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Understanding the Bible!
The 70 Weeks Prophecy
The Seventy Weeks Prophecy accurately predicted
the first coming of Jesus Christ; hundreds of years before it happened! This prophecy also contains vital information
concering the Latter Days and the Return of Christ.
Explanations written years ago cannot be correct: because this
prophecy has been SEALED until the end time, Dan 12:4:
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: and
Dan 12:9: And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for
the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
NOW
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND this pivotal Prophecy!!!
A FRESH LOOK AT AN ANCIENT PROPHECY!
There are a variety of explanations concerning the Seventieth or last Week, of the Seventy Weeks Prophecy. Most of which
have been around for a long time and were first put forth as a part of the Protestant Reformation. A common explanation
of the seventieth week put out by the Church of God and certain Evangelical Groups is that; the False Prophet will make a
covenant with Judah, allowing them to build a Temple and start sacrifices. Then after 3 1/2 years; the covenant will
be broken, the sacrifices stopped and the tribulation will begin and last for a second 3 1/2 years. This explanation
gives rise to the theory that a Temple, or at least some kind of Tabernacle must be built and physical sacrifices must start.
The reference by Christ to the Holy Place in Mat 24:15 is not necessarily a reference to a Temple or Tabernacle, for the whole
Mount is Holy, although presently in a state of pollution. See Psalms 99:9, 43:3 and Isa 66:20. We
KNOW that this explanation CANNOT BE TRUE for the scripture says that when "Peace and Safety" is declared; SUDDEN,
IMMEDIATE, AT THAT TIME; destruction will come: 1 Thes 5. There will be NO 3 1/2 years of peace!
Now Daniel tells us that the wicked shall not understand Dan 12:10. Therefore, ideas concerning the prophecies of Daniel
put out by the Protestant Reformation CANNOT BE CORRECT, since they did not and still do not observe the Biblical Sabbath
and many other of God's commandments. Daniel also tells us that his words are SEALED UNTIL THE END Dan 12:9.
This means that explanations written many years ago, CANNOT BE CORRECT.
The seventy weeks prophecy is found in Daniel 9:24-27. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy
holy city, to FINISH 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 PROPHESY, and to ANOINT THE MOST HOLY. Notice that it is at THE END of
the full Seventy weeks that reconciliation for iniquity, the anointing of the Most Holy and an end to sin, bringing in everlasting
righteousness will occur. When Jesus Christ was on the earth, these things happened only in part. Reconciliation
was offered to only a very few. Transgressions have not yet been finished, nor has sin been ended. It is when
He shall return that He shall be Anointed King over all the earth and put an end to all wickedness. Verse
25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the
Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks (49 days, which is 49 years at a day for a year Ezek 4), and three score and
two weeks (434 years): the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. There is ample proof
that this command was made in the seventh year of the reign of Artaxerxes 1, in 457 BC. Please take a close look at
this link which goes into dating this event. http://www.patmospapers.com/daniel/457.htm The dating of this decree marks the starting point of the entire prophecy and is of vital importance to understanding
the prophecy.
The city Jerusalem was built in seven weeks (49 years) Dan 9:25. Sixty-two weeks (434 years) later Messiah was to appear
Dan 9:25. And AFTER three score and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for Himself Dan 9:26. How long AFTER the 62
weeks shall He be cut off? It does not say, but we know that the entire ministry of Jesus Christ; from the time that He began
until His crucifixion was 3 1/2 years. So we see that beginning with the decree to build the city, until the Messiah
appears Verse 25 there shall be 7+62=69 weeks, or 483 days and at a day for a year, this is 483 years. Let us then do
the math and see when Messiah would appear. -457 BC + 483 years = 26 AD. Now add one for the lack of a zero between
AD and BC and we come to the appearance of Messiah in 27 AD.
From here we can determine the date of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ the Messiah. Knowing that he was baptised in
the early summer or spring and that His ministry covered four Passovers, with His death on the last Passover we can conclude
that he died on Passover in 31 AD. In 31 AD: Passover, according to the Biblical Calendar in use in Judea at that time
which relied upon the first light of the new moon to start the month; That Passover fell on Wednesday April 25th! See
Moon dates. http://www.judaismvschristianity.com/Passover_dates.htm According to the Rabbinic Calendar; Passover in 31 AD fell on a Tuesday, 24 April; however by the use of an unbiblical
postponement this Calendar actually places the Passover on Wednesday, 25 Apr in 31 AD. Due to this unusual circumstance
the Rabbinic Calendar, first published in the fourth century actually does agree with the calendar that God revealed in His
Word: for this particular Passover. Please see our: BIBLICAL CALENDAR page for more on the calendar.
