1844 - A Date to Remember
1844 was 1260 In Jerusalem
"Henceforward neither shall Christianity be
insulted in
my dominions, nor shall Christians be in
anyway be
persecuted for their religion." the Sublime
Porte of the
Ottoman Empire
On March 21st, 1844, at the height of the advent
movement, the Sultan of The Ottoman Empire
signed
the Decree of Religious Toleration.
For the
first time in history Christians could visit
and live in
the Holy Land without fear of persecution
(the Muslims
had always executed Christians).
Queen Victoria pressured Abdul Mejid I
to make this
concession. The diplomatic correspondence
that led
up to this dramatic decree is in Approaching
End of
the Age.
The Discovery of Lunar Chronology
Unlocked the Mystery of the Sanctuary
The understanding of lunar chronology which
led to
this discovery was
unknown in 1844. Miller and associates did not
consider Jerusalem as the "Sanctuary" and it
never
occurred to anyone in New England that 1844 was
1260 in
Jerusalem.
But the calendar in the east is based upon
the Hegira.
Year one in Jerusalem
was 622. Therefore 1844, by the Islamic
calendar,
was 1260. Furthermore,
1260 was the later half of 2520. The great
seven times
punishment in lunar
years also ended in 1844. Remarkably, the seven
times punishment ended
in the literal calendar year 1260.
For over 160 years Adventists have faithfully
(and
correctly) proclaimed that 1844 was the
beginning of
the cleansing of the sanctuary. But the
Adventist
churches strangely ignored the later light as
to the
actual fulfillment. And 1844 (or 1260) was
just the
beginning of the cleansing of the sanctuary.
(Our next
newsletter)
Edict of Tolerance - 1781
A Similar Edict Pronounced in Europe Earlier
The Edict of Tolerance, issued in 1781,
granted
Protestants almost equal status with
Catholics.
Maria Theresa ruled the Hapsburg dynasty and was
co-regent with her son who was the Holy Roman
Emperor. Joseph II, nominally Catholic, was a
product of the Enlightenment (and Masonic).
His decree fell at the 2520 for Northern
Israel. (741 BC
to 1780). Thus at the end of both 2520 year
periods
we see an end to persecution legislated first
in the
West and then in the East. God's hand can be
seen
beginning to lift the age old curse at the
times
appointed.
The 1260
A Bad Omen in the East
The Moors (Islam) had always had a foreboding
of the
year 1260. For a long time they had been
exhorting
each other to beware of the 1260th year
from the
Hegira. Grattan Guiness quotes an Arab
public journal from Tangiers, Algeria. in App
End of
Age page 438.
There are 354.37 days in a lunar year. 1260 *
354.37 =
446,506.2 days. Divide this
by the days in a solar year (365.2424) and you
get 1222.5 years. 1844-622 = 1222.
In addition, the Hegira is half way between
the fall
of Jerusalem and 1844 in lunar years. Add 603 BC
to 1844 less one year for the 0 year to get
2446 solar
years. 1222.5 (rounded to 1223) * 2 = 2446. So
603 - 1844 was the seven times punishment in
lunar
years! The Sancutary prophetic time periods are
in lunar years since Jerusalem is in the east.
The seven times punishment for Israel works in
solar years since Israel had moved to the West.
But 1844 marked the end of both the Seven Times
Punishments for East (603BC) and West (676BC).
Diplomatic Correspondence
Between Britain and Turkey 1843-4
The papers entitled "Correspondence
Relating to
Executions in Turkey for
Apostasy from Islam," were presented to
Parliament, May 3, 1844, through Lord
Ashley. Grattan Guiness provides extracts of
these
documents. The correspondence
occupied a considerable part of a year from
August
1843 throuh April 1844.
Intervention by Britain was triggered by a
sensational
execution of an Armenian youth in August,
1843. The
young Turk had embraced Christianity. The
following
excerpt from the correspondence reveals the power
that Britain brought to bear on the "Weak Man
of the
East."
"Your Excellency will therefore press upon
the Turkish
Government, that if the Porte
has any regard for the friendship of England
- if it has
any hope that, in the hour
of peril or adversity, that protection, which
has
more
than once saved it from destruction, will
be extended to it again, it must
renounce absolutely, and without
equivocation, the barbarous practice which
has called
forth the remonstrance now
addressed to it."
The Approaching End of the Age, H. Grattan
Guiness,
Hodder and Stoughton,
London, 1880, 4th Edition, pages 434-437. (See
the link below which has the book online.)
