Post by Paul on Mar 17, 2024 22:23:15 GMT
The 70 weeks were split into three parts. Here is the reason why.
The prophecy is not only about the Messiah, it is also about God’s people and the holy city, as the prophecy makes clear. In fact, that is the main thrust of the prophecy.
“There are 70 weeks that have been determined for your people and your holy city…” (Dan 9:24)
7 weeks (rebuilding of the holy city and restoration of God’s people) plus
62 weeks (appearance of the Messiah to God’s people) (vs 25–26a)
1 week (destruction of the holy city and punishment upon God’s people) (vs 26b-27)
When was the 1 week fulfilled? It was during the 7 year Jewish War of 66–73 CE. This war is also foretold in the prophecy:
“And until the end there will be war; what is decided upon is desolations.” (v 26)
When did sacrifice and gift offering end and who ended it? The prophecy and history tells us this happened in 70 CE “at the half of the week” (halfway through the 7 year Jewish War):
This raises the question: Which “people” and “holy city” will the disgusting thing (abomination of desolation) desolate "in the middle of the week" in 2027, and why?
The answer is Jehovah's Witnesses and the Watchtower Society because of their "transgression," which includes the false teaching of 1914 and shunning, among other errors. This transgression is foretold at Daniel 9:24 and Daniel 8.
The prophecy is not only about the Messiah, it is also about God’s people and the holy city, as the prophecy makes clear. In fact, that is the main thrust of the prophecy.
“There are 70 weeks that have been determined for your people and your holy city…” (Dan 9:24)
7 weeks (rebuilding of the holy city and restoration of God’s people) plus
62 weeks (appearance of the Messiah to God’s people) (vs 25–26a)
1 week (destruction of the holy city and punishment upon God’s people) (vs 26b-27)
When was the 1 week fulfilled? It was during the 7 year Jewish War of 66–73 CE. This war is also foretold in the prophecy:
“And until the end there will be war; what is decided upon is desolations.” (v 26)
When did sacrifice and gift offering end and who ended it? The prophecy and history tells us this happened in 70 CE “at the half of the week” (halfway through the 7 year Jewish War):
“And the people of a leader (General Titus) who is coming will destroy the city and the holy place… and at the half of the week, he (General Titus) will cause sacrifice and gift offering to cease.” (vs 26b-27a)
But there is more to this prophecy. The final 70th week is in fact a type of an antitype which has a modern-day fulfillment, not upon unfaithful Jews and their holy city, but upon apostate Christians and their organization. There was only a partial fulfillment between 66 and 73 CE. We know this because the prophetic events described in verse 24 have not been fulfilled and there was no "covenant with many" during that period. When will the antitypical 70th week take place and what is the covenant with many?
At the United Nations SDG Summit in September 2023 the United Nations did indeed “confirm” an existing “covenant” they made with “many” nations back in 2015 for a further “week” (7 years). This covenant, or treaty, is known as Agenda 2030. The United Nations "wild beast" will be the counterfeit kingdom ("eighth king") set up by Satan to oppose God's Kingdom (what some refer to as the "antichrist" or abomination of desolation).
"And he (the United Nations) will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering."
This raises the question: Which “people” and “holy city” will the disgusting thing (abomination of desolation) desolate "in the middle of the week" in 2027, and why?
The answer is Jehovah's Witnesses and the Watchtower Society because of their "transgression," which includes the false teaching of 1914 and shunning, among other errors. This transgression is foretold at Daniel 9:24 and Daniel 8.
“There are 70 weeks that have been determined for your people and your holy city, in order to terminate the transgression.."
"It (the United Nations eighth king) exalted itself even against the Prince of the army (Christ), and from him the constant feature (worship) was taken away, and the established place of his sanctuary was thrown down. And an (of Christian soldiers) army was given over, together with the constant feature, because of transgression..."
