Please also see: http://jamesjpn.net/basic-bible/eschatology/the-70th-week-of-daniel-delusion. Unfortunately it was not the answer he may have been expecting. to show the mercy promised to our fathers So in conclusion, Could it be that the Great Pause of the church age was not between the 69 and 70th weeks, but actually 40-47 (or 50-57 if counting from Pentecost) days into the 70th week? And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. (Father) God Another possibility that I have seen circulated recently (I apologize, I cant find links), is that God Himself confirms the covenant. SIN. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in []. Red Heifers, Rosh Hashanah, False Messiahs, Oh My!. Then maybe after the 70th week, this will end, and the Millenial temple and memorial sacrifices and offerings will begin a new, Millenial covenant between God and mankind/Israel? Then, 10 days later the Holy Spirit came down upon the believers in Jerusalem on Pentecost. However, as Dan Matson, Stephanie (of redmoonrapture.wordpress.com), and others have noted, the Daniel 9 passage does not specifically say what covenant and who is doing the confirming (Stephanie had a somewhat recent article on this and there was an old one c.2011, very in-depth, on watchfortheday.org). I have come to believe that the covenant that is confirmed with the many in Daniel 9:27 quite possibly refers to God re-establishing His Abrahamic (lineage and land) Covenant with the people of Israel. Im guessing hes talking about The Anti-Christ as Peter the Roman. The reason for the great differences Jim noticed are due to manuscript variations. No doubt you will see many more of my questions there, but I cannot post a public thanks on Five Doves right now since my AOL software is down. Jeremiah 31:31 ESV. God would not want the Mosaic Covenant re-instated, as it was a temporary covenant that has been replaced. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. In the different prophecy views, there is a lot of discussion over that little word, he. The doom pronounced on this person matches what is pronounced on the Little Horn of chapter 7 as well as the Beast thrown in the lake of fire in Revelation 19. on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt. Its a specific insult to God that has happened only once previously. Antiochus Epiphanes, a powerful Syrian king, had attacked Jerusalem and entered the Temple area in 168BC. Hello Stephanie! Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the type of the Antichrist prophesied in Daniel 11:31-32, setup a altar and statue of Zeus in the Temple during the time of the Maccabees when he outlawed the reading of the Torah. Further, the pronoun, he that appears twice in the verse lends even more confusion because most translations do not make clear whether the entire verse is in reference to Christ, the antichrist, or both. The final verse of the prophecy ( Dan 9:27) identifies two things that will happen during the 70th week: For the full week, "he" will "make a firm covenant." "In the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice." Particularly the final seven years are interpreted very differently by the different schools of thought: Messianic-Historical If youre interested in how I see a rapture fitting within Daniels 70th week, you can see here: http://unsealed.boards.net/post/20133/thread. Ezekiel 20:37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: At the end of the day one must conclude that the antichrist will invade a temple. If this is the correct interpretation, and God confirms He Abrahamic covenant with Israel, what could possibly lead Him to do so? He came to confirm the covenant of mercy that Daniel was pleading for the Father to remember in Daniel 9:4. Sixty nine of the seventy weeks being accounted for, and the several events observed to be fulfilled in them; the angel proceeds to take notice of the remaining "one" week, or seven years, and what should be done within that space of time: a covenant should be confirmed with many; which is not to be understood of the Messiah's confirming the covenant of grace with many, or on account of all his . If the covenant is a re-confirmation of the Old Testament Mosaic Sacrificial Law, by either the antichrist or Israel herself, it blatantly rejects Jesus Christ as Messiah and His atoning sacrifice. Deuteronomy 9:15 So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands. The italics is to show how the verse is referring to a covenant God made with man. Rather than a confirmation the Judah's exile would soon be over, Daniel is told the . VENGEANCE. 2 Corinthians 3 discusses this, as well as the passage in Hebrews above. When they stumble, they shall receive a little help. We needed to God's covenant with Israel is, therefore, the central theme in the entire Daniel 9. The promises to David in this passage are significant. 1 Samuel 4:5 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. And he shall confirm the covenant with many "The covenant to be confirmed by the Messiah is not a civil, but a religious compact, as such, styled by Daniel himself, the holy covenant, Daniel 11:28; Daniel 11:30; Daniel 11:32, the covenant of grace; which, after the infraction of the first divine law of strict obedience, was, of mere clemency, granted to all mankind by the mediation of Christ. Hosea 6:7 But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. In the middle of the seven he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. Jeremiah 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. This apostasized nation is an abomination before God, therefore He (capital H) has had enough, brings it to an end, she has defiled the temple, and God will allow the 10 horned beast to destroy the harlot nation and peoples. The Edenic Covenant is found inGenesis 1:26-30;2:16-17. THE HOUSE OF DAVID SHALL REIGN. Daniel 9:4 is clearly referring to the Covenant God