Reason #5:
"The vision of Daniel 8:1-2 covers the whole period of the ram, the he-goat and the little horn until the cleansing of the sanctuary.
--In Daniel 8:13 the question is asked: ‘Until when shall the vision be? The context indicates that the
word vision includes the totality of what Daniel has seen in Daniel 8 to that point.
--Then, in Daniel 8:15 we are told that Daniel wished to comprehend the vision.
--The question is: Which vision? The answer is simple: It must be the totality of the vision of Daniel 8 because when the Angel Gabriel comes to explain the vision in answer to Daniel’s request, he begins with Persia and then continues with Greece, the little horn, and culminates with the conclusion of the 2300 days when the sanctuary is to be cleansed.
Thus it is clear that the 2300 days which cover the whole vision of Daniel 8 must involve CENTURIES and not literal days, (that is, six and one half literal years). Incidentally, this explains the reason why Daniel 8 begins with Persia and not with Babylon. The 2300 days begin when Persia gives the decree to restore and build Jerusalem and that is why the vision begins with Persia. Thus, Daniel 8 and 9 must be connected in order to comprehend the 2300 day prophecy.
Notice the following illustration:
Vision = Ram + He-goat + Pagan Rome + Papal Rome + Judgment "
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"The vision of Daniel 8:1-2 covers the whole period of the ram, the he-goat and the little horn until the cleansing of the sanctuary.
--In Daniel 8:13 the question is asked: ‘Until when shall the vision be? The context indicates that the
--Then, in Daniel 8:15 we are told that Daniel wished to comprehend the vision.
--The question is: Which vision? The answer is simple: It must be the totality of the vision of Daniel 8 because when the Angel Gabriel comes to explain the vision in answer to Daniel’s request, he begins with Persia and then continues with Greece, the little horn, and culminates with the conclusion of the 2300 days when the sanctuary is to be cleansed.
Thus it is clear that the 2300 days which cover the whole vision of Daniel 8 must involve CENTURIES and not literal days, (that is, six and one half literal years). Incidentally, this explains the reason why Daniel 8 begins with Persia and not with Babylon. The 2300 days begin when Persia gives the decree to restore and build Jerusalem and that is why the vision begins with Persia. Thus, Daniel 8 and 9 must be connected in order to comprehend the 2300 day prophecy.
Notice the following illustration:
Vision = Ram + He-goat + Pagan Rome + Papal Rome + Judgment "
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Unto two thousand and three hundred days;
then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
Daniel 8:14