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The Seventy Weeks of Daniel, Part 3

The Seventy Weeks of Daniel, Part 3

Our Lord’s ministry covered 3 ½ years, ending with his crucifixion, at the time of the Passover, in the spring of A.D. 33. In this he exactly fulfilled the prophecy concerning the remaining or last week (seven years) of promised favor, which says: “AFTER (7 and 62) sixty-nine weeks shall Messiah be cut off [“be slain”, Douay translation] but not for himself, in the midst of the week [the remaining 70th] he shall cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease.”…

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The Seventy Weeks of Daniel, Part 2

The Seventy Weeks of Daniel, Part 2

We now continue with our look at Daniel’s prophecy concerning the “seventy weeks”. First of all, it is quite obvious that we are not to take these as actual or literal days, because we know quite well that our Lord did not come, at his first advent, merely 490 days after the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem, an impossible task. These seventy weeks, or four hundred and ninety days, represent four hundred and ninety years, each SYMBOLIC day representing…

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The Seventy Weeks of Daniel, Part 1

The Seventy Weeks of Daniel, Part 1

The “seven-year tribulation” concept held by many professed Christians rests solely on an inconsistent application of Daniel 9:24-27, which speaks of a seventy-week period determined upon the Jewish people. Seventy weeks equals 490 days. All agree, upon the basis of Ezekiel 4:6—a day for a year—that this seventy weeks equals not 490 literal days, but 490 years. Again, there is unanimity that the 69 weeks of Daniel 9:25 marks a period from a decree issued in Nehemiah’s day to the…

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Daniel Chapter 11, Part 7

Daniel Chapter 11, Part 7

Verse 40 “And at the [fixed or appointed] time of the end shall the king of the south [Egypt] push at him: and the king of the north [England] shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen [the Egyptian Mamelukes, etc.], and with many ships [the English forces consisted of a navy under Admiral Nelson]; and he [Napoleon] shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over [victoriously].” “The “king of the south” was…

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Daniel Chapter 11, Part 6

Daniel Chapter 11, Part 6

What part of Daniel 11 specifically points to the date 1799? Verse 40 pinpoints Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt as marking the date 1799, the beginning of the Time of the End. “And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him [Napoleon]: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind.” Daniel 11 started with Alexander the Great as the head of the horn, or empire that was broken and…

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Daniel Chapter 11, Part 5

Daniel Chapter 11, Part 5

Verse 36 “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.” “Napoleon was not a king, but the term king is a general one to indicate a powerful ruler. He did, perhaps, as nearly “according to his will” as any man that ever lived; he…

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Daniel Chapter 11, Part 4

Daniel Chapter 11, Part 4

Verse 31 “Arms shall stand on his part [or, “strong ones out of him stand up“–Young’s translation], and shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the continual sacrifice, and they will set up the desolating abomination.” “This we interpret to mean that, though neither the church nor the civil power succeeded in swallowing up the other, as at one time seemed probable, yet “strong ones” arose, who polluted the fundamental principles both of the civil government and…

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Daniel Chapter 11, Part 3

Daniel Chapter 11, Part 3

The Sage states: We now come to the part of Daniel’s prophecy that Christendom for the most part applies to the second coming of Christ. However, take a look at the evidence and see if that is really the case. “The King (of the north), will exalt –himself above every God and he will prosper until the indignation is finished; for that which is decreed will be done” Dan 11:36. The third Macedonian War, June, 168 B.C.E., brought victory to Rome, and…

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Daniel Chapter 11, Part 2

Daniel Chapter 11, Part 2

Continued from our previous post. The Sage states: The eleventh chapter is complicated as it becomes a back and forth confrontation between the two countries now designated as king of the North or king of the South. The last King of the North, Antiochus the 4th, did “not stand, for schemes” were “devised against him—those who eat his choice food will destroy him” Dan 11:25, 26. Both Syria and Palestine declined in power and both were eventually made province of…

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Daniel Chapter 11, Part 1

Daniel Chapter 11, Part 1

“… For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done…” Isa 46:9, 10 “The Bible as a book is unique in that it contains literally hundreds of prophecies that span thousands of years and that have witnessed equally as many fulfillment’s. Other sources may venture opinions or suggest reasonable outcomes of events, but they amount…

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