made with Abraham. In fact, the geographical boundaries of the Abrahamic Covenant are laid out on more than one occasion in the book of Genesis (12:7; 13:14-15; 15:18-21). Alternately, Israel herself may try to return to the Mosaic covenant. Daniel 9:27 Protestants try to ascribe the covenant of verse 27 to the Antichrist because "he," they say, refers to "the prince who is to come." But this cannot be! Desolations are decreed. We all fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). Israel appears to rebuild the Temple (its basically ready to go already). Because this view is well described elsewhere, I wont expand on it here. Jack Kelley explains the problem of the abomination of desolation this way: Why Israel Rejected Jesusat His First Coming, Connecting Isaiah 17, Psalm 83, Ezekiel 38-39, http://unsealed.boards.net/post/20133/thread, https://gracethrufaith.com/end-times-prophecy/the-great-pause/, June Rapture In the Stars Reviewing Barry Awes Lunar Sabbath Model. "Then he shall confirm (meaning the covenant is already in place at the commencement of his appearing) a covenant with many (the covenant of peace made with many nations, probably brokered by a forerunner who sits in the seat as the U.N. Secretary General) for one week , but in the middle of the week, (the middle is the after the first 3 1/2 . The end of Jerusalem and the Second Temple did come very suddenly, like a flood. The first he also rules over this same nation which has apostasized from the true faith of Christ. This is a reference to the Messiah, who would come from the line of Abraham. That's not what the biblical text is saying. The holy land belongs to God and is His alone to allot and possess. God, in His own perfect timing, will hook the jaws of Gog and make it appear that Israel is on the verge of annihilation. Why would He reinstitute the sacrifices and make His death on the cross null and void? Please sshare this message with your pastor or anyone who believes in a future 7 year endtime senario with the Antichrist. He will then rise up out of His silence to protect her. That verse refers to two people: The Messiah who is "cut off" and "The prince that shall come," whose people will destroy the city. If there is a he confirming the covenant, it would make sense that the he is also the one putting an end to sacrifice and offering, to be gramatically consistent. In many other texts, God warns Israel to not make a treaty, and they do, and so he allows an invasion on the day of the Lord. No less than 96% of all occurrences of "the covenant" unquestionably refer to the covenant God made with man! ( Dan 9:27) The huge difference between 'confirming' an agreement and 'making' an agreement. Its because so many assume that its a Jewish temple that they cannot understand why He (capital H) would bring an end to sacrifice and offering. Ooops i mispoke! I agree that the covenant is the covenant God makes with the Jews. And he shall confirm the covenant with many . If this passage describes the antichrist, it would seem to support the view that the covenant that is confirmed with Daniels holy people in 9:27 is indeed a holy covenant with God. If so, would this suggest that the confirmation of the Covenant was the New Covenant of Christs blood shed for the forgiveness of the sins of many (Matt 26:28)? When the nation is restored, then they will obey Him perfectly (verse 8), and God will cause them to prosper (verse 9). History often repeats itself, and any covenant made for peace/land will also lead to spiritual harlotry. A 10 member nation whom god has put in their heart to destroy the harlot. They will preach this kingdom gospel throughout the world, thus completing the postponed final 'week' of Daniel's prophecy and then the end will come - when Christ will return to sit on the throne of David and set up God's kingdom on earth. But Lord, there are many who do not know the glorious truth that Christ died for their sins and rose again to save all who would believe in Him for the forgiveness of their sin. I agree that the covenant is the covenant God makes with the Jews. So the lead up to the desolation is a combination of antichrist amidst the people of God, both in and outside the churches. Nov 20, 2019 Nov 23, 2019 #5 and I will be their God, This fulfilled their scattering among the nations, which was, (Daniel 9:27 LXX Interlinear Translation, Samuel Bagster and Sons, London, 1792). NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE File ID. and I will remember their sins no more.. The next and final Pope looks to be the one who Revelation 13 is literally speaking about, as I covered here: http://escapeallthesethings.com/pope-benedict-XVI-ratzinger-antichrist-false-prophet-malachy.htm. . Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. If this passage describes the antichrist, it would seem to support the view that the covenant that is confirmed with Daniel's holy people in 9:27 is indeed a "holy covenant" with God. from the least of them to the greatest. Jeremiah 34:18 And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof, Daniel 9:27a. This also refer Jesus Christ Ministry. and that determined shall be poured out upon the desolate. It follows that the majority of the events of the Revelation are deal with the nation of Israel and not the Church. The New King James makes a distinction in the first sentence of v.27 by giving the he a small h, implying that Daniel are referring to a human, probably antichrist. Your email address will not be published. PEOPLE, NOW I WILL JUDGE HIM. If its a public treaty then why didnt Jesus tell us to watch for it and thereby give us a very nice advance signpost? Jesus Christ came to fulfill the Law of Moses (Matthew 5:17) and create a new covenant between God and His people. After looking at it both ways Im more confident on this verse than I ever would have been before. I am convinced that this is why Jesus never told us to