A widespread prophecy concerning Donald Trump was given by a young man who called him, God’s trumpet, and a type of Cyrus. Who was Cyrus?
Cyrus was the Persian king who ended the 70-year captivity of the Jewish people in Babylon. Along with that, Cyrus ordered that the Jewish temple be rebuilt, even financing part of its rebuilding out of his own treasury.
Sounds good so far. A Gentile king raised up by God to release His people and rebuild the Jewish temple. In that, we as Christians rejoice. It has been hard for many of us to see the disrespect and lack of support for Israel under the former administration.
But, if we take those same actions of Cyrus and hopefully attribute them to Mr. Trump, we may be in for a jolt. For if he were a Cyrus and be instrumental in Israel’s peace, allowing for her third temple to be rebuilt, then he could be the trigger for the final 7 years of this age, known as endtimes.
In Daniel 9:24, God delivered a prophecy of a 490-year period of time or 70 7’s of years. That prophecy was determined upon three things. Or, in other words, the prophecy could not run unless three things were in place: the Jewish people back in their land; Jerusalem restored; and the temple which makes Jerusalem “the HOLY city.”
Cyrus’ decree allowed for two of the determinants to be in place: the Jews’ return to their land and the temple rebuilt. However, the city of Jerusalem itself lay in ruins.
In 454 B.C., another Persian king, Artaxerxes, gave the command for the “street and the walls” of Jerusalem to be restored. It was this command that triggered the prophecy to go forth, because the third determinant was now in place.
This prophecy ran uninterruptedly for the next 483 years, or until 30 A.D. Then the prophetic clock stopped at the crucifixion. Why? Because in crucifying Christ— the true “tabernacle” of God— the Jews, in effect, destroyed their own temple. So the prophetic clock stopped. In 70 A.D. the Roman army completed the destruction by destroying the temple building and the city of Jerusalem. The Jews themselves were scattered, slaughtered, or enslaved. Israel was no more for almost 2000 years.
But, in 1948, miraculously, Israel became a nation once again. And in 1967, Jerusalem was regained. And now, Israel is ready to rebuild her temple. She is all ready. She has everything prepared for it. But she has been hindered so far from accomplishing that.
As of today, two of the three determinants to resume the prophecy are in place: the Jews are back in their land with Jerusalem as their capital.
When Israel rebuilds her temple— the only thing holding the prophecy up— the final 7 years of the prophecy can commence. Daniel 9:27 tells us of a “prince” who will make a 7-year treaty with Israel. This treaty may include the right to rebuild her temple. How do we know Israel WILL rebuild her temple? Because Daniel 9:27 also tells us that in the middle of these 7 years, this “prince” will cause the “sacrifices and oblations (of the temple) to cease.” Instead, he will enter the temple, declare himself God, and allow an abomination or idol of himself to be set up. Jesus spoke of this in Matthew 24:15-16 when He said: “Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever reads, let him understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.”
Cyrus was significant for setting two determinants of the prophecy in place: the Jews’ return to their land and the rebuilding of the temple. There is also an endtime Cyrus who will be significant for allowing the rebuilding of the temple, the third and final determinant to relaunch the prophecy. He will come in as a peacemaker for Israel. And people will be saying “peace & safety” when he comes.
As the people of God, we may or may not have unknowingly voted in a man who could be the endtime Cyrus. But, one thing we must do…KEEP OUR EYES ON BIBLICAL PROPHECY! For it is currently batting 100% in its accuracy.
There are two simultaneous, yet seemingly conflicting movements in Christianity today. One says, we will rise up and usher in the greatest move of God in our nation and our world. The other says, repent for the kingdom of God draws near. Both are correct. But, the greatest move of God may take place within the final 70th 7 of Daniel’s prophecy.
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