Why there can be no gap between the 69th and 70th week

Never said otherwise.
Go back and reread what I stated again.


You're not actually answering my questions.
I think you are in denial

Christ was clearly announced as the anointed one at his baptism

Four different statements confirm that

The question is not whether you said otherwise

The question was when was he introduced as the anointed one

clearly that happened before his entrance into Jerusalem on Palm sunday.

that leaves 31/2 years or half of one of a seven when he was cutoff
 
Yeah, all great passages.
They do nothing to explain why 9:25 is fulfilled by the start of Jesus’ ministry.

Heb 10:7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

Do you know what these words mean? Do you know what it is to put Jesus Christ first in your theology?

All prophecy has THE purpose of Glorifying Jesus Christ. ALL of it.

Yet, you want to take a distinction in the 70 weeks as if it applies to "Palm Sunday"?????

I don't see a single thing in your comments that actually glorifies THE Glorious Advent and manifestation of Jesus Christ openly to this world.

The Father openly anointed Christ with His OWN VOICE....

Mat 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Mat 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Heavens opened. Spirit "literally" Descending to the Son. The voice of God declaring honor to the Son.

You are dishonoring Jesus Christ.
 
Scripture testified it was the decree of Cyrus to rebuild Jesusalem

Isaiah 44:24–45:13 (ESV) — 24 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself, 25 who frustrates the signs of liars and makes fools of diviners, who turns wise men back and makes their knowledge foolish, 26 who confirms the word of his servant and fulfills the counsel of his messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built, and I will raise up their ruins’; 27 who says to the deep, ‘Be dry; I will dry up your rivers’; 28 who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd, and he shall fulfill all my purpose’; saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’ and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.” 1 Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him that gates may not be closed: 2 “I will go before you and level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, 3 I will give you the treasures of darkness and the hoards in secret places, that you may know that it is I, the LORD, the God of Israel, who call you by your name. 4 For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me. 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, 6 that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other. 7 I form light and create darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; I am the LORD, who does all these things. 8 “Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit; let the earth cause them both to sprout; I the LORD have created it. 9 “Woe to him who strives with him who formed him, a pot among earthen pots! Does the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’ or ‘Your work has no handles’? 10 Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you begetting?’ or to a woman, ‘With what are you in labor?’ ” 11 Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and the one who formed him: “Ask me of things to come; will you command me concerning my children and the work of my hands? 12 I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host. 13 I have stirred him up in righteousness, and I will make all his ways level; he shall build my city and set my exiles free, not for price or reward,” says the LORD of hosts.

Now if you believe what God has stated all your calculation and calenders are of no value

Something that I was just reminded of regarding prophecy...
Specifically the splitting of the time between the 69th seven and the 70th seven.

When Jesus went into the synagogue and quoted Isaiah 61, and then stated-- now this passage is fulfilled in your hearing, he only quoted part of the actual prophecy.

Luk 4:17-20 WEB The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed, and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

The whole prophecy states:

Isa 61:1-6 WEB 1 The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound, 2 to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, 3 to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified. 4 They will rebuild the old ruins. They will raise up the former devastated places. They will repair the ruined cities that have been devastated for many generations. 5 Strangers will stand and feed your flocks. Foreigners will work your fields and your vineyards. 6 But you will be called Yahweh’s priests. Men will call you the servants of our God. You will eat the wealth of the nations. You will boast in their glory.

Jesus stopped short of the entire prophecy.
Thus, affirming that there are instances where there is a break in time between fulfilling part, versus the whole prophecy.
 
I think you are in denial

Christ was clearly announced as the anointed one at his baptism

Four different statements confirm that

The question is not whether you said otherwise

The question was when was he introduced as the anointed one

clearly that happened before his entrance into Jerusalem on Palm sunday.

that leaves 31/2 years or half of one of a seven when he was cutoff

We were pretty much writing the same thing at the same time. That might mean something... :)
 
Something that I was just reminded of regarding prophecy...
Specifically the splitting of the time between the 69th seven and the 70th seven.

When Jesus went into the synagogue and quoted Isaiah 61, and then stated-- now this passage is fulfilled in your hearing, he only quoted part of the actual prophecy.

