The babylonian regime was over, and immediately daniel began to study his bible prophecies to learn about the restoration of his people. It is the foundation roots of all end time prophecy even the johns apocalypse the book of revelation. Apologetics press daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks. Although theologians have not reached a consensus on the exact timing of the 70 weeks mentioned in daniel 9, we can draw a number of. Differences in the end date of the prophecy both john 19. The prophecy also tells of the messiahs death and his resurrection. How does an atheist respond to the book of daniels 70. In this study of daniel s 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.
Sir robert anderson and the seventy weeks of daniel. The view takes the seventy weeks of daniel to refer to seventy sets of seven years. The 70 weeks of daniel were to begin from the going forth of the command to restore and build jerusalem verse 25. Strictly, something divided into, or consisting of seven parts. We should first notice that the prophetic data is given in integers whole numbers. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading daniel s 70 weeks. The chapter begins with daniel praying for israel, acknowledging the nations sins against god and asking for gods mercy. The 2300day prophecy, of which the 70 week prophecy is a small part, was to begin at the command that effected the restoration of jerusalem.
It is an important prophecy maybe not as important as these other prophecies or the blessings and cursings of leviticus 26 and deuteronomy 28but it is important to the dating of christs birth, ministry, and death. This view is called futurism and is radically different from the traditional view believed by the faithful church for over years. According to daniel s 70 weeks prophecy, the date that the messiah would appear was 69 weeks or 483 years from the day the decree was given to restore jerusalem and build the second temple in jerusalem. For daniel, who spend most of his life longing for reunification with his people and the reestablishment of the temple, this condition carried tremendous promise. The 70 weeks of daniel of all the controversial topics found in the bible, none other has been so abused or misunderstood than the prophecy known as daniels 70 weeks. From this starting point, we can determine all the other time markers of the prophecy. The reason for this assumption is that the sequence of prayer and prophecy was initiated by a reflection dan 9. In order to understand this prophecy one must recognize the day for a year principle. The prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus.
It is the cornerstone of messianic prophecy because it establishes the timing of both the first and second advents of the messiah. After half a week he will end sacrifice and offering. In analyzing the passage the book is divided into three parts. Daniels seventy weeks and the new exodus1 the southern. Jesus expected the jews of his day to recognize the time of his first coming. One of these predictions, however, claims a further notice, owing to the special interest connected with its. The most amazing and exact prophecy about messiahs coming in daniel 9 and much more. Kittim refers to the roman capital of constantinople then in the 69th week 483 years after the destruction of the first temple and one week 7 years before the destruction of the second temple, an anointed one is cut off. The assignment of a starting date to daniel s prophecy of the seventy weeks see the previous sections now allows us to calculate the future course of the prophecy precisely as gabriel described it in dan.
Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs. The time it takes to rebuild jerusalem since the time the babylonians had destroyed it daniel 9. The historical context of daniel s prophecy of seventy weeks because of israels apostasy, the prophet jeremiah had foretold that the jews would be delivered as captives to babylon. The prophecy of 70 weeks gives the date for the birth the messiah.
It foretells the coming of the messiah, and details his benevolent work. James alan montgomery referred to the history of this prophecys interpretation as the di. Nov 16, 2020 yeshua daniel s prophecy was not a prophecy for the church. Nov 01, 2004 the book of revelation, chapters 6 through 19, is essentially a detailing of that climactic period.
Sep 06, 2016 it is called the prophecy of the 70 weeks literally, the seventy sevens, hebdomad, or a period of seven parts. The very brief but famous prophecy of the seventy weeks, recorded in daniel 9. The book of revelation, chapters 6 through 19, is essentially a detailing of that climactic period. Everlasting righteousness will rule and reign on the earth. Daniels 70 weeks of prophecy about israels future amos37. Gabriel revealed to daniel that 70 weeks, or 490 years, were determined by god to prepare israel to receive salvation and to walk in her. Daniels 70 weeks of years tribulation lamb and lion. May 04, 2010 michael brown wisely points out, since daniel 9. Hermeneutical factors in determining the beginning of the. A proper understanding of the seventy weeks of daniel not only safeguards the. The prophecy warns of the destruction of jerusalem and its desolation. It seemed good to me, as well, to pen down a few words in respect to this great messianic prophecy. The significance of sir robert andersons book, the coming prince 1895, should not be underestimated by modern students of bible prophecy, in that anderson not only ably defended daniel s authorship of the book of daniel from the scholarship of unbelief of the higher criticism of his day, but he clearly. The prophecy of daniel s 70 weeks is an independent calculation providing corrections to both documents.
