Most Bible scholars/teachers, pastors, and rabbis are unaware that the Bible chronology they are using is outdated or incorrect. It's an honest mistake. Chronology is not their area of interest, and, more often than not, they simply copy the chronology printed in a modern Bible commentary or study Bible without giving it any thought. Unfortunately, the chronology adopted by modern Bible scholarship usually rejects the biblical chronology in favor of a chronology based on ancient Assyrian chronology, and then forces the Bible chronology to agree with that ancient secular Assyrian chronology. Doing so requires the assumption that the Bible contains error, and thus the rejection of Bible chronology in favor of Assyrian chronology has led to the discrediting of the Bible as the authoritative Word of God on any subject. It is important that we, as Bible believers, use the correct Bible chronology when interpreting what the Scriptures say. As a quick check, one can easily tell that Bible scholars/teachers, pastors, rabbis (or even you yourself) are using outdated and incorrect Bible chronology to interpret the Bible if they teach any of the following:

 

1) That the Kingdom of Israel divided into the kingdoms of Israel and Judah circa 930/931 BC (BCE).

2) That there is a 360-day prophetic year that can be used to interpret Bible prophecy.

3) That the 70 weeks in Daniel 9 mean a time period of 490 years.

4) That Jesus was crucified in 33 AD/CE (or any year other than 30 AD/CE).

5) That there is a 2,000-year "church age" gap described in Daniel 9.

6) That all of the prophecies in Daniel were fulfilled by and/or during the time of Antiochus IV.

7) That some prophecies in Daniel are yet be fulfilled in the future (in the end times).

8) That Daniel 8 was fulfilled in heaven in the 1840s or thereabouts.

9) That modern Israel is not a manifestation of God recalling Jews to the promised land.

10) That Jews today have (or will have) their own separate atonement under the Mosaic Covenant.

 

Dan Bruce

The Prophecy Society

Atlanta, Georgia

http://www.prophecysociety.org