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The 70 weeks of Daniel’s prophecy is the key to end time prophecy.  The interval between week 69 and 70.  This interval was kept secret in the Old Testament!

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 13:

34  All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,

35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”

Jesus was quoting Psalm 78:

1  Beloved ones, listen to this instruction. Open your heart to the revelation of this mystery that I share with you.

2 A parable and a proverb are hidden in what I say—an intriguing riddle from the past (dark saying of old).

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 3:

1  For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles–

2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you,

3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already,

4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),

5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His Holy apostles and prophets:

6 that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the Gospel,

7 of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

9 and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;

Both Jesus and Paul reveal and speak of the interval between the 69^th and 70^th week of the prophecy spoken by Gabriel and recorded by Daniel.  The Jews were totally clueless, and their Pharisees were the means by which Christ would fulfill the requirements for the Gentiles to enter into the Kingdom.

One of the most profound mysteries throughout history is unfolding before our eyes!  It was Paul’s privilege to reveal this mystery which was hidden in the Old Testament.  Who better than a scholar of the Old Testament to be used!

The Church was born at Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was dispatched to the earth in this dispensation.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Colossians chapter 1:

15  Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the Firstborn over all creation.

16 For by Him all things were created that are in Heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.

17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

18 And He is the Head of the body, the church, Who is the beginning, the Firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

25  of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the Word of God,

26 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.

27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

In FATHER’S overall plan, HE intended to offer sonship to all who have been born into this world from the very beginning.  This mystery reflects HIS Love for all of mankind.  However, because of HIS unconditional Love, HE gives each person a choice to accept or reject HIM.

Paul summed it up in 1^st Corinthians chapter 12:

13  For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body-whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free-and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.

14 For in fact the body is not one member but many.

The 70 weeks of Daniel’s prophecy is the key to end time prophecy.  The interval between week 69 and 70 is where we are at today!

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 19:

41  Now as Jesus drew near to Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it,

42 saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

43 For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side,

44 and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

45 Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it,

46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘My House is a House of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.‘”

Jesus prophesied of the destruction of not only the temple, but the city of Jerusalem.  This occurred 38 years later as mentioned in a previous writing.  It is interesting that this is about the same period that the children of Israel sojourned in the wilderness where those who walked in unbelief died there.  The number 38 represents judgment and its fulfillment.

Jesus also judged that the temple went from a House of prayer to a house of greed by merchandizing.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 11:

25  For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. NKJV

FATHER is not interested in man’s opinion that attempts to replace HIS Word!

Another translation provides clarification to “the fullness”:

25 My Beloved brothers and sisters, I want to share with you a mystery concerning Israel’s future. For understanding this mystery will keep you from thinking you already know everything. A partial and temporary hardening to the Gospel has come over Israel, which will last until the full number of non-Jews has come into God’s Family.  TPT

This is a critical point to understand.  FATHER has a specific number that represents the fullness.  When that number is reached, it is reasonable to conclude that the harpazo will occur.  We will ultimately see if this conclusion is accurate.

Paul continues:

26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness (the evil one) from Jacob;

27 For this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins.”

Paul affirms that Israel will be saved apart from the Church.

28  Now, many of the Jews are opposed to the Gospel, but their opposition has opened the door of the Gospel to you who are not Jewish. Yet they are still greatly Loved by God because their ancestors were Divinely chosen to be His.

29 And when God chooses someone and graciously imparts gifts to him, they are never rescinded.

This is a great comfort to you and me. FATHER keeps HIS Word and Divine Intent toward us.  If you are not operating in your gifts and calling, repent!

The 70 weeks of Daniel’s prophecy is the key to end time prophecy.  This prophecy was given to Daniel by Gabriel and it specifically deals with Israel!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 10:

23  All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify (promotes spiritual advancement of others).

24 Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being.

We are not to be knowingly offensive to others who follow religious rules.  So don’t always seek what is best for you at the expense of another.

2] Eat whatever is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience’ sake;

26 for “the earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness.”

