The chapter begins with daniel praying for israel, acknowledging the nations sins against god and asking for gods mercy. Daniels seventy weeks prophecy about bible prophecy. Several bible translations note that these are, not weeks of seven days, but weeks of years. The chapter begins with daniel praying for israel, acknowledging the. Alva mcclains book daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks makes sense for many if the word of god is interpreted through the grid of dispensationalism, and forced to fit it. The brief but wellknown prophecy of the seventy weeks recorded in daniel 9. The passage states that the time from the start date of the prophecy, the decree to restore and rebuild jerusalem, to the end date, messiah will be cut off, is seven weeks and sixtytwo weeks or sixtynine weeks total. The book of daniel was written while the jews were in exile in babylon because of their sin and rebellion against god. About onethird of the bible was prophetic at the time of its writing. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniels prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. When the correct procedures described above are carried out, it can be seen that the prophecy of the 69 weeks, or the 483 full historical years of daniel 9, culminates in a. Okay, so we have looked at the 69 prophetic weeks 483 literal years of daniels 70 week prophecy. This means a prophecy given to daniel back in the third or second early century b. Almost every mistake ive run across in studying the various interpretations of end times prophecy can be traced back to a misunderstanding of this passage.
Daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks the prophecy watchers. This date corresponds to august 11, 445 bc 52 days prior to elul 25, 445 bc. The prophetic 70th week seven years started with jesus ministry. What is the correct calculation of daniels 69 weeks. The mathematical possibilities of just one prophecy of this nature alone coming true would take an impossibly small probability to happen in reality. There are four verses to the prophecy of daniel s 70 weeks. Daniels 70 weeks prophecy one of the most mysterious prophecies in the bible is daniels 70 weeks prophecy found in daniel 9.
Such exciting endoftheworld and rapture paradigms are dearly held and difficult to change. The 70 weeks prophecy of daniel 9 is the most amazing prophecy in the old testament. Daniels 70 weeks of years tribulation lamb and lion. This exposition presents a proof of how the 69 weeks prophecy of daniel 9. If you remember from our past study that we learned the book of revelation is very. Nehemiah tells of workmen building with one hand while holding a sword in the other, and sleeping on site in their. This book examines daniel, especially the 70 weeks, and the coming of the. Most of us are familiar with at least 69 of daniel s 70 sevens or weeks finding miraculous fulfillment at the cross. This is the first of two videos on daniel chapter 9.
This book has transformed the lives of many people and many make claims that it is the words of god. Jan 30, 2017 one must bear in mind that although the prophecy is calculated in days for the purpose of determining the enddate of the first sixtynine weeks, it was given in integer units. Over the years, i have studied dozens of interpretations of daniel 9. The end of the seven weeks and threescore and two weeks 69 weeks will be marked by the appearance of messiah as the prince of israel dan. Jan 14, 20 after removing naturalist biasnaturalists use 165 bce as the date of authorship for the book of daniel. The seventy weeks prophecy is internally dated to the first year of darius son of ahasuerus, by birth a mede verse 1, elsewhere referred to within the book of daniel as darius the mede e. I will go over each verse separately because of the detail each one holds and how thats connected to the overall study.
Now, we must identify the meaning and fulfillment of the last and remaining 70th week known as daniel s seventieth week. This model is popular in modern evangelical christendom. The 69 weeks begin with the commandment of nehemiah to the jews to rebuild the walls neh 2. Armstrong was alive, the church preached and published a great deal about prophecy. Over 500 years before jesus was born, the 70 week prophecy of daniel predicted. The 70 weeks of daniel rapture forums bible prophecy.
The prophecy, we are told, starts with a decree to rebuild jerusalem. That the prophecy divides the 69 weeks into seven weeks plus sixtytwo weeks is. Daniels prophecy of 69 weeks was fulfilled when jesus of nazareth was baptized in a. Daniels 69 weeks should also use a year of 360 days, to be consistent with this prophecy. These were the times of trouble mentioned in daniel 9. By the precious blood of jesus christ, the grace of the god of the holy catholic church, the mediation of the blessed virgin mary, our lady of good counsel and crusher of heretics, the protection of saint joseph, patriarch of the holy family, the intercession of saint michael the archangel. The final question of this study is, what do the words unto messiah the prince mean.
This book has transformed the lives of many people and. Daniels prophecy of seventy weeks end times simplified. These 70 weeks are the future of the nation of israel as given to daniel by gabriel from god. The precision of prophecy daniels 70 weeks chuck missler. An incredibly specific 483 year length of time was revealed to daniel that would pass between the commandment to restore jerusalem and messiah the prince daniel 9. One of two methods used is a continuous 360 day year prophetic calendar to calculate these problems.
The very brief but famous prophecy of the seventy weeks, recorded in daniel 9. Scholars call it the gap theory, but in reality, that is a useless term. Let us turn now to focus in on those first 69 weeks of the seventy weeks of daniel. This took place 69 weeks or 483 years after daniels prophecy up to that point culminating in messiah jesuss sacrificial atonement for sin once and for all. Description daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks by alva j. Finally, it reveals the disastrous consequences of. It focuses on the parts of the 70 weeks prophecy, revealed by the angel gabriel, which have already been fulfilled, concentrating mainly on verses 24 to 26. The prophecy mentions 7 weeks, also 62 weeks a total of 69 weeks. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs. If the 70th week of daniel is reckoned as 7 years of 360 days then we must conclude that the first 69 weeks of the seventy weeks of daniel will be the same. It set the date of the first coming of christ, and gives the length of the reign of antichrist. The church, however, rarely explained the seventy weeks prophecy of daniel. Let us take a look again at our scripture and in particular.
