The Divine Stopwatch

In this opening chapter of the End Times Roadmap, “The Divine Stopwatch” unveils God’s precise prophetic timeline. Daniel 9:24-27 reveals seventy weeks—490 years—to address Israel’s sin and usher in righteousness. Using a 360-day biblical calendar, the first 69 weeks (483 years) start with Artaxerxes’ decree in 445 BC to rebuild Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:1-8), pinpointing Yeshua’s triumphal entry around 32 AD as the Messiah (Daniel 9:25). The final week, a seven-year tribulation, begins when the Antichrist strengthens a covenant, possibly linked to the Abraham Accords of 2020 (Daniel 9:27). His tech-driven power—lion’s mouth, bear’s hands, leopard’s feet (Daniel 7:4-6, Revelation 13:2)—sets the stage for chaos. Jesus ties this prophecy to forgiveness in Matthew 18:21-22, echoing Daniel’s 490 years, shaking Peter with its mercy. Christians are called to live with boundless forgiveness, ready for the rapture—harpazo in Greek, raptura in Latin—as God’s clock ticks toward the final week.