Daniel’s 70th Week and the 1260, 1290, and 1335 Days
How Daniel’s prophetic timeline aligns with Revelation’s tribulation chronology
Daniel’s 70th Week and the 1260, 1290, and 1335 Days
1. The Seventy Weeks of Daniel
Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin.
Hebrew Term
shavua — a unit of seven.
In Daniel 9 the context indicates sevens of years.
70 × 7 years = 490 years.
Daniel 9:27 describes a final prophetic week.
He shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering.
This final seven-year period is commonly called Daniel’s 70th week.
2. The Half Week
Scripture describes the half-week (3.5 years) using several expressions.
Daniel 7:25
time, times, and half a time
Revelation 11:2
42 months
Revelation 11:3
1,260 days
Revelation 12:6
1,260 days
Daniel 9:27
half of the week
Prophetic Calendar
3.5 years × 360 days = 1,260 days.
Thus:
42 months
3.5 years
1,260 days
all refer to the same period.
3. The 1,260 Days
Revelation identifies this as a major tribulation period.
My two witnesses will prophesy for 1,260 days.
The woman is nourished in the wilderness for 1,260 days.
The beast is given authority for 42 months.
Interpretation
1,260 days corresponds to the second half of the 70th week, often called the Great Tribulation.
4. The 1,290 Days
From the time the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination of desolation is set up there shall be 1,290 days.
The starting point is the abomination of desolation.
This event occurs at the midpoint of the 70th week.
Numerical Comparison
1,260 days
+ 30 days
= 1,290 days.
Possible purposes of the extra 30 days:
• removal of the abomination
• cleansing of the sanctuary
• initial judgment on the nations
5. The 1,335 Days
Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days.
Calculation
1,335 days = 1,260 + 75 days.
or
1,335 days = 1,290 + 45 days.
Possible Significance
This additional period may correspond to:
• completion of final judgments
• restoration of Jerusalem
• establishment of the Messianic kingdom
6. Timeline Summary
From the midpoint event:
1,260 days
End of the tribulation period.
1,290 days
Sanctuary cleansing and judgment.
1,335 days
Blessing and full kingdom inauguration.
7. Logic Tier Conclusion
Confirmed
Daniel predicts a final seven-year period divided in half.
Strongly Implied
The 1,260 days corresponds to the second half of this week.
Inferred
The 1,290 and 1,335 day markers represent post-tribulation transitional phases.
Speculative
Exact historical events tied to the additional days are not explicitly identified.