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Detours are unavoidable.
Most often they aggravate me, especially when I am driving in an unfamiliar area.
Back a few years ago, when one of our foster daughters was attending Deerfield Middle School, we had an unexpected detour because they were repaving Holloway Road.
I only knew of one way to get to the village of Deerfield, and yet I couldn’t get there that way.
My “daughter” was going to be late for school, and I had to find a different route.
Oh yeah, I wasn’t very smart with smart phones and GPS at that point in time.
But this necessary detour caused me to find a much better route to the school, for which I was eventually thankful.
Of course, some detours just get you really lost!
I know that we just began a new sermon series this past week, but this week we are going to take a necessary, and preemptive detour.
This is because of a statement which Jesus made in the midst of His final discourse:
This reference to the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION is taken from an angelic message to Daniel concerning end times.
And so I invite you to turn in your Bible to as we consider what is commonly referred to as The Seventy Weeks of Daniel.
As we go through this passage we will look at the setting for this vision, and then we will take a crash course on the seventy week period that is told to Daniel by Gabriel the angel.
First let’s read the passage together.
The Setting
We will not take the time this morning to make a full-blown introduction to the book of Daniel.
But a little information will help.
Daniel was taken to Babylon in the first wave of captivity around B.C. 605
Daniel was trained “In every branch of wisdom, endowed with understanding and discerning knowledge...”
Daniel was devoted to God
Daniel rose to prominence in the government of Nebuchadnezzar and remained prominent in the government of the Medes and Persians who conquered Babylon
Daniel was gifted in interpreting dreams and visions
Much of the Book of Daniel deals with end times
Now for the setting of this vision:
Daniel was reading and contemplating this statement in
This passage provoked Daniel to pray
Confession of national sin
Petition for God to turn His anger away
While still praying Gabriel approached him with a message from God — Vs. 20-23
A Crash Course on
Nine Things to Note:
The prophecy is about Daniel’s people and Daniel’s city
Who are Daniel’s people?
Where is Daniel’s city?
Two distinct princes are mentioned
Messiah or Anointed One
The prince who is to come
Time-period is 70 weeks (or 70 sevens) – divided into three groups:
7 weeks (of years – 49 yrs.)
62 weeks (of years – 434 yrs.)
1 week (of years – 7 yrs.)
490 years altogether
Time period begins with the issuing of a decree:
´Time period begins with the issuing of a decree:
To rebuild Jerusalem
The Decree of Cyrus in 538/37 BC ()
A decree to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem
The Decree of Artaxerxes in 458 BC ()
A decree for people to return to Jerusalem
The Decree of Artaxerxes in 445 BC ( )
A decree to rebuild the walls in Jerusalem
March 14, 445 BC
The end of the 69 weeks will be marked by the appearance of Messiah
Messiah will be killed after the 69 weeks
´Messiah will be cut off after the 69 weeks
The 70th week will begin with the making of a treaty with Israel
In the middle of the 70th week the coming prince will break the treaty which will usher in a time of wrath
´In the middle of the 70th week the coming prince will break the treaty which will usher in a time of wrath
After the completion of the 70 weeks there will be a time of unparalleled blessing for Israel
Three Negative Achievements:
Finish the transgression
Sin in an all-inclusive sense
Make an end of sin
Missing the mark – sins of daily life
Make atonement for iniquity
Perverse action – willful disobedience?
Three Positive Achievements:
Bring in everlasting righteousness
Refers to a period of time when righteousness will rule; i.e. the Millennium
Seal up vision & prophecy
Final fulfillment of prophecy
Anoint the most holy place
The Millennial Temple
I don’t know if you have recognized this or not, but this verse is very gospel oriented.
The first four of these six things were accomplished at the cross of Jesus.
“It was on that old cross Jesus suffered and died to pardon and sanctify me!”
NIV – seventy sevens
NLT – seventy sets of sevens
Each “seven” represents a year
70 x 7 = 490 years
Prophetic Year
360 days (12 months of 30 days)
When did this period begin?
March 14, 445 BC
The Decree of Cyrus in 538/37 BC ()
A decree to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem
The Decree of Artaxerxes in 458 BC ()
A decree for people to return to Jerusalem
The Decree of Artaxerxes in 445 BC ( )
A decree to rebuild the walls in Jerusalem
March 14, 445 BC
When did the first 69 weeks end?
Prophetic Year
360 days (12 months of 30 days)
69 x 7 x 360 = 173,880 days
March 14, 445 BC
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April 6, 32 AD
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