Finally, The Correct Interpretation of the 70 Weeks Prophecy in Daniel

EclipseEventSigns said:
Finally, The Correct Interpretation of the 70 Weeks in Daniel

In our cynical age, the kneejerk reaction will be to reject this claim or even laugh this off as ridiculous. Can the barriers be broken just to get to an open mind that would even consider this evidence?

What this is NOT.
  • It is not based on a vision or personal revelation
  • It is not tied to a particular denomination or church tradition
  • It is not based on a particular type of year (ie. 360 day "prophetic" year)
  • It is not tied to a particular translation of the Bible

What this IS and why it's the correct interpretation.
  • It does treat the original text, written in Hebrew, as accurate historically, culturally and linguistically
  • It is consistent with the entire message of Scripture
  • It is consistent with all other prophetic passages of Scripture
  • It uses the restored Jewish calendar which was in use during the Biblical era

But why has this interpretation NEVER before been seen until now?

This proper interpretation has only been rediscovered now in our modern age. It was never meant to be properly understood until the time of the end. This is due to various phases of how this passage has been interpreted since it was originally spoken by Gabriel.

Daniel properly understood the 70 Weeks from the start. [Dan 9:22 LSB] Then he made [me] understand and spoke with me and said, "O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding."

The proper interpretation was hidden from and not fully understood by the majority after the book began to be circulated. However, the original Hebrew text and the Aramaic translation in the Targums was understood generally and led to a general expectation of the coming Messiah. However, the original Greek Septuagint had a totally corrupt text for Daniel 9. (What is now in the current Septuagint is Theodotian's translation of Daniel from centuries later.)

Some did have a more accurate understanding. Most likely the Magi figured out the prophecy. Very likely Simeon and Anna (in the temple) also knew exactly when the Messiah would arrive.

After 70 AD and continuing through the early Roman Church period, the dominant view was to treat the prophecy as allegory. Less and less access to the written text for the common folk allowed this view to remain for centuries.

The prophecy as understood by the jewish scholars never had a hope of being understood correctly. Their system of historical dates omitted several centuries as compared with historical fact.

With the invention of the printing press and the availability of readable translations, study of the prophecy increased. However, the particular interpretation bias found in the King James Version did not allow for the proper understanding of the prophecy to develop. The eastern churches who used the Greek translation mirrored that same interpretation bias so they also were similarly in the dark.

Increasing scholarship of ancient history allowed for the restoration of accurate literal-based alternatives to the allegorical interpretation. Some of these included those by Bishop Ussher, Magellan, and Isaac Newton. But they all came to very similar conclusions due to the influence of church tradition, use of the Jewish calendar and common assumptions. In the late 1800s Sir Robert Anderson introduced a completely novel interpretation which seemed to solve the various issues that many had struggled with.

This became the dominant interpretation of conservative Bible scholars for almost one hundred years. There have, of course, been many fringe interpretations which can be very easily dismissed upon examination. During the early 1970's Harold Hoehner recognized that there were several flaws in Anderson's method and attempted to correct them. This then became the accepted interpretation which has been accepted since.

However, this interpretation accepted by the majority is flawed because
  • it still makes use of the corruptions in the modern Jewish calendar,
  • it is still forced into a certain interpretation because it is based on the assumptions of the translators of the King James Version,
  • it does not recognize that the presumed historical anchor dates are just not historically possible and
  • it does not fully appreciate the purpose of why the 70 Weeks prophecy was given in the first place.

But since 2005 the proper and accurate interpretation of the 70 Weeks of Daniel has been understood again. The first time in two millennia.


I hope this has piqued your interest to investigate further. Here is a link to the 7 video series which explains the proper understanding of the 70 Weeks Prophecy in great detail. I invite you to examine all the included references and sources for yourself.
70 Weeks Prophecy Series

Or if you prefer the published book which contains even greater detail and all the calculations, see here:
Hidden Rhythms in Prophecy
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Thank you, I am listening.
 
