When did Daniel 9 predict the Messiah would come?
In the RSV, the messiah appears after 49 years. Therefore, he cannot be Christ. In the NASB, the messiah appears after 483 years.
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Daniel 9
When are the goals of the 490 years (Daniel 9:24) fulfilled?
Daniel 9:24 sets 6 goals for the 490 years. Were the goals fulfilled by Christ’s life and death, 2000 years ago, or only when He returns?
Daniel 9
During the last seven years, who makes what covenant?
Is it the Antichrist, during the last seven years before Christ returns, or Jesus Christ, 2000 years ago, confirming God’s covenant with Israel?
Daniel 9
What is the Abomination of Desolation in Daniel 9:27?
In some translations, a desolator will be destroyed. In others, the desolated is destroyed. The poetic pattern provides the answer.
Daniel 9
Daniel 9:27 does not follow chronologically after verse 26.
The prophecy is a poem, alternating between two foci: Jerusalem and the Messiah. The events of each are in chronological order, but the entire prophecy is not.
Daniel 9
The 490 years ended with the stoning of Stephen.
The Cross did not end God’s covenant with Israel. After Jesus died, God sent the Holy Spirit with power, but only to Israel, calling Israel to repentance.
Daniel 9
The 70-week prophecy renewed God’s covenant for 70 weeks.
The covenant unites prayer and prophecy. Daniel’s prayer asked God to renew His covenant with Israel. Through the 70-week prophecy, God renewed His covenant.
Daniel 9
Daniel 9 – The Decree to Restore and Rebuild Jerusalem
The 490 years began with a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem. Which decree restored the city, allowed rebuilding, and fit the time of Christ?
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Daniel 9 – An Introduction
Israel was in captivity; Jerusalem was in ruins. Daniel 9 promised Israel 70 weeks, but to fulfill six goals. Overview of the prophecy and four interpretations
Trinity Doctrine
The True Origin of the Trinity Doctrine
The Arian Controversy, over the nature of Christ, which really already began in the 2nd century, after several centuries, resulted