And the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary: and the end thereof shall be with a
flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And He shall CONFIRM A COVENANT for one week: and in the midst
of the week He shall cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease and for the overspreading of abominations He shall make it
desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolater Dan 9:27. Lets follow the timeline
here. The decree goes out to build the city; Messiah appears; He is cut off; the city is being destroyed; and NOW at this
time verse 27 He shall confirm a covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week He shall cause sacrifice and
oblation to cease. NOTICE: the last seventieth week; does NOT BEGIN until the city is being destroyed. What
covenant is being talked about? Why the New Covenant made sure at Pentecost in 31 AD. The MARRIAGE Covenant of Espousal,
of Betrothal; between Jesus Christ and His called out Firstfruits, His bride. His promise to nurture and care for her
and protect her and she promises to love, be faithful to and obey Him.
He would then confirm His New Covenant with His espoused bride when the city (Jerusalem) was destroyed in circa 70 ad Dan
9:26-27. At that time the faithful fled to Pella in Jordan and remained there for 1/2 week (3 1/2 years) preserved by
Christ from the Roman armies in this for-taste, precursor or fore-type of the final great tribulation. In this
later day, God's protection (His holding back of judgement (symbolized by the Daily Sacrifice)) will be removed from the
rebellious nations. As Jerusalem is once again given over to her enemies Rev 11:2, Rev 12:6, Jesus Christ will protect the
faithful bride once again for 1/2 week (3 1/2 years) thus confirming the New Covenant of ESPOUSAL with His Bride for the second
half of the week.
Each week is of seven days; so seven weeks is forty nine days and sixty two weeks is four
hundred and thirty four days. Each day representing one year, so then the city would be built in forty nine years, then
Messiah would come after another four hundred and thirty four years. Indicating that Messiah would come four hundred and eighty
three years after the commandment to rebuild the city was issued.
And after the four hundred and eighty three
years Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the
city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined
Dan 9:26.
Messiah had no sin and did not die for His own sin but for the sins of mankind. AFTER His
death and resurrection, Judah rebelled against Rome and was destroyed, Jerusalem falling in 70 AD.
And He
shall CONFIRM A COVENANT for one week: and in the midst of the week He shall cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease and
for the overspreading of abominations He shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be
poured upon the desolater Dan 9:27.
Notice the time-line. The seventieth week, of seven years does not
begin until after the death and resurrection of Christ! Jesus Christ was to appear at the end of the seven plus sixty-two
weeks (69 weeks) Dan 9:26. The 70th week can not begin until after the 69th week is over, According to the timeline
and the flow of events the 70th week could not begin until Messiah had been cut off and the destroying prince came. Then He,
Jesus Christ, PERSONALLY, not some apostle or disciple, shall confirm a covenant for seven years, or one prophetic week after
His resurrection. Notice also that the New Covenant could NOT OFFICIALLY BEGIN until Jesus Christ fulfilled His mission
and died to pay the penalty for the sins of men. Only after sin has been repented of and atoned for could this New Covenant
be confirmed. ONLY AFTER THE DEATH AND SACRIFICE OF JESUS CHRIST COULD THE NEW COVENANT BE CONFIRMED, the last seventieth
week could not begin until after the Death of Christ! Therefore Messiah could not have been confirming a part of the
70th week covenant during His physical earthly ministry!
In the midst of the week, after three and one half years and before the final three and one half years He shall cause the
daily sacrifice to stop. Clearly He is not stopping the sacrifice because of those that He is confirming the covenant with, it is stopped
for the overspreading of abominations of the citizens of Judea and the Ten Tribes at this later day! He will stop bearing
their sins {See the Ezek 4 and the Daily page}and will give them over to desolation for the second half of the week. And they will remain desolate until the consummation
of the age! Then the punishment which has been predetermined shall be poured out upon the desolater, the destroying
beast emperor! What covenant is being confirmed? The ONLY covenant mentioned in scripture to
exist after the resurrection of Christ, THE NEW COVENANT, between Christ and those called out of season as a kind of firstfruits of the NEW COVENANT! What does confirmed mean?
To fulfill, to make sure. What is this covenant? A marriage agreement to PROTECT, NOURISH and CARE FOR His espoused
bride, those who KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS!
