Together, the 7 sevens added to the 62 sevens are equal to 69 sevens or 69 weeks of seven years each equaling a total of 483 years. Just as forgiving seventy times seven is a figure for complete and perfect forgiveness, so daniel s seventy sevens is the decreed period in. They acknowledge that the six blessings here promised to daniels people are achieved by the earthly work of christ, and that they will reach their full fruition in the new heavens and the new earth. Jan 01, 20 seventy sevens are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up prophecy and to anoint the most holy. No prophecy in the entire bible is more critical to understanding the end times than the seventy weeks of daniel. Jan 02, 2020 as daniel prayed, the angel gabriel appeared to him and gave him a vision of israels future. This is one of the greatest prophecies of the bible because it foretells the timing of the. Daniel s prayer in verses 319 of the chapter refers to the fulfillment of a specific seventy year period, the seventy years of the babylonian captivity as prophesied by jeremiah. Mar 26, 2017 the second reason is that this is the one given the same year as the vision of the seventy sevens. The first 69 weeks of daniel 70 weeks prophecy were fulfilled with the cutting off of messiah jesus. Aug 04, 2018 amazing revelation about the prophetic 70 weeks shemitahs from daniel, trumps declaration of recognizing jerusalem as israels capital and the connection to the biblical jubilee. The seventy sevens are structured in three periods consisting of seven sevens, sixtytwo sevens, and one seven. As daniel prayed, the angel gabriel appeared to him and gave him a vision of israels future.
This is one of the greatest prophecies of the bible because it foretells the timing of the first. Centuries before the first coming of christ, the angel gabriel gave revelation to the prophet daniel regarding the future of daniel s people, israel. Within the context of the book of daniel, this passage parallels the prophetic message concerning the successive kingdoms of daniel 2 and 7 which culminate with. Matthew 1 that we find clues that point us back to daniel 9 and the prophecy of 70 weeks, thus inexorably linking both covenants together.
Esv 2001 kjv 1611 24 seventy sevens 8 are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish 9 transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy. The failure of daniel s prophecies 2007 chris sandoval. Verse 25 is equal to 483 years 69 of daniel s 70 weeks broken down into two sections of time. It has been called the backbone of all prophecy in the bible. Daniels seventy sevens and the coming of the messiah. This will be the terminus ad quern of the seventy sevens of daniel and coincides with the second advent of jesus christ to the earth. Chapter 9 can be distinguished from the second half of the book of daniel by the following two facts. This atonement occurred, of course, when jesus shed his blood on the cross for the sins of the world. The second half of daniel consists in four visions. Book of daniel bible study chapter commentary 9 part 2 daniels 70 weeks. They acknowledge that the six blessings here promised to daniel s people are achieved by the earthly work of christ, and that they will reach their full fruition in the new heavens and the new earth. Sir robert anderson in his book the coming prince investigated this prophecy found in daniel 9. This prophecy begins with a declaration that there is an allotment of 70 x 7 of prophetic time daniel 9. Daniels seventy sevens and the coming of the messiah covenant.
The angel pinned the first twoevents along a timeline. Jan 02, 2020 daniels prayer in verses 319 of the chapter refers to the fulfillment of a specific seventyyear period, the seventy years of the babylonian captivity as prophesied by jeremiah. Established the duration of the 7 weeks sevens as a duration of 7 years. What the new testamethe seventy sevens of daniel by dr. Over the centuries scholars have proposed dozens of competing interpretations of these challenging verses, especially daniel s prophecy of the 70 weeks. Therefore, daniel s seventy sevens is a perfect and complete period of time. At the time daniel wrote this prophecy, jerusalem had been destroyed and its citizens killed or deported to babylon. The chapter divisions commonly used today were developed by stephen langton, an archbishop of canterbury. Almost all commentators agree that the seventy sevens should be understood as seventy weeks of years, in other words, a period of 490 years. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the coming prince. The prophecy of the seventy sevens this will be the fifth set of comments i will have to do on these daniel blog posts.