If you restrict your diet in obedience to a religious demand, you will ultimately become enslaved to such laws.  The Gentiles were not subject to the laws of the Jews, yet they were acceptable to receive salvation and become part of the true church.

27 If any of those who do not believe invites you to dinner, and you desire to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no question for conscience’ sake.

28 But if anyone says to you, “This was offered to idols,” do not eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for conscience’ sake; for “the earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness.”

29 “Conscience,” I say, not your own, but that of the other. For why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience?

30 But if I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of for the food over which I give thanks?

31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the Glory of God.

32 Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Gentiles or to the Church of God,

33 just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

Notice that Paul writes of three categories: Jews, Gentiles, The Church.  We must not let this escape us as we study Scripture.  There have been many books written about Israel being replaced by The Church resulting in FATHER’S promises specific to Israel have been made void by such replacement theology.  FATHER’S commitments are irrevocable else we would end up with a problem concerning The Blood of Jesus!  Think about it.

From Acts chapter2 to the harpazo, the focus is on the Church, not the Jew or Gentile.  Once the Bride has been removed, FATHER directs HIS attention to the Jew and Gentile in the 70^th week through Israel as before.  Revelation chapter 4 shows distinctions revealing this focus.  From chapter 4 to the end, the focus is Jewish in nature, i.e., the twelve tribes, etc.

The 404 verses of The Book of Revelation contain over 800 allusions to the Old Testament.  This is why it is vital that we study both the Old and New Testaments.  The 66 Books of the Bible are an integrated message system, and we will be incomplete in our understanding if we fail to acknowledge this Supernatural integration. 

Those who focus primarily on the Old Testament tend to be enslaved under The Law.  They believe it is necessary to attend the Jewish feasts as though they will improve their positions and become more acceptable to FATHER.  Others who focus on the New Testament only tend to overlook FATHER’S attribute of justice and judgment.  We need to walk a balanced life of Love and justice.  We should walk with repentant hearts in all matters of life.

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 4:

16  So Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.

17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah (chapter 61). And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:

18 “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;

19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.”

20 Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him.

21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Whereas Isaiah 61 verse 2 says:

To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of Our God; To comfort all who mourn,

Jesus specifically inserted an interval in verse 2.  Jesus stopped at the comma and said, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Is the “day of vengeance” coming?  Yes, once the Bride is removed.  In the meantime, we are living in this interval and are called to add souls and disciple those to maturity.

When Jesus was approached by four of His disciples, He specifically referenced the 70^th week of Daniel’s prophecy as the key to end time prophecy.  This prophecy was given to Daniel by Gabriel!

It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in Daniel chapter 9:

26 “And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off (karat), but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till the end of the war desolations are determined.

This verse deals with the “interval” between the sixty-nine weeks and the seventieth week.

The Messiah was destined to be executed and Jesus fulfilled this prophecy at the precise time of the prophetic fulfillment… not one day late nor one day early!  The word karat means to cut off, eliminate, kill, execute.

Who destroyed the sanctuary?  Thirty-eight years after the crucifixion, the Roman legions under Titus fulfilled this prophecy.  The people of the prince were the Romans, and the prince was Titus.  The Romans destroyed not only the sanctuary but the city as well. 

The title “prince” is one of the thirty-three titles in the Old Testament describing satan.  There are thirteen titles describing him in the New Testament.  The title “the prince who shall come” references the Roman Empire and the one behind its intent.  Also, one of the key titles of the antichrist is “the Assyrian”.  There were two legs of the Roman Empire: The West (including Rome) and the East, which outlasted the Western leg by a thousand years.  In 330 AD, the emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to the city of Byzantium in Thrace. This city was renamed Constantinople and eventually became the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.

The “70 Weeks” prophecy specifically deals with Israel, not the church.  FATHER has made irrevocable commitments to Israel and has not replaced Israel with the church (aka Replacement Theology). 

Paul focuses on Israel in Romans chapters 9, 10, and 11.  He wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 11:

1  I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

2 God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying,

3 “LORD, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life”?

