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The 7 weeks, the 62 weeks, then the undefined gap, then the one week, are on the chart below.




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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 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

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. [both on the chart above]

26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, [on the chart above, 4 days after arriving in Jerusalem as the Messiah] 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.

[the undefined gap in time to account for the destruction of the city and sanctuary, and the time of the gentiles]

27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: [the Antichrist confirming the Mt. Sinai covenant per the requirement of Moses in Deuteronomy 31:9-13, the 7 years are in that text] and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Yeah :) I think you know by now that we will never agree that Messiah was cut off 4 days into the 70th week instead of in the midst of the 70th week like Daniel 9:26 states. You also know that we will never agree about who it is making the covenant in Daniel 9:27. You also know that we will never agree about the entire 7 years of the 70th week being dragged into another millennium. You also know that we will never agree that the temple of 2 Thessalonians 2:4 and Revelation 11:1-2 is a physical temple rather than the New Testament Temple, and you also know that we will never agree that the city of Revelation 11:2 is a physical city rather than the only city the Revelation calls the holy city, i.e New Jerusalem.

There are a few other things we will never agree on either surrounding the identity of Israel and how many "Israels" there are in God's universe.

So I don't know why you keep replying to my posts with your charts rather than someone else whose ear you may have :)

But anyway .. you have the right to post your stuff you created. Not sure if you should be doing that in this thread though. It's off-topic.
 
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Yeah :) I think you know by now that we will never agree that Messiah was cut off 4 days into the 70th week instead of in the midst of the 70th week like Daniel 9:26 states.
70 weeks is not found in Daniel 9:26. 62 weeks is. Which are combined with the 7 weeks in Daniel 9:25.

7 weeks went by, then after another 62 weeks the messiah arrived in John 12:12-15, hailed in Jerusalem as the messiah. Then 4 days later was crucified.

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.

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.

No 70 weeks in Daniel 9:26.
 
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St. John begins by pinpointing the first Passover to April AD 27, then his narrative continues in the order things happened. In chapter five, Jesus went again to Jerusalem to the next public festival. It would have been the ‘feast of Tabernacles’ since that was in October AD 27, following in natural sequence from the Passover in April. Then, in chapter six the second Passover, April AD 28, is referenced. Its context with the ‘feeding of the 5000’ anchors the middle of Jesus’ ministry to a solid date since this miracle was recorded by all four gospels.

The feast of Tabernacles comes around again in October AD 28. As we might expect, it is the subject of chapter seven. And it seems as if Jesus remained in Judea from October until December AD 28 because the narrative continues through to the winter festival of Hanukkah. After that, Jesus went across the Jordan River into Perea, and “here he stayed.” Notice, he did not pass through this place but lodged and taught there, making the time early AD 29.
So far I agree, the texts are very clearly indicating these facts… Except I have the years one year later…


During this period, Jesus heard of the death of a dear friend and said, “Let us go back to Judea.” So, when did Lazarus die? Was it before the AD 29 year Passover or afterwards? We can't say exactly, but what we do know is that after Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, he and his disciples left Judea again, changed house again, and resided in yet another village. By this time, Passover would have been and gone, and it would have been about mid AD 29.
Actually not, there are about 3 months between Hanukkah and Passover. After the stoning ordeal (John 10:31) Jesus went to Perea and “stayed there”, this could be as short as one or two months.

Then Jesus was informed of Lazarus’ illness and He went to Bethany after two days. Note that the stoning ordeal is just a short time ago (John 11:8) “the Jews just tried to stone You” (“just”: Strong's Greek 3568: A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate.)

After Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead word spread quickly and Caiaphas plotted to kill Jesus, prompting Jesus to retreat to the village called Ephraim (John 11:54). But this was right before Passover (John 11:55) “Now the Jewish Passover was near”.


