519 S. R. Miller, The New American Commentary – Vol. 18: “Daniel” (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2001), (electronic ed.), Logos Library System.
521 Philip Mauro, The Seventy Weeks and the Great Tribulation -- A Study of the Last Two Visions of Daniel, and of the Olivet Discourse of the Lord Jesus Christ, 1921; http://www.preteristarchive.com/Books/1921_mauro_seventy-weeks.html
522 Philip Mauro, The Seventy Weeks and the Great Tribulation -- A Study of the Last Two Visions of Daniel, and of the Olivet Discourse of the Lord Jesus Christ, 1921; http://www.preteristarchive.com/Books/1921_mauro_seventy-weeks.html
523 Josephus, Antiquities, book 15; chapter 3; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/complete.ii.xvi.iii.html
530 Josephus, Antiquities, book 15; chapter 8.5, 9.6; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/complete.ii.xvi.ix.html; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/complete.ii.xvi.ix.html
531 Josephus, Wars of the Jews, book 1, “Of the Temple and Cities that were Built by Herod and Erected from the Very Foundations; as also of those Other Edifices that were Erected by Him; and what Magnificence he Showed to Foreigners; and how Fortune was in all Things Favorable to Him.”; chapter 21, paragraphs 2-4; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/complete.iii.ii.xxi.html
532 Josephus, Antiquities, book 15; chapter 9.5; 11 http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/complete.ii.xvi.ix.html; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/complete.ii.xvi.xi.html
533 Josephus, Antiquities, book 15; chapter 11.4; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/complete.ii.xvi.xi.html
534 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_the_Great
535 Josephus, Antiquities, book 15; chapter 8.5; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/complete.ii.xvi.viii.html
536 Philip Mauro, The Seventy Weeks and the Great Tribulation -- A Study of the Last Two Visions of Daniel, and of the Olivet Discourse of the Lord Jesus Christ, 1921; http://www.preteristarchive.com/Books/1921_mauro_seventy-weeks.html
537 For example: P. Niskanen, “Daniel's Portrait of Antiochus IV: Echoes of a Persian King,” Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 66 (2004), 378-386, in which he argues that Daniel 11.40-45's account of the death of Antiochus IV is based on Dionysius of Halicarnassus' account of Cambyses, noting six parallels between the accounts.
538 Philip Mauro, The Seventy Weeks and the Great Tribulation -- A Study of the Last Two Visions of Daniel, and of the Olivet Discourse of the Lord Jesus Christ, 1921; http://www.preteristarchive.com/Books/1921_mauro_seventy-weeks.html
539 Tim Meadowcroft, “History and Eschatology in Tension: A Literary Response to Daniel 11:40-45 as Test Case,” Pacifica 17 (October 2004);
540 Calvin, Commentaries on the Book of the Prophet Daniel; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom25.v.xv.html
541 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra_VII
542 Josephus, Wars of the Jews, book 1, “How Antony at the persuasion of Cleopatra sent Herod to fight against the Arabians; and now after several battles, he at length got the victory…”; chapter 19, paragraph 1; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/works/files/war-1.htm
546 Josephus, Wars of the Jews, book 1, “How Antony at the persuasion of Cleopatra sent Herod to fight against the Arabians; and now after several battles, he at length got the victory…”; chapter 20, paragraph 3; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/works/files/war-1.htm
547 Josephus, Antiquities, book 15; chapter 9, paragraph 3; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/works/files/ant-15.htm
548 Humphrey Prideaux, The Old and New Testament connected in the history of the Jews and Neighbouring Nations, from the Declension of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah to the Time of Christ, Volume 2 (Oxford: 1839), pp. 566-567; http://books.google.com/books?id=9mljAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
549 Philip Mauro, The Seventy Weeks and the Great Tribulation -- A Study of the Last Two Visions of Daniel, and of the Olivet Discourse of the Lord Jesus Christ, 1921; http://www.preteristarchive.com/Books/1921_mauro_seventy-weeks.html
550 Plutarch, Lives, Translated by John Langhorne and William Langhorne, (Baltimore: William and Joseph Neal, 1831), p. 654; http://books.google.ca/books?id=yDEEXg7eXw8C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
551 http://www.touregypt.net/cleopatr.htm
552 Rossella Lorenzi, “How Cleopatra Won Her Bet,” Discovery News, 2010-08 -03; http://news.discovery.com/history/cleopatra-pearl-cocktail.html
553 Josephus, Wars of the Jews, book 1, “From the Taking of Jerusalem by Antiochus Epiphanes, to the Death of Herod the Great”; chapters 26-33; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/works/files/war-1.htm
554 Josephus, Antiquities, book 17; chapters 5-7; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/works/files/ant-17.htm
555 Josephus, Antiquities, book 17; chapter 7; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/works/files/ant-17.htm
556 Josephus, Antiquities, book 17; chapter 6; paragraph 5; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/works/files/ant-17.htm
559 Josephus, Antiquities, book 17; chapter 6; paragraph 5; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/works/files/ant-17.htm
560 Josephus, Wars of the Jews, book 1, “From the Taking of Jerusalem by Antiochus Epiphanes, to the Death of Herod the Great”; chapter 33, paragraph 7; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/works/files/war-1.htm
561 Josephus, Antiquities, book 17; chapter 6; paragraph 5; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/works/files/ant-17.htm
