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The plain meaning of the Daniel passage is 490 consecutive years. There is no mysterious gap. There is an extension of the 'flood' or the 'end.' But there is no irrational skip X000 years to the future. It was about the rebellion of ch 8 coming to a head and ruining the country, because they could not accept being supervised by the 4th kingdom that was to come. Messiah would come during the same stormy period and sacrifice for sin and bless many. But the country and the worship system would be trounced, and was.
assigning letters from Rev 2-3 to church periods is cockamanie.
assigning letters from Rev 2-3 to church periods is cockamanie.