4 But what does the Divine Response say to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

5 Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

6 And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.

How did Israel’s rejection benefit you and me?  Paul explains:

11  So, am I saying that Israel stumbled so badly that they will never get back up? Certainly not! Rather, it was because of their stumble that salvation now extends to all the non-Jewish people, in order to make Israel jealous and desire the very things that God has freely given them.

You and I have actually benefited from Israel’s temporary rejection of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  FATHER’S perspective of temporary differs from ours!

12 So if all the world is being greatly enriched through their failure, and through their fall great spiritual wealth is given to the non-Jewish people, imagine how much more will Israel’s awakening bring to us all!

13 Now, I speak to you who are not Jewish, since I am an apostle to reach the non-Jewish people. And I draw attention to this ministry as much as I can when I am among the Jews,

14 hoping to make them jealous of what God has given to those who are not Jews, winning some of my people to salvation.

15 For if their temporary rejection released the reconciling power of grace into the world, what will happen when Israel is reinstated and reconciled to God? It will unleash resurrection power throughout the whole earth!

It is vital that we understand references to Israel versus references to the true church.  Those who are anti-Semitic have not read and understood Romans 9, 10, and 11.  Without this understanding, Daniel’s 70 Weeks prophecy will be confusing at best.  The 2,000 year interval from 32 AD will be misunderstood.

Daniel, the prophet, while in prayer was given a vision of “seventy weeks” in the future, including the time of the great tribulation, and we need to understand what is at stake in the near future!

If it is important to Jesus, it should also be important to us.  Remember, we are to receive a special blessing in reading and understanding the Book of Revelation.  The Book of Daniel is the Old Testament first “book end” for understanding the last Book of the Bible.

To recap chapter 9 from yesterday:

Daniel was in prayer in verses 1 through 19 of chapter 9. 

He prayed earnestly and repented.

His prayer was interrupted by the angel Gabriel in verses 20 through 23. 

22  And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand.

23 At the beginning of your supplications the command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly Beloved; therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision:

Daniel was greatly Beloved of the Old Testament and was given the prophecy in a vision of the end times in the Old Testament.  John is the Beloved Disciple of the New Testament and was given a vision of the end times in the New Testament.  It is all about Love!

Jesus referenced this vision in His briefing with the four disciples concerning the end times.  Jesus affirmed that Daniel was a prophet thus he wrote the Book of Daniel.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Daniel chapter 9:

The Scope:

24  “Seventy weeks (sevens) are determined For your people and for your Holy city,

To finish the transgression,

To make an end of sins,

To make reconciliation for iniquity,

To bring in everlasting righteousness,

To seal up or complete, conclude the vision and prophecy,

And to anoint the Most Holy.

The 69 weeks:

25 “Know therefore and understand, That from the going forth of the command (decree) To restore and build Jerusalem Until Messiah the Prince, There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; The street shall be built again, and the wall, Even in troublesome times.

The term “weeks” can mean: days, weeks, months, or years.  I am going to get technical from this point.

The beginning point is the commandment to restore Jerusalem.  The endpoint of this span of time is to bring forth the Messiah, the King.  69 “weeks” x 7 precisely equals 483 years.

The decree to successfully rebuild the city of Jerusalem was made by Artaxerxes in 445 B.C. and is recorded in the Book of Nehemiah 2:5-8, 17, 18.  Both streets and walls were rebuilt in those troublesome times.  It is vital that we see the preciseness of what FATHER placed in Scripture in order to fully stand on HIS Word in all areas of our life.

This decree was recorded as given on March 14^th, 445 BC.  The Bible always deals in 360-day years.  483 years x 360 days = 173,880 days.

On several occasions, Jesus was to be taken as a King, but He denied the crowds.  Why?  It was not yet time.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 6:

14  Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.

John 7:

30  Therefore they sought to take Him; but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.

44 Now some of them wanted to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

Suddenly, Jesus not only permits but deliberately arranges His announcement as King.  Jesus fulfills the prophecy given by Zechariah chapter 9:

9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 19:

28  When He had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

29 And it came to pass, when He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mountain called Olivet, that He sent two of His disciples,

30 saying, “Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here.