Luk 4:17-20 WEB The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed, and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

The whole prophecy states:

Isa 61:1-6 WEB 1 The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound, 2 to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, 3 to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified. 4 They will rebuild the old ruins. They will raise up the former devastated places. They will repair the ruined cities that have been devastated for many generations. 5 Strangers will stand and feed your flocks. Foreigners will work your fields and your vineyards. 6 But you will be called Yahweh’s priests. Men will call you the servants of our God. You will eat the wealth of the nations. You will boast in their glory.

Jesus stopped short of the entire prophecy.
Thus, affirming that there are instances where there is a break in time between fulfilling part, versus the whole prophecy.

So does most any single quote of prophecy from the OT throughout the entirety of the NT. The authors are focusing upon certain aspects of revelation at the time.

Heb 10:7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
 
I think you are in denial
Of course you do! To you there can be no other way than what you think the Bible says.
It's as I've previously stated...
It's your way, or the highway, and since you think that Bible agrees with you, you refuse to consider any other view.


Christ was clearly announced as the anointed one at his baptism
and?
to whom, his listeners, those present, or the entire nation?
on palm Sunday, according to the mosaic law, every single Jewish male was required to be in Jerusalem, at the Passover feast!
Four different statements confirm that
i have dozens that show a different perspective.
so, if you're going to claim a count being the determining factor, then my dozens supplant your four.
The question is not whether you said otherwise
but apparently it is, because your statement makes no sense otherwise. It's incoherent as a response to my comment.
The question was when was he introduced as the anointed one
Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 21:4-11, Luke 19:29-40, John 12:12-18,
He was introduced to the entire nation on Nisan 10, aka, Palm Sunday.
clearly that happened before his entrance into Jerusalem on Palm sunday.
Nope.
Only a part of the nation were present when Jesus was baptized.
The entire male population of Israel was present, according to Jewish Law.
that leaves 31/2 years or half of one of a seven when he was cutoff
31 half years?
 
So does most any single quote of prophecy from the OT throughout the entirety of the NT. The authors are focusing upon certain aspects of revelation at the time.
Yep!
Exactly.
Which gives credence to a stretch of time between the 69th seven and the 70th seven.
Furthermore, there were 6 things that were to be completed in the 70 sevens.

Dan 9:24 WEB “Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to finish disobedience, 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.


Dan 9:24 WEB “Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city,
1- to finish disobedience,
2- to make an end of sins,
3- to make reconciliation for iniquity,
4- to bring in everlasting righteousness,
5- to seal up vision and prophecy, and
6- to anoint the most holy.

Which of these have been accomplished?
It looks to me that only #3 has been accomplished.

We still live with disobedience.
Sin still exists.
Everlasting righteousness definitely does not exist right now.
Sealing up the vision and prophecy... I'm iffy on that, because there are a lot of unfinished prophecies.
The Most Holy has not been anointed.

So... one in 6 actions are done.
yet, the argument is that the 70 sevens were completed already.



Heb 10:7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
Yep!
 
Yep!
Exactly.
Which gives credence to a stretch of time between the 69th seven and the 70th seven.
Furthermore, there were 6 things that were to be completed in the 70 sevens.

No. It does not. It simply means that Christ is only focusing at that moment on a particular aspect of what was written. That is all.

yet, the argument is that the 70 sevens were completed already.

No. That is not the argument.

Dan 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off,

Isa 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.


What do you mean "yep". You referenced "Palm Sunday".
 
No. It does not. It simply means that Christ is only focusing at that moment on a particular aspect of what was written. That is all.



No. That is not the argument.

Dan 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off,

Isa 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.



What do you mean "yep". You referenced "Palm Sunday".
The try rereading what I actually posted.
 
Of course you do! To you there can be no other way than what you think the Bible says.
It's as I've previously stated...
It's your way, or the highway, and since you think that Bible agrees with you, you refuse to consider any other view.



and?
to whom, his listeners, those present, or the entire nation?
on palm Sunday, according to the mosaic law, every single Jewish male was required to be in Jerusalem, at the Passover feast!

Except he was not anointed there

He was anointed by God at his baptism

but lets see

John 7:40–41 (ESV) — 40 When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee?

And at his entrance into Jerusalem

John 12:12–13 (ESV) — 12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”

they already had recognized him

there was no new revelation

Further according to scripture it was the decree of Cyrus which starts the clock'

so all your calculations and calendars can be tossed in the garbage if you did not start with cyrus
 
No. It does not. It simply means that Christ is only focusing at that moment on a particular aspect of what was written. That is all.
Ah, so he's allowed to do what you approve of, but not what you don't?
Rather convenient.

