The book of daniel's prophecy of the messiah

The aim of the book is to show that the god of israel, the one true god, is greater than the pagan gods. The dispersed jews became a people and city when they first returned to israel from captivity. Four of those folks described how the prophecy of daniel 9. He is president of hope of the world ministries, senior pastor and. Apologetics press daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks. A fellow law enforcement brother, sir robert anderson, described perhaps the greatest old testament prophecy, if his calculations were accurate. Daniel knows that the seventy years is coming to an end soon since it is 539 b. Palm sunday and daniels 70th week discover the book ministries. Nov 12, 2018 number two, it supports the fact that prophecy is to be taken literally.

The four empires of daniels prophecies united church of god. Textual variants daniels 70 weeks, susanna, prayer of. The prophecy predicts that the number of years from the decree to rebuild jerusalem to the coming of the messiah will be 490 years. Perhaps the greatest old testament prophecy of all cold.

People today are of the mindset that the events of the old and new testaments all happened back in. It foretells the coming of the messiah, and details his benevolent work. Nov 01, 2008 this prophecy of the messiah relates to both comings two returns from captivity, and assigns the times thereof. We are continuing to make our way through the book of daniel from the point of view of gods mighty angels. Mar, 2020 what is the gap theory of daniels prophecy. Published on sep 2, 2018 the most amazing and exact prophecy about messiahs coming in daniel 9 and much more. The failure of his prediction refutes evangelical claims that the bible is inerrant and prophecy proves its divine inspiration. You know, for religious fanatics and other societal oddballs. But the history of israel and jerusalem is determined to be 70 weeks so there is. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. Gabriel explains to daniel what will happen when israel refuses to believe that christ is the messiah in daniel 9. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniel s prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i.

According to daniel s 70 weeks prophecy, the date that the messiah would appear was 69 weeks or 483 years from the day the decree was given to restore jerusalem and build the second temple in jerusalem. The prophecy of the star out of jacob and the scepter out of israel is a specific prophecy of the coming messianic ruler, the lord jesus christ. The early church father jerome indicates in his commentary on the book of daniel that many individuals believed that daniel 9. Yet in chapter 12 of the book of daniel, we see that this prophecy was not to be known until the time of the end. During the final week of daniel s prophecy, the gospel is preached only to the jews because of the strong covenant that jesus the anointed one or messiah made with the jewish people. The original purpose of the book of daniel was to comfort and encourage persecuted jews during the maccabean revolt. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.

End of days bible study of the prophet daniel by h. The first 69 weeks of daniel 70 weeks prophecy were fulfilled with the cutting off of messiah jesus. I was recently reading a commentary on the book of daniel. Second, specific features of the text and the description of the son of man point to the fact that king messiah is not a mere man, but divine. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks is redefined from the decree to rebuild jerusalem to the messiah to the period between destructions of the first and second temple.

This prophecy in the book of daniel written over 500 years before jesus was born also warned jerusalem and the jewish temple sanctuary would be destroyed after messiah jesus christ would be executed. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks until the messiah edens apple. Our sins and the iniquities of our fathers have made jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us. It is the only book which jesus specifically urges his lastday people to study. First, the son of man in daniel 7 is indeed king messiah, and the prophecy depicts the inauguration of the messianic kingdom of righteousness on earth.

It all began in december of 167 bc, when the seleucid emperor antiochus epiphanes desecrated the. People today are of the mindset that the events of the old and new testaments all happened back in the biblical days of human history. Daniels prophecy itself indicates when it will be fulfilled. Some false interpretations of daniels prophecy incorrectly try to calculate when the messiah would appear by using a 365day year instead of the jewish 360day year.

This prophecy was over 100 years before cyrus was even born. On the exact day of daniels prophecy, the messiah rode into the city as prince. Finally, it reveals the disastrous consequences of rejecting the son of god. Daniel s prophecies are in many respects the most remarkable of any in the sacred record and is the most comprehensive. An analysis and critique of william struses daniels 70 weeks. The identification of the son of man in daniel 7 a. With a account you will be able to save items to read and study later.

Published on dec 15, 2018 this 70 week prophecy of daniel 9, also known as the messiah prophecy, is critical to understanding last day events spoken of in the bible. But endtimes prophecy is not just a christian thing. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks until the messiah edens apple book 7 kindle edition by richards, james. If the book of daniel was a fraudulent production, christ was either ignorant of the matter, or dishonest about the prophecys authorship. Daniels seventy weeks prophecy about bible prophecy.

When people come to the bible and mush up all the prophecy into figures, they are violating a principle that daniel adhered to literal interpretation. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs. Allen, professor of hebrew scripture at western baptist seminary, says. Its becoming more clear that april 3, 33 ad is our date. Daniel 2, 7, 9, 12 the coming of messiah the prince. The people roman soldiers of the prince titus will con. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet. Since other prophecies found in the book of daniel, such as the 70year prophecy of jeremiah and the 70weeks prophecy indicating the year of the appearance of the messiah, were fulfilled exactly as predicted, we can have confidence that god also provided the details found in this prophecy in daniel 11 long before they took place. Spirituality, the second coming of the lord, the return of the messiah, proclamation of the state of israel. Nov 01, 2004 this includes a mathematical prophecy. Jesus life meets daniel s prophecy about a messiah that would be killed. This prophecy we will refer to as daniels seventy sevens prophesy. While the israelites were certainly comforted by prophecies predicting their enemies would eventually be destroyed, there was a far more reassuring prophecy described by daniel.

The prophet daniel predicted the coming of the messiah jesus christ in a prophecy that has been called the 70 weeks prophecy. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading daniels prophecy of 70 weeks until the messiah edens apple book 7. The book of daniel is the book of revelation in the old testament because it is an excellent prediction of the coming of jesus christ, the messiah and the triumph of his messianic kingdom. One of the most important prophecies in the bible appears in daniel 9. The book of daniel can be divided into two partsstories and prophecies. This prophecy, like all the rest of daniels consists of two parts, an introductory prophecy and an explanation thereof. But with little doubt, daniel s prophecy of the seventy weeks in 9. Mar 08, 2019 fulfilled prophecy is an important evidence of divine origin, and ive already highlighted just a few of the more important fulfilled prophecies in the old testament. It is apparent that jesus knew and understood the book of daniel. Gabriels prophecy of the seventy weeks 25 know and understand this. The context of this passage is where daniel considers the prophecy in jeremiah jeremiah 25. But something in this prophecy bothered the sages so much that they wrote in the mishna that the book of daniel is so holy it defiles the readers hands. In effect, gabriel told daniel that the interval between the commandment to rebuild jerusalem until the presentation of the messiah as king would be 173,880 days.

Following the fall of babylon and during the first year of the reign of darius the mede, daniel received from god one of the most amazing prophecies of the bible. Daniels book prophesied events fulfilled many centuries ago as well as major events yet to come. It reveals a history of the region, written in advance, from daniels time right up to the return of jesus christ. Treasures from gods word daniels prophecy foretold the messiahs arrival living as christians how to become a diligent student of the scriptures october 9 15 show more. In the twentysixth segment of this series on the mighty angels of daniel, well address a prophetic problem concerning the seventy weeks of daniel prophecy. The book of daniel is an excellent prediction of the coming of the messiah and the triumph of his messianic kingdom 2.

In this article, we will simplify this prediction to give you a short and easy to comprehend synopsis of one of the most amazing prophecies of the bible which proves the truth of these holy scriptures. It was the first prophecy giving a consecutive history of the world from that time to the end. He predicted the coming of a messiah, a savior who would deliver the jews. Jesus fulfilled daniel s prophecy by being crucified supported by numerous sources. On the premise that all prophecy is impossible, porphyry asserted that the book bearing daniels name was actually written by an unknown jew during the maccabean period, in the second century b. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read of. There were actually three such edicts issued, so well have to figure out which one. Much of our commentary below is based on josh mcdowell s book, the new evidence that demands a verdict, pages 197201.

He was abducted from his homeland and all that he had known. Daniel is given the key points in the battles between the powers of earth and god, with a range of prophecies giving specific details in a timeline from the medopersian empire, the greek empire, the roman empire, the holy roman empire, islam and the ottoman empire, and then the antichrist. In the bible, the prophet daniel received a prophecy that reveals in a very detailed and amazing way the exact time of the coming of the messiah. In these chapters you will find one of the most dominant prophecies. It tells us of the beginning point, the duration period, and the fulfilling event. That is to say, the fulfillment of the vision of daniel took place in the year a. The book of daniel contains the crucial foundational passages concerning israel and the coming of the messiah, jesus christ. The stories reveal how to be ready for earths final days. Daniel indicates how long the time period leading to the arrival of messiah the leader would last. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy.

