Day-Year Principle

Scripture: Daniel 9:1-27, Ezekiel 4:5-6, Numbers 14:34

Lesson: 9

The key to unlocking the time prophecies in the Bible is to first understand the day-year principle of interpretation.

When you post, you agree to the terms and conditions of our comments policy. Click here to read it.

If you have a Bible question for Pastor Doug Batchelor or the Amazing Facts Bible answer team, please submit it by clicking here. Due to staff size, we are unable to answer Bible questions posted in the comments.

To help maintain a Christian environment, we closely moderate all comments.

Please be patient. We strive to approve comments the day they are made, but please allow at least 24 hours for your comment to appear. Comments made on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday may not be approved until the following Monday.

Comments that include name-calling, profanity, harassment, ridicule, etc. will be automatically deleted and the invitation to participate revoked.

Comments containing URLs outside the family of Amazing Facts websites will not be approved.

Comments containing telephone numbers or email addresses will not be approved.

Comments off topic may be deleted.

Please do not comment in languages other than English.

Please note: Approved comments do not constitute an endorsement by the ministry of Amazing Facts or by Pastor Doug Batchelor. This website allows dissenting comments and beliefs, but our comment sections are not a forum for ongoing debate.

Leave a Comment Below

Just leave your name and comment below. No need to create an account. All comments are moderated. Spam comments will not be approved.

Enter your email to verify your comment.

We won't send you any marketing or solicitation emails.

3 Comments

rdwray

To assume that the "day for a year" principle for all prophecy would mean that the two witnesses would prophesy for 2, 260 years.

Revelation 11:3 “And I will give [power] to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”

Daniel Davis

This is the literal worst possible result for a topical search of the day-year principal - especially for being on the Amazing Facts website. Lets just skip the verses themselves after a half hour of meandering… please update this to something that could actually present the principle usefully intellectually to those who want to witness to those less informed about Biblical prophetic fulfillment. There are 40 some verses that say 1000 years is as a day to God - let’s get on that study to show why the day year principle wins out over such when it comes to prophecy BEFORE reading Daniel 9 please because it’s actually not the easiest thing to prove AS we read Daniel 9, and only becomes easier afterwards. Not looking for reason to want to believe something is what the Bible says; looking for definitive reasons to show proof through study of what the Scriptures actually said.

Anonymous

IS THERE NOT BOTH LITERAL AND SYMBOLIC BIBLE PROPHECY/ SOMETIMES A DAY FOR A YEAR AND SOMETIMES A DAY FOR A DAY.

Share a Prayer Request
|
Ask a Bible Question

Name:

Email:

Prayer Request:

Name:

Email:

Bible Question: