] sanctuary; lifting up; implied sacrifice; implied priest; the cleansing of the sanctuary; the sanctuary host.

Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary [Only God's Sanctuary] and the host to be trodden under foot? And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary [Only God's Sanctuary] be cleansed. Daniel 8:13–14.

Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary [A holy or unholy sanctuary] was cast down. Daniel 8:11.

In Daniel 8, two different Hebrew words are translated as vision. The different Hebrew words are: Mare'h and chazon. One means the entire vision and the other means a snapshot of the vision.

How Long?

Psalm 74:1, 3, 10; 79:5; 80:4; Zechariah 1:12; Isaiah 51:12–14; 52:4–6; 65:1–3.

Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision [ the entire vision] concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days [evenings and mornings]; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. Daniel 8:13–14.

And the vision [the snapshot] of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; [the entire vision] for it shall be for many days. Daniel 8:26.

Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision [the entire vision] at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to show thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. [the snapshot] Daniel 9:21–23.

Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones [masculine] toward the four winds [feminine] of heaven. Daniel 8:8.

And out of one of them [feminine] came forth a little horn [pagan Rome], which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. Daniel 8:9.

Masculine and Feminine

And out of one of them [FEMININE–the four winds] came forth a little horn [MASCULINE– pagan Rome], which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. Daniel 8:9.

Three Areas of Conquest for Pagan Rome

". . .toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land." Daniel 8:9.

And it [FEMININE–papal Rome] waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it [FEMININE–papal Rome] cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. Daniel 8:10.

Papal Rome is the persecuting power in prophecy which tramples God's People

". . . it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. Daniel 8:10.

Yea, he [MASCULINE– pagan Rome] magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. Daniel 8:11.

Pagan Rome Crucifies Christ

". . . magnified himself even to the prince of the host [Christ]." Daniel 8:11.

Yea, he [MASCULINE– pagan Rome] magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him [from him; pagan Rome] the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. Daniel 8:11.

From Pagan Rome the daily [paganism]

". . .is taken away." Daniel 8:11.

The capital of the empire is moved to Constantinople

". . . the place of his sanctuary was cast down." Daniel 8:11.

Take Away

And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away [Hebrew sur; remove] the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. Daniel 11:31

And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away [Hebrew sur: remove], and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Daniel 12:11.

Two Hebrew Sanctuary words translated as taken away.

Sur: turn aside, remove. Never to remove from the mind. Used to describe when the ashes were removed from under the alter and taken outside the camp.

Rum: to lift up or exalt. Used to describe when the priest would lift up and exalt a wave offering before the Lord.

Yea, he [pagan Rome] magnified himself even to the prince of the host [Christ], and by him [from pagan Rome] the daily [paganism] sacrifice was taken away [Rum: lifted up and exalted], and the place [the city of Rome] of his sanctuary [the Pantheon] was cast down. Daniel 8:11.

And an host [an army or military force] was given him [FEMININE–papal Rome] against the daily [paganism] sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered. Daniel 8:12.

Papal Rome

". . . cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered." Daniel 8:12.