The 'three days and a half' are thus 1260 years and the seven times are 2520 years.
Lithi "izikhathi" ezintathu nengxenye zilingana nezinsuku ezingu-1 260, ngakho-ke "izikhathi eziyisikhombisa" ziyiphinda kabili leyo nkathi, okwenza kube yizinsuku ezingu-2 520.