Finally, The Correct Interpretation of the 70 Weeks in Daniel
In our cynical age, the kneejerk reaction will be to reject this claim or even laugh this off as ridiculous. Can the barriers be broken just to get to an open mind that would even consider this evidence?
What this is NOT.
What this IS and why it's the correct interpretation.
But why has this interpretation NEVER before been seen until now?
This proper interpretation has only been rediscovered now in our modern age. It was never meant to be properly understood until the time of the end. This is due to various phases of how this passage has been interpreted since it was originally spoken by Gabriel.
Daniel properly understood the 70 Weeks from the start. [Dan 9:22 LSB] Then he made [me] understand and spoke with me and said, "O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding."
The proper interpretation was hidden from and not fully understood by the majority after the book began to be circulated. However, the original Hebrew text and the Aramaic translation in the Targums was understood generally and led to a general expectation of the coming Messiah. However, the original Greek Septuagint had a totally corrupt text for Daniel 9. (What is now in the current Septuagint is Theodotian's translation of Daniel from centuries later.)
Some did have a more accurate understanding. Most likely the Magi figured out the prophecy. Very likely Simeon and Anna (in the temple) also knew exactly when the Messiah would arrive.
After 70 AD and continuing through the early Roman Church period, the dominant view was to treat the prophecy as allegory. Less and less access to the written text for the common folk allowed this view to remain for centuries.
The prophecy as understood by the jewish scholars never had a hope of being understood correctly. Their system of historical dates omitted several centuries as compared with historical fact.
With the invention of the printing press and the availability of readable translations, study of the prophecy increased. However, the particular interpretation bias found in the King James Version did not allow for the proper understanding of the prophecy to develop. The eastern churches who used the Greek translation mirrored that same interpretation bias so they also were similarly in the dark.
Increasing scholarship of ancient history allowed for the restoration of accurate literal-based alternatives to the allegorical interpretation. Some of these included those by Bishop Ussher, Magellan, and Isaac Newton. But they all came to very similar conclusions due to the influence of church tradition, use of the Jewish calendar and common assumptions. In the late 1800s Sir Robert Anderson introduced a completely novel interpretation which seemed to solve the various issues that many had struggled with.
This became the dominant interpretation of conservative Bible scholars for almost one hundred years. There have, of course, been many fringe interpretations which can be very easily dismissed upon examination. During the early 1970's Harold Hoehner recognized that there were several flaws in Anderson's method and attempted to correct them. This then became the accepted interpretation which has been accepted since.
However, this interpretation accepted by the majority is flawed because
But since 2005 the proper and accurate interpretation of the 70 Weeks of Daniel has been understood again. The first time in two millennia.
I hope this has piqued your interest to investigate further. Here is a link to the 7 video series which explains the proper understanding of the 70 Weeks Prophecy in great detail. I invite you to examine all the included references and sources for yourself.
70 Weeks Prophecy Series
Or if you prefer the published book which contains even greater detail and all the calculations, see here:
Hidden Rhythms in Prophecy
In our cynical age, the kneejerk reaction will be to reject this claim or even laugh this off as ridiculous. Can the barriers be broken just to get to an open mind that would even consider this evidence?
What this is NOT.
- It is not based on a vision or personal revelation
- It is not tied to a particular denomination or church tradition
- It is not based on a particular type of year (ie. 360 day "prophetic" year)
- It is not tied to a particular translation of the Bible
What this IS and why it's the correct interpretation.
- It does treat the original text, written in Hebrew, as accurate historically, culturally and linguistically
- It is consistent with the entire message of Scripture
- It is consistent with all other prophetic passages of Scripture
- It uses the restored Jewish calendar which was in use during the Biblical era
But why has this interpretation NEVER before been seen until now?
This proper interpretation has only been rediscovered now in our modern age. It was never meant to be properly understood until the time of the end. This is due to various phases of how this passage has been interpreted since it was originally spoken by Gabriel.
Daniel properly understood the 70 Weeks from the start. [Dan 9:22 LSB] Then he made [me] understand and spoke with me and said, "O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding."
The proper interpretation was hidden from and not fully understood by the majority after the book began to be circulated. However, the original Hebrew text and the Aramaic translation in the Targums was understood generally and led to a general expectation of the coming Messiah. However, the original Greek Septuagint had a totally corrupt text for Daniel 9. (What is now in the current Septuagint is Theodotian's translation of Daniel from centuries later.)
Some did have a more accurate understanding. Most likely the Magi figured out the prophecy. Very likely Simeon and Anna (in the temple) also knew exactly when the Messiah would arrive.
After 70 AD and continuing through the early Roman Church period, the dominant view was to treat the prophecy as allegory. Less and less access to the written text for the common folk allowed this view to remain for centuries.
The prophecy as understood by the jewish scholars never had a hope of being understood correctly. Their system of historical dates omitted several centuries as compared with historical fact.
With the invention of the printing press and the availability of readable translations, study of the prophecy increased. However, the particular interpretation bias found in the King James Version did not allow for the proper understanding of the prophecy to develop. The eastern churches who used the Greek translation mirrored that same interpretation bias so they also were similarly in the dark.
Increasing scholarship of ancient history allowed for the restoration of accurate literal-based alternatives to the allegorical interpretation. Some of these included those by Bishop Ussher, Magellan, and Isaac Newton. But they all came to very similar conclusions due to the influence of church tradition, use of the Jewish calendar and common assumptions. In the late 1800s Sir Robert Anderson introduced a completely novel interpretation which seemed to solve the various issues that many had struggled with.
This became the dominant interpretation of conservative Bible scholars for almost one hundred years. There have, of course, been many fringe interpretations which can be very easily dismissed upon examination. During the early 1970's Harold Hoehner recognized that there were several flaws in Anderson's method and attempted to correct them. This then became the accepted interpretation which has been accepted since.
However, this interpretation accepted by the majority is flawed because
- it still makes use of the corruptions in the modern Jewish calendar,
- it is still forced into a certain interpretation because it is based on the assumptions of the translators of the King James Version,
- it does not recognize that the presumed historical anchor dates are just not historically possible and
- it does not fully appreciate the purpose of why the 70 Weeks prophecy was given in the first place.
But since 2005 the proper and accurate interpretation of the 70 Weeks of Daniel has been understood again. The first time in two millennia.
I hope this has piqued your interest to investigate further. Here is a link to the 7 video series which explains the proper understanding of the 70 Weeks Prophecy in great detail. I invite you to examine all the included references and sources for yourself.
70 Weeks Prophecy Series
Or if you prefer the published book which contains even greater detail and all the calculations, see here:
Hidden Rhythms in Prophecy
