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August 22, 2009

Daniel’s 70th Week

DANIEL CHAPTER 9SESSION 2


Daniel 9The Interrupted Prayer

• Daniel’s Prayer 1 - 19• Gabriel’s Visit 20 - 23• The Seventy Weeks 24 - 27


The “70 Weeks” of Daniel

The Scope 9:24

The 69 Weeks 9:25

(The Interval) 9:26

The 70th Week 9:27


DANIEL 9:26The

Interval


The Interval

And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself:

and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;

and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

Daniel 9:26

karat, to cut off, eliminate, kill, execute


The Interval

And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself:

and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;

and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

Daniel 9:26


The People of the Prince

• Emperor Augustus made sweeping reforms to the ranks of the Roman army–Afterwards, the make-up was anything but

Italian or European– They were called “Provincials” (they came

from provinces around the empire)• Recorded by both Publius Cornelius Tacitus and

Flavius Josephus


The People of the Prince

• They were made up of people from Asia Minor, Syria, Arabia and Egypt

• They were ancestors of the modern-day inhabitants of the Middle East

• It is possible that the biblical Antichrist is one and the same as the Quran's Muslim Mahdi


The Interval(not to scale)

(Interval)69 Weeks 70th Week

Verse 26 Verse 27Verse 25

7 62 weeks

Triumphal Entry10th of Nisan 32 AD

Crucifixion14th of Nisan 32 AD

Destruction of the Cityand the Temple

70 AD

4 Days Earlier 38 Years LaterAt Least 1,977Years Later…

Plus Prerequisites for Messiah’s

Second Coming!

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The Interval• Interval also implied:

Isa 61:1,2 (re: Luke 4:18-21); Rev 12:5,6. Also: Isa 54:7; Hos 3:4,5; Amos 9:10,11; (Acts 15:13-18); Micah 5:2,3; Zech 9:9,10; Luke 1:31,32; 21:24


The Interval• Interval also implied:

Isa 61:1,2 (re: Luke 4:18-20)


LukeThe Spirit of efei is upon me,

because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

To preach the acceptable year of efei.

Luke 4:18-19


LukeAnd he closed the book, and he

gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

Luke 4:20-21


Isaiah

The Spirit of efei GOD is upon me; because efei hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

To proclaim the acceptable year of efei, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

Isaiah 61:1-2


Isaiah

The Spirit of efei GOD is upon me; because efei hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

To proclaim the acceptable year of efei, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

Isaiah 61:1-2

Congratulations!It’s a COMMA!


CreationFall of Man

FloodAbraham

The Exodus

David Christ

Exile

6,000 Years?

Trib

ulat

ion

1,000 Years

Kingdom

Genesis Rest of OT NT

(400 yrs)

Times of the Gentiles

Fullness of the Gentiles

The Nation Israel The Diaspora

Israel Restored

70th Week3 ½ 3 ½

Basic Timeline


DANIEL 9:27The70th

Week


The 70th Week

And he (“the prince that shall come”) shall enforce the covenant with [the] many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Daniel 9:27


Why?• This covenant period defines the 70th week• He becomes very powerful and ignores his

commitment– This implies there is a temple standing– The Jews have returned and re-established

animal sacrifices– Suggests that, at least as a by-product of this

covenant, Jews will have returned to the Levitical system


Why?• This is a repeat of the what happened with

Antiochus Epiphanes in 167 BC (discussed later in this lesson)

• Messiah makes reference to this (past) prophetically – A repeat of this event


“Time, Times, and ½ Time”• “Midst of the week” - The most documented period of

time in the Bible• Time, times, the dividing of time (Dan 7:25; 4:16, 23, 25)

– “Times” = dual, later lost in Aramaic (1 + 2 + ½ = 3 ½)Dan 7:25, Dan 12:7, Rev 12:14

– 3½ years Dan 9:27; 12:7– 42 months Rev 11:2; 13:5– 1260 days Rev 11:3; Dan 12:6– ½ “week” Dan 9:27

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Every Detail by Design?