So this is definitely not more than a full year later, but fits within the 3 months between Hannukah AD29 (your AD28) and Passover AD30 (your AD29). Also, John 12 continues the story with the anointing of Jesus by Mary, the triumphant entry into Jerusalem, and all the events of the Passover when Jesus was crucified… No indications of more than a full year passed here either…


At this point, Luke provides a most interesting detail. He relates how, “there were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.” Galileans who could afford to do so, tried to attend the temple in Jerusalem for annual festivals. Therefore, this incident would have been either Passover or Tabernacles AD 29, because, if it had happened in the previous year, it would have no longer been such ‘news of the day.’
There is no indication that Jesus wasn’t aware of this, it is only stated that people told Him. There is no indication that this news was brought to Jesus in early AD30 (your AD29), there is no time indication whatsoever regarding this quote in Luke 13, it’s just in between a host of parables and sayings of Jesus…

The last reference in Luke to the timeline of John before Luke 13 is the feeding of the 5000 (Luke 9), so it is possible this event concerning these Galileans happened during the AD29 (your AD28) Passover where Jesus was not present in Jerusalem. But this event might as well have occurred during any of the previous feasts or even not during a feast at all. Galileans also went to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices for a host of other reasons than the annual feasts only. Not all Galileans were poor, some could afford to travel to Jerusalem more than once or twice a year…


So, apparently Jesus did not go to the third Passover. He didn’t go to AD 29 Tabernacles either and the reason was this: the Jews were trying to kill him, and he didn’t want to be killed ... yet. The reason he didn't want to be killed ‘yet,’ was because it was not the right ‘time.’ On one occasion Jesus had said:

“I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come.” However, when his last year arrived, his words changed to: “My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.” The fourth Passover was April AD 30
As per previous clarifications, there is good reason to assume the resurrection of Lazarus was just a short time before Passover AD30 (your AD29)…


The quote “I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come.” Is actually from John 7:8, the Tabernacles AD29 (your AD28) where eventually Jesus did go to Jerusalem, first in secret (John 7:10) but after a while in public (John 7:14).

At the end of John 7 it is clear that tensions between supporters and opponents of Jesus was starting to rise. Then through John 8 and 9 more high tension confrontations between Jesus and the Pharisees are described (the adulterous woman, “light of the world”, “truth will set you free”, “before Abraham”, healing of the blind born man and “the good shepherd”) until the time of Hannukah AD29 (your AD28) where things really came to a boiling point with the Jews demanding “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.” (John 10:24).

It was then that Jesus went away from Jerusalem “because it was not yet His time”. With tensions so high the fear of the disciples (John 11:8) is even more understandable. The raising of Lazarus must have been the final straw for Caiaphas to decide Jesus had to die (John 11:45-54), resulting for Jesus to “hide out” in the little village of Ephraim to avoid being captured before the already at hand Passover AD30 (your AD29) where He would be crucified.
 
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Actually not, there are about 3 months between Hanukkah and Passover. After the stoning ordeal (John 10:31) Jesus went to Perea and “stayed there”, this could be as short as one or two months.

Then Jesus was informed of Lazarus’ illness and He went to Bethany after two days. Note that the stoning ordeal is just a short time ago (John 11:8) “the Jews just tried to stone You”
  1. I consider four or five months to be a “short time.”
  2. Lazarus’ sisters panic concerning a stench suggests a summer scenario.
After Jesus had raised Lazarus from the dead word spread quickly and Caiaphas plotted to kill Jesus, prompting Jesus to retreat to the village called Ephraim (John 11:54). But this was right before Passover (John 11:55) “Now the Jewish Passover was near”.

So this is definitely not more than a full year later, but fits within the 3 months between Hannukah AD29 (your AD28) and Passover AD30 (your AD29).

No, the wording of the disciple’s residence in Ephraim suggests a reasonable stay – not just a few days as you are describing. I see a gap of some months between verses 54 and 55.
 
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There is not one thread in this forum that does not veer off-topic because it's 100% natural for related subjects to be included in the subject of the OP, and then subjects related to the related subjects which are not related to the subject of the OP.

Related subjects are bound to come up in the discussion. So if you want to be control-freaky :yawn: and setting rules about your topic, methinks you will lose a lot of your audience.

