The WHY of the Signposts

By Mark Davidson on July 4, 2026 • ( 0 )

(4 July 2026) It is now 11 pm MST July 4, or, 5 AM GMT, July 5. We have been watching events centered on Iran and its regime, waiting for escalation of what looks to be the Second Signpost.

The Strait of Hormuz was closed solidly for 112 days starting on March 2. It was then open for six (6) days.

As of today, it seems to be mostly closed again and has now been closed for eight (8) days, though a few ships are going through. Marinetraffic.com right now shows only a few ships going through the Strait at the moment.

We are a little light on news today coming from Iran or Russia.

Daniel Revisited tells us the WHAT and the HOW of the Signposts. What is it about? How is the interpretation derived?

But have you ever wondered as to WHY the Signpost theory of interpretation was missed by the Church?

I believe the answer is in Daniel 12:4, and 12:9.

That verse, as translated by our English Bibles, says something like “the words of the book are sealed up until the end time.”

That translation leaves much to be desired. I’ll be writing on this topic more in the future, but a better translation might be something like, “the prophetic message of this book is stopped up like a well until the time of the end in the time of the Resurrection.”

If this truly is the case, then it was impossible for mortal man to guess what was being stopped up, and so most prophecy teaching today which is based on guesses made centuries ago, is built on a foundation of sand.