This is not an exhaustive timeline this timeline is only to give a. Despite this, there are an alarming number of people who believe there is an unknown gap of time between the 69 th and the 70 th week that originated from the spanish jesuit francisco ribera. The implications of this study of the 70 weeks of daniel is enormous. Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make.
Four hundred years later, close to this date in 6 bc, zacharias would be told by an angel that his barren wife would bear a son. Daniels seventy weeks 70 weeks of daniel, the key to bible. But the prophecy of 70 weeks is so much more than a messianic prediction. The prophecy of daniels 70 weeks gives, over 500 years before it happened, the exact date of the day when jesus rode into jerusalem on a donkey 30th march ad33. The seventy weeks prophecy is one of the most significant and detailed messianic prophecies of the old testament.
Index an indepth index of all topics displayed on the big chart, but in small chart form. The significance of sir robert andersons book, the coming prince 1895, should not be underestimated by modern students of bible prophecy, in that anderson not only ably defended daniel s authorship of the book of daniel from the scholarship of unbelief of the higher criticism of his day, but he clearly. The seventy weeks of daniel 9 when do they begin and end. It is known to most of us as the prophecy of 70 weeks, and it is the only prophecy in the bible that gives us a secular date by which we can accurately calculate the first coming of the messiah. Wow, thats like taking 9 inches out of a 12inch ruler. A fuller more detailed study is available at the website end time pilgrim website the prophet daniel, beloved of god, tested and true. Pdf daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks researchgate. You may view or print a high resolution pdf copy of the charts in this book at the following. The prophecy mentions 7 weeks, also 62 weeks a total of 69 weeks. 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.
Daniel s prophecy of the seventy weeks by wayne jackson, m. Shabua simply denotes a unit of seven, and may designate a period of either seven days or seven years. The 70 weeks will terminate with the second coming of messiah and the establishment of his millennial kingdom here on earth. The intent must be determined by context and usage. This video is taken from chuck misslers video uploaded by various youtubers. Daniel indicates how long the time period leading to the arrival of messiah the leader would last. Apologetics press daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks. Further this one week will be the last week of the 70 week 490 year prophecy of daniel. Christ is baptized by john the baptist on the completion of the 69th week. Daniel gave us the skeleton of prophecy on which all prophecy is placed. This is also the only way you can make the three measures of the great tribulation 1260 days, 42 months, or 3 12 years come out the same. Timeline the 70 weeks of daniel begin with the decree of artexerxes 1 in ezra 7.
Sir robert anderson and the seventy weeks of daniel. But, eventually, we might have additional information from archaeologists and historians to help pinpoint that starting point. Now, in daniel 9, gabriel returns and gives him another time prophecy, this time of 70 weeks dan. Aug 30, 2017 he died and met god, and he wasnt ready. The completion of the restoration of jerusalem marks the end of the first seven weeks of daniels 70 weeks prophecy. What is the correct calculation of daniels 69 weeks. Then after those the 62 weeks shall an anointed one will be cut off.
But does god expect us to understand the seventy weeks prophecy in. And the key to this inquiry is the prophet daniels vision of the seventy weeks. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. It is by far the most important end time prophecy in all of scripture bar none. The timeline calculations of sir robert anderson and harold hoehner are almost identical. This atonement occurred, of course, when jesus shed his blood on the cross for the sins of the world. Ten upcoming events in bible prophecy by charlie campbell a case for the pretribulational rapture by richard mayhue answers to the toughest questions about the pretribulational rapture by charlie campbell. In the end of the age, a third jewish temple would be built as foretold in the seventy weeks of daniel.
The chapter begins with daniel praying for israel, acknowledging the nations sins against god and asking for gods mercy. A typical example of the chronology in this view is. Chart below compares daniel 9 and the vision of daniel 2. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation. Thus, the 70 weeks of daniel 9 must begin on a sunday year. The seventy weeks of daniel by thomas ice let the postmillennial and amillennial commentators look long and steadily at this fact. An atonement for israels sins is the third thing that will happen during daniels 70 weeks of years. The view takes the seventy weeks of daniel to refer to seventy sets of seven years.
This video shows in a concise and nice way the 70 weeks mentioned by daniel. Ward chronological order of the book of daniel chapters 1 thru 4 captivity and interpretation of dreams and visions. Daniels seventy weeks 70 weeks of daniel, the key to. Following the death of messiah, the jewish temple and jerusalem were destroyed as foretold in daniels 70 weeks. Daniels 70 weeks of years tribulation lamb and lion.
He published this discovery in a book called the coming prince, a commentary on daniels 70th week. Over the centuries scholars have proposed dozens of competing interpretations of these challenging verses, especially daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks. Sir robert anderson and the seventy weeks of danielnew window big chart the tribulation timeline displayed all at once. This article was originally published in the november 2004 personal update news journal. Josephus, the jewish historian, stated that daniel also wrote concerning the roman government, and that our country should be made desolate by them antiquities, x. 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 daniel 9. This video is taken from chuck misslers video uploaded by. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniels prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. Gabriel again exhorted daniel to know and discern the. He published this discovery in a book called the coming prince, a. Several bible translations note that these are, not weeks of seven days, but weeks of years. Here is the text of the prophecy of daniels 70 weeks from daniel 9. The start date for the seventy weeks end times truth. Following the death of messiah, the jewish temple and jerusalem were destroyed as foretold in daniel s 70 weeks.