Is the date analysis of sir robert anderson correct in his book the coming prince. That is to say, the fulfillment of the vision of daniel took place in the year a. Especially in the world tomorrow broadcasts, the church focused on nebuchadnezzars image daniel 2, the beasts that represent world empires daniel 7, and the symbols and time frame of the book of revelation. Calculating the prophecy of daniels 70 weeks biblical. But the history of israel and jerusalem is determined to be 70 weeks so there is one week 7 years remaining. I enjoyed your analysis at prophecy of daniels 70 weeks. This prophecy from daniel is the only one to use the name messiah another word for christ, and therefore is. Now, we must identify the meaning and fulfillment of the last and remaining 70th week known as daniels seventieth week.
The key to understanding the prophecy of daniels 70 weeks is to properly calculate the endpoint of the 69th week. As we have noted in previous articles, the jewish and babylonian calendars used a 360day year. Nov 01, 2004 this includes a mathematical prophecy. In the context of what jesus told peter concerning peters brothers the jews. In effect, gabriel told daniel that the interval between the commandment to rebuild jerusalem until the presentation of the messiah as king would be 173,880 days. Even if we use 165 bce as the date of authoring daniel based on naturalist bias, daniels 70weeks prophecy contains a very accurate forth telling of the christian faith. The messiah foretold daniels 70 week prophecy the 70 week. A proper understanding of the seventy weeks of daniel not only safeguards the. The first 49 years 7 weeks are the time during which the city was being rebuilt. In this study of daniels 70 weeks, you will discover this amazing prophecy in the old testament predicted the very day that jesus presented himself to jerusalem as the meschiach nagid, the messiah the king. Most christians apply the dayyear language to at least 69 of daniels 70 sevens as weeks of days as years. Since other prophecies found in the book of daniel, such as the 70year prophecy of jeremiah and the 70weeks prophecy indicating the year of the appearance of the messiah, were fulfilled exactly as predicted, we can have confidence that god also provided the details found in this prophecy in daniel 11 long before they took place.
We have accounted for the first 69 weeks of daniel s prophecy. The fulfilled weeks of daniel 70 weeks christian truth. Probably no single prophetic utterance is more crucial in the fields of biblical interpretation, apologetics, and eschatology. Daniel indicates how long the time period leading to the arrival of messiah the leader would last.
It focuses on the parts of the 70 weeks prophecy in chapter 9, revealed by the angel gabriel, which have already been fulfilled, focusing mainly on verses 24 to 26. It foretells the coming of the messiah, and details his benevolent work. The prophecy pinpoints the very time of jesus crucifixion. This vision of the seventy weeks is the most important revelation in many respects made in the scriptures. Apologetics press daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting. The first 69 weeks of daniel 70 weeks prophecy were fulfilled with the cutting off of messiah jesus. Aug 17, 2017 daniels prophecy of seventy weeks the 70 th week tenet that most students of biblical prophecy adhere to goes something like this there is a future sevenyear period, and at the midpoint the antichrist will be revealed and commit the abomination of desolation, initiating his great tribulation against israel and the church. Daniels prophecy of 69 weeks gods signature of authenticity. In the series the most extraordinary book the bible, we will see what is the extraordinary in it. We have accounted for the first 69 weeks of daniels prophecy. Notice that 69 prophetic weeks end in the year 30 a.
Even if we use 165 bce as the date of authoring daniel based on naturalist bias, daniels 70weeks prophecy contains a very accurate forth telling of. Apr 10, 20 in the series the most extraordinary book the bible, we will see what is the extraordinary in it. Daniels prophecy of seventy weeks the 70 th week tenet that most students of biblical prophecy adhere to goes something like this there is a future sevenyear period, and at the midpoint the antichrist will be revealed and commit the abomination of desolation, initiating his great tribulation against israel and the church. The seventy week prophecy of daniel part 1 this is a video presentation of the seventy weeks prophecy. The prophecy of the 70 weeks of daniel the basis of the study of the prophetic line 2017, is the prophecy of the 70 weeks found in daniel 9.
Daniels seventy weeks the triumphal king in prophecy. This language is suggested in the 5month 150day account of the flood in genesis. Daniels inspired record regarding the seventy weeks is a profound demonstration of the validity of scriptural prophecy. This is equal to 483 biblical years 69 x 7 years since daniels weeks should be understood as seven. Mcclain introduces the first 69 weeks and answers questions such as what is the measure of time indicated by the weeks of this prophecy. Observe that the prophecy involves a time frame of 70 weeks. We examine daniels profound 70 weeks prophecy, and discuss how pertains relates to the book of revelation and the end times. After removing naturalist biasnaturalists use 165 bce as the date of authorship for the book of daniel. Consider how clearly he determines the year of manifestation. He states that at the end of the first two periods 69 weeks or 483 years, the messiah will be cut off, a seemingly clear reference to the crucifixion. This prophecy from daniel is the only one to use the name messiah another word for. Apr 21, 2018 the 70 weeks prophecy of daniel 9 is the most amazing prophecy in the old testament. The 70 weeks of daniel a bible study by jack kelley. Daniel 9a the 69 weeks t his is the first of two videos on daniel chapter 9.
The prophet daniel said more specific things about the end times than any other old testament prophet. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. Jesus christ was crucified as daniel prophesied, cut off and having nothing in a. But then the prophecy goes on to say that he will be cut off, or executed and have nothing. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniels prayer for god to act on behalf of his. There are many different interpretations of this prophecy.
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