Where in the scripture, is the nourishment, protection and careing
of those who keep God's commandments mentioned, in the context of two halves of a week? Remember that one half of
a week is three and one half days, which is three and one half years or forty two months or 1260 days. The explanation
is found in the twelfth chapter of Revelation! A woman clothed with the sun (the power of LIGHT), and the moon under
her feet (the power of the night, darkness) and wearing a crown of twelve stars (a Queen) brought forth a man child who was
to rule all nations (Christ). She fled into the wilderness where she was fed (nourished) by God for 1260 days. Later there
was war in heaven and satan was cast out (triggering a great time of trouble Dan 12:1) and he went to persecute that same
woman, who again fled, INTO HER PLACE, where she is again nourished for a time, times and half a time (the times of the gentiles
Dan 12:7) or 1260 days. The woman is the faithful who KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS, HAVING THE LAW OF GOD WRITTEN IN THEIR
HEARTS Heb 8:10. And the nourishing for these two halves of the week, is the confirming of His part of the New Covenant by
Jesus Christ!
In history, the saints fled from Jerusalem and Judea to Pella in modern Jordan about 69 AD after
receiving a supernatural warning. This was the first half of the week, as Jesus Christ preserved His people, His bride.
This was just before the city was destroyed in the Jewish-Roman wars. See: Josephus, Wars of the Jews, the Fall of Jerusalem.
The saints of God are now about to flee to their place of nourishment, before the fall of Jerusalem and the nations of Israel,
once again. The Daily Sacrifice; which is symbolic of the bearing of the sins of our nations, will be stopped by Jesus
Christ, because of the overwhelming abominations of the Israelite peoples. Individual sacrifices represented the bearing of
an individual's sins. The Daily sacrifice was offered on behalf of the entire nation and represents the bearing of the
national sins of the entire nation! When this bearing of the nation's sins is stopped, as Jesus Christ stops His intercessory
work, for all the nations descended from Jacob, they will be allowed to fall into a final captivity for 1260 days (42
weeks) or for the second half of the Seventieth week. During this time, those of God's people who respond to the
warning will be cared for in the place that God has prepared. See the EZEK 4 AND THE DAILY SACRIFICE page for more on
the meaning of the daily Sacrifice.
YES, when our Lord ceases to bear and endure the sins of the nations He
will still KEEP His part of His covenant with His people. He WILL NOT destroy the righteous along with the guilty.
He WILL NOT destroy those who LOVE HIM and KEEP HIS WORD along with those who despise Him. As He delivered Lot from the destruction
of Sodom and as He delivered Noah from death, so will He deliver His beloved from the evil to come. SEEK THE LORD YOUR
GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEARTS, TURN YOUR HEARTS TO HIM AND HE WILL DELIVER YOU, FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM ARE HIS PRECIOUS AND CHERISHED
POSSESSION.
He is a RIGHTEOUS GOD, who KEEPS HIS COVENANTS, He will fulfill His role as a loving husband
to a faithful wife. YES, CHRIST LOVES HIS BRIDE as only He can LOVE, therefore, FEAR NOT and HOLD YOUR HEADS UP, YOU
WHO LOVE YOUR GOD AND DO HIS WILL Luk 21:28 FOR YOUR REDEMPTION DRAWS NEAR. BE STRONG AND HAVE COURAGE, BE ZEALOUS FOR
THE THINGS OF YOUR GOD! BE FILLED WITH HIS FAITH! DELIVERENCE IS AT HAND! THIS WORLD IS ABOUT TO GIVE BIRTH
TO A NEW AGE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS!
And finally, What place? The phrase; her place Rev 12:14 appears to indicate
that she will return to the same special place that she went to the first time. It is quite possibly in Moab Isaiah
16:4, Dan 11:41. God will reveal this in due time, when He sends the two eagles wings (empowers His two prophets) to
deliver His people into their place Rev 12:14, Rev 11:3-13. As the faithful were spared and protected by their espoused husband
Jesus Christ during the fall of Jerusalem in the first century ad, they shall be preserved a second time in the 21st century.
These two periods of 3 1/2 years each, total the seven years of the last week of the prophecy. Yes; He, Jesus Christ
does confirm His New Marriage Covenant with His loyal espoused Bride for a full week! The second half of which begins
with the taking of Jerusalem Rev 13:5, Rev 11:2, Luk 21:24 and Rev 12:6, for the second time!
The article on the Two Prophets and the 1,290 and 1,335 Days explains the dates mentioned in, Dan 12:11-13. These periods of days cannot be understood without a proper understanding
of the Annual Biblical Holy Days. For a thorough explanation of the annual Holy Days, please read the articles
on this site in order. The Festivals of God Those who think they have understood these Holy Days will find this material new, Bible based and eye opening.
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