This just demonstrates the irrationality of the "there's no gap between the 69th and 70th sevens" idea. It further reinforces the question roaming about this being nothing but someone picking a fight.

No. That is not the argument.
I disagree entirely.
Dan 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off,
Yep. the prophecy isn't only that one portion.

Isa 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Yep.
What do you mean "yep". You referenced "Palm Sunday".
I agree with Hebrews 10.
It's a quote from Psalm 40.

Psa 40:7 KJV Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

Pretty cool passage.
 
Ah, so he's allowed to do what you approve of, but not what you don't?
Rather convenient.

You do realize this is an empty argument. I'm not getting into a senseless "back and forth" with you.

This just demonstrates the irrationality of the "there's no gap between the 69th and 70th sevens" idea. It further reinforces the question roaming about this being nothing but someone picking a fight.

I don't want to "pick a fight". I'll prove it. Believe what you want.
 
Dan 9:24 WEB “Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city,
1- to finish disobedience,
2- to make an end of sins,
3- to make reconciliation for iniquity,
4- to bring in everlasting righteousness,
5- to seal up vision and prophecy, and
6- to anoint the most holy.
1 Matthew 23:32–36 (KJV 1900) — 32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? 34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: 35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. 36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

2. To make an end of sins. On this item we need not dwell at length; for we have already called attentionto the marvellous workings of God’s wisdom in causing that the extreme sin of man should serve to accomplish eternal redemption, and so provide a complete remedy for sin for the crucifixion of Christ,though it was truly a deed of diabolical wickedness on the part of man, was on His own part the offering ofHimself without spot to God as a sacrifice for sins (Hebrews 9:14). It was thus that He “offered the oneSacrifice for sins forever” (Hebrews 10:12).We understand that the sense in which the death of Christ made “an end of sins” was that thereby Hemade a perfect atonement for sins, as written in Hebrews 1:3, “when He had by Himself purged oursins’” and in many like passages. It is to be noted however, that the Hebrew word for “sins” in this passage means not only the sin itself, but also the sacrifice therefore. Hence it is thought by some that whatthe angel here foretold was the making an end of the sin offering required by the law. That was, indeed,an incidental result, and it is mentioned expressly in verse 27. But the word used in that verse is not theword found in verse 24, which means sin or sin offering It is a different word, meaning sacrifice. We conclude, therefore, that the words, “to make an end of sins”, should be taken in their most obvious sense.

3. To make reconciliation for iniquity. The word here translated “reconciliation” is usually rendered“atone”, but according to Strong’s Concordance it expresses also the thought of appeasing or reconciling.We shall, therefore, assume that our translators had good reason for using the word “reconciliation.” If,however, it be taken that “atonement” is the better rendering, the conclusion would not be affected; forboth atonement and reconciliation were made by the death of Christ upon the cross.15The need of reconciliation arises from the fact that man is by nature not only a sinner, but also an enemyof God (Romans 5:8, 10). Moreover, it is because he is a sinner that he is also an enemy. As a sinner heneeds to be justified; and as an enemy he needs to be reconciled. The death of Christ as an atoning sacrifice accomplishes both in the case of all who believe in Him. In Romans 5:8–10 these two distinct, butclosely related, things are clearly set forth. For we there read, first, that “while we were yet sinnersChrist died for us”, and second, that “when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death ofHis Son”.Reconciliation has to do directly with the kingdom of God, in that it signifies the bringing back of thosewho were rebels and enemies into willing and loyal submission to God. In this connection attentionshould be given to the great passage in Colossians 1:12–22, which shows that, as the result of the death ofChrist, those who have “redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins” (verse 14), are also translated into the kingdom of God’s dear Son (verse 13), Christ “having made peace for them through theblood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself”; and the apostle adds, “And you, who weresometime alienated and enemies in your mind, yet now hath He reconciled in the body of His flesh,through death” (verses 20–22).It is certain, therefore, that, when Christ Jesus died and rose again, atonement for sin and reconciliationfor the enemies of God were fully and finally accomplished as a matter of historic fact. It is important, andindeed essential, to a right interpretation of this prophecy, to keep in mind that atonement and reconciliation were to be accomplished, and actually were accomplished, within the measure of seventy weeksfrom the going forth of the decree of King Cyrus.It is thus seen that the prophecy has to do with the great and eternal purpose of God to establish Hiskingdom — and to bring pardoned and reconciled sinners into it as willing and loyal subjects of Christ,the King. And when the time drew near the kingdom was proclaimed by the Lord and by His forerunneras “at hand.” The Lord’s own words, when taken in connection with the prophecy of Gabriel, are very significant. He said: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand” (Mark 1:15). The timewhereof He spoke was that declared in this great prophecy; which is the only prophecy which gives thetime of His coming. Hence His words were really the announcement of His approaching death, resurrection and enthronement in heaven, as the heavenly King of God’s heavenly kingdom.

