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Temple at the Center of Time: Newton’s Bible Codex Deciphered and the Year 2012
A belief that the ancients held unusual scientific knowledge, of which only fragments remain today, was held by many great philosophers and scientists who participated in the “scientific revolution.” Though research by these men led to great discovery, many were convinced that they were merely scratching the surface of an immense but lost pristine knowledge (prisca sapientia) reflected in the architecture and remains of ancient civilizations. Many have investigated whether Newton believed that this original pure knowledge existed. Some conclude that he did in fact search for it.
For the first time in history, in Temple at the Center of Time, David Flynn uncovers what Newton was looking for and, in so doing, proves that pivotal events in history are unquestionably connected in time and space to the Temple of Jerusalem. Flynn’s revelations are sure to be heralded as one of the greatest discoveries in modern times.
For the first time in history, in Temple at the Center of Time, David Flynn uncovers what Newton was looking for and, in so doing, proves that pivotal events in history are unquestionably connected in time and space to the Temple of Jerusalem. Flynn’s revelations are sure to be heralded as one of the greatest discoveries in modern times.
300 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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David E. Flynn
3 books36 followersFrom 1993 until his untimely death in 2012, David Flynn posted original and ground-breaking research into ancient mysteries, "illuminated" fraternities, and Bible prophecy on his famous Watcher Website. David's research has been published and referenced by numerous best-selling authors, books, magazines and media around the world.
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June 22, 2025
WAS THE WORLD TO END BY 2013?
Author David Flynn wrote in the Introduction to this 2008 book, “Isaac Newton … [may have] believed that an original pure knowledge existed… A few have written that Newton actually discovered ‘something’ and try to fit his existing research into a ‘prisca sapientia’ [‘lost pure knowledge’] of their own design… Newton produced three times as many theological papers than scientific… A strange condition remains… he did not leave any DIRECT assertions concerning the matter. If he had discovered a unifying theme to ‘all thought,’ or realized the direction towards which such a value might be found, he seems to have left no explanation. However, it can be demonstrated that Newton did REDISCOVER the Prisca sapiential and embedded this information within his writings that addressed the laws of creation. In this way, Newton intended that his discoveries would be revealed in a future age; an age in which we PRESENTLY exist.” (Pg. 10-11)
He suggests, “Newton devoted his entire life in the quest of a pure science and theology. If he had discovered the Prisca sapiential… he would not have resorted to leaving such a discovery in the hands of the unworthy. It is likely a unifying theory of the laws of creation with the laws of God would be best suited to a code. This form of writing and encryption, in Newton’s reasoning, was the modality in which the Bible itself had been written… Newton, however, would not write of its discovery openly. He would seal it within his papers exploring the laws and the creation of God. These vast works, ranging from chronology, natural philosophy, and theology suggested its presence, visible only to those given the eyes to see.” (Pg. 20-21)
He states, “The prisca sapienta correlation between time and distance in the prophecy of the book of Daniel should also relate to the Revelation of John. Newton viewed the book of Revelation in the New Testament as a mirror of Daniel’s prophecies in the Old Testament…” (Pg. 67) Later, he adds, “The theme of Newton’s studies of the ‘temporal properties’ of the Ark and temple in the Exodus was consistently Messianic in application. It was a means to solve the timing of His return.” (Pg. 80)
He explains, “The ‘distance equals time’ relationship seems to hinge on the reality of Christ as the ‘Word of God’ made flesh… Prophecy, which is also a manifestation of the Word of God, may be reckoned in years from the point of the incarnation of Jesus Christ. Prophetic events are then automatically connected to their distance from the Ark, the Shrine of the Word of God in the Temple of Jerusalem. The unit of measurement that binds this relationship as also being part of the Word of God is the Law. This means that the sacred cubit and linear quantities, also part of the Law, are the only measurements that will produce these phenomena.” (Pg. 82)
