Even if we use 165 bce as the date of authoring daniel based on naturalist bias, daniels 70weeks prophecy contains a very accurate forth telling of. This accounts for the first 69 weeks of daniels prophecy. Some would have you believe there is no gaps in the biblical text, when referring to daniel 9. The end of the seven weeks and threescore and two weeks 69 weeks will be marked by the appearance of messiah as the prince of israel dan.
The proper interpretation of gabriels entire message hinges on an understanding of what that one distinctive phrase in. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times cosmic in scope and political in focus. What is the correct calculation of daniels 69 weeks. Aug 17, 2017 daniels prophecy of seventy weeks the 70 th week tenet that most students of biblical prophecy adhere to goes something like this there is a future sevenyear period, and at the midpoint the antichrist will be revealed and commit the abomination of desolation, initiating his great tribulation against israel and the church. Scholars call it the gap theory, but in reality, that is a useless term. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel. The chapter begins with daniel praying for israel, acknowledging the nations sins against god and asking for gods mercy. The very brief but famous prophecy of the seventy weeks, recorded in daniel 9. This date corresponds to august 11, 445 bc 52 days prior to elul 25, 445 bc. An incredibly specific 483 year length of time was revealed to daniel that would pass. So the first segment of daniel s timeoriented prophecy culminated in a year of jubilee, the 50th year.
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 prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs arrival bible. Much of our commentary below is based on josh mcdowells book, the new evidence that demands a verdict, pages 197201. In this case, the 62 weeks was the silence between the testaments. This is the first of two videos on daniel chapter 9. 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. 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. The following events and associated prophecies represent the clearest path for tying together of history and prophecy.
The first 69 weeks of daniel 70 weeks prophecy were fulfilled with the cutting off of messiah jesus. Observe that the prophecy involves a time frame of 70 weeks. Jan 14, 20 after removing naturalist biasnaturalists use 165 bce as the date of authorship for the book of daniel. Daniel s 70 weeks prophecy one of the most mysterious prophecies in the bible is daniel s 70 weeks prophecy found in daniel 9. In verses 25 and 27, the period of 70 weeks is divided into three time periods.
The fulfilled weeks of daniel 70 weeks christian truth. Much of our commentary below is based on josh mcdowells book, the new evidence that demands a. Daniel indicates how long the time period leading to the arrival of messiah the leader would last. Daniels prophecy of 69 weeks was fulfilled when jesus of nazareth was baptized in a. Mcclain shows that the 70 weeks of daniel is not contiguous or continuous, but a parenthesis or gap exists between weeks 69 and 70. The second time span in daniels prophecy calls for a period of sixtytwo 62 cycles of seven years, which equals 434 years. For more on the rebuilding, read the entire books of ezra and nehemiah.
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. Proof that daniels prophecy of 69 weeks was fulfilled by the baptism of. Refutation of arguments that the book of daniel is not authentic. Yes, im sure that israel will have a part to play in the end times, as will all other nations, but dont focus your attention on them, as many other prophecy students do. 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. The church, however, rarely explained the seventy weeks prophecy of daniel 9. The seventy weeks prophecy is one of the most significant and detailed messianic prophecies of the old testament. This is equal to 483 biblical years 69 x 7 years since daniels weeks should be understood as seven. This exposition presents a proof of how the 69 weeks prophecy of daniel 9. The 70 weeks of daniel rapture forums bible prophecy. Therefore the 70 weeks of daniel consist of 490 years of 360 days each. Adding the initial 49 years to the 434 years equals 483 old testament years. Daniel on the last days last days mystery prophecy.
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. According to daniels 70 weeks prophecy, the date that the messiah would appear was 69 weeks or 483 years from the day the decree was given to restore jerusalem and build the second temple in jerusalem. The 70 weeks prophecy of daniel gives us an important starting date for the 2300 day years prophecy of daniel 8. Notice verse 26, which starts off by stating, then after the sixtytwo weeks gabriel is telling daniel that when the 62 periods of seven years ends, several things will happen. The final question of this study is, what do the words unto messiah the prince mean. This is equal to 483 biblical years 69 x 7 years since daniel s weeks should be understood as seven. Daniels prophecy of seventy weeks end times simplified. This book examines daniel, especially the 70 weeks, and the coming of the. Daniels 70 weeks prophecy one of the most mysterious prophecies in the bible is daniels 70 weeks prophecy found in daniel 9. The second time span in daniel s prophecy calls for a period of sixtytwo 62 cycles of seven years, which equals 434 years. An incredibly specific 483 year length of time was revealed to daniel that would pass between the commandment to restore jerusalem and messiah the prince daniel 9. 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 9.
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. The 70 weeks of daniel page 2 daniels 70 week prophecy. Once the first 7 weeks was over, the 62 weeks began. The church, however, rarely explained the seventy weeks prophecy of daniel. This is an amazing prophecy that provides us with a number of important truths. Daniels seventy weeks prophecy about bible prophecy. 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. A proper understanding of the seventy weeks of daniel not only safeguards the. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs. But the history of israel and jerusalem is determined to be 70 weeks so there is one week 7 years remaining. Let us take a look again at our scripture and in particular. Daniel 9a the 69 weeks t his is the first of two videos on daniel chapter 9. The prophecy, we are told, starts with a decree to rebuild jerusalem.