563 A. C. Myers, The Eerdmans Bible dictionary (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1987), p. 181.
564 A. C. Myers, The Eerdmans Bible dictionary (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1987), p. 833.
565 C. Brand, C. Draper, A. England, S. Bond, E. R. Clendenen, & T. C. Butler (Eds.), Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2003), p. 1594.
566 A. C. Myers, The Eerdmans Bible dictionary (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1987), p. 1004.
569 Josephus, Antiquities, book 17; chapter 6; paragraph 4; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/works/files/ant-17.htm
570 Josephus, Antiquities, book 17; chapter 9; paragraph 2; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/works/files/ant-17.htm
571 Douglas Johnson, “And They Went Eight Stades toward Herodeion,” in J. Finegan, J. Vardaman, and E. M. Yamauchi, Chronos, kairos, Christos: Nativity and chronological studies presented to Jack Finegan, (Winona Lake, Eisenbrauns, 1989), p. 96.
572 Douglas Johnson, “And They Went Eight Stades toward Herodeion,” in J. Finegan, J. Vardaman, and E. M. Yamauchi, Chronos, kairos, Christos: Nativity and chronological studies presented to Jack Finegan, (Winona Lake, Eisenbrauns, 1989), p. 94.
573 Harold W. Hoehner, “The Date of the Death of Herod the Great,” in J. Finegan, J. Vardaman, and E. M. Yamauchi, Chronos, kairos, Christos: Nativity and chronological studies presented to Jack Finegan, (Winona Lake, Eisenbrauns, 1989), p. 106.
574 Harold W. Hoehner, “The Date of the Death of Herod the Great,” in J. Finegan, J. Vardaman, and E. M. Yamauchi, Chronos, kairos, Christos: Nativity and chronological studies presented to Jack Finegan, (Winona Lake, Eisenbrauns, 1989), p. 107.
575 However, he could have been circumcised while his parents were fleeing with him to Egypt.
576 We do not know how far into Egypt they went. Donkeys move at a walking pace of a little over 7 kms/hr. So they could have travelled 45kms in six hours; taking time to rest, they could have comfortably covered 45kms in 8-10 hours. If they travelled 45 kms/day, they would have covered 450kms in 10 days, which would have put them past Suez and well into the Nile delta. However, they probably rested on the Sabbath. Also they may have travelled only 300kms. Regardless, it would have been very feasible to walk from Bethlehem to parts of Egypt in 10 days.
577 Johannes Kepler suggested that the star was the triple conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 7-6 BC. Two years later would have been 4 BC. However, how that conjunction could have led the Magi, two years later, to the exact place where Jesus was residing (Mt 2.9) is difficult to explain. It is probably better to postulate that God worked a miracle and provided a unique celestial sign which the Magi observed and concluded to be the sign of the Jewish Messiah.
578 10 days to Egypt + 2 days in Egypt + 12 days to Nazareth + 2 days in Nazareth + 5 days to Jerusalem
580 8 days in Bethlehem + 10 days to Egypt + 2 days in Egypt = 20 days. April 8th – March 19th = 20 days.
