The 2300 Evenings and Mornings | Introduction to Daniel's Prophecies

The prophecy of the 2300 evenings and mornings is the longest time prophecy in the Bible. It reveals when the heavenly sanctuary would be cleansed and points to crucial events in the plan of salvation.

The Question of the Saints

What question was asked in the vision of Daniel 8?

When will the world end? How long will the vision about the continual and the desolating transgression last? Who is the little horn? When will the Messiah come?

What was the answer given?

Until 70 weeks Until 2300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be cleansed Until 1260 days Until the return of Christ

The Day-Year Principle

In apocalyptic prophecies, what does one prophetic day represent?

One literal day One literal year One week One month

How many years are 2300 prophetic days?

2300 days 2300 years 230 years 23 years

“Miller learned that a day in symbolic prophecy represents a year.” — Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 324, par. 1.

This principle, supported by Numbers 14:34 and Ezekiel 4:6, allows the 2,300 prophetic days to be understood as 2,300 years.

The Connection with Daniel 9

What did Daniel not understand after the vision of chapter 8?

The beasts The vision, especially the part about the evenings and mornings The ram The goat

Who came to explain what Daniel did not understand?

Moses The angel Gabriel Michael Another prophet

The 70 weeks are understood as what in relation to the 2300 years?

Replaced Cut off (determined) from the 2300 years Ignored Multiplied

The Starting Point

When did the 70 weeks (and the 2300 years) begin?

At the destruction of Jerusalem From the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem (457 B.C.) At the birth of Christ At Daniel's death

If the 2300 years began in 457 B.C., when did they end?

1798 A.D. 1844 A.D. 1914 A.D. 70 A.D.

“Consequently the 2300 days of Daniel 8:14 terminate in 1844.” — Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 328, par. 2.

Ellen G. White connects this calculation with Artaxerxes’ decree in 457 B.C. and the conclusion of the 2,300 years in 1844. In another chapter, she explains that at that time Christ entered the Most Holy Place of the heavenly sanctuary to perform the final work of atonement before His coming. See Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 421.

What should happen in 1844?

The return of Christ The cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary The end of the world The destruction of Rome

And Now?

The prophecy of the 2300 years is crucial:

Longest prophecy: Covers more than 2 millennia
Clear starting point: 457 B.C., the decree of Artaxerxes
Ending in 1844: Beginning of the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary
Investigative judgment: Christ ministers as High Priest

My Decision

I understand that the prophecy of the 2300 years points to 1844 as the beginning of the investigative judgment in the heavenly sanctuary. I desire to be prepared for this solemn time, trusting in the intercession of Jesus, my High Priest.

Yes, I believe and accept this truth.

6) The 2300 Evenings and Mornings