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Saturday, July 5, 2008

Bible Questions Answered: Daniel's 70 Weeks

Bible Questions Answered:
Rev. Could you shed some light on the seventy weeks.
Bernard G. / Brooklyn, New York

Bible Answers:
The scripture to which you refer is.....

Daniel 9:1-27 NASB
1.In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans -
2.in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, observed in the books the number of the years which was revealed as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.
3.So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.
4.I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed and said, "Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,
5.we have sinned, committed iniquity, acted wickedly and rebelled, even turning aside from Your commandments and ordinances.
6."Moreover, we have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our princes, our fathers and all the people of the land.
7."Righteousness belongs to You, O Lord, but to us open shame, as it is this day -to the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of their unfaithful deeds which they have committed against You.
8."Open shame belongs to us, O Lord, to our kings, our princes and our fathers, because we have sinned against You.
9."To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him;
10.nor have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in His teachings which He set before us through His servants the prophets.
11."Indeed all Israel has transgressed Your law and turned aside, not obeying Your voice ; so the curse has been poured out on us, along with the oath which is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, for we have sinned against Him.
12."Thus He has confirmed His words which He had spoken against us and against our rulers who ruled us, to bring on us great calamity ; for under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what was done to Jerusalem.
13."As it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come on us; yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquity and giving attention to Your truth.
14."Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it on us; for the LORD our God is righteous with respect to all His deeds which He has done, but we have not obeyed His voice.
15."And now, O Lord our God, who have brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and have made a name for Yourself, as it is this day -we have sinned, we have been wicked.
16."O Lord, in accordance with all Your righteous acts, let now Your anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain ; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become a reproach to all those around us.
17."So now, our God, listen to the prayer of Your servant and to his supplications, and for Your sake, O Lord, let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary.
18."O my God, incline Your ear and hear ! Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city which is called by Your name ; for we are not presenting our supplications before You on account of any merits of our own, but on account of Your great compassion.
19."O Lord, hear ! O Lord, forgive ! O Lord, listen and take action ! For Your own sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name."

Gabriel Brings an Answer

20.Now while I was speaking and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God in behalf of the holy mountain of my God,
21.while I was still speaking in prayer, then the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision previously, came to me in my extreme weariness about the time of the evening offering.
22.He gave me instruction and talked with me and said, "O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding.
23."At the beginning of your supplications the command was issued, and I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed ; so give heed to the message and gain understanding of the vision.

Seventy Weeks and the Messiah

24."Seventy weeks (A week consisting of 7 years, not days: thus 490 years) have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy place.
25."So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks (49 years) and sixty-two weeks (434 years; 49 + 434= 483 years) ; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress.
26."Then after the sixty-two weeks (434 years) the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a flood ; even to the end there will be war ; desolations are determined.
27."And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week (7 years), but in the middle of the week ( 3 ½ years) he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering ; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate."


Daniel 9:1-27 NLB

Daniel's Prayer for His People

1 It was the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, who became king of the Babylonians.
2 During the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, learned from reading the word of the LORD, as revealed to Jeremiah the prophet, that Jerusalem must lie desolate for seventy years.
3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with Him in prayer and fasting. I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with ashes.
4 I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed:
"O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your covenant and keep your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and obey your commands.
5 But we have sinned and done wrong. We have rebelled against you and scorned your commands and regulations.
6 We have refused to listen to your servants the prophets, who spoke on your authority to our kings and princes and ancestors and to all the people of the land.
7 "Lord, you are in the right; but as you see, our faces are covered with shame. This is true of all of us, including the people of Judah and Jerusalem and all Israel, scattered near and far, wherever you have driven us because of our disloyalty to you.
8 O LORD, we and our kings, princes, and ancestors are covered with shame because we have sinned against you.
9 But the Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against Him.
10 We have not obeyed the LORD our God, for we have not followed the instructions He gave us through His servants the prophets.
11 All Israel has disobeyed your instruction and turned away, refusing to listen to your voice.
"So now the solemn curses and judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured down on us because of our sin.
12 You have kept your word and done to us and our rulers exactly as you warned. Never has there been such a disaster as happened in Jerusalem.
13 Every curse written against us in the Law of Moses has come true. Yet we have refused to seek mercy from the LORD our God by turning from our sins and recognizing his truth.
14 Therefore, the LORD has brought upon us the disaster He prepared. The LORD our God was right to do all of these things, for we did not obey Him.
15 "O Lord our God, you brought lasting honor to your name by rescuing your people from Egypt in a great display of power. But we have sinned and are full of wickedness.
16 In view of all your faithful mercies, Lord, please turn your furious anger away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. All the neighboring nations mock Jerusalem and your people because of our sins and the sins of our ancestors.
17 "O our God, hear your servant's prayer! Listen as I plead. For your own sake, Lord, smile again on your desolate sanctuary.
18 "O my God, lean down and listen to me. Open your eyes and see our despair. See how your city—the city that bears your name—lies in ruins. We make this plea, not because we deserve help, but because of your mercy.
19 "O Lord, hear. O Lord, forgive. O Lord, listen and act! For your own sake, do not delay, O my God, for your people and your city bear your name."

