How to give the lecture on 538 and 1798

koot van wyk (DLitt et Phil; ThD)

Visiting Professor

Kyungpook National University

Sangju Campus

South Korea

Conjoint lecturer for Avondale College

Australia

8 May 2009

 

1. Start telling of Daniel's nightmares and the four beasts.

2. Read Daniel 7 but only about beasts one to four.

3. Read about the 10 horns and then the little horn.

4. The iron in the teeth of the fourth beast compares to the fourth empire in Daniel two, the iron legs, thus Rome.

5. Go to the interpretation of the dream part and especially of the little horn.

6. Notice "time, times and half a time".

7. Mention that Babylonia had two systems of calendars: lunar with 354 days and schematic or economic with 360 days.

8. Time = 1 schematic year of 360 days.

Times = 2 schematic years of 360 + 360 days.

Half a time = 6 months of equal 30 days or 180 days. Total 1260 schematic days.

Day in prophecy is one year (solar year of 365.25 days)  = 1260 solar years.

9. Mention that this little horn is before the Judgement or Ancient of Days come in verse 22 in 1844.

10. Mention that Notre Dame university is proud to announce that the civilization center of the Middle Ages was the Vatican.

11. For the Little Horn to qualify, he had to come after the broken Roman empire and before the 1844 Judgement in Heaven function of Jesus.

12. We know that Napoleon captured the pope in 1798 and took him to France.

13. It was the end of the papal power in that year and event.

14. Evidence of the end of the power of the pope can be seen in the sketchbook of Napoleon's artist.

a. Jacques Luis David painted the famous crowning of empress Josephine in 1803 by Napoleon. Behind Napoleon sat the Deadly Wound pope's successor since Pius VI died. This was Pius VII.

b. David's sketched first the pope before this end product. The pope sits naked!

                         

c. It is the first time in the history of mankind that one can see the pope naked and maybe the last time.

d. In the next sketch David made Napoleon crown himself rather than Josephine!

                         

e. In his final painting though, the pope was dressed and Napoleon crowned Josephine.

f. What does it tell us? The craziness of power-play. The papacy or Vatican power wounded and all power in Napoleon's hands.

15. With 1798 secure as the end one can now calculate 1798-1260 = 538. Let the church members calculate it for you.

16. To move back to 538 is to see how the Roman power came to an end.

17. The ruler at that time was Justinian I, emperor, soldier but also lawyer.

18. Show them a picture of Justinian I and read the letter IUSTINI on the left of the coin.

19. They see Justinian I as a soldier, on his horse, with armor, with a spear.

20. Tell them the date of this coin is 524 CE.

21. Tell them there is no date on the coin.

                    

22. Tell them that Justinian I wanted to change this coin and ordered another one.

23. Show them the one below and tell them that Justinian I ordered that he be shown as a theologian with a cross in his hand.

24. Show them his name IUSTINI on the left.

25. Show them also the numbers XII on the reverse.                    

26. Tell them that XII means 12 because X = 10 and I = 1 thus 10+1+1=12.

27. Tell them that it was the 12th year of his reign.

28. Open the paper folding and show them what is XI = 10+1= 11

29. Show them X = 10.

30. Show them IX = 10-1=9.

31. Show them VIII = 5+1+1+1=8.

32. Show them VII = 5+1+1=7.

33. Show them VI = 5+1=6.

34. Show them V = 5.

35. Show them IV = 5-1=4.

36. Show them III = 1+1+1=3.

37. Show them II = 1+1=2.

39. Show them 1 = 1 which is the first year of Justinian I.

40. Tell them that if we know the first year of Justinian I then we will be able to know the 12th year of his reign.

41. Start with I or 1 and fold forward a paper from the back saying that year one is 527 CE.

42. Year II or 2 is thus 528.

43. Year III or 3 is thus 529.

44. Year IV or 4 is thus 530.

45. Year V or 5 is thus 531.

46. Year VI or 6 is thus 532.

47. Year VII or 7 is thus 533.

48. Year VIII or 8 is thus 534.

49. Year IX or 9 is thus 535.

50. Year X or 10 is thus 536.

51. Year XI or 11 is thus 537.

52. Year XII or 12 is thus 538.

53. Show them the two pictures side by side so that they can see the difference between SOLDIER becoming THEOLOGIAN in 538 CE.

  
      The coin with the spear
           S O L D I E R       

 

       The coin with the cross

             T H E O L O G I A N

 

54. Tell them that we are vary thankful that God has shown us so vividly, exactly what Daniel saw in Daniel 7 and with this clear understanding we also thank the Lord that the Bible is a book with many messages so relevant for us today.

55. We thank the Lord for opening our minds as to the understanding of time, times and half a time. To 1260 years. To 1798 and also to 538.

56. And now, may the grace of God, the love of Jesus Christ and the presence of the Holy Spirit go with us until we meet again around the living word of God. Amen.

 

Making the Folding paper to calculate 538 as the XII year of Justinian with the audience

 

Use three A4 papers and glue them at the ends together. Fold them so that they are separate blocks. Fold the whole area in half in its length. Write the 12 and XII only on the bottom half. Keep folding it after each number until you reach 1.  

Fold the other half open and cut with a scissors up to the numbers 1 and 2 so that 527 can fold individually behind 1. Each consecutive number will be cut to fold behind the number. You will only unfold numbers 527 to 538 consecutively as part of the discovery process.


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