It also gives us a definitive time frame that god gave to the jews as a nation to turn to him and accept jesus. If we look at the six issues that daniel s seventy week prophecy wraps up and finalizes we must of necessity come to this conclusion. Daniel reads in the books that the desolation of jerusalem must last for seventy years according to the prophetic. Mcclain was the founding president of grace theological seminary and grace college and served in that capacity from 1937 until his.
Several bible translations note that these are, not weeks of seven days, but weeks of years. Daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks many have set out to explain the seventy weeks recorded in the book of daniel. Over the centuries scholars have proposed dozens of competing interpretations of these challenging verses, especially daniel s prophecy of the 70 weeks. One of the most remarkable and important prophecies in the bible is found in daniel 9.
One of the most important ways to prove the bible is true and that he can predict the future is to note his claim as follows. The seventy weeks prophecy seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city daniel 9. Dec 04, 2019 this great prophecy pertaining to daniel s people and the city of jerusalem is linked with a time period of seventy weeks. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation. Especially due to the tremendous errors men have made to make this prophecy something that suits their fantasies. The events detailed in daniel 9 are fulfilled in the person of jesus of nazareth. It was this same yearforaday principle that was used in numbers 14. Finally, it reveals the disastrous consequences of rejecting the son of god. With sin eliminated, the nation of israel will lay claim to christs righteousness at the second coming. Daniel reads in the books that the desolation of jerusalem must last for seventy years according to the prophetic words of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The prophecy mentions 7 weeks, also 62 weeks a total of 69 weeks. Daniel prophecy of seventy weeks is the backbone of all bible end time prophecy. Mcclain was the founding president of grace theological seminary and grace college and served in that capacity from 1937 until his retirement in. However his suggestion of and 14 month years is pretty preposterous. By the precious blood of jesus christ, the grace of the god of the holy catholic church. Calculating the prophecy of daniels 70 weeks biblical. Daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks time of reckoning ministry. The book of malachi, which was written during the early part of the seventy weeks period and speaks of the same events the seventy weeks prophecy speaks of, refers to the messiah as the messenger of the covenant malachi 3.
The 70 weeks will terminate with the second coming of messiah and the establishment of his millennial kingdom here on earth. The length of the periods is not stated, so they could be days, or months, or years. The prophecy of the seventy weeks therefore belongs to the larger corpus of prophetic restoration texts given to national israel as a comfort in her captivity and as a continued promise of the. Williams analysis of why contemporary theories of daniel s 70 weeks are in error is superb. Several sections of the book of daniel contain messianic predictions the general import of which has been sufficiently pointed out in setting forth the contents and object of that inspired writing. The angel gabriel had been sent to daniel to give him an exact timetable for when to expect the one that all of israel for centuries had waited for. The book focuses on the prophet daniel s oracle of the seventy weeks in daniel chapter nine. Daniel s seventy weeks the triumphal king in prophecy.
The key to understanding the prophecy of daniel s 70 weeks is to properly calculate the endpoint of the 69th week. May 30, 2020 that prophecy found in the 9th chapter of the book of daniel is commonly called daniel s 70 weeks. This command went forth under king artaxerxes longimanus in the year 457 bc ezra 7. Using the combination of prophetic and historical information, we can say with. Decoding daniels seventyweeks prophecy david jeremiah blog. It is a prophecy for israel and a warning to the unbelieving world that has rejected god with billions of overflowing hearts that are full of iniquity that the lord as in the days.
Seventy years of exile had gone by and we come to the point to countdown the years to the messiahs coming. One of the most profound prophecies in all of scripture must be his 70 weeks prophecy in daniel chapter 9. The 70 weeks prophecy of daniel gives us an important starting date for the 2300 day years prophecy of daniel 8. Probably no single prophetic utterance is more crucial in the fields of biblical interpretation, apologetics, and eschatology. Noah can endure no longer why is this prophecy this 2520 daniel s 70 weeks prophecy important to christians. Daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks mcarthur drive church. In that foreign land they would be confined for seventy years jeremiah 25. Many have set out to explain the seventy weeks recorded in the book of daniel. What pratt and others have also overlooked is that the prophecy of daniel s 70 weeks 490 years is cut off from daniel s 2300 day 2300 year prophecy from the previous chapter. This period is the most documented period in the entire bible.