Its introduction contended that daniel s apocalyptic messianic prophesies are all most easily explained as referring to the history of the jews from babylonia through the chanukah wars. Daniel s prophecy itself indicates when it will be fulfilled. Calculating the time of messiah calculating the time of messiah the assignment of a starting date to daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks see the previous sections now allows us to calculate the future course of the prophecy precisely as gabriel described it in dan. Daniel foretold the rise of empires such as greece and. The seventy weeks end with the ministry of jesus and the founding of the church.

In order to understand this prophecy, one must be very familiar with its context. Only jesus yeshua of nazareth born in bethlehem in the line of king david the promised messiah. Douglas woodward a tough tackle but worth the effort william struse tackles tough issues. Treasures from gods word jehovah foresaw the future of kings october 16 22 show more. Consider how clearly he determines the year of manifestation. From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild jerusalem, until the messiah, the prince, there will be seven weeks and sixtytwo weeks. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. The implication is that the messiah would be resurrected from the dead after he was killed.

The prophecy pinpoints the very time of jesus crucifixion. But if daniel was correct and his prophecy was fulfilled, then who was the messiah of whom he spoke. The words of the prophecy were closedup and sealed until the time. Daniels prophecy foretold the messiahs arrival daniel 9. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs arrival. It located the most of its predictions within well defined prophetic periods, though reaching many centuries into the future.

Youre listening to search the scriptures daily, a program in which we encourage everyone who desires to know gods truth to look to gods word for all that is essential for salvation and living ones life in a way that is pleasing to him. Nevertheless, jehovah revealed to daniel information that would make it possible to pinpoint the time when jesus would be anointed, or appointed, as the messiah, or christ. Some may wonder about how we can be so sure of that date. An ancient and startling jewish prophecy of the messiah adds more evidence. The book of daniel is unsealing focus on the middle east and prophecy. The teachers of the law should have known the year of the messiah s appearing, because of the prophecy spoken by the angel of the lord, regarding the 69 weeks. Centuries before the birth of christ, a young jew was taken prisoner. As we have noted in previous articles, the jewish and babylonian calendars used a 360day year. We believe this text speaks unmistakably of the coming of the messiah 1990, 909. Perhaps he went along stumbling, bloodyfooted with other prisoners.

Based on daniel, after the messiah s death, jerusalem and the temple were to be destroyed. Danielan authentic book of prophecy watchtower online library. Nigro the dream of king nebuchadnezzar the first kingdom is king nebuchadnezzars own kingdom of babylon for, daniel is told, the god of heaven has given nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, power, strength, and glory v. Old testament messianic prophecies quoted in the new. The calendar even governed the course of many prophecies, especially daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks. He not only takes care of his people in their present affliction, but is bringing an everlasting kingdom of peace, which was only prophesied in daniels day, but finds its fulfillment in jesus the messiah. Sep 02, 2018 the most amazing and exact prophecy about messiahs coming in daniel 9 and much more. In either case, if he misstated the matter regarding daniel, his claim of being the son of god would be nullified. The majority of these quotations and references are taken from the book of isaiah, but they range over the entire corpus of jewish writings.

Even most liberal scholars who propose multiple authors for the book of daniel agree that the author of daniel chapter 9 also wrote chapter 12. The edict to rebuild jerusalem is where we begin the 490 year count down to the messiah. This prophecy of the messiah relates to both comings two returns from captivity, and assigns the times thereof. In daniel 9, the angel gabriel has declared some of the most incredible prophecies in all of the bible. Daniel proclaimed one of these 109 prophecies in daniel 9. Daniel prophecies a new translation of daniel from. This is proved by daniels personal experiences and by the prophecy, which runs through the book, of the establishment of the kingdom of god, a universal, eternal kingdom, a kingdom of peace and justice for all who prove faithful to him. If messiah was not on earth 483 years after a decree was issued to rebuild jerusalem, then daniel was a false prophet and his book has no business being in the hebrew scriptures.

The messianic prophecies in the book of daniel the. Therefore, daniels prophecy regarding the fourth kingdom is for the future. This prophecy in the book of daniel written over 500 years before jesus was born also warned jerusalem and the jewish temple sanctuary would be destroyed sometime after messiah. Daniel on the last days last days mystery prophecy. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks.