Daniels 70 year prophecy by billy powell daniel, the reputed author of the book of daniel, was a young man who was among the jews taken into babylonian captivity. The seventy sevens prophecy is found in the book of daniel 9. 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. We saw in the last study that daniel had been reading the prophecies of jeremiah when he saw that israel would be in exile for 70 years. Seventy has a sacred meaning in the bible that is made up of the factors of two perfect numbers, seven representing perfection and ten representing completeness and gods law. A total of 70 bulls are sacrificed during the sevenday feast of tabernacles 70 x 7, which will be fulfilled at the end of the sevenyear tribulation, marking the end of the 70th week 7 x 70. Aoc network amazing bible prophecy in daniel 70 weeks. In effect, gabriel told daniel that the interval between the commandment to rebuild jerusalem until the presentation of the messiah as king would be 173,880 days.
But thou, o daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. From their research, we also know that exactly 483 years after the decree of artaxerxes the lord jesus rode into jerusalem on a donkey to shouts of blessed is the king. 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. In studying this subject, its good to remember that prophecy does not describe the future in the same way that history describes the past. This means a prophecy given to daniel back in the third or second. The angel gabriel interrupted daniels prayer and gave him a fourverse prophecy that is unquestionably the most remarkable passage in the entire bible.
Interpreting daniels seventy weeks midamerica baptist. Daniel received the seventy sevens prophecy in response to his prayer. The book of isaiah gave prior biblical precedent for viewing cyrus. The precision of prophecy chuck missler koinonia house by dr. What is the correct calculation of daniels 69 weeks. It is the cornerstone of messianic prophecy because it establishes the timing of both the first and second advents of the messiah.
This command went forth under king artaxerxes longimanus in the year 457 bc ezra 7. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. This is one of the greatest prophecies of the bible because it foretells the timing of the first and second coming of the messiah, jesus christ. Prophecy of daniels 70 weeks states that 1 nisan 444 b. This model is popular in modern evangelical christendom. One of the most remarkable and important prophecies in the bible is found in daniel it is the cornerstone of messianic prophecy because it establishes the timing of both the first and second advents of the messiah. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs.
This book takes its name not from the author, who is actually unknown, but from its hero, who was allegedly among the first jews deported to babylon, where he lived at least until 538 b. The prophecy says that the starting point of the 70 weeks of years will be the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild jerusalem daniel 9. The addition of the prayer hananiah, azariah and mishael in dan 3. Much of importance happened in israel in ad 70, and many link the events of that time to prophecies in the bible. More than any other book of the hebrew scriptures, the writings of the. The book of daniel stands as a unique mix in the old testament, for while it begins with history, it makes a strong transition at chapter 7, where it contains visions of future events significant to the jews. As such, it symbolizes perfect spiritual order carried out with all power. Daniels 70 weeks of years tribulation lamb and lion. A proper understanding of the seventy weeks of daniel not only safeguards. Amazing bible prophecy in daniel 70 weeks aoc network. The earliest christian reference to the seventyweeks prophecy seems to.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading daniels 70 weeks. Book of daniel 70 weeks of daniel by chuck missler. End times prophecy prophecy in the bible book of daniel jesus is lord jesus christ bible truth spiritual life bible scriptures word of god daniels seventy weeks 70 weeks of daniel, the key to bible prophecy. Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study daniels 70 weeks part 2.
In this prophecy, daniel is told that god has determined 70 weeks, or periods of seven years, to bring the world to armageddon. The prophecy of 70 sevens now we turn to the final 5 verses of daniel 9 and the prophecy of 70 sevens as given by gabriel to daniel. Since other prophecies found in the book of daniel, such as the 70year prophecy of jeremiah and the 70weeks prophecy indicating the year of the appearance of the messiah, were fulfilled exactly as predicted, we can have confidence that god also provided the details found in this prophecy in daniel 11 long before they took place. The very brief but famous prophecy of the seventy weeks, recorded in daniel 9. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. That prophecy is found in the book of daniel, chapter 9. The events detailed in daniel 9 are fulfilled in the person of jesus of nazareth. This topic is a subject of massive attack, from inside the church as much as from outside the church. In the sixth century bc, god was giving daniel a timeline for what was going to come and the amount of time that it would take. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times cosmic in scope and political in focus. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet jews. Such exciting endoftheworld and rapture paradigms are dearly held and difficult to change. Daniels people were captives in babylon, jerusalem was destroyed, and yhwhs house desolate. One of them was daniel and he became known as a profit of god in the beginning of the book of daniel see his journey to become an instrument of god in this foreign land and towards the middle and end of the book.
The 2300day prophecy, of which the 70week prophecy is a small part, was to begin at the command that effected the restoration of jerusalem. Why is the prophecy of the 69 weeks and the 70th week only now being revealed. It also gives us a definitive time frame that god gave to the jews as a nation to turn to him and accept jesus. Strictly speaking, the book does not belong to the prophetic writings but rather to a distinctive type of literature known as apocalyptic, of which it is an early specimen. Therefore the 70 weeks of daniel consist of 490 years of 360 days each. The subject of daniel in the old testament, particularly the seventy weeks passage, daniel 9. 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. The prophecy contained in daniel chapter 9 has been a much discussed chapter of the bible. This powerful prophecy of the messiah confirms the. The widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests mainly on the modern philosophical assumption that. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. You should know and understand that from the issuing of the word to restore and to rebuild jerusalem until messiah the leader. Seventy weeks 70 x 7 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. Gabriels prophecy of the seventy weeks 23 at the beginning of your petitions, an answer went out, and i have come to tell you, for you are highly precious.
For this, one must understand the final endtimes prophecy given in the book of daniel, the 70 weeks prophecy daniel 9. C was not a leap year, as is assumed by modern hebrew computerized calendars. Vermes, josephus treatment of the book of daniel, journal of jewish studies 42. He published this discovery in a book called the coming prince, a commentary on daniels 70th week. The prophecy is usually referred to as the 70 weeks of years. Daniel prophecy of seventy weeks christian truth center. Keep in mind that this prophecy was given to daniel by the angel gabriel during the time of israels exile in babylon. The passage has confused many biblical readers for years. Two apocryphal books added as an appendix after chapter 12. Ironically, the angel didnt tell him any more details about the 70 year period governing the scattering and captivity of israel by babylon, but he did reveal an exciting new prophecy involving the number 70. Gabriels prophecy to daniel began with the words, seventy sevens are. One of the most important ways to prove the bible is true and that he can predict the. The 70 weeks prophecy of daniel gives us an important starting date for the 2300 day years prophecy of daniel 8.
The 70 week prophecy chart download pdf the 1260 day prophecy chart download pdf the 2300 day prophecy chart download pdf the 70 week prophecy chart scripture. It is the foundation roots of all end time prophecy even the johns apocalypse the book of revelation. This is an amazing prophecy that provides us with a number of important truths. A prophecy concerning jerusalems city and temple came next. From this starting point, we can determine all the other time markers of the prophecy. But the prophecy of 70 weeks is so much more than a messianic prediction. No prophecy in the entire bible is more critical to understanding the end times than the seventy weeks of daniel. If we looked at the first 22 verses of daniel 9 as the problem the final five verses represent the solution. But from what biblical and historical records we do have, there are four. One of the most remarkable and important prophecies in the bible is found in daniel 9. The testimony of scripture had been fulfilled in every detail of his ministry. Daniel prophecy of seventy weeks is the backbone of all bible end time prophecy. In both daniel and matthew, seventy sevens, or 490, is the number linked to the ultimate forgiveness of sin dan.
Alva mcclains book daniels prophecy of the 70 weeks makes sense for many if the word of god is interpreted through the grid of dispensationalism, and forced to fit it. The early church father jerome indicates in his commentary on the book of daniel that many individuals believed that daniel 9. First, lets read this prophecy, commonly known as the 70 weeks of daniel. In more mundane language, it is an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew exiled at babylon, its message being that just as the god of israel saved daniel and his friends from. Book of daniel bible study chapter commentary 9 part 2 daniels 70 weeks. The seventy weeks the greatest prophecy in the bible. This 70 week prophecy of daniel 9, also known as the messiah prophecy, is critical to understanding last day events spoken of in the bible. The prophecy foretold a period of seven times seventy yet to come, or seventy sevenyear periods. Nevertheless, jehovah revealed to daniel information that would make it possible to pinpoint the time when jesus would be anointed, or appointed, as the messiah, or christ.
March 23, 2018 bible prophecy about christs first coming. The prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. You should know and understand that from the issuing of the word to restore and to rebuild jerusalem until messiah. Book of daniel bible study chapter 9 part 3 daniels 70 weeks. Book of daniel chapter 9 bible study daniels 70 weeks part 3. For those unfamiliar, the 70 week prophecy of daniel is found in the book of daniel, chapter 9 verses 24 through 27. Consequently, modern hebrew computerized calculations incorrectly assumes that a leap month or the intercalary month of adar 2 was inserted before 1 nisan 444.
In studying this prophecy, it is important to keep in mind that this message was concerning events related to the jewish nation but. The second prophecy is addressed in another article titled 70 weeks of daniel. We looked last time at daniels 70 weeks something that has been called the backbone of bible prophecy. As we have noted in previous articles, the jewish and babylonian calendars used a 360day year.