Daniel — Chapter 12
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Verse 7
Vnto a time, and times, and half a time.] Our Sauiour saying (Mat. 24. v. 22.) that the dayes (of Antichrists great persecution) shal be shortened: and Apoc. 17. v. 10. the great persecutour that is to come, must tarie a short time, it is necessarie to say, that the time of the same persecutour here signified to Daniel, as also before ch. 7. v. 25, & repeted Apoc. 12. v. 14. by these termes of a time, & times, and half a time, can not possibly import any long time. And therfore the ancient Fathers vniformly vnderstand by a time one yeare, by times two yeares, and so by half a time half a yeare. Which is somwhat more cleere in other termes, in this ch. v. 11. by a thousand two hundred ninetie dayes, & v. 11. a thousand three hundred thirtie dayes, & Apoc. 11. v. 3. Two witnesses shal prophecie (Against Antichrist) a thousand two hundred sixtie dayes. Apoc. 12. v. 6. The Church shal be fed in the wildernes, the same number of dayes 1260. But most cleerly Apoc. 11. v. 2. & Apoc. 13. v. 5. this great persecution shal indure 42. months, that is, three yeares & a half.
Verse 11
To desolation.] That is, abolishing so much as is possible the holy Sacrifice of Masse, to the end of that persecution shal be 1290. dayes. Why 45. dayes are added to the former number, is meruelous obscure: neither may we presume amongst diuers expositions, to censure which seemeth most probable. But we are content to goe away with Daniel (v. 9, and 13.) without further searching the profound sense of so high mysteries.