Gods Amazing Timetable Daniel 9 24 27 Initial

God’s Amazing Timetable Daniel 9: 24 -27

Initial Considerations • Eastern View of Time • The Western mind views time as a sequence of time units; seconds, minutes, hours …. • The Eastern Mind views time as a sequence of events. • Therefore the Eastern mind can view events thematically rather than chronologically

Initial Considerations • Eastern View of Time • Prophesy deals with Israel • Daniel was praying about the end of God’s discipline of Israel. • Gabriel specifies “… thy people and thy holy city. ” (9: 24)

Initial Considerations • Eastern View of Time • Much confusion over term due to usage. • Prophesy Deals with Israel • Hebrew word simply • Meaning of the term means seven “week” (KJV, NASB) • The Jews not only had a Sabbath for the week but also a Sabbath of years. (Leviticus 25: 2 -8) • This prophesy only makes sense as “weeks” of years i. e. 490 years total

Initial Considerations • Eastern View of Time • Prophesy Deals with Israel • Meaning of the term “week” • 2 Princes mentioned • Messiah the Prince – Obviously refers to the Lord Jesus • Prince that shall come – Evidently refers to Antichrist

Initial Considerations • Eastern View of Time • 69 “weeks” Subdivided into 2 • Prophesy Deals with sections Israel 1. 7 weeks • Meaning of the term 2. 62 weeks “week” • Parenthetical Period • 2 Princes mentioned • 3 General time periods • 1 week

God Promises 6 Things • To finish the transgression • These first three things deal with sin • Israel’s course of apostasy from God’s revealed word will be finished • Romans 11: 15&16

God Promises 6 Things • To finish the transgression • To make an end of sin • The idea is to bring sin into final judgment. • Jesus was the satisfaction for all sin (1 John 2: 2) • The elect Jews who make it through the tribulation will be thoroughly finished with sin.

God Promises 6 Things • To finish the transgression • To make an end of sin • To make atonement for iniquity • While the word is primarily translated “atonement; ” from a New Testament perspective I like the KJV translation of Reconciliation (cf. Romans 5: 11) • Israel will be reconciled to God

God Promises 6 Things • To finish the • One of the first things transgression that the Lord does on His return is to destroy • To make an end of sin all the wicked • To make atonement (Revelation 19: 11 -21) for iniquity • To bring in everlasting • In the Kingdom age every detail will righteousness reflect the holiness of God (Zechariah 14: 20)

God Promises 6 Things • To finish the • The return of the Lord transgression Jesus will fulfill every Old Testament • To make an end of sin prophesy about our • To make atonement Lord for iniquity • To bring in everlasting righteousness • To seal up vision and prophecy

God Promises 6 Things • To finish the transgression • To make an end of sin • To make atonement for iniquity • To bring in everlasting righteousness • To seal up vision and prophecy • To anoint the most holy • This is variously translated the most Holy Place or the Most Holy One referring to the Temple and the Lord. • Both are true

From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem… … until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes … …there will be seven ‘sevens’, and sixty-two ‘sevens’. After the sixty-two ‘sevens’, the Anointed One will be cut off …. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven’. In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering

From the issuing of the decree…. • Several decrees are suggested by commentators • • Ezra 1: 1&2 Ezra 4: 1 -5 Ezra 4: 11 -24 Ezra 6: 1 -5 Ezra 6: 14&15 Ezra 7: 11, 20 & 27 These all deal with rebuilding the temple

From the issuing of the decree…. • Several decrees are suggested by commentators • Only one deals with rebuilding Jerusalem • Nehemiah 2: 1 -8 • Read the context Nehemiah 1 especially verses 1 -4

From the issuing of the decree…. • Several decrees are suggested by commentators • Only one deals with rebuilding Jerusalem • This decree’s date is well established • Artaxerxes’ accession to the throne dated at 465 B. C. • His 20 th year would be 445 B. C. • Nisan is a spring month. Mentioning no date, according to Jewish custom, means the 1 st • March 14, 445 BC

… until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes … • The Anointed One • Hebrew word is Messiah • This of course refers to Jesus • In contrast to the “prince that shall come”

… until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes … • The Anointed One • The “coming” • referred to here is His presentation of Himself to the Jews as their Messiah • This happened on what we refer to as Palm Sunday • The day works out to be April 6, 32 A. D.

will be seven ‘sevens’, and sixty-two ‘sevens’. • This totals up to 69 “sevens” • The term as mentioned previously refers to the a “week” of years. • Common knowledge in Jewish calendar • Every seven years the Jews were to celebrate a Sabbath year.

