But Bahais did not come up with the number matching, and prophecy matching.
These are explained by Bahaullah, in principle and expended on later by Abdulbaha and Shoghi Effendi.
So, one should think, how did Abdulbaha come up with these interpretations.
When did Abdulbaha was sitting, and thinking about to match all these with the Bahai faith in various ways?
There should be some evidence in history about this. Someone must have seen Abdulbaha, sitting and going through the Bible page by page, thinking, using His imagination how He can interpret these to fit with Bahaullah, and the Bab. Dont you think so?
Well someone should have seen Joseph Smith making up the Book of Mormon, but the witnesses say he interpreted some Golden Plates and dictated it. Someone should have seen the Christians steal the body of Jesus and hide it somewhere, but the witnesses say they went to the tomb and it was empty then Jesus appeared to them alive.
The problem for me is it doesn't make sense. Six times something is used to equal 1260 years. And each time, no matter what the event, with no regard to when it really started, and no regard to when it really ended, it is made to start in 621AD and end in 1844. The Umayyads did not gain power in 621AD and did not last until 1844. The beast that is associated with the mark or number of the beast, the 666, did not gain power in 661AD. No problem for you? Why would there be. But how do you explain it to non-Baha'is?
Oh, and there is one other number in Revelation that Baha'is don't mention, Christ is supposed to reign for a thousand years and then Satan gets released for a short time, then destroyed. If you're going to be consistent, the 1000 years gets converted into days, then reconverted into years. According to my calculations that should be 360,000 years from what ever year you want it to be.
Rev 20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
A few problems for Baha'is here, not just the 1000 years. We have people that were followers of Jesus and were killed. They did not worship the beast and had not received his mark. But Baha'is make the "mark" or number of the beast a date, 661AD? This doesn't support that interpretation at all. The mark is still said to have been a mark on the hand or forehead. Then we have another great battle scene. Since I don't think Baha'is predict a great battle in 1000 years or 360,000 years from now, what is this talking about?