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Daniel 9
      ² In the first year of his reign  I Daniel Understood By Books  the number of the years,
  whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

 

Jeremiah 29

¹⁰ For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

 ¹¹ For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

 ¹² Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

 ¹³ And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart

 

What happened was that Israel was punished for rebellion against the Lord and were sent into captivity to Babylon for 70 years.  Daniel understood by reading Jeremiah's Words that the time of their being away from Jerusalem was almost over. In light of this, Daniel began to pray. When we get to Daniel 9:24, The Archangel Gabriel, has already appeared to Daniel, and begins telling him one of the most important truths contained in the Bible. 

{ Please note: The Seventy Years of Israel's Captivity above in Jeremiah, is totally different and altogether unique from The Seventy Weeks Teaching The Archangel Gabriel says to Daniel in the Book of Daniel - (Daniel 9:24-27) }

 

Daniel 9

³ And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

⁴  And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;

⁵  We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:

¹³ As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is com upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.

¹⁴ Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.

¹⁶ O LORD, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.

¹⁷ Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.

¹⁹ O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

²⁰ And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;

²¹ Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

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²² And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee

  skill  and  understanding.

²³ At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore

 understand  the  matter, and  consider  the  vision.

 ²⁴   are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city,

1. to finish the transgression,

2. and to make an end of sins,

3. and to make reconciliation for iniquity,

4. and to bring in everlasting righteousness,

5. and to seal up the vision and prophecy,

6. and to anoint the most Holy.

Gabriel Has just told Daniel that 490 Years were determined for the Israelites.  ( Each Week equals 7 Years )

The first three events were accomplished in part when Jesus died on the Cross. All six points will be accomplished when Jesus sets up His Kingdom on Earth after the Battle of Armageddon.

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, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

   So 7 weeks + 62 weeks = 69 weeks or 483 years would transpire from a decree being issued to rebuild Jerusalem unto Jesus The Messiah.  

²⁶ And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah 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.

Things are starting to get interesting.  In verse 26 it says after the 69th of the 70th week, Jesus will be killed (33AD) and the people of the prince ( The Roman Soldiers ) that shall arrive will destroy the city  ( Jerusalem ) and the sanctuary ( The Temple ). In 70AD Jerusalem and the Temple met their fate. 

 In Zechariah 9:9 we read:  ⁹ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt the foal of an donkey.

The Religious Leaders of Jesus day, should of known from this Prophecy given to Daniel verses 24-27, the Prophecy in Zechariah, as well as from just seeing Jesus, that He was their Messiah. (Also that He was to be Born in Bethlehem and of a Virgin -- and that his Ministry would begin in Galilee, I believe a Scripture says) The next verses are why we celebrate Palm Sunday, the week just before Easter.

      Let's keep reading, things will keep getting more and more interesting.

¹³ Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is
     the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

¹⁴ And Jesus, when he had found a young donkey, sat thereon; as it is written,

¹⁵ Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an donkey's colt.

 

These verses written in the Gospel of John fulfill what Zechariah had prophesied say 600 years or more earlier.  600 Years!!  - Jesus was crucified like maybe 5 days after the above took place in John chapter 12 - Which completes 69 of the 70 Weeks of The Prophecy given to Daniel.

 

THIS MEANS THERE IS ONE MORE WEEK (SEVEN YEARS) TO GO

 

Just as Daniel in his day was wise enough to understand from reading Jeremiah's words of what was to be God's next plans, so to The religious leaders of Jesus day ought to of known the time they were living in as well, as well as us Today!

Ok, Let's get Jesus words on the matter of why it is important to know what is written in the scriptures as well as I would say just knowing the things that are taking place in one's surroundings.

 

Jesus said this:

⁴¹ And when he was come near, he beheld the city, ( Jerusalem ) and wept over it,

⁴² Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy
     peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

⁴³ For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass
     thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

⁴⁴ And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee
     one stone upon another; because thou

knewest not the time of thy visitation.

IN 70 AD JESUS WORDS CAME TRUE AND CITY OF JERUSALEM MET HER FATE. WHY, DID THIS HAPPEN?

JESUS SAID BECAUSE THOU KNEWEST NOT THE TIME OF THY VISITATION. THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATED LEARNED MEN OF JESUS DAY, TOTALLY MESSED UP. THEY SHOULD OF KNOWN FROM STUDY THAT JESUS WAS THE MESSIAH.  (Along with all the Miracles He did)

DANIEL THOUGH WAS SMART ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THE TIMES HE WAS LIVING IN!!

LET SEE IF WE ARE TOO!!! : )

1 Thessalonians 5: 1-6 1  But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.  Paul is saying The World is not going to have a clue when the End   takes place, but the Christians are "not in darkness"  to this reality. We should take heed as to the words Jesus spoke about Jerusalem back in 30AD, pronouncing doom to the city, because:   " To Us Today, with the knowledge of Daniel's Prophecy -- We are not in darkness as to the Day of The Lord/The Seven Year Peace Deal " The reason this is relevant to our day and age is because Israel just became a nation again in 1948AD for the first time in like 2,000 years!! The 70 Weeks prophecy in Daniel pertains soley to Israel, but affects everybody on earth as it will bring in the end of the world.

NOW WE ARRIVE AT THE NEXT VERSE WHICH THE

DANIEL'S

 OF TODAY KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS THE VERSE THAT IS TOTALLY RELEVANT

RIGHT NOW!

LET US HONOR THE ANCIENT OF DAYS WHO HAS REVEALED TO US THE FUTURE.

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"He" written in verse 27 is the Anti-Christ.  This person is written about in Daniel, Revelation,
1 John, And 2 Thessalonians. 

• Daniel 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws:

• Daniel 8:

  • ²³ And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

  • ²⁴ And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.

  • ²⁵ And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

• 2 Thessalonians 2:

  • ³ that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

  • ⁴ Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

   

• 1 John 2:18  Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

• Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: (Anti-Christ) for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. 
  ( 666 )   The Mark  ( click )

 

 The Anti-Christ is going to finish the 70 Week Prophecy of Daniel by signing or confirming a seven year peace deal with Israel.

Daniel 9:27 says He (The Anti-Christ) will confirm ( make strong ) a covenant
( peace deal ) with many ( Israel is one of the peace parties because this prophecy pertains to Israel - The ' Many ' could be a lot of countries like the UN, Quartet, The EU or the Arab League ) for one week ( Seven Years ).

This Seven Year peace deal will begin the 70th Week in the Prophecy given to Daniel,
     Which Will  Thereby Bring In The End Of The Age. 

2 Peter 3:10 ......... in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with
                                   fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Today, This World Ending Prophecy Could Commence At Any Moment.

For almost 2000 years, This prophecy was dormant -- with only 69 of the 70 weeks having been completed.  However in 1948 when Israel was declared a Nation, returning for the first time since 70AD,

( 0- 70 AD Being the time when the people or Religious Leaders of Jesus Day Didn't Understand The times they were living in, not unlike today. )

This prophecy became 

ONCE AGAIN!

WE MY FRIENDS ARE LIVING IN THE AGE OF THIS PROPHECY OF THE 70 WEEKS.

 ISRAEL EXISTS AGAIN, AND WITHOUT ISRAEL THIS PROPHECY WOULD NOT HAVE ANY MEANING.

BUT BECAUSE ISRAEL IS, THIS PROPHECY IS ALIVE!

 

Isaiah 9

 ⁶ For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

 ⁷ Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

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WHEN THE 70TH WEEK COMPLETES AT THE END OF THE SEVEN YEAR PEACE DEAL,

THESE THREE THINGS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AS WRITTEN IN DANIEL 9:24

 

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