will be seven ‘sevens’, and sixty-two ‘sevens’. • This totals up to 69 “sevens” • This is sub-divided • Into 49 year period • During which time they built the city. (Nehemiah only records the wall) • And a 434 year period to play out the rest of the time.

will be seven ‘sevens’, and sixty-two ‘sevens’. • This totals up to 69 “sevens” • This is sub-divided • To calculate the prophesy we find out the number of days • Prophetic year is 360 days. • Multiply times 483 • 360 x 483 = 173, 880

will be seven ‘sevens’, and sixty-two ‘sevens’. • This totals up to 69 “sevens” • This is sub-divided • To calculate the prophesy we find out the number of days • To prove the period from 3/14/445 B. C. to 4/6/32 A. D. is 173, 880 days…. • 445 B. C. to 32 A. D. is 476 Years • 476 x 365 = 173, 740 days • Add 116 days for leap years • Add 24 days from March 14 to April 6 • 173, 740 + 116 + 24 = 173, 880 days

After the sixty-two ‘sevens’… • Messiah will be cut off • This refers to the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus • This happened 5 days after the end of the 483 year period • The important thing to note is that God’s time table stopped

After the sixty-two ‘sevens’… • Messiah will be cut off • Titus the Roman General came in A. D. • The people of the ruler 70, besieged and took that will come will Jerusalem destroy the city and • This happened 38 the Sanctuary years after God’s time table stopped. • This is an indication that we are no longer reckoning a strict sequence of years

A Gap Of Nearly 2000 Years? • Remember the Eastern • The eastern mind is mind’s view of time not bothered by a gap and thematic view of in chronology events because he does not think about the passing of time but the passing of events • One interesting corollary, Hebrew verbs convey no time

A Gap Of Nearly 2000 Years? • Remember the Eastern mind’s view of time and thematic view of events • Very often in prophesy the two phases of the Lord’s ministry are mentioned together • Daniel 9: 6 • Zechariah 9: 9&10 • Isaiah 61: 1&2 cf. • Luke 4: 16 -20

Verse Reference Near Fulfillment Far Fulfillment Isaiah 9: 6 For to us a child is born, and the government will be on to us a son is given, his shoulders. Zechariah 9: 9&10 See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey … … His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth Isaiah 61: 1&2 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me… to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God Luke 4: 1620 The Spirit of the Lord is on me…to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor

He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven’. • “He” refers to “The ruler that will come” • This is the noun that immediately precedes the pronoun “he. ” • It draws a distinction between the “anointed one” and this ruler • It is evidently the antichrist

He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven’. • “He” refers to “The ruler that will come • This is the event that starts the tribulation • It is not the rapture that starts the Tribulation. • We do believe that the rapture occurs before this event. • This covenant will profess to provide the security that Israel desires

He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven’. • “He” refers to “The ruler • This is the last 7 years of that will come • This is the event that starts the tribulation • • The “many” refers to the nation Israel • This covenant will be for a duration of 7 years. • God’s 490 year plan for the nation Israel. This verse is one reason why we place such a distinction between Israel & the Church How much of a part did the church play in the 1 st 483?

In the Middle of the seven…. • This would be 3 ½ years after the covenant was signed • This correlates with the time scale spoken of in Revelation 6 -19

In the Middle of the seven…. • This would be 3 ½ years after the covenant was signed • Time, times & half a time • Daniel 12: 7 • Revelation 12: 14

In the Middle of the seven…. • This would be 3 ½ years after the covenant was signed • Time, Times & half a time • 1260 days • 360 x 3. 5 = 1260 • Revelation 11: 2 • Revelation 13: 5

In the Middle of the seven…. • This would be 3 ½ years after the covenant was signed • Time, Times & half a time • 1260 days • 42 months • 12 x 3. 5 = 42 • Revelation 11: 2 • Revelation 13: 5

He will put an end to the Sacrifice • At the mid-point of the • This is the passage Tribulation he breaks that the Lord Jesus his covenant and referred to in Matthew desecrates the temple. 24: 15 -22. • The end result of this treachery will be to desolate the temple

He will put an end to the Sacrifice • At the mid-point of the • They will be Tribulation he breaks supernaturally his covenant and protected by the Lord desecrates the temple. • Revelation 12: 6 • At this point Israel flees into the wilderness

until the end that is decreed is poured out on him • This unrestrained • Revelation 18 persecution continues • Revelation 19: 11 -21 for the last 3 ½ years of the tribulation • It ends with the coming in glory of the Lord Jesus

until the end that is decreed is poured out on him • This unrestrained persecution continues for the last 3 ½ years of the tribulation • It ends with the coming in glory of the Lord Jesus • The Lord Jesus casts antichrist & the false prophet alive into the Lake of Fire • “The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulphur. ” • Revelation 19: 20