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246

    "LET 
   

GOD

BE

    TRUE" 
   

    "time, 
   

and

    times, 
   

and

    half 
   

a

    time", 
   

or

32

    times 
   

.

    "Seven 
   

    times" 
   

    would 
   

be

    twice 
   

    1,260, 
   

or

    2,520, 
   

    days 
   

.

    Ezekiel, 
   

a

    faithful 
   

    prophet 
   

of

    Jehovah, 
   

    wrote 
   

:

"I

    have 
   

    appointed 
   

    thee 
   

    each 
   

day

for

a

    year 
   

."

    (Ezekiel 
   

4

:

6)

If

    this 
   

    rule 
   

is

    applied, 
   

the

    2,520 
   

    days 
   

    become 
   

    2,520 
   

    years 
   

.

    Therefore, 
   

    since 
   

    God's 
   

    typical 
   

    kingdom 
   

    with 
   

its

    capital 
   

at

    Jeru- 
   

    salem 
   

    ceased 
   

to

    exist 
   

in

the

    fall 
   

of

607

B

.C

.,

    then, 
   

by

    counting 
   

the

    Gentile 
   

    times 
   

    from 
   

    that 
   

    date, 
   

the

    2,520 
   

    years 
   

    extend 
   

to

the

    fall 
   

of

A

.D

.

1914

.

END

OF

THE

    "TIMES 
   

OF

THE

    GENTILES" 
   

    Expiration 
   

of

the

    Gentile 
   

    times 
   

    marks 
   

the

    time 
   

for

the

    release 
   

of

the

    symbolic 
   

    banded 
   

    tree 
   

    stump 
   

.

    This, 
   

of

    course, 
   

    could 
   

not

    mean 
   

the

    returning 
   

of

    Satan 
   

to

    power 
   

as

    man's 
   

    rightful 
   

    overlord, 
   

for

he

has

    continued 
   

for

the

    past 
   

six

    thousand 
   

    years 
   

as

the

    "god 
   

of

    this 
   

    world" 
   

.

Nor

    does 
   

it

    mean 
   

he

    would 
   

    again 
   

be

in

    favor 
   

    with 
   

God

and

be

    placed 
   

in

    charge 
   

of

    righteous 
   

man

in

the

New

    World 
   

.

The

    Devil 
   

has

    been 
   

    sentenced 
   

to

    death, 
   

and

the

    sentence 
   

    will 
   

be

    carried 
   

out

.

    Neither 
   

    could 
   

the

    return 
   

of

the

    natural 
   

    Jews 
   

to

    Palestine, 
   

    which 
   

    followed 
   

    World 
   

War

I,

in-

    dicate 
   

the

    kingdom 
   

had

    been 
   

    restored 
   

to

    fleshly 
   

    Israel, 
   

for

    such 
   

    Jewish 
   

    movement 
   

was

    political 
   

and

    social 
   

    without 
   

a

    thought 
   

for

    God's 
   

    king- 
   

dom

.

No,

    neither 
   

    Satan's 
   

    restoration 
   

to

    God's 
   

    organization 
   

nor

the

    Jews' 
   

    repatriation 
   

was

    meant 
   

by

    loosing 
   

of

the

    "bands" 
   

    about 
   

the

7.

    What 
   

    things 
   

are

not

    meant 
   

by

the

    removing 
   

of

the

    "bands" 
   

    about 
   

the

    prophetic 
   

    stump? 
   

but

    what 
   

did

    result 
   

    therefrom? 
   

246 “LET GOD BE TRUE” “time, and times, and half a time”, or 34 times. “Seven times” would be twice 1,260, or 2,520, days. Ezekiel, a faithful prophet of Jehovah, wrote: “I have appointed thee each day for a year.” (Ezekiel 4:6) If this rule is applied, the 2,520 days become 2,520 years. Therefore, since God’s typical kingdom with its capital at Jerusalem ceased to exist in the fall of 607 B.C., then, by counting the Gentile times from that date, the 2,520 years extend to the fall of A.D, 1914. END OF THE “TIMES OF THE GENTILES” * Expiration of the Gentile times marks the time for the release of the symbolic banded tree stump. This, of course, could not mean the returning of Satan to power as man’s rightful overlord, for he has continued for the past six thousand years as the “god of this world”. Nor does it mean he would again be in favor with God and be placed in charge of righteous man in the New World. The Devil has been sentenced to death, and the sentence will be carried out. Neither could the return of the natural Jews to Palestine, which followed World War I, indicate the kingdom had been restored to fleshly Israel, for such Jewish movement was political and social without a thought for God’s kingdom. No, neither Satan’s restoration to God’s organization nor the Jews’ repatriation was meant by loosing of the “bands” about the 7, What. things are not meant by the removing of the “bands” about the prophetic stump? but what did result therefrom?