Daniel 9:26 And after sixty 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.
Messiah was cut off (JESUS was crucified) in 33 AD and then at 70 AD the Temple of God/Sanctuary was destroyed by the Roman.
The Roman army is called the people of the PRINCE THAT SHALL COME.
That is the incorrect interpretation.
After the 62 weeks, AFTER this time of the coming of Messiah, He will be cut off. The language of being "CUT OFF" in the Scripture is the language of God's judgment. But NOTE it says, "but not for Himself." That is because Messiah was cut off for the sins of "His People!"
Isaiah 53:8
- "He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare His generation? for He was CUT OFF out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was He stricken."
He was cut off from the living not for Himself, but for the transgressions of His people. Therefore, the people of THIS PRINCE (Messiah) that shall come, are the people of Israel. Unfortunately there are those who try to wrest (twist) or FORCE these scriptures and/or the following passage, to say anti-Christ, Titus, or the Romans are those who are being spoken about here. But as you can clearly see (He who hath eyes to see) there is no mention of any evil Prince here at all! Not even in any translation nor in the original language!
This is simply an idea out of the mind of man, not the Word of God. Clearly, the only Prince that is being spoken about here is Messiah, the Prince. And so the only people of the Prince that is being spoken of here, is Israel. It's clear that the whole context of the chapter is about the people of Messiah, this Prince that shall come, the people whom Prince died FOR! There is nothing in these passages to lead anyone to believe that Titus or any anti-Christ type Prince was spoken of here. ..unless, you were predisposed to think that way by some teacher or Church which taught you this error! In the original language, it is crystal clear. Some translators, and unfortunately, Premillennial theologians, have let their bias creep into their theology, and even some newer translations add commentary to God's Word.
Nevertheless, consider these scriptures carefully, wisely, and without prejudice. Daniel chapter 9 verse 25 says that:
- ..the anointed Prince [mashiyach nagiyd] shall come, and gives us the time period of seven 7's and sixty two 7's from the command to build again the Temple.
There we have the prophecy of the coming of [
mashiyach nagiyd] (Messiah the Prince). Then Daniel 9 verse 26 'continues,' saying:
- the people of this Prince [nagiyd] that shall come, shall destroy [shachath, meaning bring to ruin] City and Sanctuary [godesh].
Now that seems pretty clear to me. Why would God speak about the '
mashiyach nagiyd coming' in one verse, and then in the very next verse say '
the people of the nagiyd coming,' ..and be speaking about some totally
other Nagiyd or Prince??? It makes no sense whatsoever, 'unless' we have been indoctrinated, or have our minds predisposed to believe it, by the spin we have heard theologians put on these verses. The only way we can make this verse say Evil-Prince, is if we "ADD" to the scriptures the words Evil Prince, or Titus, or Romans, etc. Because God's Word doesn't either say it explicitly, or allude to it implicitly!
Even when we look at the context starting at verse 24, 'God Himself' tells us what He is going to be talking about, and He makes no mention of any evil Prince. He tells us what is determined to happen in these 70 weeks. Some Theologians just are not listening to the Word.
#1. To restrain [kala] the transgression (2nd thess. 2:6-7).
#2. To make an end of [chatham] sins (Hebrews 9:26 1st, John 5:18)
#3. To make reconciliation for iniquity (Hebrews 2:17).
#4. To bring in everlasting righteousness.(2nd Cor. 5:21).
#5. To seal up the Vision and the prophecy (Isaiah 29:11).
#6. To anoint the most Holy [godesh]. (Acts 10:38 4:27)
These are all things concerning dealings of God with His people, Israel, in Mercy and Judgement. Transgression is restrained, sin is stopped, reconciliation is made for them to bring in everlasting righteousness, Judgement comes upon Israel (Blindness in part) sealing up the vision and prophet, and the Most Holy is anointed. This is what scripture tells us is determined to happen during the 70 weeks. This is what God, not man, declares! And God says nothing about an anti-Christ coming, A evil leader named Titus, the Romans, slaughtered pigs in a Temple, or the destruction of 70 AD. Not a single solitary word about these things. So the question then becomes, where do these type teachings come from if it's not here in the pertinent scriptures? The answer is, from people who have been taught error, and who don't bother to check the scriptures carefully to see if they 'actually do say' what Theologians claim that they do, and so repeat these errors as if they were the gospel truth.