Armstrong was alive, the church preached and published a great deal about prophecy. They should indicate the time for the coming of the messiah. This means a prophecy given to daniel back in the third or second early century. The book of daniel is actually one of the most authenticated books of the.
Even if we use 165 bce as the date of authoring daniel based on naturalist bias, daniels 70weeks prophecy contains a very accurate forth telling of the christian faith. Most of us are familiar with at least 69 of daniel s 70 sevens or weeks finding miraculous fulfillment at the cross. Daniel s prophecy of 69 weeks was fulfilled when jesus of nazareth was baptized in a. 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. God enabled daniel to see not just into the future of his own jewish people. Probably no single prophetic utterance is more crucial in the fields of biblical interpretation, apologetics, and eschatology.
When we came to the daniel 9 passage, he tried to make the case that the first 69 weeks were completed in succession and the last week the 70th has not yet begun. Daniel reads in the books that the desolation of jerusalem must last for seventy years according to the. It focuses on the parts of the 70 weeks prophecy in chapter 9, revealed by the angel gabriel, which have already been fulfilled, focusing mainly on verses 24 to 26. According to daniel s 70 weeks prophecy, the date that the messiah would appear was 69 weeks or 483 years from the day the decree was given to restore jerusalem and build the second temple in jerusalem. Daniels prophecy of seventy weeks the 70 th week tenet that most students of biblical prophecy adhere to goes something like this there is a future sevenyear period, and at the midpoint the antichrist will be revealed and commit the abomination of desolation, initiating his great tribulation against israel and the church. Let us turn now to focus in on those first 69 weeks of the seventy weeks of daniel. All four end with an antichrist figure who blasphemes god, overthrows the jewish law.
These were the times of trouble mentioned in daniel 9. As we have noted in previous articles, the jewish and babylonian calendars used a 360day year. Daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks end times truth. Does a gap exist between 69th and 70th weeks or not. Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. This is by far the most important bible prophecy of all. There are many different interpretations of this prophecy. 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.
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 70 weeks of daniel a bible study by jack kelley. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. Feb 03, 2008 this video introduces a series of narrated powerpoint presentations on the subject of the 70 weeks prophecy of daniel. He will confirm a covenant with many for one seven. Church and gary stearman examine the mystery of daniels 70 weeks. So this amazing 70 weeks of daniel confirms jesus christ as the messiah, and at the same time confirms that israel in the flesh is no longer gods chosen nation. This is the year we believe that jesus public ministry began, as jesus was born actually around 4 bc. In more mundane language, it is an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew exiled at babylon, its message being that just as the god of israel saved daniel and his friends from their enemies, so. We have accounted for the first 69 weeks of daniels prophecy.
After removing naturalist biasnaturalists use 165 bce as the date of authorship for the book of daniel. Various different beginning points have been suggested. Theologians have added up the dates for the first 69 weeks. Daniels 70 weeks prophecy explained christian faith. 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. This brings us to daniels 70 th week, a key to understanding the last days and the return of christ. Daniels prophecy of 69 weeks gods signature of authenticity. The 69 weeks begin with the commandment of nehemiah to the jews to rebuild the walls neh 2. He published this discovery in a book called the coming prince, a commentary on daniels 70th week. 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. It also gives us a definitive time frame that god gave to the jews as a nation to turn to him and accept jesus. The second half of daniel consists in four visions. The 70 weeks of 7 days each would compute to 490 days or, in prophetical.
Now, we must identify the meaning and fulfillment of the last and remaining 70th week known as daniels seventieth week. I remember thinking that there was nothing in the text which warrants a delay of the 70th week, since its clear the first 69 came successively without any gaps or extensions. Verse 25 introduces the timing of the fulfillment of the prophecy. This is equal to 483 biblical years 69 x 7 years since daniels weeks should be. Gabriel came to daniel with a prophetic revelation. The prophecy mentions 7 weeks, also 62 weeks a total of 69 weeks. Nehemiah tells of workmen building with one hand while holding a sword in the other, and sleeping on site in their. The bible gives the length of a year as consisting of 360 days. Ribera chose the 70 weeks of daniel prophecy as his choice of scripture to distort and. The seventy weeks prophecy is internally dated to the first year of darius son of ahasuerus, by birth a mede verse 1, elsewhere referred to within the book of daniel as darius the mede e. The first 49 years 7 weeks are the time during which the city was being rebuilt.
Gabriel talked to daniel in this prophecy about a broader period of seventy weeks, which god has set aside for all his remaining dealings with the jews. 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 the first segment of daniels timeoriented prophecy culminated in a year of jubilee, the 50th year. Two notable books have been published on daniels prophecy of 70 weeks and the death of the messiah predicted in daniel 9. Notice that 69 prophetic weeks end in the year 30 a.
Several bible translations note that these are, not. Nov 01, 2004 this includes a mathematical prophecy. Daniels 69 weeks should also use a year of 360 days, to be consistent with this prophecy. This video introduces a series of narrated powerpoint presentations on the subject of the 70 weeks prophecy of daniel. What pratt and others have also overlooked is that the prophecy of daniels 70 weeks 490 years is cut off from daniels 2300 day 2300 year prophecy from the previous chapter.