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== Futurism and Daniel's 2300 Day Prophecy ==

== Futurism and Daniel's 2300 Day Prophecy ==

Most Evangelical Futurism-style eschatology affirms that the entire Seventieth Week of Daniel is yet to be fulfilled—it is not in history past.  However, their interpretations regarding the 2300 days vary.  Juxtaposing their interpretations between the 2300 Days of Daniel 8 and the Seventy Week Prophecy of Daniel 9 is noteworthy.

Most Evangelical [[Revelation, Book of (historical exegesis)#Futurism|Futurism-style eschatology]] affirms that the entire Seventieth Week of Daniel is yet to be fulfilled—it is not in history past.  However, their interpretations regarding the 2300 days vary.  Juxtaposing their interpretations between the 2300 Days of Daniel 8 and the Seventy Week Prophecy of Daniel 9 is noteworthy.

Historicism sees the Church as the “sanctuary” to be cleansed (i.e., the “cleansing of the sanctuary” – Daniel 8:13-14); whereas most Futurists see the passages in both Daniel 8 and 9 referring to the Jewish people, Israel of the flesh.  They charge that the Historicists, including the Seventh-Day Adventists, the Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Mormons, have made a fundamental assertion that the prophecies found in Daniel 8 and 9 and other places in the Book of Daniel have reference to the “believing people of God” (i.e., today’s Church).  However, Premillennialism-style Futurists counter:  “Seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city” (Daniel 9:24).  The “Battle for the Sanctuary” took place in history past between the Hellenizing efforts of Antiochus IV Epiphanes and the Maccabeans (i.e., Jews) between 171 B.C. and 164 B.C. but Antiochus IV Epiphanes was but “a type of the Antichrist of the last days, as well as of all godless world rulers who actively oppose God’s people.”(Spirit-Filled Bible, p. 1133, ref. Daniel 8:9-14)

Historicism sees the Church as the “sanctuary” to be cleansed (i.e., the “cleansing of the sanctuary” – Daniel 8:13-14); whereas most Futurists see the passages in both Daniel 8 and 9 referring to the Jewish people, Israel of the flesh.  They charge that the Historicists, including the Seventh-Day Adventists, the Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Mormons, have made a fundamental assertion that the prophecies found in Daniel 8 and 9 and other places in the Book of Daniel have reference to the “believing people of God” (i.e., today’s Church).  However, Premillennialism-style Futurists counter:  “Seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city” (Daniel 9:24).  The “Battle for the Sanctuary” took place in history past between the Hellenizing efforts of Antiochus IV Epiphanes and the Maccabeans (i.e., Jews) between 171 B.C. and 164 B.C. but Antiochus IV Epiphanes was but “a type of the Antichrist of the last days, as well as of all godless world rulers who actively oppose God’s people.”(Spirit-Filled Bible, p. 1133, ref. Daniel 8:9-14)