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This 'seventh day' interpretation continued to the nineteenth century, most believing that, according to biblical chronology, it would terminate in the mid-nineteenth century. The 6,000-year understanding of biblical chronology, the 1,260 days and the 2,300 days prophesied by Daniel, together filled Christians with confidence and expectation. (189:2) In time, however, the seventh day interpretation (was) emphasized less and less because of modern scientific findings. A literal interpretation of Genesis and an acceptance that the earth was roughly 6,000 years old prevailed among interpreters of chronological prophecy. When geological science soundly refuted the literal interpretation of Genesis, this understanding of prophecy was gradually abandoned and, for the most part, has now been forgotten.
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