Every now and then, the topic comes up with regard to the 70 x 7 seventy times seven verse that is mentioned in matthew 18. In verse 2, he references seventy years, so the seventy sevens in verse 24 are seventy groups of seven years. When correlated with the clocks of the preceding sessions, this clock gives a precise timing for all of gods dealings with elect israel, beginning with the decree of artaxerxes to rebuild the walls of jerusalem and ending with the millennial phase of israels eternal earthly. The prophecies of the book of daniel have fascinated readers and created controversy for the past two thousand years. The prophecy foretold a period of seven times seventy yet to come, or seventy sevenyear periods.
Just as forgiving seventy times seven is a figure for complete and perfect forgiveness, so daniels seventy sevens is the decreed period in which the greatest work of god is brought to complete perfection. The year daniel received the seventy sevens vision was the same year that cyrus passed his decree. You may view or print a high reslolution pdf copy of the charts in this book at the following link. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks.
The first area of confusion lies in the seventy sevens. Daniel knows that the seventy years is coming to an end soon since it is 539 b. Daniel prophecy of seventy weeks is the backbone of all bible end time prophecy. Gabriel mentions seventy sevens will take place before god will put an. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniels prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. The book of daniel was written during the babylonian captivity in the sixth century before christ. Sep 02, 2018 the most amazing and exact prophecy about messiahs coming in daniel 9 and much more. Daniel s prophecy of the seventy sevens wilson, andrew w. The seventy weeks of years are divided into three periods of time. That marks the end of the 70 7s, the end of the 490 years from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild jerusalem. Dispensationalists reckon the seventy sevens of verse 24 as seventy weeks of years.
Seventy sevens are decreed for your daniels people israel and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy. As i tried digesting what i was reading, it was clear to me the widely accepted interpretation of this prophecy didnt make any sense to me. The divisions of the 70 weeks in verse 24, gabriel says, seventy sevens are decreed for your people and your holy city. Over the centuries scholars have proposed dozens of competing interpretations of these challenging verses, especially daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks. At the end of this time, daniel s people and their city of jerusalem will have ended their.
The third reason is that this is the decree that is emphasized in scripture. In his prophecy, gabriel did not specify years on the calendar, but he marked time by seven year increments, referring to them as sevens. The book of daniel is actually one of the most authenticated books of the old testament, historically and archaeologically, but this is a convenient shortcut for our purposes here. A purely symbolic interpretation cannot explain this pattern that obviously has meaning in the daniel 9 prophecy. When correlated with the clocks of the preceding sessions, this clock gives a precise timing for all of gods dealings with elect israel, beginning with the decree of artaxerxes to rebuild the walls of jerusalem and ending. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the most amazing prophecy in the bible. This is consistent with many ancient calendars, including other biblical records. A heptad refers to a period of time involving multiples of seven, seven somethings, seven days, seven weeks, seven. The marvelous prophecy of daniel s seventy weeks concerning the antichrist. A decree of seventy sevensweeks probably meant 490 years 70. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times cosmic in scope and political in focus. Lets take a look once again at matthews amazing lineage of yeshua. Almost all commentators agree that the seventy sevens should be understood as seventy weeks of years, in.
Select the three periods of weeks into which the seventy sevens are divided. You may verify these facts in any of the latest thorough books in archaeology. There has been a common theme when interpreting apocalyptic literature in these blogs that plong has been writing about. One final note concerns the center of the program of the seventy sevens that is decreed upon your people, daniels people, the jewish people, and upon your holy city, jerusalem. At the end of the 70 sevens and the end of daniel 9, we see the power of god displayed. Seven sevens is another way of saying seven groups of seven equaling 49.