watch out for the seven year peace treaty between Israel and the Antichrist spoken of by Daniel because there shall be Great Tribulation 3 years later! Deuteronomy 31:25 That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying, Daniel 9:4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; Counting this back from Hanukah Day 8 on 1/2/2025 brings us to March 26/27, 2018, or Nisan 10, the day of the crossing of the Jordan (highlighted of course by Billy Grahams passing and typology to Moses). I felt rather stunned to see this to say the least (not to mention the fact that my birthday is on what would be the 26th in Israel, 25th here, maybe the day we go home?). When God intervenes, what will Israel do? DARKNESS AND DISTRESS. ISAIAH 7 A VIRGIN SHALL GIVE BIRTH (TO JESUS). Thank you for the invite! This man-of-sin will be identifiedwhen he,"confirms a covenant of peace." It doesnt specify in the LXXhow the covenant is (re)established, or who is doing it. in the forgiveness of their sins, During this I believe the Lord laid the following possibility on my heart/mind, and I could not wait to share this with you and possibly the rest of the watch-folk. wherebythe sunrise shallvisit usfrom on high Wonderful! Meanwhile, during the 70th week, Israel will complete their call to preach the gospel of the kingdom throughout the world, as foretold by Matthew. Seven = Complete(Jesus) This is all recorded in Jewish history (1st Maccabees) where its called the Abomination of Desolation. My name is James Arendt. This interlude will end when the Church isremoved at the Rapture, the time clock will re-commence for Israel, and this important 7-year prophecy of the 70th week will start tobe fulfilled. You have destroyed the temple, and now God will destroy you. who makes desolate. Thus the latter part of Daniel 9:27 deals with mighty cause-and-effect events. Ah i c, so i take it this last pope to come will be the Anti-Christ and not Pope Benidict? PERISH. Can you see the vast difference in meaning between the two? This is what Zacharias was pointing to when he declared that the covenant of mercy that was promised . not like the covenant that I made with their fathers ISAIAH 1 THE LORD REJECTS ISRAELS SACRIFICES AND DECREES THIS IS RESPONSES TO WHO EVER DOES NOT BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST AND THAT JESUS IS SUPERIOR AND SUPREME OVER ALL PROPHETS IN ARABIC ! built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease . Remember, the Sabbath was not a commandment given in isolation. This lesson focuses on Babylonification, sticking to our standards, revelation and interpretation, statue or stone, the fiery furnace, faith and submission, undiluted discipleship, the lion's den, the four beasts, the Ancient of Days, the Abomination of Desolation, repentance and forgiveness, comeliness and corruption, opposition to the covenant, the . BROTHER WILL BE AGAINST BROTHER. Exodus 34:28 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. Now, divide the total number to 31/2yrs(3.5)2625/3.5 = 750 No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, Know the Lord, because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. Matthew 8:11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, circumcision being uncircumcised. But then we come against another perplexing question: why would Daniel refer to the antichrist in the first clause of v.27, then jump to Jesus in the second clause, then jump back to antichrist in the third and last clause. Do you then count the next Sabbath from that day? To understand why, we see that when leading Israel to their promised land for the first time, God repeatedly commands the Israelites not to enter into covenant with the nations or peoples around them: You shall make no covenant with them and their gods. Thanks for writing and allowing this post. Dictionary.com defines desolation as a state of complete emptiness or destruction; anguished misery or loneliness. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Malachi 3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. Amos, an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah, was active c. 750 BC during the reign of Jeroboam II (788-747 BC) of Samaria (aka. See Daniel 9:25-29 in the Bible However, He has one final test for Israel. Ezekiel 17:18 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape. Joshua 3:6 And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. ISAIAH 28: IN THAT DAY, ISRAEL WILL MAKE A COVENANT WITH If the covenant spoken of in Daniel 9:27 is a re-confirmation of Gods Abrahamic Covenant, His eternal promise to Abraham for descendants and land this would actually be a GOOD thing. Im not convinced that we can conclusively state that the he who confirms the covenant is also the desolator who places the abomination of desolation. According to Daniel 9:27, "he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week." This is the last of the 70 weeks; the last seven years. This same he, Oct 2008 went before 33 million people and promised to strengthen and uphold existing agreements of peace and security. Jesus fulfilled the covenant. These believe that there was no break between Daniel 9:26 and 9:27. Praise The Lord for revealing the truth to you through His Word. But that is in no way implied in versions 1 & 2. 27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. He then required everyone to worship it on pain of death. ), and elsewhere, I realized the ramifications may be much deeper if this is true. She then appears to restart sacrifices and offerings in that Temple. Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the end of the 1,335 days., Now brother Tim, This implies that the promised 490 years is an extension of God's covenant with Israel, and therefore that the last "one week" ( Dan 9:27) is the final seven years of that time-limited renewed covenant.

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