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What was the purpose of this prophecy?

Daniel was told, "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish
the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring
in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy." (Dan 9:24-25) This part of the confirmation!

1.  Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city. (Dan.9:24)
     Daniel's people were the Jews (The House of Judah Gen.12:1-3; 15:1-21; 17:1-21; 35:11-12 
     / 32:28; 49:1-27 [v.9], 1Kings.11:1-40; 2Kings.17:18-23, 2Chron.36:1-21 [Jer.29:10] Dan.1:1-7)
     Once again it is a word to Jerusalem not about the kingdoms of this world. (Dan.8:11-13; 10-11) 

2.  Seventy Weeks (i.e. 49 days) have come and gone since Daniel prophesied these words, 
     and transgression has not stopped. What does Gabriel (Dan.9:20-24) mean by "Seventy Weeks?"
     a.  The Hebrew word for "week" is "seven."  It could be said the "seventy of sevens are 
          determined upon thy people."
     b.  Jacob worked for Laban seven years (i.e. one week Gen.29:27-28) in order to marry Rachael.
     c.  Ezekiel prophesied against the city of Jerusalem while laying on his side for 390 days for the
          Israel of Israel and 40 days for the house of Judah. "each day for a year" (Eze.4:1-6)
     d.  Israel wandered in the wilderness for 40 years. It was a year for each day. (Num.14:33-35)
     
          Seventy Weeks are 490 years. A question has been asked,
          "Why is this not "a thousand years a day?" (2Peter.3:1-9, Psa.90:4) The answer is, that it 
          would be 69 weeks (i.e. 6900 A.D.) until Messiah if these were a thousand years days. 
          (Dan.9:25) Obviously this does not fit because this is only the year 2009 A.D., and the 
          Historical fact is that Jesus did come as the Messiah 483 years (69 weeks) later just
          as Daniel prophesied. (Dan.9:25)

3.  Seventy weeks (490 yrs) to finish the transgression. (Dan.9:24)
     In our interpretation of these seventy weeks, we must show where transgression finishes, because 
     this is part of the purpose of the seventy weeks.
     a.  The word "transgression" is to revolt (attempt to overthrow the authority). It has been translated 
          in the K.J.V. as rebellion, sin and trespass. 
     b.  To "finish" is also translated in the K.J.V. as, forbid, keep (back), refrain, restrain, retain, shut up,
          be stayed, and withhold.
     c.  Lucifer (Satan, the devil) began the transgression. (Isa.14:12-15, Eze.28:11-17)
     d.  This continued through Adam and passed on to all men until our present day even though 
          Jesus paid the price (John.3:16, Eph.2:11-19, 1Cor.6:20) to redeem us back to God. 
          (Gen.3:1-15, Rom.5:12-21)

          Transgression will not be finished until Jesus returns. (Phil.2:9-11, Jude.1:14-15, 
          Rev.1911-21; 20:13) The price was paid (1Cor.6:19-20) for transgression at the Cross, 
          but it has not stopped! It will not stop until Satan is put in the bottomless pit (Rev.20:1-2) at 
          the end of the sixth day when God will have finished His work.

4.  Seventy weeks are to make an end of sins. (Dan.9:24)
     In our interpretation of these seventy weeks, we must show where there is the end of sins, 
     because this is part of the purpose of the seventy weeks. 
     a.  Jesus died for our sins and paid the penalty. (John.1:29, 2Cor.5:21) 
     b.  However, sin has continued on and will not end until Christ returns and places the author 
          of sin (Satan) in the bottomless pit. (Rev.20:1-2) 

5.  Seventy weeks are determined to make reconciliation for iniquity. (Dan.9:24)
     In our interpretation of these seventy weeks, we must show where reconciliation for iniquity is
     made, because this is part of the purpose of the seventy weeks. The key word is "made." Where
     was reconciliation  made?
     a.  Reconciliation was made for iniquity by Christ, our Passover, at the Cross. (Eph.2:11-19, 
          Rom.5:10, 2Cor.5:18)
     b.  However, iniquity is still continuing. (2Thes.2:7, Titus.2:14, Rom.6:19)

       Remember this: The Cross MUST be part of the 
      seventy weeks! 

