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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    What is the grammatical identification, specifically? Your conclusion doesn’t follow grammatically. It’s a non sequitur. The fact that the Messiah is cut off does not make it grammatically impossible for the next clause to refer back to him. People are routinely referred to after their death...
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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    You don’t have anytime to address the OP. That is telling.
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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    You’re assuming the very point in dispute. Of course Daniel contains multiple princes (e.g., Michael, the prince of Persia, the prince of Greece, etc.). The question isn’t whether Daniel has multiple princes in general. The question is whether the nāḡîḏ of Daniel 9:26 is grammatically required...
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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    Again, your inability to address the OP is noted. Thank you providing a man’s doctrine according bullinger, but that doesn’t address the OP. I’m not talking about doctrine. I’m asking about grammatical and contextual rules, to which continue to not address.
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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    your inability to address the OP is noted.
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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    I’m asking about #1
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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    You seem to be conflating lexical definition with referential identity. Definition: The Hebrew word translated “prince” in both Daniel 9:25 and 9:26 is נָגִיד (nāḡîḏ). Are you arguing that nāḡîḏ does not mean “prince,” “leader,” or “ruler” in both verses? Identity: Or are you saying that you...
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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    And MY op has nothing to do with your “facts”. The question is simple, if the messiah in vs 26a is the messiah of vs 25, then what grammatical/contextual evidence are you using to determine that the prince of 26b is NOT the prince of vs 25? Right now, you are giving me external framework -...
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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    From purely a grammatical/contextual standpoint, how do you know that?
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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    What does this have to do with my question?
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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    You’ve misunderstood my question. I’m not looking for the specific identity of the prince. I’m asking why, from an internal grammatical and contextual standpoint, does the messiah in vs 26a refer to the messiah in vs 25, BUT the prince in 26b does not refer to the prince in 25?
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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    Like @covenantee demonstrated, prince in 26b did have a capital in an English translation , so I don’t think your capital vs lower case argument is relevant to my point. Additionally, careful with the English. It doesn’t say the prince shall come and destroy the city and sanctuary. Instead...
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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    Daniel 9 doesn’t present the identity of the prince at all. So I agree you can’t demonstrate the identity of the prince in regards to grammar or context. But that’s not really what I was asking.
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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    I haven’t seen why someone would argue the messiah in 26a = the messiah in 25, while the prince in 26b doesn’t equal the prince in 25 from purely an internal grammatical/contextual standpoint. I understand that premils will argue the prince in 26b does not equal the prince 25 because of...
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    Daniel 9:25 - the messiah the prince

    In Daniel 9:25, there are seven weeks and sixty-two weeks from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem until “the messiah the prince.” Then, in verse 26a, it explains what happens after the seven weeks and sixty-two weeks, “the messiah” is cut off, and in verse 26b, the people of “the prince” who is to...
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    A Biblical Lesson on Spiritual Discernment

    From a contextual standpoint point absolutely agreed. Interesting tidbit, and I’ll loop in @Davidpt — In the Old Greek manuscript of the Septuagint, it doesn’t say “people of prince to come” in 26b. Instead it says a “kingdom of the nations will destroy the city and sanctuary with the christ”...
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    A Biblical Lesson on Spiritual Discernment

    In Daniel 9:25, there are seven weeks and sixty-two weeks from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem until “Messiah the Prince.” Then, in verse 26a, it explains what happens after the seven weeks and sixty-two weeks, “the Messiah” is cut off. Finally, in verse 26b, the people of “the prince” who is to...
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    A Biblical Lesson on Spiritual Discernment

    That’s your interpretation of what that’s supposed to mean. That’s not clear instruction that Christ connects the AOD to the cross. Ok, so then you agree the answer to the disciples question “when shall these things be?”, in regards to the temple destruction, Is answered by Christ throughout...
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    A Biblical Lesson on Spiritual Discernment

    His answer is about the temple being destroyed, unless there is something contextual where Jesus clearly indicates he is not addressing their question.
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    A Biblical Lesson on Spiritual Discernment

    1.) where does Christ explicitly and clearly link the AOD to the cross? 2.) Any time the disciples have a misunderstanding, either Christ corrects, or the author narrates the explanation. Where, in the OD, does Christ explicitly correct the disciples? Or where does the author insert a narrated...