The 70 Weeks of Daniel

[mkgal1]

There would have been no misunderstanding by the Jews as to what city was being burned, and by Whom; in the parable.

They would have "got it" even with only their carnal discernment.

Exactly......especially considering their whole lives centered around ancient Jerusalem and the Temple system. Jesus said this in several similar ways....this is another (and, like you're saying, JGR, they "got it")....the apostate religious leaders knew just what Jesus meant here:

Matthew 21:42-
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:

‘The stone the builders rejected

has become the cornerstone.

This is from the Lord,

and it is marvelous in our eyes’k?​

​

Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed. When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them ​

From Daniel's prophecy:

Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed… But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever… I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom… Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him” (Daniel 7:14, 18, 21-22, 27).​

 

[William Struse]

Here is something pretty awesome about Daniel 9 that is not widely known. In the Hebrew Scriptures Daniel 9:23-27 is a passage of exactly 100 Hebrew words.

There are 49 words before the Hebrew "sheba' shabuwa" (7 Sevens) at the numerical center of the passage and 49 Hebrew words after. (49+2+49)

For the skeptics out there, the intentional design is further confirmed by the Hebrew letter count. There are 204 Hebrew letters before the ten Hebrew letters that make up the numerical center of the passage with the words "sheba' shabuwa" & 204 letters after. (204+10+204)

So not only is Daniel 9 arguably the most important prophetic utterance in the Bible, it is also numerically structured in an awesome way to amplify the numerical theme of the prophecy, i.e. 7 sevens or 49.

 

[Douggg]

That's a compelling observation, mkgal1. There would have been no misunderstanding by the Jews as to what city was being burned, and by Whom; in the parable.

They would have "got it" even with only their carnal discernment.

So they all repented of their sins, and turned to Jesus. Did that happen? No, so your thinking is wrong.

 

[jgr]

So they all repented of their sins, and turned to Jesus. Did that happen? No, so your thinking is wrong.

Still waiting for you to tell us who the King in the parable is.

 

[klutedavid]

....or that your interpretation is completely wrong regarding Daniel 9:26-27.


It odes not say Roman in the text. It does not say Jesus in the text.

It does not say the prince is the messiah in the text.

It does not say what the covenant is in the text.

Everything is a matter of history and interpretation and future fulfillment.

In fact, everyone interprets the text and that's where everyone fails to understand the text.

Just read the text and never interpret the text.

 

[Douggg]

Still waiting for you to tell us who the King in the parable is.

In that parable is the son killed?

The son is living at the time of the destruction.

It is a parable about the kingdom of heaven. The original invitees did not respond properly, and of them not original invitees, they must be properly attired. Many are called, few are chosen, to inherit the kingdom of heaven.


Revelation 19.
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.


17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;

18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

 

[jgr]

In that parable is the son killed?

No.

Isn't it in your Bible?

Matthew 22
7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

That king.

Who is He?

Still waiting.

 

[Douggg]

No.

Isn't it in your Bible?

Matthew 22
7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

That king.

Who is He?

Still waiting.

I gave you Revelation 19, the marriage of the Lamb, and the feast of the marriage the great supper of God.

The city destroyed is the world under the influence of Babylon the great, which killed them who preached about the marriage ceremony of the Lamb in Revelation. The kingdom of heaven when brought to earth at Jesus's return becomes the kingdom of God on earth.

God's armies are the armies of heaven.

14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.

The king in the parable could be considered God. The son Jesus.

 

[jgr]

The king in the parable could be considered God.

Agreed.

So then what armies did God send, to burn what city?

 

[Douggg]

Agreed.

So then what armies did God send, to burn what city?

The armies of heaven. The city Babylon the great,

Revelation 18:20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

Where in the bible is the marriage of Jesus ?

 

[jgr]

The armies of heaven. The city Babylon the great,

Revelation 18:20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

Where in the bible is the marriage of Jesus ?

Symbols in the parable:

King symbolizes God.
Son symbolizes Christ.
Servants symbolize the OT prophets.
Murderers symbolize unbelieving Israel who killed the OT prophets.
City symbolizes Jerusalem.
Armies symbolize the Roman armies sent to destroy Jerusalem.
Wedding/marriage symbolizes the kingdom of heaven which Israel was invited by God to participate in.

 

[Douggg]

Murderers symbolize unbelieving Israel who killed the OT prophets.

That happened before Jerusalem and the temple was rebuilt.

 

[Douggg]

Wedding/marriage symbolizes the kingdom of heaven which Israel was invited by God to participate in.

It is the marriage of the son - Jesus. Which does not happen until Revelation 19.

 

[jgr]

It is the marriage of the son - Jesus. Which does not happen until Revelation 19.

The marriage in Matthew 22 did not occur, because the bidden were declared not worthy (Matthew 22:8), and the kingdom was taken from them (Matthew 21:43).

 

[jgr]

That happened before Jerusalem and the temple was rebuilt.

Scripture?

 

[Douggg]

The marriage in Matthew 22 did not occur, because the bidden were declared not worthy (Matthew 22:8), and the kingdom was taken from them (Matthew 21:43).

The parable was about the kingdom of heaven. That kingdom is not brought to earth until the days of the ten kings, the ten toes in the statue in Daniel 2.

 

[Douggg]

Scripture?

The prophets lived before the temple was completed in Herod's day. And most of them killed were before the Babylonian captivity.

 

[jgr]

The prophets lived before the temple was completed in Herod's day. And most of them killed were before the Babylonian captivity.

How does Jesus reviewing history invalidate the parable?

 

[jgr]

The parable was about the kingdom of heaven. That kingdom is not brought to earth until the days of the ten kings, the ten toes in the statue in Daniel 2.

John the Baptist and Jesus disagree.

Matthew 3
1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Matthew 4
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Were they wrong?

 

[Douggg]

John the Baptist and Jesus disagree.

Matthew 3
1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Matthew 4
17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Were they wrong?

Of being called to the kingdom of heaven. Many are called, few are chosen.

The kingdom of heaven is not of this earth.

Daniel 7:13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.