31 And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you loosing it?’ thus you shall say to him, ‘Because the Lord has need of it.'”

32 So those who were sent went their way and found it just as He had said to them. 33 But as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, “Why are you loosing the colt?”

34 And they said, “The Lord has need of him.”

35 Then they brought him to Jesus. And they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him.

36 And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road.

37 Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen,

38 saying: ” ‘Blessed is the King Who comes in the Name of the LORD!’ Peace in Heaven and glory in the Highest!“

39 And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”

40 But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”

The people are quoting Psalm 118:26. The people were declaring Jesus to be the Messiah, and this is what upset the Pharisees!

The Triumphal Entry occurred on April 6^th ,32 AD.  The number of days from March 14^th, 445 BC to April 6^th, 32 AD is exactly 173,880 days.  Gabriel spoke precisely from The Throne Room and Jesus deliberately arrange Himself to be publicly revealed as King on the only day which would satisfy the Book of Daniel’s 69 weeks!

Daniel, the prophet, while in prayer was given a vision of “seventy weeks” in the future, including the time of the great tribulation!

Daniel was in prayer in verses 1 through 19 of chapter 9.  He recorded by THE SPIRIT in verse 2:

In the first year of his reign (Darius) I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years specified by the Word of the LORD through Jeremiah the prophet, that He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

He was referencing Jeremiah 25:

11 And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

12 Then it will come to pass, when seventy years are completed, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity,’ says the LORD; ‘and I will make it a perpetual desolation.

And in Jeremiah 29:10 For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good Word toward you, and cause you to return to this place.

What does this tell us about Daniel?  He was studying his Bible and he would take It literally and Daniel assumes it to be precise!  What did Daniel do in response?

He prayed earnestly and repented:

3  Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

4 And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made confession, and said, “O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who Love Him, and with those who keep His commandments,

5  we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments.

6 Neither have we heeded Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your Name to our kings and our princes, to our fathers and all the people of the land.

Isn’t The Lord’s Prayer our mandate in bringing for The Kingdom to earth?  “Thy Kingdom Come, The Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” 

Prayer is FATHER’S way of enlisting us in what HE is doing!

His prayer was interrupted by the angel Gabriel in verses 20 through 23. 

20  While I was absorbed in prayer, confessing my sins and the sins of my people Israel and presenting my request before Yahweh, my God, on behalf of Jerusalem, His Holy hill—

2] Gabriel, whom I had seen in a vision previously, came flying down from Heaven. He touched me at the time of the evening sacrifice.

Our prayers are heard by FATHER and HE will provide us understanding of HIS Word.  If necessary, HE will dispatch an angel to provide us with explicit understanding and revelation.

22  And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand.

23 At the beginning of your supplications the command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly Beloved; therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision:

Daniel was greatly Beloved of the Old Testament and was given the prophecy in a vision of the end times in the Old Testament.

John is the Beloved Disciple of the New Testament and was given a vision of the end times in the New Testament.  It is all about Love!

We too are precious treasures to Our Heavenly Father!  We are also to understand the revelation of this vision.  Jesus referenced this vision in His briefing with the four disciples concerning the end times.  Jesus affirmed that Daniel was a prophet thus he wrote the Book of Daniel.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Daniel chapter 9:

The Scope:

24  “Seventy weeks are determined For your people and for your Holy city,

To finish the transgression,

To make an end of sins,

To make reconciliation for iniquity,

To bring in everlasting righteousness,

To seal up vision and prophecy,

And to anoint the Most Holy.

The 69 weeks:

25 “Know therefore and understand, That from the going forth of the command To restore and build Jerusalem Until Messiah the Prince, There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; The street shall be built again, and the wall, Even in troublesome times.

The interval:

26 “And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till the end of the war desolations are determined.

The 70^th week:

27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolate.“

The interval tells us that the seventy week are not contiguous, there is a definite time separation between the 69 weeks and the 70^th week.  FATHER is precise and we should pray with repentant hearts as the 70^th week grows closer.  It is not business as usual!