The most amazing and exact prophecy about messiahs coming in daniel 9 and much more. Do the seventy sevens represent 490 years in gods program. It is therefore appropriate to refer to the prophecy as the 70 weeks of years even though those exact words are not found in the passage itself. Such an act was obviously an abomination to the jews, however it does not fit the details of what is described in daniel. Daniel purportedly received his word or revelation of the seventy weeks daniel 9. The center of the program of the seventy sevens is specifically the jewish people and the jewish city of jerusalem. An atonement for israels sins is the third thing that will happen during daniels 70 weeks of years. Seventy sevens versus seventy weeks stephen shephard. I like to think of this declaration in terms of a prophetic time clock instead of 112 this clock is 1 70. They are all incorrect, although many are valiant efforts, because they are based on the view of the majority of historians that the 20th year of artaxerxes was 445 bc cambridge ancient history. The context of this passage is where daniel considers the prophecy in jeremiah jeremiah 25. The writing of truth 1 this is the subtitle of john f.
But the history of israel and jerusalem is determined to be 70 weeks so there is one week 7 years remaining. This is one of the greatest prophecies of the bible because it foretells the timing of the first and second coming of the messiah, jesus christ. This just really caps it all and pulls all of the prophecy of the bible together. Viewed by three major theological interpretations and. It uses a measurement of time known as a heptad a group or series of seven. Daniels prophecy of the seventy sevens kindle edition by wilson, andrew.
Verse 25 describes a period of seven sevens and sixtytwo sevens from the issuing of the decree to rebuild jerusalem until. This presentation of daniel s seventy sevens is based on. In this key passage from daniel, the context makes it clear that he is speaking of years seventy sevens of years, which would be a total of 490 years. The second reason is that this is the one given the same year as the vision of the seventy sevens. In summary, it may be concluded that daniels great prophecy of the seventy sevens comprehends the total history of israel from the time of nehemiah in 445 b. Daniel prophecy of seventy weeks christian truth center. It is the foundation roots of all end time prophecy even the johns apocalypse the book of revelation.
The seventy sevens prophecy is found in the book of daniel 9. A prayer of daniel and the revelation of 70 weeks 1012. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Christian faith and living unit 7 flashcards quizlet.
The marvelous prophecy of daniel s seventy weeks concerning the antichrist kindle edition by anderson, sir robert. Amazing revelation about the prophetic 70 weeks shemitahs from daniel, trumps declaration of recognizing jerusalem as israels capital and the connection to the biblical jubilee. But that atonement will not actually be applied to the jews until they appropriate it by accepting jesus as their messiah. No imagery nor symbolism was in the visions of daniel tf. Jerry vines this has to be the apex of all the prophecies that god revealed to daniel. Seventy scholars were commissioned to complete this work and their result is known as the septuagint 70 translation. A few days after this profound revelation of gods love, which i call my conception, i began to really dig into the prophecy of seventysevens found in the ninth chapter of the book of daniel. The angel gabriel prophesied of three significant events.
Throughout his book, daniel has been dealing with the theme of the times of the gentiles, the lengthy period that began with nebuchadnezzars destruction of jerusalem in 586 b. Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study daniels 70 weeks part 2. Saad is a commentary on the prophecy of the seventy sevens of daniel, the 2,300 evenings and mornings daniel 8, the two staffs of zechariah zechariah 11, the timeline of the lord, gods chosen people, the prophecy of from the nile to the euphrates and who was darius the mede. Daniel received the seventy sevens prophecy in response to his prayer. The seventy sevens of daniel divided into 7 sevens, 62 sevens, and 1 seven comprise the third prophetic clock. The book of daniel can be considered an apocalyptic writing. This presentation of daniels seventy sevens is based on. All four end with an antichrist figure who blasphemes god, overthrows the jewish law. We saw in the last study that daniel had been reading the prophecies of jeremiah when he saw that israel would be in exile for 70 years. Daniels 70 weeks of years tribulation lamb and lion. This essay is an excerpt from my book on eschatology, called the high king of heaven. One of the most powerful and compelling of all fulfilled prophecies in the bible, the seventy weeks of daniel, is one with which all christians should be familiar. Daniel s seventy sevens or daniel s seventy weeks prophecy is the backbone of all other prophecies related to the time period of jesus second coming.
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