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NASB | Daniel 9:26 "Then after the sixty-two weeks 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Daniel 9:26 "Then after the sixty-two weeks [of years] the Anointed One will be cut off [and denied His Messianic kingdom] and have nothing [and no one to defend Him], and the people of the [other] prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined. [Is 53:7-9; Nah 1:8; Matt 24:6-14] |
Subject: Why the confusion over the 70th week? |
Bible Note: Hi Lemont, I realize that you are comfortable with your conclusions, so I primarily post this for the benefit of others who might read this. I wish to be more clear on the nature of the passage in Daniel 9. Daniel 9:24-27 (24) Seventy weeks are decreed as to your people, and as to your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make atonement for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy. (25) Know, then, and understand that from the going out of a word to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem, to Messiah the Prince, shall be seven weeks and sixty two weeks. The street shall be built again, and the wall, even in times of affliction. (26) And after sixty two weeks, Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself. And the people of a coming ruler shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end shall be with the flood, and ruins are determined, and war shall be until the end. (27) And he shall confirm a covenant with the many for one week. And in the middle of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease. And on a corner of the altar will be abominations that desolate, even until the end. And that which was decreed shall pour out on the desolator. 70 "Weeks" are decreed as to Daniel's people, Israel, and his holy city, Jerusalem. From the word to rebuild Jerusalem to Messiah the Prince will be 7 week, then 62 weeks, for a total of 69 weeks. AFTER the 62 weeks Messiah will be cut off (killed). Also after these 62 weeks, the sanctuary will be destroyed by the people of a ruler who is to come, one who will have not yet come at that time. This ruler, when he does come, will confirm a covenant for 1 week, the 70th week. Now, the point here is that it is after the 69 weeks that Jesus is killed, and the sanctuary destroyed. Those two events happened approx. 40 years apart from each other. The coming ruler who will confirm a 7 year covenant, the 70th Week, was still future from the time of the destruction of the sanctuary, which was 40 years after the death of Messiah. Therefore, there MUST be a minimum of about 40 years between the 69th week and the 70th week. Both Jesus' death and the destruction of the temple happened after the 69th week and before the 70th week, therefore, the 70th week could not have immediately followed the 69th week. The Preterist view which you espouse has a serious flaw to it. This prophecy declares that the prince who will come, and who will confirm the 7 year covenant, is descended from those people that destroyed the santuary. The antecedant to "he" in verse 27 is "a coming ruler" in verse 26. Hebrew grammer, just the same as English grammer, demands this. The one who confirms the covenant is Not God, or the Messiah, but it is the "coming prince", who is of the people who destroyed the sanctuary - the Romans. This is the beast, of whom John also prophesied. Now, regarding when Jesus "became" the Annointed One, hear what the angels declared to certain shepherds: Luke 2:10-11 (10) And the angel said to them, Do not fear. For, behold, I proclaim good news to you, a great joy, which will be to all people, (11) because today a Savior, who is Christ the Lord, was born to you in the city of David. "who is Christ the Lord" - "the Annointed, the Lord" Jesus was born "the Annointed". I hope this helps to clarify the matter. Love in Christ, Mark |