He notes, “Newton did not leave any record, so far as has been discovered, that he attempted to measure the exact distance between Jerusalem and London. However, because his writings record his suspicion that a unifying constant existed in prophecy and in the dimensions of the temple of Jerusalem. Newton may have made calculations that have not yet been discovered or have been lost.” (Pg. 107)
He suggests, “It is reasonable that God would not provide information to find the Ark unless it was part of His divine plan… Its recovery would follow the precise design of God from the beginning… One specific detail must be worked out however. The site of Ark of the covenant on Mount Nebo is dependent on the exact location of the foundation stone on the temple mount.” (Pg. 144)
He reports, “Newton’s theory of the properties of light, ‘Optics,’ contains many symbolic aspects of the foremost Jewish mystical work… the Zohar… Newton began researching the Zohar and other books of Judaic mystical thought in the 1670s, twenty years before he developed his Corpuscular Theory of Light…” (Pg. 157-158)
He notes, “If 2,520 years are counted forward from the fall of Babylon in 539 BC, and the 33 years that Christ walked the Earth are subtracted, the year is AD 1948, the rebirth of Israel.” (Pg. 194) Later, he adds, “Six hundred and sixty-six, ‘the mark of the beast,’ is found in Revelation 13:18… it is reasonable that a form of this number should appear before AD 33. If 6,660 years ended in AD 33, the complete cycle of a third of the precession would require an additional 1,980 years to be completed (which would equal 8,640 years)… The number 2013 is the number of minutes in 33 hours + 33 minutes and the number of nautical miles in 33.33 degrees of the great circle of the Earth.” (Pg. 204-205)
He argues, “Because Newton was convinced that the books of Daniel and St. John concerning the ‘end of days’ were the most time-oriented and numerical of all prophecy, the number (of the beast) should be represented in both.” (Pg. 209) He goes on, “Newton believed that a revived Rome would be the prominent ruling force during biblical end time events. He was well acquainted with the havoc of intermittent Catholic rule in his own country and Europe as well, as biblical interpretation of both Revelation and the book of Daniel in his day. Many early church scholars shared his views of the dominance of Rome in the end times… Newton was convinced that the revived Roman Empire describe in prophecy had its fulfillment in the Catholic Church, and he based his chronology of end time events on key dates of its formation.” (Pg. 235-236) He adds, “Newton’s summary of the woman in revelation 12:6 indicates that Israel would become a nation again in the end times, in which the number 1,260 is prominent in the timing of Israel’s persecution.” (Pg. 244)
He records, “In 2003, the Daily Telegraph …published a front-page story declaring that, according to Isaac Newton, the world would end in 2060… In the 1660s when Newton believed that the end of days was imminent, there seemed no reason to work out the approximate year in which it would occur… Newton arrived at the year 2060 in a straightforward manner. He believed that the last world empire at the coming of the Antichrist would be a revived Roman Empire… He also believed that this had actually occurred in AD 800 through the coronation of Charlemagne.” (Pg. 249-250)
He suggests, “Whether or not Newton’s date for the return of Christ as 1,260 years after AD 800 was correct or not, there remains a valid aspect of his calculation. It may be that he was correct in his assumption that there would be 1,260 years until the return of Christ… but that the year he chose was incorrect. There is an alternative year based on the allegorical meaning of prophecy… Using this principle, the year 753 BC designates the founding of the physical Rome and AD 753 establishes the rebirth of the spiritual Rome. Newton’s count … then brings us to the future year AD 2013.” (Pg. 253-254)
Well, 2013 has come and gone, and the Temple is not being rebuilt, nor is the U.S. part of a 10-nation confederation---and no ‘Antichrist’ seems to be on the horizon. So all of this book’s detailed calculations would seem to be ‘null and void.’ (Although Newton’s 2060 prediction is still ‘in play’...) David Flynn passed away in 2012, by the way...
