Daniel 8:13 Then I heard one saint
speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint
which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the
daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to
give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under
foot? 14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and
three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be
cleansed.
Many Christians see a single event in
verse 13, represented by " concerning the daily
sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give
both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under
foot?" But I see two events. Verse 13 speaks of the fate
of the daily sacrifice once it is restored and
re-instituted by the Jews.
The first event is " Concerning the daily
sacrifice". It speaks of day one when this daily
sacrifice is restored by the Jews at some point in
tribulation. The second event is the fate of this daily
sacrifice represented by "the transgression of
desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to
be trodden under foot" This event shall take place in
mid trib when AC breaks the covenant and changes the
times and law of Israel ( Daniel 7:25). The time is
their feasts and the law is their Torah. Their sanctuary
shall also be trodden under foot by gentiles.
If we take away the second event " the
transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary
and the host to be trodden under foot" from verse 13, we
have this;
"How long shall be the vision concerning
the daily sacrifice?
And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and
three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be
cleansed."
Daniel was told the daily sacrifice can
only last 2300 days. After this period, sanctuary shall
be cleansed and Holy will be restored. It means from the
first day the daily sacrifice is restored and
re-instituted by the Jews, the fate of this daily
sacrifice shall last 2300 days.
But during these 2300 days, this daily
sacrifice shall be interrupted by "the transgression of
desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to
be trodden under foot". This transgression of desolation
is inserted to foretell the tragic fate of this daily
sacrifice.
Ray