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Daniel 9:24 states seventy weeks, verses 25-27 explains these weeks, do you believe everlasting righteousness is brought in when the antichrist is revealed, where verse 27 ends?
No!
Douggg I believe to "anoint the most Holy" at the end of Daniel 9:24 is reflecting the beginning of the 42 month tribulation, as the Holy "two witnesses" will be anointed, starting their testimony. The two anointed Holy ones are seen in Zechariah 4:14
You both are wrong. Daniel 9 has NOTHING to do with Two Witnesses. It is about how God planned to remove our sins!
Dan 9:24
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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.
That's how far sins have been removed from us by the work of Christ. Israel will has no sin because they are put away by the reconciliation that Christ has made at the cross. So that is the prophecy that in these 70 weeks of daniel 9, sin would be brought to an end.
Why can't you at least try to compare Verse 24 with the rest of the Scripture to find out?! Observe!
Hebrews 9:26
- "...but now once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
2nd Corinthians 5:18
- "And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation.
- To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation."
This is what Daniel means by making an end of sins and that reconciliation is made for iniquity. This verse 24 of Daniel chapter 9 is clearly speaking of the Messiah's atonement for the sins of Israel, by the work of the cross.
So what people did Christ actually redeemed? Daniel's people only? According to Scripture...
Luke 1:68-70
- "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
- And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
- As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:"
Who is Christ's people? Daniel's people? Yes! And it also includes us! We are Christ's people, we are Daniel's people too! Selah!
Right here, the prop where the prophecy is fulfillled as Daniel's people Israel has their Messiah come, that their sins would be closed up (or come to an end), and that reconciliation would be made. And that is exactly what Christ, who was Israel's Messiah, did.
Now, what about how the anoint the Most Holy exactly means? Do you know? Have you check with Scripture honestly to find out the answer? I have! If you have ears to hear, so listen...
Daniel 9:24 continues, at this time the Most Holy (HOLY of HOLIEST) would be anointed. The anointing of the hallowed Holy is the prophecy of the anointing of the Christ. Remember, Christ is the Sanctuary, He is the Holy of HOLIEST, the Holy Temple, and the veil separating the Holiest of Holy is His flesh, according to Scripture. Unfortunately, many theologians do not understand that the prophecy was of the Messiah, not a physical Holy room of a literal Temple building in the middle east. What you fail to understand is that God used the physical buildings as a shadow that prefigured the true! And with Christ's anointing, Israel can enter through His flesh into the Holy of HOLIEST.
Again, the Old Testament physical Temple buildings were types, looking forward to the real Holy Place, which was Christ Himself! In the old testament Temple, there was a veil that separated the room which was the Holy of HOLIEST. And it is no coincidence that that veil was rent (
torn) from top to bottom the
exact instant Christ died on the cross. Hello?
Matthew 27:50
- "Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And behold, the Veil of the Temple was rent in two from top to bottom.."
This is signifying that this temple in Jerusalem was no longer the "representation" of the Holy Place, was no longer holy, and thus no longer significant in future prophecy! Not even 70AD or future third temple! Because it was merely a [
skia], a shadow picturing the better Temple. And with the coming of that Temple (
Christ) that cast this shadow, this shadow passed away. And the veil that separates the Holy of HOLIEST (
access to God) is
now in Christ. It is no longer in a literal Temple in the middle east, nor can be. Israel now can come directly to God through, the veil which is in the body of Christ, through that Holy Temple. Don't look at me, and take my word for it...
Hebrews 10:19
- "having therefore, brethren boldness to enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus. By a new and Living way, which He hath consecrated for us through The Veil, that is to say, His flesh."
When the Messiah was anointed, this was the anointing of the Holy of HOLIEST. When Jesus Christ was anointed, this prophecy of Daniel chapter 9 was fulfilled. Period! Nothing to do with the "anointing the two witnesses" that you made up! You must go to Scirpture for answer. Here are one of many proofs:
Acts 10:38
- "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with Power.."
Acts 4:27
- "For of a truth against thy HOLY Child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the People of Israel, were gathered together."
I highlight the people of Israel because we all know that "ALL" were against Christ. Everyone! The Gentiles, Pilate, Herod, and the Children of Israel were against the Messiah. Christ was all alone at the Cross. But some attempt to use revisionist History and say the people of Israel were not. God (Not I) says differently! The point here is mere that 'all' were against Christ. NONE stood with Him.
So then, we have seen in Daniel 9:24 that "all" these things were determined to happen to Israel. Not national Isarel, but Daniel's people whom Christ has anointed for! All of those in Christ Jesus! Therefore Daniel's 70 weeks were
determined by God which is a plan for His People, Israel, that the transgression would be withheld or restrained, and that sin would be brought to an end or sealed up, that reconciliation for iniquity would be made to bring in everlasting righteousness, that there would be the sealing up of the vision and the prophet in Israel, and finally, that there would be the anointing of the Hallowed Holy. All this we read was determined to happen in these 70 weeks. And all of these has happened at the Cross when Christ died! And we have seen how all this relates to the Messiah's appearing and was fulfilled.
"But, but, but," you may protest, "what about the Two Witnesses? Antichrist? Little Horn? Beast? 42 months? 7 years? peace treaty?"
None of these! God did not mention these in 70th weeks nor instructed us to add any of these to verse 24, 25, 26, or 27 to make 7 years sounds exciting based on what you see on the news regardless of where you stand on the timing of the rapture. If you do not understand Christ's role and His relationship with people of Israel whom he confirmed a covenant with in the first place, you will NOT understand the signs of His return FOR His People in the time of the end, too!
Selah!
Wake up, if you have ears to hear!