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Intro- We are going to spend the first part of our time discussing the latter part of chapter 9. Focusing especially on the seventy weeks.
Seventy Weeks -
in 1987 Edgar Whisenant wrote the book “Why the rapture might be in 1988”
In 1992 Harold camping wrote a book Claiming that 1994 would be the end of the world.
When that year came and went he adjusted his prognostication to 2011.
Both of these were based on their views of
One of the most well-known scholars in the church Jack Lewis stated “Few biblical passages have been subject to more speculation than this one”
I say all of that to say have have 0 confidence I can completely describe each detail in this text, but I think it is worthy of our attention nonetheless.
Daniel began studying the book of Jeremiah, particularly chapters 25, and 29 and came to the understanding that the Jews would be in exile for 70 years.
He began praying, fasting, and asking for relief.
V.13 seems to reveal that if at any point the Jews would have repented, this calamity would have been stopped, yet, they did not.
While Daniel was still praying and announced that 70 weeks were required to accomplish 6 goals related to the Jews and Jerusalem
Are these 70 literal weeks?
Many interpreters view this a 490 years or 70 7’s.
It comes down to, should we read this as weeks or years?
We will come back to that question.
For now let’s focus on the goals that are laid out.
“to finish the transgression”
“to put an end to sin”
“to atone for iniquity”
“to bring in an everlasting righteousness”
“to seal both vision, and prophet”
“to anoint a most holy place”
Gabriel divided these weeks into 3 segments:
7 weeks - “The going out of the world to rebuild and restore Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince”
62 weeks- Included the rebuilding of Jerusalem complete with “squares and moat” meaning it is a complete legitimate city once again.
1 week- an anointed one would be cut off, and have nothing.
Jerusalem would then be destroyed, and the destroyer would then be destroyed.
Moses warned the Israelites that God would punish them sevenfold.
I believe it is likely that the seventy weeks or seventy sevens is not meant to be taken as literal years or weeks.
Rather symbolically, as perfect upon perfect.
All the goals are accomplished in Jesus.
Jesus finished the transgression and put an end to Sin
He atoned for iniquity
He thereby ushered in everlasting righteousness
Jesus sealed (was the fulfillment of the OT Prophecy)
By His death and resurrection He anointed a new most holy place in our hearts
the final two verses in chapter 9 allude to the destruction of Jerusalem which occured in A.D. 70 at the Hands of the Romans.
I believe that the seventy weeks are not to be interpreted as seventy weeks or years.
Rather as God’s fullness of time in which He would bring Christ into the world.
In a sense, God was revealing to Daniel, that even for him, and his people, and their suffering, Jesus was the only answer.
This Final vision came to Daniel in Cyrus’ 3rd year which was 536 B.C.
The same year that the foundation for the second temple would be laid
The description of “the man” given in V. 5-6 is nearly identical to the description that John gives of Jesus
We are left with the image of Daniel frightened and facedown upon seeing this man.
Who is this man?- many scholars due to the similarities in the way they are described view this as the pre-incarnate Christ.
Identifying this man with God would explain why it affected Daniel the way it did when Daniel did not have the same reaction upon seeing Gabriel in chapter 8
This is one of the strangest exchanges in scripture.
This man wanted to let Daniel know that the reason he had not come to Daniel sooner was because he had been delayed
We are not told how or why the delay was successful.
It is possible that the “prince of Persia” was behind hinderances to rebuilding the temple.
What in the world is all of this about?
Why is there this man, and Michael fighting against princes?
- My submission is that these princes are not kings, but actual demons, or evil spirits.
One reason is because he refers to Michael ad Daniel’s prince.
It would then follow that the prince that delayed this spiritual being, was also a spiritual being.
A few passages for consideration;
Elisha prayed that his servants eyes would be opened to the spiritual army that was all around him.
The fact of the matter is, sometimes when we read scripture we don’t understand because we can’t see.
We can’t see what is all around us.
We forget that there is a real spiritual realm with real forces.
Big picture: When we pray, we affect the spiritual realm.
states prayer has “great power” it affects another dimension.
We must never take our prayer lives lightly.
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