Gabriel's Message about the Anointed One

20 I went on praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people, pleading with the LORD my God for Jerusalem, His holy mountain.
21 As I was praying, Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came swiftly to me at the time of the evening sacrifice.
22 He explained to me, "Daniel, I have come here to give you insight and understanding.
23 The moment you began praying, a command was given. And now I am here to tell you what it was, for you are very precious to God. Listen carefully so that you can understand the meaning of your vision.
24 "A period of seventy sets of seven (70 weeks/ a week being 7 years, not days: and thus 490 years) has been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish their rebellion, to put an end to their sin, to atone for their guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to confirm the prophetic vision, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
25 Now listen and understand! Seven sets of seven (49 years) plus sixty-two sets of seven (434 years; 49+434=483 years) will pass from the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until a ruler—the Anointed One—comes. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and strong defenses, despite the perilous times.
26 "After this period of sixty-two sets of seven (434 years), the Anointed One (God's Son the Lord Jesus Christ) will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing,
and a ruler (The Ant-Christ) will arise whose armies will destroy the city and the Temple. The end will come with a flood, and war and its miseries are decreed from that time to the very end.
27 The ruler (The Ant-Christ) will make a treaty with the people for a period of one set of seven (seven years), but after half this time (3 ½ years),
he will put an end to the sacrifices and offerings. And as a climax to all his terrible deeds, he will set up a sacrilegious object (the Abomination of Desolation) that causes desecration, until the fate decreed for this defiler is finally poured out on him."


The Angel Gabriel told Daniel that God's Prophetic Clock started at ....
The Command to rebuild Jerusalem, after the Babylonian destruction.
And God's Prophetic Clock, stopped the day when Christ rode into Jeusalem to proclaim Himself “King of Kings and Lord of Lords.”
(483 years to the day.)

Sixty Nine of the prophetic weeks had then expired. (69 x 7 = 483 years)

Now there has been a “Gap” between the time of Christ's Sacrifice to this present day.
The Period of “Grace,” the Church Age.
And now for some two thousand years Christ has and is gathering out His blood bought Bride.

The Apostle Paul, warns that this time will abruptly draw to a close.

II Thessalonians 2:6-12 NASB

Man of Lawlessness

1.Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,
2.that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.
3.Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
4.who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.
5.Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things ?
6.And you know what (not a “what,” but “who”) restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.
7.For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work ; only He (God the Holy Spirit) who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way
(i.e. His restraining power over evil, lifted.):
8.Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming ;
9.that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,
10.and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.
11.For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false,
12.in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.

The day the Rapture (Catching Up) of the Church of Jesus Christ takes place-on earth starts the time known as the day of Jacobs trouble (Jeremiah 30:7 “Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble;...” )-the Tribulation.

A world ruler (the Anti-Christ) will step forth, endorsed by a world religious ruler (the false prophet)

They will rule for 7 years, and this period of 7 years, will be the last of God's prophetic weeks. (483 + 7 = 490 years or 70 x 7).

Mark 13:30-37 KJV
[30] Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
[31] Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
[32] But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
[33] Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
[34] For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
[35] Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
[36] Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
[37] And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.\