…and it was at Jerusalem the Feast of the Dedication, and it was winter.

John 10:22


Which “Feast of Dedication?”• Solomon’s Temple?

Autumn 1 Kings 8:2• Zerubbabel’s Temple?

Spring Ezra 6:15,16• The Rededication (Hanukah)

Winter 25th of Kislev


The Panorama of History

CreationFall of Man

FloodAbraham

The Exodus

David Christ

Israel Restored

The Nation Israel The Diaspora

Exile

Genesis

Rest of OTNT

6,000 Years?

400 yrs

Christ

BC AD

Persian Empire Greek EmpireRoman Empire

LXX

AntiochusEpiphanes


Antiochus IV (“Epiphanes”)175-164 BC

• Made Torah reading punishable by death• Slaughtered a sow on the Altar• Erected an idol to Zeus in the Holy of Holies

– “The Abomination of Desolation” Matt 24:15

• The Macabbean Revolt – 3 years: threw off the yoke of Seleucid Empire– Rededicated the Temple: 25th of Kislev, 165 BC

• Celebrated as Hanukah John 10:22


The 70th Week

C o v e n a n t E n f o r c e d

Abominationof Desolation

(Interval)69


The 70th Week

Covenant Enforced


The Great Tribulation

(Interval)69

T R I B U L A T I O N


The 70th Week


(Interval)69

3 1/2 years42 months1260 days

3 1/2


T R I B U L A T I O N

Covenant Enforced



For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

Matthew 24:21, 22


And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

Daniel 12:1

The “Time of Jacob’s Trouble”(Jeremiah 30:7)


The “Time of Jacob’s Trouble”(Jeremiah 30:7)

I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.

Hosea 5:15


THE SEED OF THE SERPENTThe

Prince

that Shall Come


Old Testament Allusions(from 33)

• Seed of the Serpent Gen 3:15

• Idol Shepherd Zech 11:16, 17

• Little Horn Dan 7:8-11, 21-26Dan 8:9-12, 23-25

• Prince that shall come Dan 9:26

• Willful King Dan 11:36


New Testament Allusions(from 13)

• Beast Rev 11:7; 13

• False Prophet Rev 13

• Antichrist (Pseudo-Christ) 1 John 2:22

• Lawless One 2 Thess 2:8

• Man of Sin 2 Thess 2:3

• One come in his own name John 5:43

• Son of Perdition 2 Thess 2:3


His Characteristics• An intellectual genius Dan 7:20; 8:23; Eze 28:3• An persuasive orator Dan 7:20; Rev 13:2• A shrewd politician Dan 11:21; Dan 8:25; • A financial genius Rev 13:17; Eze 28:4, 5

Psa 52:7; Dan 11:38, 43; • A forceful military leader Dan 8:24; Rev 6:2;

Rev 13:4; Isa 4:16• A powerful organizer Rev 13:1,2; 17:17• A unifying religious guru 2 Thess 2:4;

Rev 13:3, 14, 15

Cf. Psa 10, 52, 55; Isa 10,11,13,14; Jer 49-51; Zech 5; Rev 18


Jew or Gentile?• The Leader will be the Son of Satan

Gen 3:15; Isa 27:1; Eze 28:12-19; Rev 13• Some believe this leader will be a Jew:

– Eze 21:25-27; Eze 28:2-10 (of the circumcision); Dan 11:36, 37; John 5:43 (allos, not heteros: thus, a Jew, not a Gentile.);

–Received by Israel, John 5:43; Ps 55 • Some believe he will be a Gentile• There are two players Rev 13


The First Beast (of 2)And I stood upon the sand of the

sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

Revelation 13:1,2

Satan!(Rev 12:9)


The First Beast (of 2)

And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

Revelation 13:3


His Physical Description

Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Zechariah 11:17


2nd Beast: “False Prophet”

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

Revelation 13:11, 12


And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

Revelation 13:14,15

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And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Revelation 13:16-18


Whose Number?

