400 Silent Years

The Treehouse: Conversations About God

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Hello, Treehouse people. Let’s pick up the thread for this big tapestry we are weaving.

Did you know that from the time of the prophet Malachi’s ministry (420 BCE) until the appearance of John the Baptist, roughly 400 years elapsed? During these years no new prophets appeared, nor did God bring any new revelations. So…basically, silence. (This period is sometimes referred to as “400 Silent Years.”)