Author David Flynn wrote in the Introduction to this 2008 book, “Isaac Newton … [may have] believed that an original pure knowledge existed… A few have written that Newton actually discovered ‘something’ and try to fit his existing research into a ‘prisca sapientia’ [‘lost pure knowledge’] of their own design… Newton produced three times as many theological papers than scientific… A strange condition remains… he did not leave any DIRECT assertions concerning the matter. If he had discovered a unifying theme to ‘all thought,’ or realized the direction towards which such a value might be found, he seems to have left no explanation. However, it can be demonstrated that Newton did REDISCOVER the Prisca sapiential and embedded this information within his writings that addressed the laws of creation. In this way, Newton intended that his discoveries would be revealed in a future age; an age in which we PRESENTLY exist.” (Pg. 10-11)
He suggests, “Newton devoted his entire life in the quest of a pure science and theology. If he had discovered the Prisca sapiential… he would not have resorted to leaving such a discovery in the hands of the unworthy. It is likely a unifying theory of the laws of creation with the laws of God would be best suited to a code. This form of writing and encryption, in Newton’s reasoning, was the modality in which the Bible itself had been written… Newton, however, would not write of its discovery openly. He would seal it within his papers exploring the laws and the creation of God. These vast works, ranging from chronology, natural philosophy, and theology suggested its presence, visible only to those given the eyes to see.” (Pg. 20-21)
He states, “The prisca sapienta correlation between time and distance in the prophecy of the book of Daniel should also relate to the Revelation of John. Newton viewed the book of Revelation in the New Testament as a mirror of Daniel’s prophecies in the Old Testament…” (Pg. 67) Later, he adds, “The theme of Newton’s studies of the ‘temporal properties’ of the Ark and temple in the Exodus was consistently Messianic in application. It was a means to solve the timing of His return.” (Pg. 80)
He explains, “The ‘distance equals time’ relationship seems to hinge on the reality of Christ as the ‘Word of God’ made flesh… Prophecy, which is also a manifestation of the Word of God, may be reckoned in years from the point of the incarnation of Jesus Christ. Prophetic events are then automatically connected to their distance from the Ark, the Shrine of the Word of God in the Temple of Jerusalem. The unit of measurement that binds this relationship as also being part of the Word of God is the Law. This means that the sacred cubit and linear quantities, also part of the Law, are the only measurements that will produce these phenomena.” (Pg. 82)
He notes, “Newton did not leave any record, so far as has been discovered, that he attempted to measure the exact distance between Jerusalem and London. However, because his writings record his suspicion that a unifying constant existed in prophecy and in the dimensions of the temple of Jerusalem. Newton may have made calculations that have not yet been discovered or have been lost.” (Pg. 107)
He suggests, “It is reasonable that God would not provide information to find the Ark unless it was part of His divine plan… Its recovery would follow the precise design of God from the beginning… One specific detail must be worked out however. The site of Ark of the covenant on Mount Nebo is dependent on the exact location of the foundation stone on the temple mount.” (Pg. 144)
He reports, “Newton’s theory of the properties of light, ‘Optics,’ contains many symbolic aspects of the foremost Jewish mystical work… the Zohar… Newton began researching the Zohar and other books of Judaic mystical thought in the 1670s, twenty years before he developed his Corpuscular Theory of Light…” (Pg. 157-158)
He notes, “If 2,520 years are counted forward from the fall of Babylon in 539 BC, and the 33 years that Christ walked the Earth are subtracted, the year is AD 1948, the rebirth of Israel.” (Pg. 194) Later, he adds, “Six hundred and sixty-six, ‘the mark of the beast,’ is found in Revelation 13:18… it is reasonable that a form of this number should appear before AD 33. If 6,660 years ended in AD 33, the complete cycle of a third of the precession would require an additional 1,980 years to be completed (which would equal 8,640 years)… The number 2013 is the number of minutes in 33 hours + 33 minutes and the number of nautical miles in 33.33 degrees of the great circle of the Earth.” (Pg. 204-205)