• Many point to bar codes, insertable chips, etc. for implementation technology and controls;

• They overlook that it is his number and name that is the critical identity issue


A REVIEW OF THE ISLAMIC MAHDIRoma

nAntichrist?


Islam?• Many Bible verses as well as world events

allude to an Islamic Empire vs. Roman Empire– The religion of Islam is the Antichrist religion

• Muslims call their expected messiah “the Mahdi”

• They call our Messiah “ad-Dajjal” (their Antichrist)


Support from Scripture• Joseph was the suffering Messiah

– Joseph’s rejection by his brothers == Israel’s rejection of Messiah

• David was the King Messiah–Messiah’s kingdom will be established in

Jerusalem on David’s throne• Gideon was the warrior Messiah!

–Gideon fought against Midian–Midian represents the Ismaelites (Judges 8:22)


Support from Scripture• The Bible portrays Messiah fighting against

inhabitants of Arabia

God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.

Habakkuk 3:3-4


Support from Scripture• Here we see Messiah in person returning

from battle out of Temen in Arabia–How often is this discussed in churches?–He also fights against Cush (modern Sudan and

Somalia)

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

Habakkuk 3:7


Support from Scripture• Midian refers to regions east of the Jordan

River and southwards into Saudi Arabia– The heart of Islamic territory

• The context of Habakkuk is the final battle of Messiah against the Antichrist:

Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.

Habakkuk 1:11


Support from Scripture• He breaks the covenant claiming it is not an

offense because such has been sanctioned by his false god who promotes violence– This is Islamic Hudna


Support from Scripture• The context of Habakkuk is the end-times:

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Habakkuk 2:3


Support from Scripture• Though Antichrist is strong, his weapons

will not help him:

Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

Habakkuk 3:14


Support from Scripture• The book of Numbers also speaks of the

coming Messiah destroying and conquering these same peoples:


Support from Scripture…there shall come a Star out of

Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly. Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

Numbers 24:17-19


Support from Scripture• Ezekiel 35 speaks of judgment of Mount

Seir:

As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am efei. Ezekiel 35:15


Support from Scripture• In Isaiah, the theme is repeated:

For in this mountain shall the hand of efei rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill. Isaiah 25:10


Support from Scripture

The Bible simply does not support a European Antichrist scenario…


Support from Scripture• In Isaiah 63, we see Messiah emerging out

of Edom with His robes drenched in blood of those He has slaughtered–He left as Lamb...–He is returning as a Lion!


Support from ScriptureWho is this that cometh from Edom,

with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat.

Isaiah 63:1-2


Support from ScriptureI have trodden the winepress alone;

and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

Isaiah 63:3-4


Support from Scripture• Ezekiel 25 reveals how efei feels about

Edom:


Support from ScriptureThus saith efei GOD; Because that

Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; Therefore thus saith efei GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.

Ezekiel 25:12-13


Support from Scripture• Because of the use of the names Teman

and Dedan, we understand it to mean the entire land mass southward along the Red Sea and into central Saudi Arabia


Support from Scripture• Obadiah focuses on the destruction of

Edom:

Shall I not in that day, saith efei, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

Obadiah 8


Support from Scripture• Obadiah is clearly talking of a period just

prior to Messiah’s rule over the Earth:

And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be EFEI'S.

Obadiah 21


Support from Scripture• Zephaniah makes it clear that the

remaining Israelites will possess Muslim lands:

Therefore as I live, saith efei of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them..

Zephaniah 2:9


Support from Scripture• There are so many more scriptures we

could explore, all pointing to and detailing the events that will occur when Messiah returns to fight the final battles for Israel

• Other scriptures:– Isaiah 10:17, 24-25, 33-34; 11:5, 14; 19-1, 20; 34-3-9– Psalm 45:3 Joel 3:2, 4– Zephaniah 3:17 Jeremiah 25:15, 19-26, 29– Habakkuk 2:17


For the Next Sessions• Read Revelation 6• UNDERSTAND DANIEL 9!!


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