A study of the seventy weeks of daniel by oliver b greene jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of babylon, those did cyrus the king take out of the temple of babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was. Some questions of deepest interest arise in connection with the period covered by our last chronological table. The chapter begins with daniel praying for israel, acknowledging the nations sins against god and asking for gods mercy. We saw last week how daniel loved gods righteousness, and reputation, and mercy read vv2023. Jeremiah study bible what we learn from daniels 70 weeks. Understanding daniels 70 weeks the creation concept. What the bible says about seventy weeks prophecy, chart. This period of time is referred to as the seventy weeks of daniel, or the seventy sevens. Meredith the covenant of the seventieth week daniel 9. Biblical scholars have catalogued more than 300 amazing prophecies that find precise fulfillment in the life and labor of the son of god. The divisions of the 70 weeks in verse 24, gabriel says, seventy sevens are decreed for your people and your holy city. That gabriels message should be understood in light of the jubilee passage in leviticus 25 is evident by the first division he gives to daniel in daniel 9. Seventhday adventists seek to tie daniel 9 to daniel 8.
The book of daniel by clarence larkin author of the great book on dispensational truth this work is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. Jun 07, 2014 the prophecy of the 70 weeks of daniel chapter 9 is one of the most amazing prophecies in the old testament. As daniel prayed, the angel gabriel appeared to him and gave him a vision of israels future. In this class on the first 69 of those weeks, we look at the part of the prophecy. We consider them to be of major importance the first reason is this. Sir robert anderson and the seventy weeks of daniel.
The 70 weeks of daniel were to begin from the going forth of the command to restore and build jerusalem verse 25. Seventy weeks 490 years would be given israel to redeem her past failures. In order to get that to make sense, those interpreters use a persian decree, usually the one from circa 458 bce, as the starting point for their interpretation, which makes the. Then cometh the end 21st annual midwest lectures page 1 2003 this material may be freely distributed as long as it remains unchanged and proper credit is given for source. A chart of the 70th week of daniel endtime pilgrim. 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. What early christians believed about the 70 weeks of daniel 9. This prophecy is a prophecy for daniel s people and daniel s city.
The angel gabriel revealed to daniel how his nation. The seventy weeks of daniel what saith the scripture. Are the any other references to this number of days in the bible. The prophecy of the seventy weeks of daniel is not really all that complicated. 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. This is also the only way you can make the three measures of the great tribulation 1260 days, 42 months, or 3 12 years come out the same. Daniel s vision relating to israel in immediate future and. The 70 weeks of daniel 9 fulfilled on 3 april ad 33. This article was originally published in the november 2004 personal update news journal. The 70 weeks prophecy seals up other prophecies in various ways. Jerry vines this has to be the apex of all the prophecies that god revealed to daniel. Daniel s vision of ram and he goat and another little horn, chapter 8 c. He published this discovery in a book called the coming prince, a commentary on daniels 70th week. On what basis do you hold 1 that the 2300 days eveningsmornings of daniel begin at the same time as the seventy weeks of years of daniel 9.
Over the centuries scholars have proposed dozens of competing interpretations of these challenging verses, especially daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks. Some of them suggest that both periods will begin with. What is the correct calculation of daniels 69 weeks. That is the biblical interpretation of the 70 weeks of daniel chapter nine. Traditional interpretations of daniel 9 assume that the phrase seventy weeks is a way of saying 490 years, an assumption that is not supported by scripture. Daniel sat a captive in babylon, away from his people for 69 years, and wondered if god had forgotten him.
Rejecting the traditional adventist understanding, such individuals claim that both timeperiods comprise literal days and not days which represent years to be fulfilled still in the future. There was no obvious sign that jerusalem was about to be. Therefore the 70 weeks of daniel consist of 490 years of 360 days each. Therefore, 70 weeks would be the equivalent of 70 times 7 years or 490 years. Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place v. Resurrection before 400 ad uninspired records of how early christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed. Adherents of this position hold that daniels prophecies describe the events of the time of antio chus epiphanes and were. If we look at the six issues that daniels seventy week prophecy wraps up and finalizes we must of necessity come to this conclusion. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs. How we interpret other portions of prophetic scripture will, to a great degree, be determined by how we interpret these verses. For information contact the 39 th street church of christ, 15331 east 39 street, independence, mo 64055. At the very end of this period, god would even send messiah the prince who would. But the prophecy of 70 weeks is so much more than a messianic prediction. Daniels 70 weeks prophecy and the jesuit lie of futurism.
