A Study of the Last Two Visions of Daniel,
and of the Olivet Discourse of the Lord Jesus Christ
by Philip Mauro
Written in 1921, revised in 1944

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
Principles That Should Govern in the Interpretation of Prophecy 1
Bible Chronology 2
A Prophecy of Transcendent Interest 2
“Daniel The Prophet” (Matthew 24:15) 3
CHAPTER 2
“The Commandment to Restore, And to Build.” 5
Concerning Eclipses 6
The Decree of Cyrus The Great 7
Concerning Cyrus 8
Nehemiah’s Work on Temple Wall 11
CHAPTER 3
Details of the Seventy Weeks 14
CHAPTER 4
“Unto Messiah the Prince” 19
The Prince 22
CHAPTER 5
Messiah “Cut Off”. The “Hour”. 25
The Judgment. “The Prince That Shall Come”. 26
Who is “The Prince That Shall Come”? 26
CHAPTER 6
The Seventieth Week 29
“For One Week” 31
“My Sacrifices and Drink Offering” 32
CHAPTER 7
Are the Seventy Weeks Consecutive? 34
Why the Seventy Weeks Are Divided Into Three Parts 38
The Overspreading of Abominations (Daniel 9:27) 38
The Decree of Cyrus Again 40
The Remainder of the Seventieth Week 40
God’s Prophetic Time Measure 41
CHAPTER 8
Daniel’s Last Vision 44
Daniel 11 45
The “Thing” Revealed to Daniel 46
The Persian Era 47
Alexander the Great 47
Alexander’s Successors 47
Antiochus the Great 48
The Raiser of Taxes 48
Antiochus Epiphanes — the “Vile Person” 48
The Uprising of the Maccabees 50
CHAPTER 9
The King 52
The “Break” Theory 52
“Herod the King” 53
“According to His Will” 54
Exalting and Magnifying Himself 55
The Desire of Women 55
The God of Forces 56
The Time of the End 57
Caesar Augustus 57
“Daniel’s Last Vision” 58
Plutarch’s Description of the Actian War 58
“The Countries and the Glorious Land” 59
Edom, Moab and Ammon 59
The Treasures of Egypt 60
The Libyans and Ethiopians 60
Tidings From East and North 61
His Palace and His End 62
CHAPTER 10
Michael the Great Prince. The Time of Trouble.
Many Awakening. Many Running To and Fro.
Knowledge Increased. How Long the End?
64
Michael the Prince 64
A Time of Trouble Such As Never Was 65
Many Awakening Out of the Dust 66
Many Shall Run To and Fro 67
How Long the End? 68
A Time, Times and A Part 69
The Taking Away of the Daily Sacrifice 69
The Period of Three and A Half Years 71
CHAPTER 11
“The Wise Shall Understand.” Have These Prophecies A Future Application? 72
Have These Prophecies A Future Application? 73
CHAPTER 12
The Lord’s Prophecy on Mount Olivet 75
The Importance of the Destruction of Jerusalem 76
Old Testament Prophecies Concerning Jerusalem 77
Wrath to the Uttermost 77
Future Troubles for Mankind 79
CHAPTER 13
Outline of the Olivet Prophecy 80
The Great Tribulation. The Days of Vengeance. 81
Self-inflicted Sufferings 85
CHAPTER 14
Such As Never Was 86
Mark’s Account of the Olivet Prophecy 86
The Abomination of Desolation 90
Luke’s Account. Is it the Same Discourse? 92
Israel’s Last Probation 92
The Time of Jacob’s Trouble 92
The Great Tribulation of Revelation 7 93
CHAPTER 15
The Siege of Jerusalem As Described by Josephus 95
The Strange Retreat of Cestius 97
The Days of Vengeance 97
Vespasian Recalled. Titus Placed in Charge. 99
CHAPTER 16
Concluding Comments. Edersheim on Matthew 24. 103
The Beginning of Sorrows 104
An Illuminating Contrast 105
Signs in the Sun, Moon and Stars 106
APPENDIX  110