1206

 Conte, The Bible and the Future of the World, . In this book, I give the date 

of 

A.D.

 2437 as the last year of the Antichrist's reign and I state that Antichrist is destroyed at the end of his 

reign by the coming of Jesus Christ. Therefore, the reader can conclude that the Return of Jesus Christ will 

occur in 

A.D.

 2437, (though I neglected to say so outright). 

1207

 For details on this anticipated time of peace and holiness, see: Conte, The Bible and the Future of the World, 

. 

1208

 Emmerich, The Life of Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelations, Vol. 1, p. 284   285. She mentions Anna praying 

in her cell and states that Anna lived in the outer courts of the Temple. 

1209

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 107, 117. 

1210

 Emmerich, The Life of Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelations, Vol. 1, p. 176 177.  

1211

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 117. 

1212

 Apocryphal literature claims that the virgins were dismissed so as not to defile the Temple once they 

reached menarche.  Proto evangelium of James, 8.2,  Wesley Center for Applied Theology, Non canonical 

Homepage, . Though this comes from a non 

canonical source, the statement accords with Jewish belief and custom concerning ritual cleanliness and the 

Temple. If so, then Anna might not have been admitted to service of the Temple until she reached menopause, 

about the age of 49 years. Thus, we cannot be certain as to when she returned to the service of the Temple. 

1213

 Emmerich, The Life of Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelations, Vol. 1, p. 177. 

1214

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 129. 

1215

 Apocryphal literature claims that the virgins were dismissed so as not to defile the Temple once they 

reached menarche. Proto evangelium of James, 8.2.  

    In modern times, the average age of menarche has decreased to between 12 and 13 years of age. See Merck 

Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Section 18, Chapter 234,  Puberty,  and Figure 234 3, 

. See also: U.S. Centers for 

Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics,  Vital and Health Statistics; Series 11, No. 133, 

, p. 3.  

     As late as the eighteenth century, the average age of menarche was about 17 years of age. See: Cornell 

University, Science News,  New  Rituals  Of Menarche May Not Be Preparing Girls For Emerging Sexuality, 

Cornell Scholar Argues,  . This article 

cites: Joan Jacobs Brumberg,  Something Happens to Girls: Menarche and the Emergence of the Modern 

American Hygienic Imperative,  Journal of the History of Sexuality,  1993, Vol. 4. 

    In ancient times, if 17 years was the average, then 14 years was approximately the time when some 

percentage of girls in any group would reach menarche; hence the need to dismiss the Temple virgins at that 

age, (before any of the girls might defile the Temple). 

    Note that the Virgin Mary never had menarche. Conte, the Virginity of Jesus and Mary, PDF ebooklet, p. 10; 

printed booklet, p. 14, . 

1216

 Scott E. Lee, Calendar Conversions Overview, . 

1217

 Finegan, Handbook of Biblical Chronology, revised edition, no. 78, p. 38. 

1218

 Finegan, Handbook of Biblical Chronology, revised edition, no. 75 81, p. 37 39. 

1219

 Pliny, Natural History, 2.9 10. 

1220

 Pliny, Natural History, 2.10, p. 205. 

1221

 Dio, Roman History, Volume VII, Loeb Classical Library, 60.26.5. 

1222

 Josephus, The Antiquities of the Jews, 20.247. 

1223

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 240. 

1224

 Dates and times of new moons taken from RedShift 3 astronomy software. 

1225

 Emmerich, The Life of Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelations, Vol. 2, p. 373. 

1226

 Emmerich, The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, p. 160. 

1227

 Finegan, Handbook of Biblical Chronology, revised edition, no. 78 81, p. 38 39. 

1228

 Fred Espenak, Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses, NASA/GSFC,  

. 

1229

 Fred Espenak, Five Millennia Catalog of Phases of the Moon, NASA/GSFC,  

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