From 3950ef2377b450202f4371f2a97164b412bdddf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Spencer Grimes Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:55:47 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] "vault backup: 2026-04-30 19:55:47 from Flow" --- .../20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/43-Talks/Public/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World.md b/43-Talks/Public/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World.md index aa20202..d78bd40 100644 --- a/43-Talks/Public/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World.md +++ b/43-Talks/Public/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World/20 - Is It Time for God to Rule the World.md @@ -100,12 +100,13 @@ > > > - this marked the beginning of the “seven times” during which God’s rulership would be interrupted ([Da 4:16](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004016&wtlocale=E)) > > > - How long would this period last? > > > - Daniel does not say, but there are other parts of the bible that do tell us +> > > - We're going to look a few scriptures that help us find the answer. > > > [!help] ** Jesus said that Jerusalem, representing God’s rulership, would “be trampled on . . . until the appointed times of the nations” were fulfilled ([_w06_ 7/15 6 ¶1-4](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-2006521&lang=E&par=16-19))** -> > [Read [**Luke 21:24**](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=42021024&wtlocale=E)] +> > First, [Read [**Luke 21:24**](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=42021024&wtlocale=E)] > > - “The appointed times of the nations” are the same period as the “seven times” of [Daniel chapter 4](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004001-27004037&wtlocale=E) > > - Jesus indicated that “the appointed times of the nations” were still ongoing during his earthly ministry, so the “seven times” could not be seven literal years counted from 607 B.C.E. -> > - Read [Revelation 12:6,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=66012006&wtlocale=E) [14](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=66012014&wtlocale=E). As we read, focus on where it talks about timing +> > - Next up, Read [Revelation 12:6,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=66012006&wtlocale=E) [14](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=66012014&wtlocale=E). As we read, focus on where it talks about timing > > - 1,260 Days = 3.5 times. 3.5times x 2 = 7 times. 7 times = 2,520 days // About 7 years. > > - “Seven times,” or seven Biblical years, are equal to 2,520 days ([_w06_ 7/15 7 ¶1-2](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-2006521&lang=E&par=20-21)) > > - Adding 2,520 days // About 7 years to 607 BCE doesn't really get us anywhere, and we know its wrong from Jesus words earlier in Luke