Daniel s 70th week, and so form a great parenthesis between those two weeks. Jesus is coming the son of man latter days old testament the covenant my father bible study chart jacob ullrich end times. It is known to most of us as the prophecy of 70 weeks, and it is the only prophecy in the bible that gives us a secular date by which we can accurately calculate the first coming of the messiah. Jesus christ emphatically declared that the old testament scriptures contained prophecies he would fulfill luke 24. The seventy weeks of daniel jerry vines sermon outlines. Study the bible, learn about jesus christ, get christian living advice online. This just really caps it all and pulls all of the prophecy of the bible together.
The seventy weeks of daniel by thomas ice let the postmillennial and amillennial commentators look long and steadily at this fact. Daniel s prophecy of the seventy weeks by wayne jackson, m. The 70 weeks of daniel equal exactly 490 years to the solar day. Gabriel goes out of his way to inform daniel that the seventy weeks of. Gabriel said to daniel, know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the word to restore and to build jerusalem unto the messiah the prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks. A chart of the 70th week of daniel by gavin finley md download the pdf file of this article. The seventy weeks of daniel the seventy weeks of daniel chapter 9 of the book of daniel describes one of the most important times in the history of israel and of the world. Sir robert anderson and the seventy weeks of daniel by tom stewart january 14, 2000.
Daniel s vision of seventy weeks concerning the nation israel, chapter 9 d. The 70 weeks of daniel by philip mauro adaptededited by glenn davis. This is the best book on the 70 weeks of daniel available. 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. Daniel the seventy weeks perhaps no other portion of scripture is of more importance to the student of prophecy than these verses. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. The following is the particular view of the new scofield reference bible, with some details supplied by h. In verses 25 and 27, the period of 70 weeks is divided into three time periods. The seventy weeks prophecy is one of the most significant and detailed messianic prophecies of the old testament. Daniel s vision of four beasts concerning four kingdoms of the times of the gentiles, chapter 7 b. The 70 weeks of daniel biblical research studies group. Nov 01, 2004 the classic work on the seventy weeks of daniel. 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 daniel s prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. No alchemy of origenistic spiritualizing interpretation can change that.
The word that went out is the decree and decision of god. The seventy weeks and the great tribulation a study of the last two visions of daniel, and of the olivet discourse of the lord jesus christ by philip mauro written in 1921, revised in 1944 table of contents chapter 1 principles that should govern in the interpretation of prophecy 1 bible chronology 2 a prophecy of transcendent interest 2. The 70 weeks of daniel chapter 9 biblical theology. The seventieth week of daniel by william branham preached in jeffersonville in 19610806 want to hear more messages please visit. The fall feasts of israel and the timeline of the final 7 years of this age. The church, however, rarely explained the seventy weeks prophecy of daniel 9. The overview is that the 70 weeks go from the command to build again the city, to the jubile year, to the coming of messiah the prince of israel, and after this 62 weeks, is messiah cut off, and confirms or strengthens the new covenant by his work on the cross, for one. The first segment is a period of 7 plus 62 weeks or 69 weeks or in the hebrew, sevens, of years. However, because daniel s vision is controversial in our day, ive decided to devote an entire lesson to this vision, in particular to the four verses that conclude the chapter 9. According to most, the bible prophecy of daniel s 70 weeks is either a messianic prophecy that foretells the baptism of jesus christ and the year of his crucifixion, or it is a prophecy that tells of the coming of antichrist and a seven year tribulation period.
Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week. Philip mauro is dedicated to using the scripture as the ultimate test by which every thought is to be judged. The book of daniel was written while the jews were in exile in babylon because of their sin and rebellion against god. The first segment is a period of 7 plus 62 weeks or 69 weeks or in the hebrew, sevens, of. It has been called the backbone of all prophecy in the bible. God gave daniel this prophecy to tell him he had not forgotten about him or his promises to the nation of israel. Amazing facts quarterly guide featuring news, articles, bible answers, and more. Daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks by wayne jackson, m. The fiftieth year was jubilee, a time of freedom and climactic observance. The seventy weeks of daniel by randall price no portion of the old testament scripture is as essential to unlocking the mysteries of the prophetic plan for gods future program for israel and the nations than the book of daniel and. When daniel read jeremiahs prophecy, he began to pray. This prophecy is a prophecy for daniels people and daniels city. How daniel s prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus.
The seventy weeks of daniel or, the wisdom of god in all 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 righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy. Missler, chuck, daniels 70 weeks, koinonia house, 2004. They the harlot daughters of roman catholicism teach that the 70th week of daniel is separated from the other 69 weeks which is where the endtime, 7 year tribulation comes from. This is a clear example of reading meaning into the text from ones own belief system, which is not what the bible wants us to do. The 70 weeks of daniel chapter 9 by tony warren we begin this study of the seventy weeks of daniel chapter 9 with verse 24, where the prophecy of this vision begins daniel 9.
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