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Excerpt from the Introduction (footnotes omitted):

        Why do mathematicians study bible prophecy? For starters, the ancient literal bible supports a high number of fulfilled prophecies and scientific phenomena, and continually instructs readers to ‘watch for signs.’

        In section II.B, this thesis chronicles important calculations that point to the rise of Satan (and his chosen counterfeit messiah) in 2015-2016 (Hebrew years 5775-5776), followed by the second-coming and triumph of the real Messiah from 2018-2020 (Hebrew years 5778-5780).

        But let‘s begin by suspending conclusions for a moment, and asking, “Even if all literal bible prophecies are consummated to the ‘jot and tittle,’ why draw the conclusion that the bible points to a loving and just creator of a solar system?” I think most folks come to ‘end-times’ study hoping to confirm the timeline and identity of the winning team so they can cheer and boo at the right times while wearing a colorful uniform. I’ll venture that strategy is shallow by itself. Studying the end-times begins with humility - learning how to ask the right questions and knowing our own personal skills/limitations, rather than believing in hasty conclusions. Only with a strong foundation can a man’s trust firmly weather a storm – it takes grace, and the product of grace is service.

        This end-times study is non-denominational and based on independent research gathered from many sources. Though I’m sure I’ve failed to some extent, I’ve strived to incorporate only credible evidence (e.g., literal bible quotes, sound mathematical measurements, verified historical records).

        Scholars often teach that most of the Book of Daniel was fulfilled in the past and is not relevant to today. I contend otherwise – probably all of the bible is relevant to today, even if some passages in context serve only as typologies, foreshadowed examples, repeated examples, correlations, warnings, etc. Indeed, prophetic history appears to be repeating itself like clockwork before our eyes today. Preterism, futurism, historicism – too frequently these terms are used to engage thinkers in a false hermeneutics debate, where one thinker claims his theory is absolutely (or definitively) right in all (or most) instances and the other theories are wrong. In my opinion, each of the above-named theories of interpretation generally have something valuable to offer. They complement one another, perhaps just as individual verses within the Book of Daniel compliment one another.

        My goal is to present an end-times chronology that systematically identifies relevant events, dates, places, and living beings. Therefore, this study is based on research, logic, and mathematics.

        Beyond the scope of this study is why (spiritually) the Book of Revelation is likely to be fulfilled, or why (morally) it may be a smart idea to pursue salvation in the biblical Messiah. On these two great questions, I’ll just venture that by studying the end-times, we can find a unique spiritual/personal reward - on the mountain of olives, the Messiah is quoted as saying that the love of many chills because of the abundance of injustices during the end of the age, but whoever endures/evangelizes (Aramaic = sabar) until the finality will be saved/forgiven. I find the spiritual emphasis of that message to be essential to an honest approach to end-times study. Indeed, in many ways it feels futile to completely convince oneself of any particular end-times chronology -- there are just too many variables in this world of deception, including even calendar disputes (see section II.A below for details). So the Messiah’s emphasis on the spiritual side saves the study (again) from futility in the hands of sinners, by contextualizing the focus toward personal endurance and love. Indeed, the message from Matthew chapters 24-25 connects naturally with the only other recorded sermon at the mountain of olives, found in Matthew chapters 5-7, regarding sin.

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