Books by Douglas W. Ophus
The Seventy Sevens Prophecy Told
to Daniel by The Angel Gabriel
This book, The Seventy Sevens Prophecy Told to Daniel by The Angel Gabriel, covers the whole prophecy given in Daniel 9:24-27 and much of the theological implications. It explains the New Testament fulfillment of Daniel 9:24 that speaks of several wonderful aspects of the accomplishments of the Messiah for the people. It explains that the decree given to Nehemiah in the month of Nisan in the 20th year of Artaxerxes marks the beginning of the counting of the seven sevens and sixty-two sevens until the Messiah, the Ruler, comes as prophesied in Daniel 9:25. It explains that the 20th year of Artaxerxes according to Nehemiah, who was a descendent from Judah, was the 21st year according to the Babylonian way of counting the year of the king. It is the first book that correctly uses the Julian date for the 21st year of Artaxerxes in the month of Nisan as April 3-May 1, 444 B.C. Julian according to Babylonian Chronology 626 B.C.-A.D. 75 by R. A. Parker and W. H. Dubberstein. It Calculates the seven sevens and sixty-two sevens after the decree of Artaxerxes until the Messiah, the Ruler, comes (as prophesied in Daniel 9:25) using both the Julian calendar and the ancient Babylonian calendar. The calculation arriving at March 30, 33 A.D., the exact date of the triumphal entry of Jesus through the Eastern Gate. It explains that the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem fulfills until the Messiah, the Ruler comes and that the crucifixion of Jesus fulfills Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself as prophesied in Daniel 9:25-26. It explains the three days and three nights in the heart of the earth spoken of by Jesus. It includes extrabiblical references for the dark as night and the earthquake during the day time on the day Jesus was crucified with Eusebius's quote of Phlegon in Greek, which is translated into English in this book, and Julius Africanus's critique of Phlegon and Thallus on the matter. It mentions that a red moon eclipse the evening Jesus was crucified, April 3, 33 A.D.. has been verified by astronomical calculations. It includes a summary of A History of The Jewish Wars by Flavius Josephus concerning the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple as prophesied in Daniel 9:26.
THE BEASTS OF DANIEL AND REVELATION EXPLAINED THAT ARE ALREADY NINE-TENTHS HERE
It gives the locations of the ten seats of power of the beast with ten rulers having horns and ten crowns that have not received their kingdoms yet. It explains the women setting on the beast arrayed in purple and scarlet. Purple representing political-military rulers and red representing religious rulers. It explains the five major locations depicted by the animal beast in Revelation. It explains the awesome man in Daniel is an ingenious depiction with one foot having five toes representing future political-military rulers and the other foot having five toes representing religious rulers. The iron and clay toes of the awesome man represent two different types of kingdoms of different persuasions. It gives the locations of the three established rulers the Antichrist will uproot. It explains the beast with two horns like a lamb is a false christ that is both a religious ruler and a political-military ruler. It warns against the blasphemous little book the Antichrist will write during the Great Tribulation. It discusses the great multitude in heaven and the Greek grammar of "These are the ones coming out of the Great Tribulation." It integrates much of Daniel, Zechariah, and Revelation that pertains to the time of the Great Tribulation. It explains that the beast already opposing Jesus as the Lamb of God is a fulfillment of Rev. 17:13-14. It explains the situation today based on Rev. 17:8c, "The beast that was, and is not, and yet is" : the establishment of modern Israel as a nation, and since then the formation of the European Union, the return of a pre-Christian Greek type culture in the west, and the rise of Iran as a world power.