But the choice is yours, since it's your thread.
I know and understand, as I said I definitely do appreciate all the extra info, but I do try to get the discussion back to my initially intended topic because... well I did start it for a reason didn't I?
 
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The length of Jesus's ministry is not prophesied in Daniel 9. His arrival and his being cutoff are.

In John 12:12-15, Jesus arrived in Jerusalem hailed as the Messiah. Four days later, Jesus was crucified.

Three Passovers = three years. That is where people get 3 years from. Adding 6 months would require an October festival to be described three times, with the Crucifixion happening on the fourth Passover, right?
 
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Three Passovers = three years. That is where people get 3 years from. Adding 6 months would require an October festival to be described three times, with the Crucifixion happening on the fourth Passover, right?
What some people are trying to do is make Jesus's crucifixion in the middle of the 70th week. Their approach is to put together what they consider to be the length of Jesus's ministry.

The big flaw in their thinking is that that Daniel 9 never mentions the length of the messiah's ministry. Daniel 9 only refers to the messiah's arrival (relative to Jerusalem) and his being cutoff.

Jesus arrived in Jerusalem in John 12:12-15, hailed as the messiah King of Israel, coming in the name of the Lord. 4 days later was crucified.
 
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Three Passovers = three years. That is where people get 3 years from. Adding 6 months would require an October festival to be described three times, with the Crucifixion happening on the fourth Passover, right?
No, 3 Passovers can be little more than 2 years up to little less than 3 years.
- time from baptism until first Passover
- 1st full year from first Passover until second Passover
- 2nd full year from second Passover until third Passover
- crucifixion on third Passover
 
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I always hear that the ministry of Jesus lasted 3,5 years, but In the gospel of John there are only 3 passovers mentioned (2:13, 6:4 and the passover of His crucifixion starting from 11:55), thus covering a maximum of a little less than 3 years. There is one additional feast mentioned in John 5:1 "Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem", but if this was also a passover John would have named it as such just like the other 3 instances. So what is the 3,5 years period of His ministry based on?
So @Christian Gedge has supplied you with the answer, the timeline, which I believe is accurate, so I have nothing more to say about the subject of this OP (mentioning it here because of your complaint that the thread has veered off-topic :). So as far as I can see, CG has answered your post. Your OP being a very simple, straight-forward, honest question with a very simple, straight-forward, honest answer (and I say that without overlooking the tremendous amount of thorough work done by CG in order to have had the answer already tucked away somewhere in his digital or physical (probably both, in CG's case) filing cabinets.
 
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What some people are trying to do is make Jesus's crucifixion in the middle of the 70th week. Their approach is to put together what they consider to be the length of Jesus's ministry.

The big flaw in their thinking is that that Daniel 9 never mentions the length of the messiah's ministry. Daniel 9 only refers to the messiah's arrival (relative to Jerusalem) and his being cutoff.

Jesus arrived in Jerusalem in John 12:12-15, hailed as the messiah King of Israel, coming in the name of the Lord. 4 days later was crucified.
Jesus the Messiah is the one the prophecy is about, the chief subject of the prophecy (not the prince who would destroy the city and the sanctuary).

Subject: The coming of the Messiah.
Timing: 70 weeks from a certain point in time.
Purpose: To make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Determined upon: Thy people and thy holy city.

Subject of verse 24: The Messiah.
Subject of verse 25: The Messiah.
Subject of verses 26-27: The Messiah.
The one confirming the covenant: The Messiah.
The one causing sacrifice and offering to cease: The Messiah.

The Messiah fulfilled the prophecy, but just as the prophecy says, the Messiah never fulfilled the entire 70 weeks - He was cut off in the middle of the 70th week.

The fact that the city and the sanctuary was not destroyed within the 70 weeks is of no consequence, because the 70 weeks prophecy was not about the city and the sanctuary or the abomination (as though that was of chief importance, rather than the Messiah) - the prophecy was only about the coming of the Messiah. The rest is a "Oh, and by the way, the city and the sanctuary will be destroyed because of abomination".