581 H. C. Leupold, Exposition of Daniel, (Minneapolis, Augsburg, 1961). p. 525.
582 For a complete exegesis of Matthew 24 (and the related passages in Mark and Luke) see: James R. Hughes, Daily Meditations on the Life of Jesus – A Contemporary Application; http://www.epctoronto.org/Press/Publications_JRHughes/Meditations_on_Life_of_Jesus_Web.htm
583 Josephus, Wars of the Jews, book 7, “From the Taking of Jerusalem by Titus to the Sedition of the Jews at Cyrene”; chapter 1, paragraph 1; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/works/files/war-7.htm
584 See the lessons learned in the section entitled ‘Steadfast Saints’ (11.32b-35).
585 See: James R. Hughes, And So all Israel will be Saved, 1998; http://www.epctoronto.org/Press/Publications_JRHughes/Romans_11_(So_all_Israel_will_be_Saved).htm
586 J. Julius Scott, Jr.; Did Jerusalem Christians Flee to Pella? Evidence from Biblical, Historical, Archaeological and Critical Studies; Paper read at Wheaton College Archaeology Conference, Wheaton, IL, Nov 1998; http://www.friendsofsabbath.org/ABC/Church%20of%20God%20History/Did%20Christians%20Flee%20to%20Pella%20(not%20AC).pdf
587 William Hendriksen, More than Conquerors (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1962), pp. 191-193.
588 “Type, Typology” in Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology; http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/bakers-evangelical-dictionary/type-typology.html
589 Kenneth Gentry, The beast of Revelation (Tyler, TX: Institute for Christian Economics, 1989).
592 C. S. Lewis, The Great Divorce (New York, New York: Touchstone, 1974), pp. 30-31.
593 Tom Van Riper, "America's Most Admired Professions," Forbes, 2006-07-28; http://www.forbes.com/2006/07/28/leadership-careers-jobs-cx_tvr_0728admired.html
594 Josephus, Antiquities (translated by William Whiston), book 11, chapter 8; http://www.ccel.org/j/josephus/works/ant-11.htm
595 Calvin, John. Institutes of the Christian Religion, translated by Ford Lewis Battles, edited by John T. McNeill (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1960), book 4.8.7, p. 1155.
596 Calvin, Commentaries on the Book of the Prophet Daniel; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom25.vii.vi.html
597 H. C. Leupold, Exposition of Daniel, (Minneapolis, Augsburg, 1961). pp. 534-535.
598 Edward J. Young, The Prophecy of Daniel – A Commentary (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1949), p. 258.
599 Philip Mauro, The Seventy Weeks and the Great Tribulation -- A Study of the Last Two Visions of Daniel, and of the Olivet Discourse of the Lord Jesus Christ, 1921; http://www.preteristarchive.com/Books/1921_mauro_seventy-weeks.html
600 Francis Bacon, The New Organon – True Directions Concerning the Interpretation of Nature, aphorism 84;
84; http://www.constitution.org/bacon/nov_org.htm
601 “Of Lawful Oaths and Vows,” Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 22, paragraphs 1- 3.
603 Jona Lendering, Chronology of the Jewish War, 66-70; http://www.livius.org/ja-jn/jewish_wars/chrono66.html
604 Refer to the previous notes on 7.25, above, for a possible way of understanding the three-and-a-half years.
605 Philip Mauro, The Seventy Weeks and the Great Tribulation -- A Study of the Last Two Visions of Daniel, and of the Olivet Discourse of the Lord Jesus Christ, 1921; http://www.preteristarchive.com/Books/1921_mauro_seventy-weeks.html
606 S. F. Mathews, “The Numbers in Daniel 12:11-12: Rounded Pythagorean Plane Numbers?” CBQ, 63 (2001), 630-46.
607 Alberto R. Timm, The 1,290 and 1,335 Days of Daniel 12, 2002-06-05; http://biblicalresearch.gc.adventist.org/documents/daniel12.htm
608 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_diaspora
609 Jona Lendering, Chronology of the Jewish War, 66-70; http://www.livius.org/ja-jn/jewish_wars/chrono66.html
610 Josephus, Wars of the Jews, book 6, “Containing the Interval of about one Month. From the Great Extremity to which the Jews Were Reduced to the taking of Jerusalem by Titus”; chapter 9, paragraph 1; http://www.ccel.org/ccel/josephus/works/files/war-6.htm