Bibl450 Paper #1 Daniel's 70 Weeks of Prophecy
THE SEVENTY WEEKS PROPHESY OF DANIEL
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By xxxxxxxx Table of Contents Introduction 3 The beginning of the Christian 3 Coming of Messiah 5 Counting of Weeks and Messiah 7 Why Daniel’s Prophecy is Disregarded 8 Conclusion 9 Bibliography 10
THE SEVENTY WEEKS PROPHESY OF DANIEL
Introduction
Angel Gabriel in about 538 BC gives the Prophecy of seventy weeks in this text. The establishment of the kingdom of the Messiah would be in 69 weeks after the commanding of the restoration and building of Jerusalem. The word Shebua or week in the Hebrew language meant weeks, but all scholars come to an agreement that it meant four hundred and eighty three years, which is sixty-nine multiplied by seven. The Commencing of counting according to the text is in the year 458 BC, which is the seventh year of the King Artaxerxes of Persia. The king, during this year, issued an order that Ezra begin his journey to Jerusalem on the first day of the first month. According to current calendars, it would be 8th of April[1].
The beginning of the Christian
The Christian era began soon after 457 years and nine months of this time. At around the time of 26 AD, John the Baptist starts his assigned ministry and he baptizes Jesus, who later the same year, began his ministry too. The prophecy dictates that the Messiah, or the Anointed One’s, killing would be on the seventieth week, or after three and a half years. During this time, the city and the temple of Jerusalem would face destruction. Daniel was a captive of Babylon since 606. As Daniel was praying for the restoration and redeeming of his people, the Angel of the Lord came to him and made it clear the exact time of the long- awaited Messianic Kingdom. The following
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A Research Paper
Submitted to
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University
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In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for
BIBL 450
By xxxxxxxx Table of Contents Introduction 3 The beginning of the Christian 3 Coming of Messiah 5 Counting of Weeks and Messiah 7 Why Daniel’s Prophecy is Disregarded 8 Conclusion 9 Bibliography 10
THE SEVENTY WEEKS PROPHESY OF DANIEL
Introduction
Angel Gabriel in about 538 BC gives the Prophecy of seventy weeks in this text. The establishment of the kingdom of the Messiah would be in 69 weeks after the commanding of the restoration and building of Jerusalem. The word Shebua or week in the Hebrew language meant weeks, but all scholars come to an agreement that it meant four hundred and eighty three years, which is sixty-nine multiplied by seven. The Commencing of counting according to the text is in the year 458 BC, which is the seventh year of the King Artaxerxes of Persia. The king, during this year, issued an order that Ezra begin his journey to Jerusalem on the first day of the first month. According to current calendars, it would be 8th of April[1].
The beginning of the Christian
The Christian era began soon after 457 years and nine months of this time. At around the time of 26 AD, John the Baptist starts his assigned ministry and he baptizes Jesus, who later the same year, began his ministry too. The prophecy dictates that the Messiah, or the Anointed One’s, killing would be on the seventieth week, or after three and a half years. During this time, the city and the temple of Jerusalem would face destruction. Daniel was a captive of Babylon since 606. As Daniel was praying for the restoration and redeeming of his people, the Angel of the Lord came to him and made it clear the exact time of the long- awaited Messianic Kingdom. The following
Bibliography: Ford, Desmond. In the Heart of Daniel: An Exposition of Daniel 9:24-27. New York: iUniverse, 2007. LaHaye, Tim F., and Edward E. Hindson. The Popular Bible Prophecy Commentary. Eugene, Or: Harvest House Publishers, 2006. Hollander, Harm W., and Marinus de Jonge. The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs: A Commentary. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1985. Culver, Robert. Daniel and the Latter Days. Chicago: Moody Press, 1977. Haynes, Joseph. “Interpretting the Vision: An Exegetical Study of Daniel 9: 24,” Historicism, April 07, 2004:26 ----------------------- [1] Ford, Desmond. In the Heart of Daniel: An Exposition of Daniel 9:24-27. (New York: iUniverse, 2007) 23. [3] LaHaye, Tim F., and Edward E. Hindson. The Popular Bible Prophecy Commentary. (Eugene, Or: Harvest House Publishers, 2006) 51. [5] Culver, Robert. Daniel and the Latter Days. (Chicago: Moody Press, 1977) 49. [7] Hollander, Harm W., and Marinus de Jonge. The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs: A Commentary. (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1985) 19. [8] LaHaye, Tim F., and Edward E. Hindson. The Popular Bible Prophecy Commentary. (Eugene, Or: Harvest House Publishers, 2006) 45.