The flaw is yours.
 
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the prophecy was only about the coming of the Messiah. The rest is a "Oh, and by the way, the city and the sanctuary will be destroyed because of abomination".

That’s a good way of putting it. AD70 was not in the actual weeks.
 
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Subject of verse 24: The Messiah.
Subject of verse 25: The Messiah.
Subject of verses 26-27: The Messiah.
The one confirming the covenant: The Messiah.
The one causing sacrifice and offering to cease: The Messiah.

Subject of verse 24, the 70 weeks determined on Jerusalem and Daniel's people the Jews.
Subject of verse 25, the arrival of the messiah
Subject of verse 26, the messiah cutoff. Then afterward the destruction of the city and sanctuary.
And about the prince who shall come.

Subject of verse 23 (which you omitted):
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.

The matter was that the 70 years of exile were about up, which Daniel was praying about in the opening verses of Daniel.

consider the vision is the vision of the little horn in Daniel 8 of stopping the daily sacrifice and committing the transgression of desolation act.

The little horn person will be the prince who shall come in Daniel 9:26. Who will confirm the Mt. Sinai covenant for 7 years, by having the law read from the temple mount. Then in the middle part of the seven years stops the daily sacrifice and commits the transgression of desolation act.
 
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  1. I consider four or five months to be a “short time.”
  2. Lazarus’ sisters panic concerning a stench suggests a summer scenario.

No, the wording of the disciple’s residence in Ephraim suggests a reasonable stay – not just a few days as you are describing. I see a gap of some months between verses 54 and 55.
I think we should let scripture explain scripture, not our preferred opinions.

1. It doesn't matter what we consider to be a "short time", the text says "He stayed" which can mean to reside or to lodge or even just wait, so this has no demand of a minimum time.
ἔμεινεν* (emeinen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3306: To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.
The activities there don't require more than a few weeks: John 10:41-42 "Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.” And many in that place believed in Jesus." So He had some encounters with some people, nothing more mentioned about what Jesus did at this location...

2. In the Bethany region in winter time temperatures on average are still well above 10 °C and can easily rise above 15 °C (current temp today is 16 °C). If Lazarus died early march it could be even up to 20 °C. Remember that the tomb of Lazarus was already closed for 4 days, so there definitely would be a smell. But Martha didn't "panic" about the smell as if they were going to suffocate from it, she just mentioned this because Lazarus had been in the tomb for 4 days already, it was more to emphasize "Lord! What took You so long to get here?!" which the text tells was her mood.

3. You seem to want to see a gap of a few months here, just like in John 10:40. Here in John 11:54 the same word emeinen is used, again with no need at all for a long duration. Nothing specifically is said about what Jesus did at this location apart from that He was there with His disciples. Very next verse 55 starts about the Passover being near, using the word "NOW", indicating that was the situation when the previous event (Jesus withdrawing to Ephraim) happened.

So you only assume that the two "He stayed" had to last several months, taking you to the Passover in the next year. But that means that from when Jesus went to Perea until Him entering Jerusalem for the "crucifixion Passover" would last for one and a quarter year!

But the only events described for this period are the stay at Perea, the resurrection of Lazarus and the stay at Ephraim, with the move to Ephraim being shortly before the Passover. That's not a whole lot happening in such a long time after such a tumultuous year... Doesn't make sense in any way.
 
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So @Christian Gedge has supplied you with the answer, the timeline, which I believe is accurate, so I have nothing more to say about the subject of this OP (mentioning it here because of your complaint that the thread has veered off-topic :). So as far as I can see, CG has answered your post. Your OP being a very simple, straight-forward, honest question with a very simple, straight-forward, honest answer (and I say that without overlooking the tremendous amount of thorough work done by CG in order to have had the answer already tucked away somewhere in his digital or physical (probably both, in CG's case) filing cabinets.
yes he has, and I refuted that in post 63, on which he came with some non-arguments (sorry, but "I think" and "I consider" without any scriptural basis is a non-argument) which I also refuted in post 75.
 
