The Thread Through History
Two thousand years of prophecy, persecution, and preservation, from the early church to the present day
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Events
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Years Covered
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Prophetic
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Persecution
1260
Prophesied Years
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Source:
The 1260-Year Prophecy
The Prophecy
Daniel 7:25 prophesied that a power would "wear out the saints" for "a time, times, and half a time" (3.5 prophetic years).
Using the day-year principle (Numbers 14:34, Ezekiel 4:6), this equals 1,260 literal years.
The Fulfillment
538 AD: Justinian's decree establishes papal supremacy. The last Arian power driven from Rome.
1798 AD: General Berthier takes Pope Pius VI prisoner. Temporal power ends.
538 + 1260 = 1798. Exactly.