B
brakelite
Guest
Jun2u, I agree that he 70 weeks are literal years based on the day/year principle; 490 years. I would take issue however with one thing that I notice yopu disagree with me on; the toming of the crucifixion.
Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,
Jesus confirmed the covenant with Israel for one week, or 7 years, and in the midst of that week died on the cross thus putting away any significance to the sacrifice and the oblation. The first 3 and 1/2 years He ministered in person, the second 3and 1/2 years through His apostles. They wre instructed to go only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. This they did, and only very rarely was a Gentile offered the gospel. But as in the OT so in the new, Gentiles genuinely seeking truth were accomodated, eg the Ethioppian that Philip ministered to, and the centurian Peter visited. But generally, the Gentiles were ignored untip after the stoning of Steven and the dispersement of Christians at that time when the Jews began to persecute with greater intensity. And it was shortly after the stoning of Steven that Paul was converted and turned to the Gentiles full time after being rejected by the Jews. Thus we have the final week fulfilled, and the prophecy re the 70 weeks completed.
Also, the years of Artaxerxes' reign are among the most easily established dates of history. The Canon of Ptolemy, with its list of kings and astronomical observations, the Greek Olympiads, and allusions in Greek history to Persian affairs all combine to place the seventh year of Artaxerxes at 457 B.C. beyond any reasonable debate.. See Sir Isaac Newton, Observations Upon the Prophecies of Daniel, pp. 154-157
Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,
Jesus confirmed the covenant with Israel for one week, or 7 years, and in the midst of that week died on the cross thus putting away any significance to the sacrifice and the oblation. The first 3 and 1/2 years He ministered in person, the second 3and 1/2 years through His apostles. They wre instructed to go only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. This they did, and only very rarely was a Gentile offered the gospel. But as in the OT so in the new, Gentiles genuinely seeking truth were accomodated, eg the Ethioppian that Philip ministered to, and the centurian Peter visited. But generally, the Gentiles were ignored untip after the stoning of Steven and the dispersement of Christians at that time when the Jews began to persecute with greater intensity. And it was shortly after the stoning of Steven that Paul was converted and turned to the Gentiles full time after being rejected by the Jews. Thus we have the final week fulfilled, and the prophecy re the 70 weeks completed.
Also, the years of Artaxerxes' reign are among the most easily established dates of history. The Canon of Ptolemy, with its list of kings and astronomical observations, the Greek Olympiads, and allusions in Greek history to Persian affairs all combine to place the seventh year of Artaxerxes at 457 B.C. beyond any reasonable debate.. See Sir Isaac Newton, Observations Upon the Prophecies of Daniel, pp. 154-157