4. To bring in everlasting righteousness. Righteousness is the most prominent feature of the kingdomof God. To show this we need only cite those familiar passages: “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and Hisrighteousness” (Matthew 6:33); “the kingdom of God is righteousness and peace, and joy in the HolyGhost” (Romans 14:17). One characteristic of God’s righteousness, which He was “to bring in” throughthe sacrifice of Christ ((Romans 3:21–26), is that it endures forever; and this is what is emphasized in theprophecy. A work was to be done, and now has been done, which would bring in everlasting righteousness— everlasting because based upon the Cross, as foretold also through Isaiah, “My righteousness shall beforever” (Isaiah 51:8). Jesus Christ has now been made unto US “righteous” (1 Corinthians 1:30); andthis is in fulfillment of another great promise: “behold the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raiseUnto David a righteous Branch, and a King reign and prosper And this is His Name whereby He shall becalled JEHOVAH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS” (Jeremiah 23:5–6).

5. To seal up vision and prophecy. This we take to mean the sealing up of God’s word of prophecy to theIsraelites, as part of the punishment they brought upon themselves. The word “seal up” sometimesmeans, in a secondary sense, to make secure, since what is tightly sealed up is made safe against beingtampered with. Hence some have understood by this item merely that vision and prophecy were to be fulfilled. But we are not aware that the word “sealed up” is used in that sense in the Scriptures. For whenthe fulfillment of prophecy is meant, the word “to fulfill” is used. We think the word should be taken herein its primary meaning; for it was distinctly foretold, as a prominent feature of Israel’s punishment thatboth vision and prophet — i.e., both eye and ear — were to be closed up, so that seeing they would see not,and hearing they would hear not (Isaiah 6:10).Moreover, this very sealing up of vision and prophecy as a part of the chastening of Israel was foretold byIsaiah in that great passage where he speaks of Christ as the Foundation Stone (Isaiah 28:16). Followingthis is a prediction of “woe” to the city where David dwelt (29:1). So we have here a prophecy which is parallel to that of Gabriel. The latter spoke of the cutting off of Messiah to be followed by the destruction ofJerusalem; and Isaiah also spoke of Christ as God’s Foundation Stone, laid in Zion (resurrection) and16then of the overthrow of the earthly Zion. As to this overthrow God speaks through Isaiah very definitelysaying, “And I will camp against thee round about and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and raisea fort against thee, and thou shalt be brought down” (Isaiah 29:1–4). Then the prophet speaks of a coming storm and tempest and devouring fire and also of the multitude of the nations that were to fightagainst the city (verses 6–9). And then come these significant words: “For the Lord God hath poured outupon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes, the prophets’ and your rulers, the seers, hathHe covered. And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed” (verses 10–11).This manifestly corresponds with Gabriel’s words “to seal up vision and prophet.” Moreover, the word“sealed,” in Isaiah 29:11, is the same as in Daniel 9:24. These words of Isaiah also give a remarkably accurate description of the spiritual blindness of the people and their rulers in Christ’s day, who, though theyread the prophets every Sabbath day, yet because they knew not their voices, fulfilled them in condemning Him (Acts 13:27).The fulfillment of Isaiah 6 also comes in here. For the Lord Himself declared that, in His day, was fulfilledthe word “Go and tell this people, Hear ye indeed but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with theireyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed” (Isaiah6:9–10; Matthew 13:14–15). John also quotes this prophecy and applies it to the Jews of his day (John12:39–41); and Paul does the same (Acts 28:25–27).Hence we should note with deep interest the question which this sentence of judgment prompted Isaiahto ask, and the answer he received. Evidently the prophet understood that the judgment pronounced inthe words quoted above was to be one of terrible severity, for he at once inquired anxiously, “How long”the period of judicial blindness was to last. The answer was, “Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, and the Lord have removed men faraway, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land” (Isaiah 6:11–12).Here we have a clear prediction of that which Christ Himself prophesied when the desolation of Judea,and the scattering of the Jews among all nations (Luke 21:24) Philip Mauro 70 weeks and the great tribulation
 
