The 70 weeks of daniel rapture forums bible prophecy. Once this seventy weeks is over, according to the prophecy, sin will be made an end of, prophecy and vision will be sealed up, reconciliation will be made for sin, and more. This 70 weeks prophecy, focusing as it does upon the great sacrifice of our lord, constitutes the very seal of all prophecy, for in christ all history and prophecy converge. Because no significant biblical or prophetic event occurred in that year, the. In verse 24 the angel gabriel decreed 70 sevens for israel to complete what we now call the dispensation of law. Although other major prophets received detailed information concerning the nations and gods program for salvation, daniel alone was given the comprehensive program for both the gentiles, as revealed to daniel in preceding chapters, and for israel, as recorded in daniel.
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. The coming of a pretribulation rapture of the believers in jesus christ fits the framework of that last week the 70th week and we have been living in the gap between weeks 69 and 70. But in any case, each of these weeks represents 7 years. 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. Daniel 70 weeks a presentation on daniels prophecies. I didnt intend to go beyond one article, but its difficult to adequately explain things in 900 words or so, which is what i try to keep things to with these posts. The brief but wellknown prophecy of the seventy weeks, recorded in daniel 9.
Nov 01, 2004 this includes a mathematical prophecy. 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 daniels prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. To quote the obvious, that would no longer be 70 weeks. It foretells the coming of the messiah, and details his benevolent work. Many have attempted to identify the beginning and ending dates of this prophecy using a. Jeremiah, daniel and ezekiel 4 decrees 70th week at the end of time duration. The prophecy divides up these 490 years in a handful of ways. Some people such as john pratt and sir isaac newton have placed the crucifixion of jesus at the end of daniels 70 weeks 490 years prophecy.
The seventy week prophecy is not just useless, obscure, arcane information for religious nerds. Mar 20, 2015 the third item in the list is ongoing even after the 70 week starts. The 70 week prophecy chart download pdf the 1260 day prophecy chart download pdf the 2300 day prophecy chart download pdf the 70 week prophecy chart scripture. In order to understand this discrepency, we must examine daniel 9 again. The final week of the 70 weeks of the 70 sevens, 69 have been fulfilled in history. Such exciting endoftheworld and rapture paradigms are dearly held and difficult to change. Its contents shatter the sandbuilt foundations of today s popular 21st century bible prophecy teaching. Much of seventhday adventist eschatology is based upon their understanding of the timeframes of daniels 70week prophecy. Profiles in prophecy kindle edition by missler, chuck. To void the 70week prophecy is, then, to void the justification for our. In this short but important work, mcclain introduces the first 69 weeks and answers questions such as what is the measure of time indicated by the weeks of this prophecy. But this is a 70 week prophecy, the last week refers to the seven years following 27 a. For more than 70 years, bmh has been providing breaking news, compelling stories, and clearcut books and articles on theology and christian living. Taking this as the starting point, there was perfect harmony.
The prophecy of the seventy weeks article contributed by. Christian biblical church of god 2005 the three prophetic. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading daniels 70 week s. The initial phase of the prophecythe rebuilding of jerusalem 25b. Note that rarely is there actual consensus among jewish commentators to the bible, especially with interpretations of vague visions such as this one, but in this case the one that is offered is, i think, a common. He chose the 70 weeks of daniel prophecy and wrote false doctrine that stated the seventieth and final week of this prophecy is cut off and placed at some unknown future time period before the second coming of christ. The 2300 days and 70 weeks prophecies of daniel uk 3 last days. With their interpretation the prophecy ceases to be a 490 year prophecy, as the seventieth week is yet to come.
Does a gap exist between 69th and 70th weeks or not. Jan 02, 2020 the final week of the 70 weeks of the 70 sevens, 69 have been fulfilled in history. The beginning point of the prophetical 70 weeks 25a. The 2300 days had been found to begin when the commandment of artaxerxes for the restoration and building of jerusalem went into effect, in the autumn of 457 b. The 2300day prophecy, of which the 70week prophecy is a small part, was to begin at the command that effected the restoration of jerusalem. I want to try to finish up this short series on daniels 70 weeks with this article. Some would have you believe there is no gaps in the biblical text, when referring to daniel 9. Beginning of the 62 weeks of the 70 weeks prophecy 404 bc 434 years404 bc to 30 ad ending with the crucifixion of jesus christ picking up once again with daniel 9. Daniel reads in the books that the desolation of jerusalem must last for seventy years according to the prophetic words of jeremiah verse 2, and prays for god. The start date for the seventy weeks end times truth. Daniels inspired record regarding the seventy weeks is a profound demonstration of the validity of scriptural prophecy. May 03, 2014 in the seventy weeks prophecy in daniel 9. We previously read how spanish jesuit francisco ribera wrote fictional prophecy with the sole purpose of taking the attention off the papal church after they had been identified as antichrist with the protestant reformation. Almost every mistake ive run across in studying the various interpretations of end times prophecy can be traced back to a misunderstanding of this passage.
According to matthew and revelation, there still is more to come. Daniels 70 weeks prophecy explained christian faith. Other translations use the word sevens instead of weeks, which i think is better. Sep 12, 20 daniels 70 week prophecydaniels 70 week prophecy dan 9. This command went forth under king artaxerxes longimanus in the year 457 bc ezra 7. It contains exceedingly important information for gods covenant people. Daniels 70 week prophecydaniels 70 week prophecy dan 9. Browse a new selection of discounted kindle books each month. The church, however, rarely explained the seventy weeks prophecy of daniel.
