What Does The Bible Teach Concerning The Peace
What Does The Bible Teach Concerning The Peace Deal And How WE Can Understand It Today Dr. Daniel Smith, B. S. , M. Div. , S. T. M, D. Min.
What Does The Bible Say About The Peace Deal? The Only Reference To This Peace Deal Is Found In Daniel 9: 27. He will make a firm covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and offering. And the abomination of desolation will be on a wing of the temple until the decreed destruction is poured out on the desolator. —Daniel 9: 27 CSB
The Context Of Daniel 9: 27 In The First Year Of King Darius Reign Daniel Understands The Seventy Years Prophesied By Jeremiah Daniel Is Repenting For Himself and The Nation Gabriel Give Him A Message Concerning Seventy Weeks Concerning God’s People (v. 1) (v. 2) (vv. 3 -20) (vv. 21 -27)
Daniel’s Understanding Of Seventy Years Jeremiah 29: 10 608 BC with the First Wave of Captivity 538 BC with King Cyrus’s Decree 70 Years of Captivity
Seventy Years To Judge Jerusalem And Seventy Years To Restore Jerusalem The Judgement From 606 BC – 538 BC= 70 Years The Restoration of Israel - UN Resolution 181 (II) on November 29, 1947 - Establishment Of Israel as a Nation on May 14, 1948 - The Acknowledgement of Jerusalem on December 6, 2017 - The Opening of The US Embassy on May 14, 2018 - 1947 -2017= 70 Years— 1948 -2018= 70 Years
The Seventy Years Had To Be Fulfilled The 104 th Congress Passed a Bill on November 8, 1995 that established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Why 22 Years? Why 4 Presidents? 1947+70= 2017 1948+70+2018
The Fulfillment Of All Things The Withering Of The Fig Tree (Matt. 21: 18 -29)—The Destruction (From Christ Birth 3 BC – Romans Surrounding of Jerusalem A. D 67= 70 Years) or (From Christ Birth A. D. 0 – Romans Destruction of Jerusalem A. D. 70= 70 Years) The Prophecy of All Fulfillment and Christ Return (Matt. 24: 32 -35)—(The UN Resolution To Establish a Nation 1947 – Jerusalem Restored 2017= 70 Years) or (The Birth of a Nation 1948 - Jerusalem Restored 2018= 70 Years) This Generation will see the Coming of The Lord— Therefore, The Time of Jacob’s Trouble or Great Tribulation Must Begin Soon, for this passage to be fulfilled.
Seventy Weeks: What Is A Week? What Is Seventy Weeks? (Seven Years = A Week) (Seventy Weeks = 490 Years) Decreed About God’s People/Holy City To Bring An End To Rebellion, To Stop Sin, To Atone For Iniquity, To Bring Everlasting Righteousness, To Seal Up Prophecy, And To Anoint The Most Holy Place
Seventy Weeks The Time Of 69 Weeks Is From The Decree To Rebuild Jerusalem (most hold this date to be 444 BC with the Decree of King Artaxerxes) To The Cutting Off Of The Anointed One Jesus (most hold this date to be around AD 33) A Coming Ruler Will Come To Destroy The City And The Sanctuary (most hold this is the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 by the Romans) It Is This Ruler That Will Make A Covenant With Many And Then Break It. It Is This Ruler That Will Make A Desolation Of The Holy Place
What Does Daniel 9: 27 Teach Concerning The Peace Deal? “He will make…”—Who Is He? “…a firm covenant…’—What Is A Covenant? “…with many…”—Who Are The Many? “…for one week…”—What Is The Time Frame? “…but in the middle of the week…”— Something Happens “…he will put a stop to sacrifice and offering. And the abomination of desolation will be on the wing of the temple until the decreed destruction is poured out on the desolator. ”
“He Will Make…”—Who Is He? He will refer to the person that is spoken of before this pronoun is used. He is the “Coming Ruler” who “will destroy the city and the sanctuary” mentioned in verse 26. This ruler is the ruler of Rome (Modern day Rome is the entire Western Civilization)
Where Does The Anti-Christ Have To Be From? The Ancient Roman People The Ancient Roman Empire Or People That Made Up That Empire
“…A Firm Covenant…’—What Is A Covenant? Firm is the term gabar which means to be strong or to prevail. Covenant is the term beriyth which means to make a compact by cutting between the flesh. “A Firm Covenant” is a prevailing or strong compact made by cutting between the flesh.
What Is A Covenant? A Covenant is a compact or agreement between two parties binding them mutually to undertakings on each other’s behalf. The term berit signifies a relationship between two parties wherein each bound himself to perform a certain service or duty for the other. (Elwell, 299)
What Is A Covenant? A Covenant is an agreement between two parties. A Bilateral (conditional) Covenant is an agreement that is binding on both parties for its fulfillment. An Unilateral (Unconditional) Covenant, although an agreement between two parties, is binding only on the party making the covenant. (Enns 631 -32)
What Is A Covenant? A Cutting Of Flesh A Handshake Of Agreement A Formal Decree An Announcement Of Duty An Obligation To One Another A Responsibility Of The Authority To Uphold The Bible Doesn’t Define The Type Of Covenant
“…With many…”—Who Are The Many? The term rab means that abundant (concerning quantity, size, age, number, rank, or quality). It means just simply “many. ” The Bible Doesn’t Define This Group
“…For One Week…”—What Is The Time Frame? The Covenant is make for one week. The term shabuwa means sevened or a week of years. If a week is 7 years then the covenant is made for 7 years
“…But In The Middle Of The Week…”—Something Happens The term chetsiy means the middle, half, midst, or part. So the Bible teaches that either in the middle of the Week (3 ½ Years into the 7 Years) or at some point in the midst of the Week (7 Years) something happens.
What Happens In The Middle Or Midst Of The 7 Years? “…he will put a stop to sacrifice and offering. And the abomination of desolation will be on the wing of the temple until the decreed destruction is poured out on the desolator. ” —Daniel 9: 27 b
The Abomination of Desolation Takes Place And The Anti-Christ Is Revealed Matthew 24: 15 -22; Mark 13: 14 -20; Luke 21: 20 -24; II Thessalonians 2: 1 -4; Revelation 13: 1 -18 This Is The Revealing Of The Anti. Christ, before this point many will not see him for who he really is—the Anti. Christ.
What Do We Know About The Peace Deal From The Passage In 9: 27? It is made by the ruler of a nation in the Western Civilization. It is an agreement made with many It is established for 7 years The Abomination of Desolation takes place at the middle point or in the midst of the 7 years.
The Present Peace Deal Abraham Accords Declaration— September 15, 2020 This is public This is a Bilateral Covenant This includes many with the promise of more to join.
The UN Embassy Announcement-December 6, 2017 Had To Be Done With An Agreement Was A Seventy Year Restoration Event The Most Significant Event In Modern History Concerning Biblical Prophecy
Temple Coin Released On Embassy Opening (Seventy Years)
The Abraham Accord Peace Coin Released
The Timing Of The Two Events In 2017 And 2020 Almost 3 Years To Be exact 33 Months From Dec. 2017 – Sept 2020.
Could One Of These Two Events Be The Peace Deal Of Daniel 9: 27? It is made by the ruler of a nation in the Western Civilization. It is an agreement made with many It is established for 7 years The Abomination of Desolation takes place at the middle point or in the midst of the 7 years.
I Thessalonians 5: 3 Teaches Us About The Peace When they say, Peace and security, then sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
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