He argues, “Because Newton was convinced that the books of Daniel and St. John concerning the ‘end of days’ were the most time-oriented and numerical of all prophecy, the number (of the beast) should be represented in both.” (Pg. 209) He goes on, “Newton believed that a revived Rome would be the prominent ruling force during biblical end time events. He was well acquainted with the havoc of intermittent Catholic rule in his own country and Europe as well, as biblical interpretation of both Revelation and the book of Daniel in his day. Many early church scholars shared his views of the dominance of Rome in the end times… Newton was convinced that the revived Roman Empire describe in prophecy had its fulfillment in the Catholic Church, and he based his chronology of end time events on key dates of its formation.” (Pg. 235-236) He adds, “Newton’s summary of the woman in revelation 12:6 indicates that Israel would become a nation again in the end times, in which the number 1,260 is prominent in the timing of Israel’s persecution.” (Pg. 244)
He records, “In 2003, the Daily Telegraph …published a front-page story declaring that, according to Isaac Newton, the world would end in 2060… In the 1660s when Newton believed that the end of days was imminent, there seemed no reason to work out the approximate year in which it would occur… Newton arrived at the year 2060 in a straightforward manner. He believed that the last world empire at the coming of the Antichrist would be a revived Roman Empire… He also believed that this had actually occurred in AD 800 through the coronation of Charlemagne.” (Pg. 249-250)
He suggests, “Whether or not Newton’s date for the return of Christ as 1,260 years after AD 800 was correct or not, there remains a valid aspect of his calculation. It may be that he was correct in his assumption that there would be 1,260 years until the return of Christ… but that the year he chose was incorrect. There is an alternative year based on the allegorical meaning of prophecy… Using this principle, the year 753 BC designates the founding of the physical Rome and AD 753 establishes the rebirth of the spiritual Rome. Newton’s count … then brings us to the future year AD 2013.” (Pg. 253-254)
Well, 2013 has come and gone, and the Temple is not being rebuilt, nor is the U.S. part of a 10-nation confederation---and no ‘Antichrist’ seems to be on the horizon. So all of this book’s detailed calculations would seem to be ‘null and void.’ (Although Newton’s 2060 prediction is still ‘in play’...) David Flynn passed away in 2012, by the way...
February 5, 2016
Awesome book! Really, really challenging, especially with regard to Scriptures and the connection of math, time, physics, and other sciences. Some of his conclusions will knock your socks off! Enjoyable and quick read, but filled with fascinating details.
April 18, 2025
A fascinating read. I was enthralled and blown away by all of the calculations and numbers. Sure, 2012 has come and gone, but ultimately, the book forces you to make connections and think about so many various pieces all through time. 2012 was such a tiny portion. I found all of the locations, measurements, and details mind-blowing. I am now going to dive deeper into quite a few books and people mentioned in the book, and most assuredly, Isaac Newton will be one of them.
January 15, 2026
Some reviewers are saying that this book is not worthy to be read because the date 2012 on the cover is no longer viable. However, I found the other nuggets of information to be well worth the read. I subtracted one star for the false date, but there are many, many other eye-opening facts in the book besides that. Caveat: Lots of mathematics! If you are bored by equations, best to stay away from this book. Lol.
June 6, 2022
This was a very difficult book for me to finish. I feel like you would need to be a genius like Isaac Newton or David Flynn to fully appreciate this book. I finished it only because I hate to invest time in a book and then not finish it. Too much of it went way over my head, so therefore I probably will not retain much. Nothing against the author or the material covered.
November 13, 2023
This book presents lots of thought provoking ideas, but ultimately it seemed to be the case of manipulating numbers in various ways, seemingly fast and loose, in such a way to support a foregone conclusion. The lack of validity appears to have been borne out by the fact that the book's prediction of the second coming, that was supposed occur sometime between 2012 and 2014, did not happen.
January 16, 2026
I haven't finished it yet because it is on my KINDLE which I no longer use.. it is a great book.. what I did read and I am going to buy a paperback of it. WOW.. IT IS 31 dollars on Amazon.. I will find it else where.. damn.. anyway.. I will get it. I am reading other books now..
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May 31, 2013
An interesting look at the lesser-known works and theories of the illustrious Isaac Newton. Take it with a grain of salt if you want, but do take it.
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