6.  Seventy weeks are to bring in everlasting righteousness. (Dan.9:24)
     In our interpretation of these seventy weeks, we must show where everlasting righteousness is
     brought in, because this is part of the purpose of the seventy weeks. This will be after Jesus 
     returns and the Millennium, (the 1000 year rest) begins. Sin will have ended and "righteousness" 
     will reign. (Rev.20:1-4)

7.  Seventy weeks are to seal up the vision and prophecy. (Dan.9:24)
     In our interpretation of these seventy weeks, we must show where the vision and prophecy are 
     sealed (i.e. closed) up, because this is part of the purpose of the seventy weeks.
     a.  Daniel was told to seal up the book until the time of the end, because the vision and prophecy
          was not finished yet. (Dan.12:4, 8-9)
     b.  Then, John saw that sealed book opened (Rev.5:1-14; 6:1) and the vision and prophecy 
          finishing at the sound of the seventh trumpet. (Rev.10:7, Acts.3:20-21) This is the Second
          Coming, the return of The Lord Jesus Christ. (Rev.11:15)

8.  Seventy weeks are determined to anoint the most Holy. (Dan.9:24)
     In our interpretation of these seventy weeks, we must show where the most Holy is anointed,  
     because this is part of the purpose of the seventy weeks.
     a.  What is the most Holy?                                                          (Click here for detail of chart)
          The most Holy was where God's presence 
          dwelt in the Tabernacle of Moses. There
          were two rooms in the Tabernacle building,
          the Holy place and the most Holy place. 
          In the most Holy was the Ark of the 
          covenant where God's presence 
          dwelt, above the mercy seat between 
          the two cherubims. (Exod.25:8-22)
     b.  There were three structures that 
          housed God's presence.
          The Tabernacle of Moses, the Tabernacle of David and Solomon's Temple. These all 
          incorporated the Ark of the Covenant (God's presence) making that room most Holy. Gabriel is
          saying that this room (the Most Holy) will be anointed.
     c.  What does Gabriel mean by "anointed?"
          To be anointed in the Old Testament pattern, was to have oil poured upon the head.   
          (Exod.30:22-33 /Note:v.32, Lev.8:12 / Psa.133:2) This foreshadowed the anointing of the 
          Holy Spirit (Psa.45:7 /Heb.1:9, Acts.10:38, 45) in the Church today. (Acts.1:4; 2:1-17, 38; 
          8:17; 9:17; 10:44-48; 19:1-6. Review: "Candlestick" - Phase 4. page.1 of 3) In the pattern of 
          the Tabernacle of Moses, to the Tabernacle of David, to Solomon's Temple, the anointing was
          required to make each vessel functional. (Exod.40:1-38) Kings placed in authority (1Sam.10:1; 
          16:13; 1Kings.1:39 / 1Peter.2:5-9, Rev.1:6; 5:10) 

          To summarize "anointed."
          To anoint the most Holy in the New Testament, end-time setting is to make it function (make it 
          operate). After the Tabernacle was finished, Moses set everything in it's place and anointed 
          every piece of furniture, (Exod.40:1-33) "Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, 
          and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle." (Exod.40:34)

     d.  What and where is the most Holy today? 
          At the time of Daniel's prophecy (Dan.9:1-2) God's Glory cloud had "departed" (Eze.10:18)
          from the most Holy, and Solomon's Temple had been burned with fire during the Babylonian 
          captivity. (2Chron.36:19) After the Babylonian captivity, the House of Judah was set free to 
          "restore and to build Jerusalem" (Dan.9:25, 2Chron.36:22, Ezra.1:1-4) and the Temple. 
          (Ezra.1-10, Neh.1-13) This Temple continued to be desolated and trodden under foot 
          (Dan.8:1-13; 10-11) during the time of Greece and the four hundred year silence between the 
          Old and New Testaments. Herod rebuilt this Temple before Jesus came, however it never 
          became most Holy unto Lord. In fact Jesus called it their house (i.e. The Temple in Jerusalem)
          and prophesied it would be left desolate (Matt.23:36, Dan.9:26) just as Daniel prophesied 
          it would be. It was no longer God's House where His name was recorded,2 it was now "their" 
          house under "their" name. (Matt.24:1-2, 15-22) God further demonstrated that He had left 
          the Temple when He "rent in twain" the veil "from top to bottom" (Matt.27:51-52) revealing the 
          His presence had gone from the most Holy.3

          History confirms this.  In 70 A.D. the Temple was destroyed and it has never been built back. 
          There is no Temple today!