The significance of sir robert andersons book, the coming prince 1895, should not be underestimated by modern students of bible prophecy, in that anderson not only ably defended daniels authorship of the book of daniel from the scholarship of unbelief of the higher criticism of his day, but he clearly. A biblical timeline of end time events english or spanish new updated 2019 edition. Koerber, june 20 timeline of events 605 bc first captives including daniel taken to babylon 586 bc destruction of jerusalem and the temple 539 bc medes and persians conquer babylon 538 bc cyrus decrees that the exiles return. Third, the chronology of the prophecy must be noted carefully. We are presented with two time prophecies juxtaposed with each. This gap between the 69th and 70th weeks of daniel, if believed, has now been going on for nearly 2,000 years. Therefore the 70 weeks of daniel consist of 490 years of 360 days each. In this view of prophecy in the middle of the tribulation, antichrist will cause the sacrifices of a rebuilt jewish temple to cease. But that atonement will not actually be applied to the jews until they appropriate it by accepting jesus as their messiah. Nov 06, 2017 by using this understanding, we can establish that the 70 weeks of daniel 9 are synchronous with the previously existing weekly cycle established at the exodus. Sir robert anderson and the seventy weeks of daniel by tom stewart january 14, 2000. If we look at the six issues that daniels seventy week prophecy wraps up and finalizes we must of necessity come to this conclusion.
According to daniels 70 weeks prophecy, the date that the messiah would appear was 69 weeks or 483 years from the day the decree was given to restore jerusalem and build the second temple in jerusalem. Some people such as john pratt and sir isaac newton have placed the crucifixion of jesus at the end of daniels 70 weeks 490 years prophecy. If not a measurable period of time in the realm of historical chronology, what then does. Click here for a pdf of the chart of daniels image and the vision of the 70 weeks. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs. The completion of the restoration of jerusalem marks the end of the first seven weeks of daniel s 70 weeks prophecy. By gavin finley md download the pdf file of this article. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs arrival.
The fall feasts of israel and the timeline of the final 7 years of this age. In other words, the 70 weeks of daniel 9 have to synchronize with the continuing weekly cycle of years. 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. Also, the newly recorded expositional commentary on daniel, 16session study with notes. The start date for the seventy weeks the start date for the seventy weeks according to daniel 9. Biblical scholars have catalogued more than 300 amazing prophecies that find precise fulfillment in the life and labor of the son of god.
The exact time of jesus being cutoff by the jewish priesthood 539 years before his birth. The reason for this assumption is that the sequence of prayer and prophecy was initiated by a reflection dan 9. Gabriel announced, seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city. Seventy weeks of years indicated by context and usage. The prophecy under consideration is given in daniel 9. Sep 08, 2014 this video shows in a concise and nice way the 70 weeks mentioned by daniel. This prophecy is a prophecy for daniels people and daniels city. Timeline of events 605 bc first captives including daniel taken to babylon. Missler, chuck, daniels 70 weeks, koinonia house, 2004. These events, beginning with the appearance of the antichrist, will take place during the prophetic period known as the seventieth week of daniels seventy weeks prophecy daniel 9. According to most, the bible prophecy of daniels 70 weeks is either a messianic prophecy that foretells the baptism of jesus christ and the year of his crucifixion, or it is a prophecy that tells of the coming of antichrist and a seven year tribulation period.
The number seventy is essential for the remaining verses, which divide it threefold, so understanding the source of this number is vital to a proper. The image of nebuchadnezzars dream chapter 2 and the beasts chapter 7 are the backbone of prophecy. Nov 01, 2004 the classic work on the seventy weeks of daniel. By using this understanding, we can establish that the 70 weeks of daniel 9 are synchronous with the previously existing weekly cycle established at the exodus. The objects of gods decree are the jews and jerusalem. Daniels 70 weeks is actually not that difficult to understand and current historical information makes it relatively easy to get accurate dates. Some questions of deepest interest arise in connection with the period covered by our last chronological table. Jesus christ emphatically declared that the old testament scriptures contained prophecies he would fulfill luke 24.
The blue print of bible prophecy, the seventy weeks of daniel. The time span covered by this prophecy is reckoned in terms of weeks of years and is divided into three parts. Daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks by wayne jackson, m. The study of prophecy should not lead to idle speculation or wild theories. A chart of the 70th week of daniel endtime pilgrim. First and foremost, it will be helpful for the reader to note. Especially in the world tomorrow broadcasts, the church focused on nebuchadnezzars image daniel 2, the beasts that represent world empires daniel 7, and the symbols and time frame of the book of revelation. Analysis of views regarding the 70 weeks of daniel 9. My conclusions about daniels 69 weeks of years perhaps we cant all agree, at this time, on every specific detail involved in calculating a starting point for daniels prophecy about the 69 weeks of years. The future 70th week of daniel and the final 7 years of this age. Daniels inspired record regarding the seventy weeks is a profound demonstration of the validity of scriptural prophecy. The entire passage of daniels 70 weeks is given below first for ease of study and so the context can be seen before we explain the remaining verses. The 70 weeks prophecy seals up other prophecies in various ways.
Understanding daniels 70 weeks the creation concept. But does god expect us to understand the seventy weeks prophecy in such a way. A historical survey of the daniels seventy weeks and its. Two separate events and anointed ones, 62 weeks 434 years apart. Therefore, 70 weeks would be the equivalent of 70 times 7 years or 490 years.
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