Rockson said:
Even in a book form you'd maybe sell you would have to have some type of summary in the jacket of the book.
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The entire point of this forum, I thought, was for people to be willing to spend time in researching and verifying. Not making knee-jerk pot shots at things they don't agree with. In that spirit, I encouraged people to stop being lazy and check things out for themselves (and, gasp, maybe learn something).
Obviously, since that post, there have been many, many MANY explanations giving further information.

Btw, have you taken any time to research before posting your critical response?
 
EclipseEventSigns said:
The entire point of this forum, I thought, was for people to be willing to spend time in researching and verifying.
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In a certain sense I can agree with you. In other ways not. I think in a message board forum one shouldn't roll out long detailed teachings and turn and criticize people who won't go along for the ride. If it was that, that would mean you're asking people to invest a great deal of time and energy through your long and telling them to be silent until they get to the end.

I don't think that's right. If they have reservations about your early points and they express it you need to build up your creditability with them by explaining things along the way. I have on my youtube channel a teaching series about 22 parts. Am I right then to tell one WATCH IT ALL, then do your assessing? I wouldn't think so. One should be able to say, hold on now why are you saying this or that? Telling one to be quite and don't question is something an edited leader might do.
EclipseEventSigns said:
Not making knee-jerk pot shots at things they don't agree with.
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As I said you need to build credibility each step of the way especially in a message board. This shouldn't seem strange to you. I hardly doubt you'd take the time to listen to everything one has to say about a subject unless they've shown you they deserve your attention.
EclipseEventSigns said:
In that spirit, I encouraged people to stop being lazy and check things out for themselves (and, gasp, maybe learn something).
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You don't thing that's not being rather condescending? Consider people aren't always being lazy because they won't invest a great amount of time on your theories. Create desire within them that they might find it to their advantage to do so and if they don't still no need to criticize them. You should ask why should they feel compelled to listen to you in the sense of giving you much time?

Have you built up a renown reputation in the Christian world as a good Bible teacher where they'd feel comfortable to do so? You leave an impression if one isn't willing to do that then I guess you say they're not willing to learn something. Sorry Eclipse but I'd suggest maybe they are willing to but they don't want to be pressured by a spirit of compulsion. Please consider that food for thought.
 
Rockson said:
In a certain sense I can agree with you. In other ways not. I think in a message board forum one shouldn't roll out long detailed teachings and turn and criticize people who won't go along for the ride. If it was that, that would mean you're asking people to invest a great deal of time and energy through your long and telling them to be silent until they get to the end.

I don't think that's right. If they have reservations about your early points and they express it you need to build up your creditability with them by explaining things along the way. I have on my youtube channel a teaching series about 22 parts. Am I right then to tell one WATCH IT ALL, then do your assessing? I wouldn't think so. One should be able to say, hold on now why are you saying this or that? Telling one to be quite and don't question is something an edited leader might do.

As I said you need to build credibility each step of the way especially in a message board. This shouldn't seem strange to you. I hardly doubt you'd take the time to listen to everything one has to say about a subject unless they've shown you they deserve your attention.

You don't thing that's not being rather condescending? Consider people aren't always being lazy because they won't invest a great amount of time on your theories. Create desire within them that they might find it to their advantage to do so and if they don't still no need to criticize them. You should ask why should they feel compelled to listen to you in the sense of giving you much time?

Have you built up a renown reputation in the Christian world as a good Bible teacher where they'd feel comfortable to do so? You leave an impression if one isn't willing to do that then I guess you say they're not willing to learn something. Sorry Eclipse but I'd suggest maybe they are willing to but they don't want to be pressured by a spirit of compulsion. Please consider that food for thought.
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I agree with you, Rockson, if I see a LONG post, my first tendency is to skim through it or ignore it altogether. If, in skimming it, I find something that I wish to comment on, I might spend more time on the details. Sometimes a LONG post causes me to give a LONG response, because I want to comment on everything, but it does get tedious at times.
 
