I don't know about many of you who quote scripture, but I feel obligated to read at least 5 different translations of any thing I read. So many verses (more-so than chapters) can mean nearly opposite things if you take the time to actually study.

Anyways, I was looking into Daniel 9. I've never looked into the International Children's Bible before today. A few things stuck out to me.

Daniel 9:2 - During Darius’ first year as king, I, Daniel, was reading the Scriptures. In them I saw what the Lord told Jeremiah. He said Jerusalem would be an empty desert for 70 years.

It's an interesting read, but I'm skipping ahead to 24-27:

24 “God has ordered 490 years for your people and your holy city. These years are ordered for these reasons: to stop people from turning against God; to put an end to sin; to take away evil; to bring in goodness that continues forever; to make the vision and prophecy come true; and to appoint a most holy place.

25 “Learn and understand these things. A command will come to rebuild Jerusalem. The time from this command until the appointed leader comes will be 49 years and 434 years. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and a trench around it. But it will be built in times of trouble. 26 After the 434 years the appointed leader will be killed. He will have nothing. The people of the leader who is to come will destroy the city. They will also destroy the holy place. That end will come like a flood. War will continue until the end. God has ordered that place to be completely destroyed. 27 That leader will make an agreement with many people for 7 years. He will put a stop to offerings and sacrifices after 3½ years. And the horrible thing that destroys will be placed on the highest point of the Temple. But God has ordered him to be destroyed!”


So, like most scripture, things like "the time from this command until the appointed leader comes will be 49 years and 434 years. Are these 2 separate arrivals? Or adding them to 483?

I'll try not to go full numeritard here, but 490 years from 2018 takes us to 1528, while 483 to 1535.

On January 22, 1528 on the Julian calendar (I honestly don't know which to use, Greg or Jul calendar) England and France declare war on Emperor Charles V. I see no mention of this on wikipedia, while they do show the October 20 Treaty of Gorinchem signed between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Charles, Duke of Guelders.

Wikipedia says this about the treaty:

The Treaty of Gorinchem was signed in Gorinchem on 20 October 1528 between Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Duke Charles of Guelders during the Guelders Wars.

Based on the terms of the accord, the Emperor acknowledged Duke Charles' control of Guelders, Groningen, and Drente, but as fiefdoms of the Emperor. Duke Charles agreed to name Emperor Charles as his successor.
The treaty was broken in 1534 when Duke Charles nominated King Francis I of France as his successor.

Just under 7 years. But I think I have reached that point where I have realized there is a lot more context to try to point out the pattern. And converting back and forth between Julian and Gregorian is time-consuming.

Can I hand off the torch to someone, if it was ever lit?