According to most, the bible prophecy of daniels 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. The passage breaks up the 70 week prophecy into three parts. But as we have seen, jesus was crucified in the middle of the final seven years 7 prophetic days 7 years, which is 3. To understand the seventy week prophecy as a proof of divine inspiration of the bible, and as the key to unlocking all bible prophecies of christ. The 70 weeks of this prophecy represent a period of 490 years, based on the biblical principle that prophetic scripture often uses a day to represent a year ezekiel 4. 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. So just to confirm the identity of these two animals without any doubt, let us read what gabriel says. Many have attempted to identify the beginning and ending dates of this prophecy using a continuous timeline from past benchmark dates. Alva mcclains book daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks makes sense for many if the word of god is interpreted through the grid of dispensationalism, and forced to fit it.
The church, however, rarely explained the seventy weeks prophecy of daniel 9. It is not possible to understand jesus teachings in matthew 24, without an understanding of daniel 70th week. The last prophecies is book three in an end times prophecies book series. As we determined in our earlier discussion of the various edicts in chapter 3 it was only the edict of artaxerxes in his 20th year and delivered to nehemiah in 445 b.
Therefore the 70 weeks of daniel consist of 490 years of 360 days each. Incredibly they see the last seven years of the history of the world and antichrist. Your financial support helps ensure that ministries like graceconnect magazine, the news website. But in a specific sense this prophecy, this period of 70 weeks, constitutes the seal of the whole vision of the 2300 yeardays. The 70 weeks of daniel page 2 daniels 70 week prophecy. He published this discovery in a book called the coming prince, a commentary on daniels 70th week. One day, a man will walk onto the worlds stage and be able to confirm a covenant of peace with israel and surrounding nations. Armstrong was alive, the church preached and published a great deal about prophecy. I suggest you read the end of this article by r yisroel blumenthal. The prophecy pinpoints the very time of jesus crucifixion. From this starting point, we can determine all the other time markers of the prophecy.
I dont know how this got started because its so easily disproved. The testimony of scripture had been fulfilled in every detail of his ministry. And all of this will supposedly start with the rapture. Are there still seven years left in daniels 70 weeks. The 70 week prophecy in daniel 9 gives the starting point for both the vision in chapter 8 as well as a messianic prophecy that points to christs baptism. Finally, it reveals the disastrous consequences of rejecting the son of god. The end of the babylonian captivity and the subsequent return of the jews. As we have noted in previous articles, the jewish and babylonian calendars used a 360day year.
This book reveals the truth about daniel s 70th week. The start date for the seventy weeks according to daniel 9. They will need this knowledge and this wisdom as they approach the thresholds at the climax of this age. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. The only difficulty with this view is that the baptism takes place 566 years after the commencement of the 70 week prophecy. Daniels 70 weeks prophecy pointed to a decree to restore and rebuild. Now it said in the 70 week prophecy that the covenant would be confirmed for 1 week, which is 7 prophetic days, which equates to 7 literal years. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is an important prophecymaybe 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. Design of the prophecy the following outline sketches the general function of the prophecy of daniels 70 weeks. The content is intended to be antimissionary, but nonetheless gives the interpretation of jewish commentators. Daniels 70 week prophecy that is also known as the prophecy of weeks explained with all the date evidence and bible truth on the 70 weeks of daniel. A seven is a period of 7 years, so 70 sevens equal 490 years. This 70weeks prophecy, focusing as it does upon the great sacrifice of our lord, constitutes the very seal of all prophecy, for in christ all history and prophecy converge.
The tribulation period the final week of daniel 9 is still in front of it. In effect, gabriel told daniel that the interval between the commandment to rebuild jerusalem until the presentation of the messiah as king would be 173,880 days. If we count 70 weeks 70 years of 7 years,70x7 we get 490 years for the. The 70week prophecy in daniel 9 gives the starting point for both the vision in chapter 8 as well as a messianic prophecy that points to christs baptism. From their research, we also know that exactly 483 years after the decree of artaxerxes the lord jesus rode into jerusalem on a donkey to shouts of blessed is the king. When bible prophecy is symbolic the well known day for a year rule applies so this final week is actually seven years and was. The 70 weeks of daniel a bible study by jack kelley. The prophecy of the 70 weeks of daniel 9 tells us how the horn of david, the messiah of israel, would be cut off from his people until the abomination of the little horn had run its course. The angelic interpreter speaking to daniel declares that it is 70 weeks and nowhere does scripture say we. It is the sequel to the now prophecies and the next prophecies the last prophecies explores the biblical prophecies listed below that happen within the first 3 12 years of the dreaded sevenyear tribulation period the terminal generation what it is and how to escape it how israel gains world renown after ezekiel 38. It is not 70 weeks plus some indefinite period of time thrown in between the 69th week and the 70th week.
In verses 25 and 27, the period of 70 weeks is divided into three time periods. The reason the 9th chapter of daniel is the proof test of bible prophecy is that it tells the exact date when the restoration of jerusalem would begin after. Most scholars believe that we are now living in a huge gap between the 69th week and the 70th week. Apr 22, 2011 hope through prophecy 465,493 views 44.