No one has to post in a thread if they do not like the poster or their teachings. If you are incapable of having a friendly discussion then please do not comment. You can disagree all you want and give your reasons why but do not attack anyone personally. Those who do will be banned from the thread.
 
When Eclipse titles this thread, "Finally, the Correct Interpretation of the 70 Weeks Prophecy in Daniel", my first reaction is that this is the last thing that I would care to read, much less spend hours and hours doing so. Then, when we are condemned for not wanting to do so and are labeled as lazy and not wanting to learn, that just puts the nail in the coffin, which seems to be exactly where your "correct interpretation" belongs.
 
When God told Jeremiah that the children of Israel would be in Babylon 70 years, did He really mean that they would be there 69 years, and then there would be a 2000 year gap, after which the 70th year would be completed? That would be deceiving His own people, wouldn't it? We know that God doesn't deceive or lie. So how is it any different when He had Gabriel tell Daniel that "Seventy weeks ( a period of seven in Hebrew - could mean days, years, or weeks) have been decreed for your people? We know that that is referring to seventy periods of seven years, because we know when the Messiah came, or at least the approximate years that He lived.
Did Gabriel really mean to say that 70 weeks have been decreed, starting with 69 weeks, then a 2000 year gap, and finally a 70th week? If Gabriel knew that there would be a 2000 year plus gap, then he deceived Daniel and all of us who read Daniel. God does not deceive.
There is NO gap.
 
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dizerner said:
Can you summarize it?
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Here is the summary according to Scripture

A.) the Word becoming flesh is the beginning of the 70th week

B.) Messiah is 'cut-off'/crucified and His death puts an end to sin, transgression and iniquity

C.) Messiah's death and resurrection ushers in the Righteousness of God as declared in Genesis

D.) Shortly BEFORE the End of the 70th week will come the AC who will be destroyed at the Brightness of His Coming

E.) Messiah is the Beginning and the End of the 70th Week = 1/3 of Jewish People are SAVED at His Coming
 
dwight92070 said:
When Eclipse titles this thread, "Finally, the Correct Interpretation of the 70 Weeks Prophecy in Daniel", my first reaction is that this is the last thing that I would care to read, much less spend hours and hours doing so. Then, when we are condemned for not wanting to do so and are labeled as lazy and not wanting to learn, that just puts the nail in the coffin, which seems to be exactly where your "correct interpretation" belongs.
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Ditto
 
dwight92070 said:
When God told Jeremiah that the children of Israel would be in Babylon 70 years, did He really mean that they would be there 69 years, and then there would be a 2000 year gap, after which the 70th year would be completed? That would be deceiving His own people, wouldn't it? We know that God doesn't deceive or lie. So how is it any different when He had Gabriel tell Daniel that "Seventy weeks ( a period of seven in Hebrew - could mean days, years, or weeks) have been decreed for your people? We know that that is referring to seventy periods of seven years, because we know when the Messiah came, or at least the approximate years that He lived.
Did Gabriel really mean to say that 70 weeks have been decreed, starting with 69 weeks, then a 2000 year gap, and finally a 70th week? If Gabriel knew that there would be a 2000 year plus gap, then he deceived Daniel and all of us who read Daniel. God does not deceive.
There is NO gap.
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'But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing,
that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years,
and a thousand years as one day.'
(2Pe 3:8)

Hello @dwight2070, :)

When our Lord Jesus stood up in the Synagogue at Nazareth, and read from the prophet Isaiah (Luke 4:16-21), instead of reading the reading that was allotted to Him (Isaiah 61:1-2) in it's entirety, he stopped short in the middle of the second verse, with the words. ''to preach the acceptable day of the Lord', and said, 'this day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears'. For between that clause and the one that followed would be a gap of more than 2000 years, for the following words were, ' ... and the day of vengeance of our God'. We are not told that in the text, but it has proved true in historical fact.

Also in the book of Judges we can also witness how Israel and Israel's affairs influence the computation of times and dates, for when Israel are in a lo-ammi condition ('because Israel did evil in the sight of God'), time is not counted prophetically.

Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
 
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EclipseEventSigns said:
Finally, The Correct Interpretation of the 70 Weeks in Daniel

In our cynical age, the kneejerk reaction will be to reject this claim or even laugh this off as ridiculous. Can the barriers be broken just to get to an open mind that would even consider this evidence?

What this is NOT.
  • It is not based on a vision or personal revelation
  • It is not tied to a particular denomination or church tradition
  • It is not based on a particular type of year (ie. 360 day "prophetic" year)
  • It is not tied to a particular translation of the Bible

What this IS and why it's the correct interpretation.
  • It does treat the original text, written in Hebrew, as accurate historically, culturally and linguistically
  • It is consistent with the entire message of Scripture
  • It is consistent with all other prophetic passages of Scripture
  • It uses the restored Jewish calendar which was in use during the Biblical era

But why has this interpretation NEVER before been seen until now?

This proper interpretation has only been rediscovered now in our modern age. It was never meant to be properly understood until the time of the end. This is due to various phases of how this passage has been interpreted since it was originally spoken by Gabriel.

Daniel properly understood the 70 Weeks from the start. [Dan 9:22 LSB] Then he made [me] understand and spoke with me and said, "O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding."

The proper interpretation was hidden from and not fully understood by the majority after the book began to be circulated. However, the original Hebrew text and the Aramaic translation in the Targums was understood generally and led to a general expectation of the coming Messiah. However, the original Greek Septuagint had a totally corrupt text for Daniel 9. (What is now in the current Septuagint is Theodotian's translation of Daniel from centuries later.)

Some did have a more accurate understanding. Most likely the Magi figured out the prophecy. Very likely Simeon and Anna (in the temple) also knew exactly when the Messiah would arrive.

After 70 AD and continuing through the early Roman Church period, the dominant view was to treat the prophecy as allegory. Less and less access to the written text for the common folk allowed this view to remain for centuries.

The prophecy as understood by the jewish scholars never had a hope of being understood correctly. Their system of historical dates omitted several centuries as compared with historical fact.

With the invention of the printing press and the availability of readable translations, study of the prophecy increased. However, the particular interpretation bias found in the King James Version did not allow for the proper understanding of the prophecy to develop. The eastern churches who used the Greek translation mirrored that same interpretation bias so they also were similarly in the dark.

Increasing scholarship of ancient history allowed for the restoration of accurate literal-based alternatives to the allegorical interpretation. Some of these included those by Bishop Ussher, Magellan, and Isaac Newton. But they all came to very similar conclusions due to the influence of church tradition, use of the Jewish calendar and common assumptions. In the late 1800s Sir Robert Anderson introduced a completely novel interpretation which seemed to solve the various issues that many had struggled with.

This became the dominant interpretation of conservative Bible scholars for almost one hundred years. There have, of course, been many fringe interpretations which can be very easily dismissed upon examination. During the early 1970's Harold Hoehner recognized that there were several flaws in Anderson's method and attempted to correct them. This then became the accepted interpretation which has been accepted since.

However, this interpretation accepted by the majority is flawed because
  • it still makes use of the corruptions in the modern Jewish calendar,
  • it is still forced into a certain interpretation because it is based on the assumptions of the translators of the King James Version,
  • it does not recognize that the presumed historical anchor dates are just not historically possible and
  • it does not fully appreciate the purpose of why the 70 Weeks prophecy was given in the first place.

But since 2005 the proper and accurate interpretation of the 70 Weeks of Daniel has been understood again. The first time in two millennia.


I hope this has piqued your interest to investigate further. Here is a link to the 7 video series which explains the proper understanding of the 70 Weeks Prophecy in great detail. I invite you to examine all the included references and sources for yourself.
70 Weeks Prophecy Series

Or if you prefer the published book which contains even greater detail and all the calculations, see here:
Hidden Rhythms in Prophecy
Click to expand...
There can be no gap between the 69th and 70th week

 

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