where do people get a 7 year tribulation from?

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It is not in the bible at all. Every place the bible talks about the actual trib. it calles it a 3.5 year time period. there is a final 7 year period but the trib. starts at the half way point.

yes i have a Bible. Many in fact. I am sort of a Theology student. I am aware of Daniel,s 70th week and know batter than to understand it as a seven year trib. that is notr what it is saying there. The final seven years start with the conf. of the covenant. the first 3,5 years are a period of great peace the last half are the trib.
if you can't answer wisely please don't answer. looking for meat here not milk!

And yes I have read Revelation. Chances are a lot more than you have. The seven year trib is NOT repeat NOT in Revelations. AT ALL.

Answer 1

Here ya go.

http://www.gotquestions.org/seventy-sevens.html

Answer 2

If you go to Daniel 9:24 This is where they get the 7 years. : Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon the holy city to finish the transgression and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy and to anoint the most Holy.
I have a King James study bible and here is what my comentary explains: These 70 prophetic weeks of Daniel's vision describe God's dealings with Israel and are divided into 2 periods-the first 69 weeks and the final 70th week. (It goes on to explain what will happen in those weeks..you can read more in Daniel chapter 9 and it will speak of these years) anyhoo...it goes on to explain the 70 weeks as to the 7 years..The word weeks is a Hebrew word shabua that can refer to any period of seven: seven days, seven months, seven years, and so on. Only the context indicates what period of seven is intended. There are 4 good reasons for believing that the "7" intended here is a period of 7 years:(1) Daniel has just been concerned about years (vv.1,2). (2) It is possible to fit the events of verses 24-27 into 490 days or weeks. (3) In the only other place where Daniel uses the work week, he qualifies it by adding the word days. (10:2,3). (4) Finally the fact that verse 27 speaks of a covenant being broken at the half-way point of the 70th seven agrees well with Daniel. 7:25, 12:7and Revelation 12:14 which speak of three and one half years as on half of a week. In sum verse 24 declares that God had determined a period of 490 years to accomplish six key activities on behalf of Israel.
Whew...I hope this helps you..Another great source of information is Pastor John Hagee...He teaches a lot on the end times and the tribulation. You can access his web site at www.jhm.org

Answer 3

From the Book of Daniel.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

read revelation