          Yet Daniel prophesied the Most Holy would be anointed?

           Some teach that the Temple will be rebuilt again. However if that happens, it would not 
           be the Temple of God, because "the Most High dewelleth not in temples made with 
           hands" (Acts.7:48) Solomon's Temple ( which incorporated all the pattern of the Tabernacle 
           of Moses) was only a "figure1 for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts 
           and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the 
           conscience; Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal 
           ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. (i.e. until the time that 
           Christ came Heb 9:9-11)

           When Jesus came, He said I am the Temple now. (John.1:11; 2:18-20) I am the 
           fulfillment of all the Law and the Prophets. (Matt.5:17-19) Jesus ministered for three and a 
           half years, was crucified, buried and rose again and became the head of the Church which is
           His Body (Eph.1:22-23, Col.1:18) This identifies the Church to be the Temple of God. 
           (1Cor.6:19, Eph.2:20-22, 1Peter.2:5)

           Conclusion: "To anoint the most Holy" must have it's fulfillment in God's eternal purpose,
           (Eph.3:1-12) the Church. The following is my belief. At the "consummation" (Dan.9:27) the end 
           (the Second Coming) God will ushering in (i.e. make functional) the 1000 year rest, the 
           Millennium. This is where "we will live in His sight." (Hosea.6:2)

                                              Click here for explanation of chart below



The Seventy Weeks are four hundred and ninety years

1.  This day for a year principle was easily understood by the Hebrew mind. God spoke throughout 
     the Law in patterns of sevens. The Hebrew word for "week" is "seven."  It could be said the 
     "seventy of sevens are determined upon thy people." 
     a.  Israel was told every seventh day to rest. (Exod.20:9-10)  This was important to God, and 
          it carried serious consequences if the Sabbath was not observed. (Num.15:32-36) Today it
          is equally serious to the Lord. If we fail to enter into His rest (Heb.3:1-19; 4:1-11) we can miss 
          what God is saying and doing in the Church in these last days.
        
          
     b.  They were to count seven Sabbaths (weeks) complete and then on the morrow after the 
          Sabbath celebrate the feast of harvest or weeks. (Lev.23:1-21 a week of weeks) 

             
     c.  They were to celebrate all the feasts within a seven month time period. (Lev.23:1-44)


          
     d.  Israel was to work the Land for six years and let the Land rest the seventh year.  
          (Lev.25:1-22)  Then every 50th. year they were to let the Land rest. This means they had 
          two years of continuous rest for the Land. Unfortunately, "the Church in the wilderness" failed 
          to keep this pattern. (Note: This is why God allowed Judah to go into the Babylonian captivity 
          for 70 years "until the land had enjoyed her Sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept 
          sabbath, to fulfill threescore and ten years." (2Chron.36:21, Jer.29:10)
         

2.  Jacob worked for Laban seven years  in order to marry Rachael. (Gen.29:21-30)
3.  Ezekiel prophesied against the city of Jerusalem while laying on his side for 390 days for 
     the Israel of Israel and 40 days for the house of Judah. "each day for a year" Israel wandered in the
     wilderness for 40 years. (Eze.4:1-8)
4.  Israel wandered in the wilderness for 40 years. It was a year for each day. (Num.14:33-35)
     
     The Seventy Weeks are 490 years. A question has been asked, 
     "Why is this not "a thousand years a day?" (2Peter.3:1-9, Psa.90:4) The answer is, that it would be
     69 weeks (i.e. 6900 A.D.) until Messiah if these were a thousand years days. (Dan.9:25) Obviously 
     this does not fit because this is only the year 2009 A.D., and the Historical fact is that Jesus did 
     come as the Messiah 483 years (69 weeks) later just as Daniel prophesied. (Dan.9:25)


The "Seventy Weeks" begins with the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem

"Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and
to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times." (Dan 9:25-26)  At the time of Daniel's prophecy, the House of Judah was about to be released from a seventy year captivity to the Babylonian Empire. (Dan.9:1-2, Jer.29:8-11) These seventy years was a discipline from God for their disobedience, (2Chron.36:21, Jer.29:10, 1Kings.11:39, Note: Heb.12:6) because they had not let the Land rest every seventh year, (Lev.25:1-7) and every fiftieth year (Lev.25:8-55)