This winter? I've heard 2030 and it was logically explained, not sure I buy it since no one knows the day or hour even though we can see the signs of the times, but if you don't mind please explain how you reached the conclusion of this winter?
Yes so an angel Gabriel gave the prophet Daniel a specific timeline until the Messiah and the end of the age.
It is in Daniel 9:24-27.
In verse 24 the Jews and Jerusalem have been given 70 weeks until the end of the age.
In verse 25 the Messiah would come 7 weeks and 62 weeks from the command to restore and build Jerusalem.
In verse 26 the Messiah would be cut off after 62 weeks.
In verse 27 the prince who is to come would confirm a covenant with many for one week... but in the middle of the week some sort of destruction.
So when we know how long a week is and when to start counting down... we can insert dates into this frame in the timeline of God.
Before we can make use of God's time frame we are presented with two problems.
Problem 1: How long is a week ?
Problem 2: When to start the countdown ?
A week is the Hebrew word shabuwa which means a period of seven and is used of both seven days seven weeks and seven years. And so in the cycle of time a week/shabuwa/seven is represented by the heptad.
When the week or heptad in Daniel 9 represent 7 years... that is the same as 360 weeks. So we know how long a week is.
In the book of Nehemiah it is reported that he asked king Artaxerxes of Persia for permission to rebuild Jerusalem on Nisan in the 20th year of Artaxerxes. And Nehemiah was the one who rebuilt the wall which the Daniel 9 prophecy is specific about. So we got a date.
Now we know the year and the month (but not the day) from where to start our countdown until the Messiah.
From Nisan 444 BC counting 7x360 weeks + 62x360 weeks = 24 840 weeks which completes on Nisan 33 AD.
So according to the angel Gabriel the Messiah would come around Passover 33 AD ! (Wonder who that could be right ?)
In verse 26 it is said that the Messiah would be cut off after 62 weeks. He would come after 7 weeks and 62 weeks... but be cut off after 62 weeks... which means there are still 7 weeks and 1 week left of the timeline.
We just have to wait until the Jews restore and build Jerusalem again to continue the countdown.
And that happened on June 7 1967 during the Six Day War when the command went forth from the Israeli high command to restore control over the Old City.
From June 7 1967 counting 7x360 weeks completes on September 23 2015 the Day of Atonement.
In verse 27 the last week begins with the prince who is to come confirming a covenant with many. And on September 25 2015 Papa the Pope or Prince of Rome confirmed a covenant (Agenda 21) with the United Nations concerning Global Governance.
Therefore the exact middle of the last week when some sort of destruction is foretold is March 6 2019.
And that's why i say that the great tribulation according to the specific timeline in Daniel 9 begins this winter.