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Subject of verse 24, the 70 weeks determined on Jerusalem and Daniel's people the Jews.
Subject of verse 25, the arrival of the messiah
Subject of verse 26, the messiah cutoff. Then afterward the destruction of the city and sanctuary.
And about the prince who shall come.

Subject of verse 23 (which you omitted):
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.

The matter was that the 70 years of exile were about up, which Daniel was praying about in the opening verses of Daniel.

consider the vision is the vision of the little horn in Daniel 8 of stopping the daily sacrifice and committing the transgression of desolation act.

The little horn person will be the prince who shall come in Daniel 9:26. Who will confirm the Mt. Sinai covenant for 7 years, by having the law read from the temple mount. Then in the middle part of the seven years stops the daily sacrifice and commits the transgression of desolation act.
You're combining prophecies that do not belong together, making your case even weaker.
 
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Subject of verse 24, the 70 weeks determined on Jerusalem and Daniel's people the Jews.
Subject of verse 25, the arrival of the messiah
Subject of verse 26, the messiah cutoff. Then afterward the destruction of the city and sanctuary.
And about the prince who shall come.

Subject of verse 23 (which you omitted):
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.

The matter was that the 70 years of exile were about up, which Daniel was praying about in the opening verses of Daniel.

consider the vision is the vision of the little horn in Daniel 8 of stopping the daily sacrifice and committing the transgression of desolation act.

The little horn person will be the prince who shall come in Daniel 9:26. Who will confirm the Mt. Sinai covenant for 7 years, by having the law read from the temple mount. Then in the middle part of the seven years stops the daily sacrifice and commits the transgression of desolation act.
You say "the vision" Gabriel mentiones in Dan 9:23 is referring to the vision Daniel received about a decade earlier? Even though prior to the vision Daniel is now receiving he has uttered a very lengthy prayer, in which he not once mentioned the previous vision? And the vision he is receiving now is a clear answer of his prayer? So you see no way that Gabriel is simply talking about the vision he is about to give to Daniel?
 
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What abomination is it being destroyed because of?
I'm going to put this up in a thread:

Daniel 9:25 "Know therefore and understand, that from the going out of the command to restore and to build Jerusalem, to Messiah the Prince, shall be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks. The street shall be built again, and the wall, even in times of affliction." (Daniel 9:25)

"The street" refers to the rebuilding of Jerusalem, which took place during the first seven weeks of years (49 years).

Daniel 9:26 "And after (Hebrew achar) sixty-two weeks (after the sixty-two weeks which followed the first seven) Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself. And the people of the prince who shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. And the end of it shall be with the flood, and ruins are determined, until the end shall be war."

Subject: The coming of the Messiah.
Timing: 70 weeks from a certain point in time.
Purpose: To make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Determined upon: Thy people and thy holy city.

Subject of verse 24: The Messiah.
Subject of verse 25: The Messiah.
Subject of verses 26-27:-

CAUSING SACRIFICE AND OFFERING TO CEASE
(AND THE REASON WHY):

Isaiah 1:11-17
"To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me? says the LORD; I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of he-goats.

When you come to appear before Me, who has required this at your hand, to trample My courts?

Bring no more vain sacrifice; incense is an abomination to Me; the new moon and sabbath, the going to meeting; I cannot endure evil and the assembly! Your new moons and your appointed feasts My soul hates; they are a trouble to Me; I am weary to bear them.

And when you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; yea, when you make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of blood.

Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes; cease to do evil; learn to do good; seek judgment, reprove the oppressor. Judge the orphan, plead for the widow.

Hebrews 10:8-10
"Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God.

He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all."

Hebrews 10
3 But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again of sins every year.
4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
5 Therefore when He comes into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You have prepared a body for Me.
6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have had no pleasure.
7 Then I said, Lo, I come ( in the volume of the Book it is written of Me) to do Your will, O God."

CONFIRMING A COVENANT

"Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will cut a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah" (Jeremiah 31:31)

"For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." (Matthew 26:28).

