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APPENDIX 1914—A Significant Year in Bible Prophecy DECADES in advance, Bible students proclaimed that there would be significant developments in 1914. What were these, and what evidence points to 1914 as such an important year? As recorded at Luke 21:24, Jesus said: “Jerusalem will be trampled on by the nations, until the appointed times of the nations [“the times of the Gentiles,” King James Version] are fulfilled.” Jerusalem had been the capital city of the Jewish nation How and when, though, did God’s rulership begin to be “trampled on by the nations”? This happened in 607 B.C.E. when Jerusalem was conquered by the Babylonians. “Jehovah’s throne” became vacant, and the line of kings who descended from David was interrupted. (2 Kings 25:1-26) Would this ‘trampling’ go on forever? No, for the prophecy of Ezekiel said regarding Jerusalem’s last king, Zedekiah: “Remove the turban, and lift off the crown. It will certainly become no one’s until he comes who has the legal right, and I must give it to him.” (Ezekiel 21:26, 27) The one who has “the legal right” to the Davidic crown is Christ Jesus. (Luke 1:32, 33) So the ‘trampling’ would end when Jesus became King. When would that grand event occur? Jesus showed that the Gentiles would rule for a fixed period of time. The account in Daniel chapter 4 holds the key to knowing how long that period would last. It relates a prophetic dream experienced by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He saw an immense tree that was chopped down. Its stump could not grow because it was banded with iron and copper. An angel declared: “Let seven times pass over it.” In the Bible, trees are sometimes used to represent rulership. (Ezekiel 17:22-24; 31:2-5) So the chopping down of the symbolic tree represents how God’s rulership, as expressed through the kings at Jerusalem, would be interrupted. However, the vision served notice that this ‘trampling of Jerusalem’ would be temporary Revelation 12:6, 14 indicates that three and a half times equal “a thousand two hundred and sixty days.” “Seven times” would therefore last twice as long, or 2,520 days. But the Gentile nations did not stop ‘trampling’ on God’s rulership a mere 2,520 days after Jerusalem’s fall. Evidently, then, this prophecy covers a much longer period of time. On the basis of Numbers 14:34 and Ezekiel 4:6, which speak of “a day for a year,” the “seven times” would cover 2,520 years. The 2,520 years began in October 607 B.C.E., when Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians and the Davidic king was taken off his throne. The period ended in October 1914. At that time, “the appointed times of the nations” ended, and Jesus Christ was installed as God’s heavenly King. Just as Jesus predicted, his “presence” as heavenly King has been marked by dramatic world developments ^ par. 4 From October 607 B.C.E. to October 1 B.C.E. is 606 years. Since there is no zero year, from October 1 B.C.E. to October 1914 C.E. is 1,914 years. By adding 606 years and 1,914 years, we get 2,520 years. For information on Jerusalem’s fall in 607 B.C.E., see the article “Chronology” in Insight on the Scriptures, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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DODATAK 1914 – značajna godina biblijskog proročanstva ISTRAŽIVAČI Biblije desetljećima unaprijed rekli su da će 1914. uslijediti značajni događaji. Koji su to događaji i koji dokazi potvrđuju da je 1914. toliko važna godina? Kao što stoji u Luki 21:24, Isus je rekao: “Jeruzalem će gaziti neznabošci dok ne završe vremena neznabožaca.” Jeruzalem je bio prijestolnica židovskog naroda — sjedište kraljeva koji su dolazili iz loze kralja Davida (Psalam 48:1, 2). Međutim, ti su kraljevi po nečemu bili jedinstveni u odnosu na vladare drugih naroda. Sjedili su na ‘prijestolju Jehovinom’ kao predstavnici samog Boga (1. Ljetopisa 29:23). Jeruzalem je stoga bio simbol Jehovine vlasti. No kako i kada su Božju vlast počeli “gaziti neznabošci”? Bilo je to 607. pr. n. e. kada su Babilonci osvojili Jeruzalem. “Prijestolje Jehovino” bilo je prazno, a linija kraljeva koji su bili potomci Davida prekinuta (2. Kraljevima 25:1-26). Je li to ‘gaženje’ trebalo trajati zauvijek? Nije, jer je proročanstvo iz Ezekijela o Sidkiji, zadnjem kralju u Jeruzalemu, reklo: “Skini turban i odloži krunu! (...) [Kruna] neće biti ničija dok ne dođe onaj koji po zakonu ima pravo na nju, i njemu ću je dati” (Ezekijel 21:26, 27). Isus Krist je taj koji “po zakonu ima pravo” na Davidovu krunu (Luka 1:32, 33). Dakle, ‘gaženje’ će prestati kad Isus postane Kralj. Kada se zbio taj važan događaj? Isus je rekao da će neznabošci vladati točno određeno vrijeme. Izvještaj iz 4. poglavlja Danijela pomaže nam otkriti koliko je to trajalo. Tamo se govori o proročanskom snu babilonskog kralja Nebukadnezara. On je vidio ogromno stablo koje je bilo posječeno. Panj mu nije mogao rasti jer je bio u željeznim i bakrenim okovima. Anđeo je rekao: “Sedam vremena neka prođe preko njega!” (Danijel 4:10-16). Stabla u Bibliji ponekad predočavaju vlast (Ezekijel 17:22-24; 31:2-5). Stoga sječenje simboličnog stabla predočava da će Božja vlast, čiji su predstavnici kraljevi u Jeruzalemu, biti prekinuta. Međutim, vizija je pokazala da će to ‘gaženje Jeruzalema’ biti privremeno — trajat će “sedam vremena”. Koliko je to? Otkrivenje 12:6, 14 pokazuje da tri i po vremena iznose “tisuću dvjesto i šezdeset dana”. Prema tome, “sedam vremena” bilo bi dvaput više, to jest 2 520 dana. No neznabožački narodi nisu prestali “gaziti” Božju vlast nakon doslovnih 2 520 dana od pada Jeruzalema. Očito je da onda ovo proročanstvo obuhvaća puno duži vremenski period. U skladu s 4. Mojsijevom 14:34 i Ezekijelom 4:6, gdje se govori o računanju “dan za godinu”, “sedam vremena” iznosilo bi 2 520 godina. Tih 2 520 godina počelo je u listopadu 607. pr. n. e. kada su Jeruzalem osvojili Babilonci, a kralj iz Davidove loze bio je svrgnut s prijestolja. Taj je period okončan u listopadu 1914. Tada su završila “vremena neznabožaca”, a Bog je postavio Isusa Krista kao Kralja na nebu * (Psalam 2:1-6; Danijel 7:13, 14). Kao što je Isus prorekao, njegovu ‘prisutnost’ kao nebeskog Kralja obilježili su upečatljivi svjetski događaji — ratovi, glad, potresi, pošasti (Matej 24:3-8; Luka 21:11). Ti događaji snažan su dokaz da je 1914. doista uspostavljeno Božje nebesko Kraljevstvo i da su počeli ‘posljednji dani’ ovog zlog svijeta (2. Timoteju 3:1-5). ^ odl. 5 Od listopada 607. pr. n. e. do listopada 1. pr. n. e. prošlo je 606 godina. Budući da nulta godina ne postoji, od listopada 1. pr. n. e. do listopada 1914. n. e. prošlo je 1914 godina. Kad zbrojimo 606 godina i 1914 godina dobivamo 2 520 godina. U vezi s padom Jeruzalema 607. pr. n. e. vidi članak “Kronologija” u Uvidu u Sveto pismo (engl.) i 285. stranicu knjige “Sve je pismo od Boga nadahnuto”. Obje publikacije objavili su Jehovini svjedoci.