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Greatly appreciate your thoughts and responses.... I hope that everyone within this forum that is interested in Daniel takes advantage of them. Now, if you do not mind, I will do a cut / paste that might give you more to consider regarding the 3 separate verses in Matthew, Mark and Luke as they...

Of course I believe the 70 weeks of years prophecy has been fulfilled - completely by the Messiah. All of 9:24 was fulfilled at His coming. The 4th and final Great Jubilee cycle, which from a time perspective, runs parallel to the prophecy is unfinished because of their rejection and crucifixion...

I think Matthew 24:21 may have a deeper connection to Daniel than simply the physical destruction of Jerusalem alone. The destruction of the Temple in 70 AD was horrific, but the deeper tragedy began earlier: Israel rejected and crucified her Messiah. That act was not merely another sin in...

That’s a fair correction. I should clarify what I meant. I agree that Mark 13:4 and Luke 21:7 record essentially the same question. Both ask when “these things” will happen and what sign will indicate they are about to take place. So I am not saying Mark and Luke ask different questions. What I...

If you guys do not mind, please let me make a comment or two that may reveal another way to view chapter 9 and specifically the 70 years of weeks prophecy. And as with any analogy they all fail in one way or the other but I hope this makes some sense. A...

Ok and thanks for your comments!

Your welcome and please feel free to ask any questions or certainly push back on my personal interpretations. I certainly understaned how different they are and they may not be accepted .... there are over 50 truly new interpretations in my commentary on Daniel and they provide a significant...

Yes, 9:25 is indeed the Messiah, The little horn of Daniel 7 and 8 and in 11 (as well as in Revelation) is the antangonist that "will continue until His return where he will be destroyed without human hand." But the open question I would like to ask you is to identify who this "little horn"...

Ok David, I had to respond to a few other posts and If you would like, should we continue to discuss the issues that cause so much contraversy in Daniel, Matthew and Revelation? So, are you comfortable with your current interpretation of the 70 weeks of years propehcy? That is its starting...

I am going to try and respond to this in a detailed manner - as best I could. Thanks. The Setting (All Three Gospels) In Gospel of Matthew 24, Gospel of Mark 13, and Gospel of Luke 21: Jesus predicts the destruction of the Temple This deeply unsettles the disciples because: The Temple...

Very kind of you and lets start over and let me ask you ... do you want to begin with 9:24-27? Or should we try and discuss interpretations before that and lead up to them? Thanks.

I don’t think the issue is whether “seal” always means “permanently closed and never opened again.” It often does not. But it also does not always mean “temporarily hidden until later.” In Scripture, sealing can mean to authorize, confirm, ratify, or make something legally established. For...

Thank you for your response. I believe the little horn of Daniel 7 is being introduced for the first time.. The little horn is first seen TO COME OUT of the 4th beast in the early verses of chapter 7. He comes out after the 10 horns are also found to come out of the 4th beast. Then we find...

Yes, but do you think these 4 views / behaviors / conducts express the actions in one individual- that being the little horn of Daniel 7 and 8?

Thanks for your reply. I understand the connection you’re making with the word “seal.” But I think the key issue here is how the word is functioning in its context, not just that it’s the same word. I am sure you will agree that Scripture will use the exact same Hebrew word in different books...

I think it might help to step back and look at the structure of both Daniel and Matthew more simply, because both passages actually describe more than one event. First, Daniel In Book of Daniel 9:26–27, we are not given one single event, but a sequence of related events: The Messiah is cut...

This might appear to be a focus on the word “finish,” but I think meaning of the word has to be understood within the full context of Daniel 9:24, not in isolation. The verse doesn’t present a single action, but a series of six parallel purposes: finishing transgression, making an end of sins...

I will attempt to address some of David’s comments tomorrow and hopefully, at least some will be accepted. But I will have to agree that anytime someone offers a very different interpretation, it is usually not accepted until…. But regarding your thoughts on the “transgression that causes...

Thank you . Let me ask to to consider something. In the book of Daniel we find that God reveals the 4 and only 4 kingdoms that are included in His plan of restoration and salvation for His people, His city and as a result of their rejection of Him, He will also reveal His plan of salvation for...

Thank you, but I am not saying that. But I am saying it is so difficult at times to discover or uncover the reason why God would place something in His scriptures.—- because there is nothing that does have a purpose. We may never find them until we come face to face with Him but we can ask “why...