The prophet daniel said more specific things about the end times than any other old testament prophet. What is the correct calculation of the 70 weeks of daniel. Bible students recognize that these seventy weeks or 490 days are symbolic of years each day representing a year that is 490 years. The book of daniel was written while the jews were in exile in babylon because of their sin and rebellion against god. This chapter will deal entirely with daniel s prophecy of the 70 weeks and the coming of the messiah and the second destruction of yerushalayim and the temple. The powerful intercession of daniel in his prayer and the subsequent revelation of future events by god which found their fulfilment in the death and resurrection of jesus christ and the destruction of jerusalem in ad 70 testify to the inherent accuracy of the inspired scriptures. Pdf since the invention of futurism in the 16th century, daniels prophecy of seventy weeks has been linked to a future antichrist and a. The church, however, rarely explained the seventy weeks prophecy of daniel 9. The first seven weeks fortynine years extend from a decree to rebuild jerusalem usually artaxerxess decree to ezra in 458 bc or nehemiah in 445 bc until the. As daniel prayed, the angel gabriel appeared to him and gave him a vision of israels future. The interval between the 69th and 70th week continues, but it is increasingly apparent that it may soon be over. One of the most important prophecy passages in the whole bible is that of gods prophecy given to daniel in daniel 9. Daniel indicates how long the time period leading to the arrival of messiah the leader would last.
Daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks mcarthur drive church of. We looked last time at daniel s 70 weeks something that has been called the backbone of bible prophecy. The prophecy has proven difficult for readers, despite having been the subject of intense exegetical activity since the second temple period. Nevertheless, jehovah revealed to daniel information that would make it possible to pinpoint the time when jesus would be anointed, or appointed, as the messiah, or christ. The prophecy declares that daniel should know and understand that from the going forth of the command to restore and rebuild yierousalaem jerusalem, until the messiah the prince comes, that there will be sixty two seven sevens of years. The 70th week of daniel the prophet daniel said more specific things about the end times than any other old testament prophet. Secret of daniels 70 weeks predicts end of days will come. Daniels seventyweeks prophecy is a lot like a treasure map. One of the most amazing prophecies in the bible, and of special importance to seventhday adventists, is the 70week prophecy of daniel. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs arrival. At the end of the seventy weeks, israel will finally recognize the atoning effect of jesus as messiah daniel 9. Apr 02, 2021 3 rabbi horowitz also interpreted the seventy weeks described in the book of daniel as a total of 50 cycles of double shmittah sabbatical cycles.
Daniel prophecy of seventy weeks christian truth center. No prophecy in the entire bible is more critical to understanding the end times than the seventy weeks of daniel. The precision of prophecy daniels 70 weeks chuck missler. A time designated for waiting for the anointed one to come daniel 9. The seventyweek prophecy of daniel 9 includes the most incredible validation of jesus christ as the messiah, which he held them accountable to have known. Daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks paperback hartfield book. That prophecy found in the 9th chapter of the book of daniel is commonly called daniel s 70 weeks. There is no other messianic prophecy that so perfectly foretells the coming of christ and the year of his baptism and crucifixion. You should know and understand that from the issuing of the word to restore and to rebuild jerusalem until messiah the leader. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet. The prophecy of seventy weeks is the narrative in chapter 9 of the book of daniel which tells how daniel prays to god to act on behalf of his people and city, and in response is given a detailed but cryptic supposed prophecy of seventy weeks by the angel gabriel. The seventy weeks prophecy is one of the most significant and detailed messianic prophecies of the old testament. And this 70 7year periods are further split into 7 weeks, 62 weeks and 1 week or 49 years, 434 years, and 7 years a total of 490 years. Dec 04, 2019 this is a jewish calculation about the 70 weeks of daniel.
Now we have the starting point for daniels messianic prophecy, that is, 455 b. Jan 14, 2000 sir robert anderson and the seventy weeks of daniel by tom stewart january 14, 2000. Daniel s inspired record regarding the seventy weeks is a profound demonstration of the validity of scriptural prophecy. In the new testament, christs blood is called the blood of the new covenant matthew 26.
The bible gives the length of a year as consisting of 360 days. Most bible teachers base their views on what they have been taught which is derived from the notes in the scofield reference bible. The first sixty nine weeks which predicts the com dont be fooled, this short little book surprisingly is a heavier weight of exegesis than what its size may look like. The prophecy is usually referred to as the 70 weeks of years. An easy to listen to exposition of daniel 9 about the 70 weeks prophecy. They would have never considered month years or 360 day years for that matter. Buy daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks book online at low prices. It is only four verses in length, yet it contains prophetic clues to. This episode explains daniel s 70 weeks prophecy and more. The prophecy pinpoints the very time of jesus crucifixion.
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