consider there is an actual ELE on the clock, and the WAR we are engaged in, is one of those who wish to reveal the truth, and those who wish to keep the world population in the dark. Those in the latter group would be willing to annihilate the former, so as to increase their chances of underground survival.
Everything is in cycles. Knowable cycles. Those in the know may have constituent elements who are no longer okay with 'the plan'.
Solar cycles…
astrological cycles…
"mayan" cycles…
Yuga cycles…
etc
The gregorian calendar was made by "the Watchers".
The Grigori (from Greek egrgoroi, "The Watchers")