Daniel’s Prophecy of the End Times

Almighty God has determined that the end of this present age will wrap up around the nation of Israel.  Out of Israel came Messiah the first time.  And to Israel will Messiah return the second time.  The season of His return is centered around future events that will happen to the nation of Israel.  The physical sign that we are approaching the end of the age is the resurrection of the nation of Israel!

The Lord began prophesying to us in the book of Genesis and continued through Revelation.  God’s prophecies are literal in their fulfillment, detailed in their description, and batting 100% in their accuracy.  So, when we discover that within a prophecy given to Daniel, God not only gave the exact time of Messiah’s appearance on earth the first time, but also laid out the end times for us– well, now you have our attention!

And when you discover that we– the generation living today– have seen two out of three of the requirements to launch end times come to pass in our lifetime, then it becomes fascinating.

The foundation for understanding the book of Revelation starts with a prophecy given to Daniel some 500 years before Christ.  In this prophecy of Daniel 9:24-27, God gave an overview of the rest of Jewish history up through the end of the age!

Daniel 9:24, “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.”

1.  The term “weeks” is an old translation of the original Hebrew word “heptad”, which actually means “seven.”  Seventy “weeks” then, equates to seventy “sevens” of years or 490 years (70 x 7).
2. The prophecy is determined upon three conditions:

– “your people” – the Jews;

– “your holy” – the Temple;

– “city” – Jerusalem.

This prophecy has a life of its own.  When all three conditions are met, the prophecy moves forward.  If a condition is removed, the prophecy stops.  This will become clearer as we move through our study.  UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE THREE CONDITIONS MUST BE IN PLACE FOR THE PROPHECY TO PROCEED will explain how a prophecy of 490 years can take us from the 5th century B.C. until the end of this present age.

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