Daniel 9

Daniel chapter 9 Daniel 9:24-27 – The 70 Weeks of Daniel 1. (24a) Seventy weeks are determined for the Jews and Jerusalem. General Divisions in Prophetic Time 1. The Times of the Gentiles (Luke 21:24 and Romans 11:25) 2. The Times of Israel (Daniel 9:24-27) Luke 21:24: And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. Lukas 21,24 21,24 Und sie werden fallen durch die Schärfe des Schwertes und gefangen weggeführt werden unter alle Nationen; und Jerusalem wird zertreten werden von den Nationen, bis die Zeiten der Nationen erfüllt sein werden. Romans 11:25: For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. Römer 11,25 11,25 Denn ich will nicht, Brüder, daß euch dieses Geheimnis unbekannt sei, damit ihr nicht euch selbst für klug haltet: Verstockung ist Israel zum Teil widerfahren, bis die Vollzahl der Nationen eingegangen sein wird; Daniel 9:24-27 – The 70 Weeks of Daniel 2. (24b) What will be accomplished in the seventy weeks. Daniel 9:24-27 – The 70 Weeks of Daniel a. To finish the transgression b. To make an end of sins c. To make reconciliation for iniquity d. To bring in everlasting righteousness e. To seal up vision and prophecy f. To anoint the most holy Daniel 9:24-27 – The 70 Weeks of Daniel 3. (25) The course and dividing of the seventy weeks. The seventy weeks are divided into three parts: • Seven weeks - 49 years, until the city and its walls are rebuilt • 69 weeks (7 plus 62), 483 years from the decree, until Messiah the Prince appears • A final 70th week to complete the prophecy Daniel 9:24-27 – The 70 Weeks of Daniel 4. (26) What happens after the first sixty-nine weeks. According to Daniel 9:24-24, from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem to the coming of the King there will be: 7 + 62 "weeks" = 69 groups of seven years 7 x 69 = 483 years Anderson sees a prophetic year (what the Bible means as a year in exact measurement of days) as 360 days, based on Revelation 11:2, 13:5 and 11:3, and 12:6 which indicate that 42 months (3.5 years) equals 1,260 days 483 years x 360 days in a year = 173,880 days Artaxerxes started his reign in 465 B.C. The decree to rebuild Jerusalem was given on the first day of Nisan, in the 20th year of Artaxerxes (Nehemiah 2:1). In our calendar system (the Julian calendar) that date is March 14, 445 B.C. Jesus started His ministry in the 15th year of Tiberius (see Luke 3:1). Tiberius started his reign in 14 A.D., so Jesus' ministry started in 29 A.D. Anderson believes that Jesus celebrated four Passovers during His ministry: one each in 29, 30, 31 and His final Passover in 32. The date of ancient Passovers can be calculated by lunar charts, so it is possible to calculate the exact day of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem as April 6, 32 A.D. From 445 B.C. to 32 A.D. there are 476 years according to the Julian Calendar (the calendar we use today). There are not 477 years, because there is no year 0. 476 years x 365 days = 173,740 days 173,740 days from 445 B.C. to 32 A.D. Daniel said there would be 173,880 days Adjustment: From March 14 to April 6, add 24 days Adjustment: For leap years in the period, add 116 days The total number of days from March 14, 445 B.C. to April 6, 32 A.D.: 173,880 days The total number of days from March 14, 445 B.C. to April 6, 32 A.D.: 173,880 days Daniel said there would be 173,880 days Daniel 9:24-27 – The 70 Weeks of Daniel 5. (27) The events of the seventieth week. The Prominence of this Seven Year Period There are repeated references to it – in each of its halves – in other passages of Scripture: • Daniel 7:25 – a time and times and half a time • Daniel 12:7 – a time and times and half a time • Revelation 11:2 – for forty-two months • Revelation 11:3 – one thousand two hundred and sixty days • Revelation 12:6 – one thousand two hundred and sixty days • Revelation 12:13-14 – a time and times and half a time • Revelation 13:5 – for forty-two months Daniel 9:24-27 – The 70 Weeks of Daniel 6. What happens between the sixtyninth and the seventieth week? For I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Matthew 23:39). Matthäus 23,39 23,39 denn ich sage euch: Ihr werdet mich von jetzt an nicht sehen, bis ihr sprecht: „Gepriesen sei, der da kommt im Namen des Herrn!“ Rapture of the church Antichrist signs covenant with Israel 3.5 years - 42 months 1,260 days Time, times & half a time Antichrist’s time of success and is embraced as Messiah Temple rebuilt Tribulation converts persecuted 3.5 years - 42 months 1,260 days Time, times & half a time Abomination of Desolation Antichrist’s time of terror God pours out His wrath “The Great Tribulation” Jesus returns in glory