The great truth that Daniel testifies to is the SANCTUARY message. It's all through his book, yet few have grasped it's meaning and importance. The world mocks it, and even Adventists try to sweep it under the rug.

That is the message we should be focusing upon -- the three angels.
Not guessing who the last president will be, and reapplying the prophetic timelines that have already run their course.

All those prophetic time lines pointed to one thing -- the beginning of the "hour of judgment". That's why they don't go beyond 1844.
The beginning of this judgment means Christ is about to come -- when He stands up to come deliver His people probation ends .

As you have clearly shown from the EGW quote in its entirety, she was accused of "time setting" for a date for Christ to return. The context is FOR SETTING NEW DATES FOR CHRIST'S ADVENT not prophetic time periods that align with the prophecies.

Read it again. The focus is on setting new times for Christ to come, but there is nothing there commanding us not to understand the times that have been fulfilled.

I clearly teach that by their fulfillment the times in Daniel and Revelation are explaining themselves, but you are convinced that my work is "setting times."

God does not reveal things to us to keep them secret from us.

After the command is given in Revelation 10 "Thou must prophesy again" Revelation 12, 13, and 17 and other chapters cite prophetic time.

Thus to misread the Spirit of prophecy in such a way as to void the word of God is not rightly dividing the word.

Such a reading takes that which is revealed and makes it as though it has not been revealed. It voids the word of God and blocks it from accomplishing that to which the Lord sends it to do.

But I do understand how hard it is to rightly divide the word of God and that Sister White's statements sometimes come across as ambiguous. If that were never the case, men and women could use their finite wisdom to explain every thing without the discernment of the Holy Spirit.

But the Spirit that inspired the prophecies also inspires the correct interpretations.

You must prophecy again.

What does that phrase mean? When was it applied?
Let's see what inspiration has to say about it.

Actually Rev. 10 and the first verses of Rev. 11 give the setting for the three angels' messages that are later defined.

Revelation 10.3-4
And [he]cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roars: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

To which EGW comments:

"The special light given to John which was expressed in the seven thunders was a delineation of events which would transpire under the first and second angel's messages. It was not best for the people to know these things, for their faith must necessarily be tested." {7BC 971)

In the next verses John is given an unsealed book and told to eat it. It's sweet to the taste but bitter in the stomache. Then he is told to you must PROPHECY AGAIN.

The little book was the book of Daniel. With great joy people from 1840-1844 were devouring its prophecies. The timelines were understood. And other than a slight adjustment due to there being no year "0" their calculations were correct.
Anyone reading the writings of the early pioneers realizes they were fully convinced the 1260, 1335 1290, 2300 years were all completed. All leading up to 1844.

But they thought the sanctuary to be cleansed at the end of those timelines was the earth. They expected Christ to come. Thus the book turned bitter in their stomachs when the great disappointment occured.

It was at this POINT that were to prophecy again.

The first and second angel's messages were given at the right time-- but they were to prophecy AGAIN. The truth of Christ's work in the heavenly sanctuary was discovered as the seventh trumpet began to sound and the third angels' message was added to the first two messages.

The writer of Revelation tells us exactly what was to be the message of the disappointed believers in prophecy.

A reed like a rod was given me, and the angel said, Rise, and measure the temple of the God, and the altar, and them that worship therein." But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not" (11:1-2)
They were commanded to "measure the temple".
What was to be measured?

The same three things that were to be cleansed in the day of atonement!

The altar,(Lev. 16:18)
the sanctuary (Lev. 16:16)
and the worshipers! (16:17)

As these disappointed ones examined and evaluated "what sanctuary" was to be "cleansed" at the end of the 2300 day/years, they found out that during the seventh trumpet, the temple IN HEAVEN was opened and the ark of the testament was seen in heaven. (Rev. 11:19) (obviously this part of the temple was opened near the end of earth's history-- at the seventh trumpet!)



There is no ambiguity there.
The 2300 day/year prophecy ended in 1844.

So how are those dates relevent to us?

1. 1798 marks an end to 1260 years of papal oppression.
Forgetting that, causes us to take our freedoms for granted, and allows for the return of a religious state directed by the papacy. And people are forgetting that. And soon our freedoms will end.

2. 1844 marks the end of the 2300 years and the beginning of the pre-advent judgment hour. Christ is our judge and advocate, He is our ONLY mediator, Lord and Savior. He stands by the ark of the covenant in which reside the ten commandments. He will cleanse and make us pure and white if we are willing and obedient.
In the last crises the issue will be over God's commandments or man's commandments -- and if we don't see Christ by the ark in the heavenly sanctuary Who alone we must answer to, and seek after, we will be mislead by all the arguments that another law and another religious authority is now important.

While I may agree with you that it doesn't name individual presidents, I'm don't see how you made the next jump. Specifically, "All those prophetic time lines pointed to one thing -- the beginning of the "hour of judgment". That's why they don't go beyond 1844." How do you conclude that?
How do you say, the first mention of 1290 and 1335 days, has already run its course?

6 ton school bus sized satellite is going to plung into the earth within the next several days

compared it to Revelation 8

Just before the seven plagues fall Revelation gives a caveat to explain what lead up to them

In the context of Daniel and Revelation explaining themselves by their fulfillment and the command in revelation 10 "thou must prophesy again."

Revelation 8:6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
7 ¶ The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

Note the punctuation change "The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth and the third part; of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up."

The earth in Bible prophecy is America. It was formed by three parts. Eastern states, Louisiana Territory, and absorption of Texas that had been an independent nation.

Texas (1/3 of the components forming the earth/America) is just getting a wildfire sparked by lightning (fire cast upon the earth) under control. That fire has especially burned oily trees like cedar that increased the intensity of the blaze and vast grass lands.

8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;

The word mountain is from a root that means to rise and to fall. America launched (like a mountain rising) a satellite into orbit that weigh about 6 tons and is the size of a school bus. It is due to fall (like a mountain going down) this week and hit the earth.

9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

This brings back to mind the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year with crude oil flowing uncontrolled to the surface and looking like blood on the tide. I wonder where that satellite is going to hit and what damage it is going to do.

We will soon see.

Blessings

The God that can name King Cyrus by name 100+ before he ruled knows the name of the last pope and the last President. Thus it begs to be asked if He revealed this information in His word?

If He did (and He did) then why does not everyone get it?

Because His word is not going to be understood by everyone.

It can be bantered back and forth who has understanding? But as long as we differ on our understanding, it is human nature to assume that "our position" is the correct one.

But Jesus rebuked Laodicea for their lack of understanding. When the counsel to the churches is studied in Revelation, some churches are rebuked, but individuals within the churches are commended for holding fast to the truth. But that is not the counsel to Laodicea:


14 ¶ And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

Laodicea is rebuked for having so much and being so out of step with Christ. And the promise to Laodicea is only to him that overcomes the Church's handicap.

No American Presidents in Bible prophecy?

For more thorough study

http://dedication.www3.50megs.com/dan/1260_1290_1335.html

Ok,

Specifically, "All those prophetic time lines pointed to one thing -- the beginning of the "hour of judgment". That's why they don't go beyond 1844."

How do you conclude that?
How do you say, the first mention of 1290 and 1335 days, has already run its course?

Are you saying that the prophecies presenting a succession of events means that at the time of the "judgment", all prophecies, all events, have already "succeeded"?
If so, I absolutely don't believe that to be true. Throughout Daniel, that is demonstrated otherwise.

Look after the part you underlined. "But". What do you think that means?


You may want to get a more complete definition of Preterists, Futurists, and Historicists. And compare with what the Bible and Ellen White says about "traditions of men".