"but this shall be the covenant that I will cut with the house of Israel: After those days, says the LORD, I will put My law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. And they shall no more teach each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, Know the LORD; for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sins no more." (Jeremiah 31:33-34).

Daniel 9:27 "And he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week. And in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease,

and on a corner of the altar desolating abominations, even until the end. And that which was decreed shall be poured on the desolator."

Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us reason together, says the LORD; though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool. If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured with the sword; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

The one causing sacrifice and offering to cease in the middle of the week in verse 27: The Messiah.
The one confirming a covenant with many in verse 27: The Messiah.
Subject of verses 26-27: The Messiah.

Count: 7 + 62 weeks = 69 weeks. It was after this (in the 70th week) that Messiah was cut off (but not for Himself). In the 70th week, Messiah finished the transgression (of the law) and made an end of sins:

1. "It is finished!" (John 19:30). He did this "once for all" (Hebrews 7:27; also Hebrews 9:12 and Hebrews 10:2 & 10).

2. He made Atonement for iniquity (Romans 5:11)

3. He brought in everlasting righteousness: "The LORD our righteousness" (Jeremiah 23:6; Jeremiah 33:16; Jeremiah 51:10)

4. He (a) Sealed up vision and prophecy. (He reopens the seals Himself: "And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book and to loose the seven seals of it." Revelation.5:5)

(b) He was anointed by the Holy Spirit when He was baptized by John the Baptist:

"And Jesus, when He had been baptized, went up immediately out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him. And lo, a voice from Heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." (Matthew 3:16-17)

So He accomplished it all:-

"Seventy weeks are decreed as to your people and as to your holy city,

1. to finish the transgression and to make an end of sins, and

2. to make atonement for iniquity, and

3. to bring in everlasting righteousness, and

4. to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy." (Daniel 9:24).

THE ABOMINATION OF THE CONTINUED SACRIFICES

The sacrifices and offerings for sin that the people continued to make in rejection of the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ the Messiah, would indeed have become an abomination to God.

Isaiah 1:11-17
"To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me? says the LORD; I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of he-goats.

When you come to appear before Me, who has required this at your hand, to trample My courts?

Bring no more vain sacrifice; incense is an abomination to Me; the new moon and sabbath, the going to meeting; I cannot endure evil and the assembly! Your new moons and your appointed feasts My soul hates; they are a trouble to Me; I am weary to bear them.

And when you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; yea, when you make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of blood.

The Messiah fulfilled the prophecy, but just as the prophecy says, the Messiah did not remain until the close of the 70th week (the entire 70 weeks was not fulfilled) - He was cut off in the middle of the 70th week, when He caused sacrifice and offering for sin to cease by shedding His own blood, the forgiveness of sins.

Jesus to the Pharisees:

"Lo, left desolate to you is your house"
(Matthew 23:38, Young's Literal Translation).

Was their house left desolate by the time Jesus spoke these words to the Pharisees, or did this come to pass only around 40 years later, in A.D 70?

Did God hand it over to be made desolate because of what was abomination to God, or not? Was it consumed, or not?
(actually it was literally consumed by fire).

We now know that it only came to pass around 40 years after Christ spoke the words. It's history.

Subject of verse 24: The Messiah.
Subject of verse 25: The Messiah.
Subject of verses 26-27: The Messiah, and the people of the ruler who would come and who would destroy the city and the sanctuary.

The fact that the city and the sanctuary was not destroyed within the 70 weeks is of no consequence, because the 70 weeks prophecy was not primarily about either the city and the sanctuary, or the abomination (as though that was of chief importance, rather than the Messiah) - the prophecy was about the coming of the Messiah.

There is absolutely no biblical reason to believe (as many Christians do) that the covenant spoken of in Daniel 9:24-27 (which speaks about the timing of the coming of the Messiah) is a covenant that would be made 1991+ years after the Messiah came, or to believe that it speaks of a covenant "to be made by the Antichrist".
 
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