The Watchtower Society and John and Morton Edgar - A2Z.org

The Days of WaitingThe Counterfeit536 B.C.539 A.D.The RealityThe Counterfeit Prior to this date,Jerusalem, the typical seat ofgovernment of the children of God,was laid waste, and the fleshlyIsraelites were in captivity in Babylon.Prior to this date, Rome, the seat ofgovernment of the Apostate Church,who profess to be the Church of God, wa s spiritually laid waste, and thespiritual Israelites were in captivity inPagan Rome.At this date Babylon was captured byCyrus and by his edict Jerusalem waspresented to fleshly Israel, now setfree in order that they might set up theHouse of GodAt this date, Rome was captured byJustinian, and by his edict Rome waspresented to the counterfeit spiritualIsraelites, now set free, in order that theymight set up the counterfeit House ofGod the "Abomination of Desolation.""Accession of Charles Martel to theMayoralty of the Palace." His alliancewit h the Papacy led to the overthrowPagan Roman Empire and theestablishment of the Kingdom ofAntichrist.714 A.D.1789 A.D.The French Revolution.This led to the overthrow of Papal Romeand the establishment of the Kingdom ofChrist.The end of the 1260 days and thebeginning of the Time of the End ofthe Pagan Roman Empire.724 A.D.1799 A.D.The end of the 1260 days and thebeginning of the Time of the End ofPapal Rome (Babylon the Great), thelast of the Gentile Kingdoms.The end of the 1290 days when thewise would understand. It was in thisyear that the Pope deposed KingChilderic III, and crowned Pepin, theson of Charles Martel. This, the firstexercise of such authority by thePapacy, together with the presentationto Papacy of additional territory (thePapal States) by Pepin, caused theApostate Church to expect the nearapproach of the Kingdom ofAntichrist.754 A.D.1829 A.D.The end of the 1290 days when the wisewould understand. it was in this yearthat Miller began to understand theprophecy of the "days of waiting" andthe true Church began to expect the nearapproach of the Kingdom of Christ.