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The number 1260 is also repeatedly referred to in the Islamic religion as the time when the messiah will appear.
Muhammad's grandson, the Imam Sadiq, when asked when the messiah will appear, replied verily in the year '60 (1260) His cause shall be revealed and his name shall be noised abroad.
Another collection of Islamic prophecies states in Ghars the tree of divine guidance shall be planted. And again in the year Ghars the earth shall be illumined by His light.
As you may know, in the Arabic language, words and letters all have corresponding numerical values. The word Ghars is an Arabic word meaning the planting and it has a numeric value of 1260.
In other words these Islamic prophecies all foretold the appearance of the messiah in the year 1260 of the Islamic calendar. And these are just a few examples of Islamic prophecies. There are even more Islamic prophecies which refer to the year 1260 as the time when messiah will appear.
In the Zoroastrian religion we also can find a prophecy which refers to the appearance of the messiah in the twelfth century after the beginning of the religion of Islam. (the Magi who came to see the infant Jesus were Zoroastrian priests)
In his book, the Dinkird, Zoroaster states when a thousand two hundred and some years have passed from the inception of the religion of the Arabian (Muhammad was the Arabian)... a descendant of the Persian kings will be raised up as a Prophet...
Zoroaster, who lived approximately 1000 years before Jesus' time, also agrees that the 1260 year prophecy should begin with the inception of the religion of Muhammad.
To summarize, that's thirteen separate 1260 year prophecies from four separate middle eastern religions, encompassing four countries and given over a period of almost four thousand years. These prophecies all state that this beast will control Jerusalem for 1260 years. Who is this beast? It is the only empire which arose after the Romans to conquer and control Jerusalem... the pseudo-Islamic Empire under the Umayyads and later under the Abbasids.
What's fascinating about these '1260' prophecies is that the year 1260 AH of the Islamic calendar just happens to also be the exact same year 1844 AD of the Christian calendar. Can you see what this means? The '7-times' prophecy of Moses, the '2300 day/year' 'Abomination of Desolation' prophecy of Daniel (referred to by Jesus) and the thirteen '1260 day/year' prophecies all indicate the exact same year... the year 1844 AD. That's fifteen separate prophecies which pinpoint the exact same year.
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