Testament is one given by the angel gabriel in response to a prayer of daniel. This is the best book on the seventy weeks of daniel available. Figure b1 shows an overview of daniels seventy weeks prophecy. Id recommend this app to anyone that needs to merge multiple pdfs together, remove specific pdf pages from a pdf document, convert a word file to a pdf file, a pdf to a word file, etc. We have also proven that the seventy weeks of daniel chapter nine have been fulfilled, which is the sole basis and purpose of the sevenyear tribulation period in the future. Daniel was written for the israelites who had been living as captives in babylon for almost seventy years. Some questions of deepest interest arise in connection with the period covered by our last chronological table. Daniel had understood from the scriptures jeremiah 25.
Missler, chuck, daniels 70 weeks, koinonia house, 2004. Leslie mcfall the pivotal date in the book of daniel is 536 bc. Spiritual failure, postponement, and daniel 9 until. The kings of daniel 2, and the image of nebuchadnezzar have been fulfilled, at a. The time for the appearance of the messiah, verse 25, would be after 69 of the 70 weeks, or 483 of the 490 years of daniels prophecy. The start date for the seventy weeks end times truth. God gave daniel this prophecy to tell him he had not forgotten about him or his promises to the nation of israel.
Paul tanner t hroughout church history the seventyweeks prophecy in 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. Are the any other references to this number of days in the bible. These were the times of trouble mentioned in daniel 9. A chart of the 70th week of daniel by gavin finley md download the pdf file of this article. This type of interpretation overlooks the fact that the term for word is used again twice in daniel 9. 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. The chapter begins with daniel praying for israel, acknowledging the nations sins against god and asking for gods mercy.
The fall feasts of israel and the timeline of the final 7. On the day of atonement you shall sound the trumpet throughout all your land. He published this discovery in a book called the coming prince, a. This prophecy is a prophecy for daniel s people and daniel s city. Pdf daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks researchgate. It has more features, but those are the only ones ive used.
Understanding daniels 70 weeks the creation concept. The seventy weeks of daniel 9 when do they begin and end. What is the correct calculation of daniels 69 weeks. I will not claim to be an expert on these matters, but i would like to examine this prophecy in detail so that we may all understand better what gabriel was discussing. You shall count seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, so that the time of the seven weeks of years shall give you fortynine years. Many have attempted to identify the beginning and ending dates of this prophecy using a continuous timeline from past benchmark dates. Daniel the seventy weeks perhaps no other portion of scripture is of more importance to the student of prophecy than these verses. Daniel s prophecy of the seventy weeks by wayne jackson, m. These clauses are prophetically important, because if they are descriptive of items that have yet to be fulfilled, then the seventy weeks of daniel have yet to be fulfilled. Nehemiah tells of workmen building with one hand while holding a sword in the other, and sleeping on site in their. The seventy weeks of daniel what saith the scripture. The next segment of time is the sixtytwo weeks of years that are said to follow the first seven weeks of years. This article was originally published in the november 2004 personal update news journal. Leviticus 26 forecast of covenant restoration after covenant breaking as that forecast is.
The fact that this prophecy divides the seventy weeks of years into three sections will come into to play later when examining the single week in verse 27. A chart of the 70th week of daniel endtime pilgrim. 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. The start date for the seventy weeks the start date for the seventy weeks according to daniel 9. Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week. Go to here to print this chart page back to clarence larkin charts home page. Many ideas have been attributed to what was predicted by gabriel in this prophecy and when these things would take place. Jerry vines this has to be the apex of all the prophecies that god revealed to daniel. As daniel prayed, the angel gabriel appeared to him and gave him a vision of israels future. How we interpret other portions of prophetic scripture will, to a great. This date marked the end of the 70 weeks of daniel 9. Jesus christ emphatically declared that the old testament scriptures contained prophecies he would fulfill luke 24. It has been called the backbone of all prophecy in the bible. We consider them to be of major importance the first reason is this.
This means that the final 70th week has to be future to our day since all of the purposes must be brought to completion by the end of the prescribed time period. The events of the 70 weeks of years daniels prophecy next states that the 490 years will be divided into three periods as follows. If understanding that aspect of jesus ministry is of interest to you, i invite you to read the interpretation of daniel 9. The seventy week prophecy of daniel part 1 this is a video presentation of the seventy weeks prophecy. The interpretation of the prophecies in daniel is a matter of considerable debate among. Also, the newly recorded expositional commentary on daniel, 16session study with notes. Therefore, 70 weeks would be the equivalent of 70 times 7 years or 490 years. This is equal to 483 biblical years 69 x 7 years since daniels weeks should be. However, because daniels 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. No alchemy of origenistic spiritualizing interpretation can change that. Dont be left in darkness or caught unpreparedfind out when and how. 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. I f one is to look f or linguistic connec tions, he re in verse 23 is a far more re asonable one.
The seventy weeks of daniel by thomas ice let the postmillennial and amillennial commentators look long and steadily at this fact. What makes this prophecy so remarkable is that it is a specific time prophecy that deals with both the first and second comings of jesus christ. Commendable treatments of the seventyweeks prophecy from a premillennial perspective include leon wood, a commentary on daniel grand rapids. 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. Daniels seventy weeks and the new exodus bible reading plans. Daniels 70 weeks of years tribulation lamb and lion. Let us turn now to focus in on those first 69 weeks of the seventy weeks of daniel. Jeremiah study bible what we learn from daniels 70 weeks. The divisions of the 70 weeks in verse 24, gabriel says, seventy sevens are decreed for your people and your holy city.
History has shown that the 70 weeks are 490 years which run from the end of the captivity to the time of christ. Young, the prophecy of daniel, a commentary grand rapids. The seventy weeks of daniel by philip mauro adaptededited by glenn davis lesson 1 editors note. This just really caps it all and pulls all of the prophecy of the bible together. I would love to share with you the special blessing of daniel 9. Note that in the wording of daniels prophecy, the 7 weeks comes first, followed by the 62 weeks. Let us take a look again at our scripture and in particular. 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. Pdf unedited commentary for a popular handbook on the eschatological. Then you shall sound the loud trumpet on the tenth day of the seventh month. Whitcomb it has often been said, and i believe with truth, that those who shun the study of biblical languages will find themselves at the mercy of the translators. 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. The seventy weeks prophecy of daniel 9 reflects yet another aspect of the.
The first 49 years 7 weeks are the time during which the city was being rebuilt. The mysterious 70week prophecy recorded by the prophet daniel has baffled bible scholars and theologians for centuries. Mcclain, daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks grand rapids. But the prophecy of 70 weeks is so much more than a messianic prediction.
Therefore the 70 weeks of daniel consist of 490 years of 360 days each. The 70 weeks of daniel biblical research studies group. From there we count out 483 biblical 360 day years. The last of the 70 weeks of daniel, the last 7 years also known as the 70th week, is yet to be fulfilled, and will be soon. What the bible says about seventy weeks prophecy, chart. For information contact the 39 th street church of christ, 15331 east 39 street, independence, mo 64055. The narrative itself also suggests this, since the hero, daniel, has been in exile for virtually the entire narrative, and. Over the centuries scholars have proposed dozens of competing interpretations of these challenging verses, especially daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks. Daniel sat a captive in babylon, away from his people for 69 years, and wondered if god had forgotten him. For that reason, most commentators have selected it as the beginning of the 70 weeks of years. Mauro is dedicated to using the scripture as the ultimate test by which every thought is to be judged. But instead of sharing with daniel about 70 years, the angel gabriel spoke to daniel about something more important, 70 weeks of seven years.
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