Well read it. Verse 24 tells you it applies to the Jews:I am not trying to compare "seal up vision and prophecy" in chapter nine with the sealing of the book in ch 12.
I was pointing out that - imo - no such "sealing up" of vision and prophecy had occurred by the time of Stephen's stoning - and SURELY no "sacrifices and oblations had ceased" in the Jerusalem Temple.
24 “Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy place.
Christ did all of that!
The middle of the week is the 3.5 year ministry of Christ. The stoning of Stephen moves the gospel from Jerusalem as he addresses the high preist in Act 7. Stephen doesn't rehearse the history of Israel for nothing...and he sums them up in Acts 7:51-53.Therefore a SEVENTIETH WEEK in which at the middle of such week there would be a CEASING of the sacrifices had certainly not occurred by the time of the stoning of Stephen.
If you think so. But it's interesting again that Daniel 9:24 clearly says what the 70 weeks cover...and the temple isn't even mentioned.A view that the Temple destruction in 70 AD was the middle of a seventieth week is at least PLAUSIBLE - I don't believe it - but it's at least in the ball park, whereas a 70th week that ends with Stephen's stoning is not plausible because in no sense can it be said that "sacrifices and oblations" can be said to be over with in the Temple.
That's because Jesus sealed the prophecy...every bit of it.Years later Paul shaves his head and takes a vow -- prophecy is not really sealed up in the sense of finalized and over with because New Testament Prophecy is still going on, John has Revelation yet to write, and for that matter Old Testament prophecy is still being understood, i.e. James quoting from Amos at the first council in Jerusalem when they are trying to decide what to do about Gentile converts.
Again...if you think so. However again you simply need to understand everlasting righteousness is in Christ. Let Romans 3:21-26 tells you that:The picture of Stephen being stoned to death while Saul of Tarsus holds people's coats so they can throw rocks --
that is NOT my idea of
"bringing in everlasting righteousness" -- one of the objectives of the 70 weeks as a whole.
That "bringing in" hasn't happened yet -- and there is still some PROPHESYING to come from the Two Witnesses.
Christ has EARNED everlasting righteousness, but we do not yet see all things under His feet.
We're IN THE GAP - 70th week has not occurred yet.
21 But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,
22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction;
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
24 being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;
25 whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed;
26 for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
If you don't believe that...let 2 Peter 1:1 tell you how righteousness comes:
Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
You get it? Everlasting righteousness in in Jesus...
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