Except he was not anointed there
He hasn't been anointed at all! Ever!
He was baptized by John.
The Father affirmed His Sonship.
Those aren't anointing.
He was anointed by God at his baptism
nope.
He was baptized by John.
The Father affirmed His Sonship.
Neither are anointing.

but lets see

John 7:40–41 (ESV) — 40 When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee?

And at his entrance into Jerusalem

John 12:12–13 (ESV) — 12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”

they already had recognized him
Isaiah 35 says why.
there was no new revelation
😳
And? Who says that new revelation was necessary?
Further according to scripture it was the decree of Cyrus which starts the clock'
Cyrus decreed to rebuild the temple. Not the city, and streets.
so all your calculations and calendars can be tossed in the garbage if you did not start with cyrus
Well, it sure is a good thing I know how to read and understand.


Ezr 1:2 KJV Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
 
You do realize this is an empty argument. I'm not getting into a senseless "back and forth" with you.
That's the most intelligent thing I've read so far.
You should talk to Tom, because I keep giving him opportunity to walk away, but he's refused... at least 20 times.
I don't want to "pick a fight".
I never said YOU did.
i said the gap theory sounds like someone is trying to pick a fight, and has waaaay too much time on their hands.
I'll prove it.
uh.... o.....k.....
Believe what you want.
Actually, I'm learning to

Pro 3:5-8 KJV 5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

I like a healthy navel, and bone marrow😎
 
No true end to sin has been accomplished, no permanent atonement for guilt, and no everlasting righteousness

Didn't Jesus destroy the works of the devil?

1 John 3:8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
 
He hasn't been anointed at all! Ever!
He was baptized by John.
The Father affirmed His Sonship.
Those aren't anointing.
The Holy Spirit falling on him is the anointing

but you are denying the text and the words of Christ

We must, of course, look to the words themselves to guide us to the information we are seeking; and those words are all we need. We are accustomed to regard the term “the Messiah” as merely a name or a title, but in fact it is a descriptive Hebrew word meaning “the anointed (one)”. In Greek the word Christos has the same meaning. Therefore, we have, only to ask, when was Jesus of Nazareth presented to Israel as the Anointed One? As to this we are not left in any doubt whatever, for it was an event of the greatest importance in the life of Jesus our Lord, as well as in the dealings of God with Israel, and in the history of the world, an event which is made prominent in all the four Gospels It was at His baptism in Jordan that our Lord was “anointed” for His ministry; for then it was that the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily shape its a dove. The apostle Peter bears witness that “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power” (Acts 10:38).This is clear and explicit to the point that, when the years of Israel’s history had unrolled to that marvelous day on which Father, Son and Holy Spirit were simultaneously manifested to the senses of men, it brought them “unto the Messiah.” There is no day in all history like that. The event is marked in a way to distinguish it most conspicuously. The Lord’s own testimony in regard to the matter is even more definite and impressive. For, after His return to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, He came to Nazareth where He had been brought up, and going into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, He read from the prophet Isaiah these striking words: “The Spirit, of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath ANOINTED Me to preach the gospel to the poor”; — and after He had closed, the book He said, “This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears” (Luke4:16–21). Thus the Lord declared Himself to be, at that time, the “Anointed” One, that is, “the Messiah”.

You are in serious denial




The testimony of God the Father is to the same effect. For the Voice from heaven bore witness to Him, saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved.” This declares Him to be the One of Whom David prophesied in the Second Psalm (verse 7). But that same Psalm sets Him forth as God’s “anointed” (verse 2).

But we have a special witness in John the Baptist, who was a man sent from God to bear witness of Christ,and to make Him manifest, to Israel; for John himself declared this to be his mission, saying, “that He should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water” (John 1:6–7, 31). When, therefore, the Lord Jesus had been “anointed” with the Holy Ghost and had been “made manifest to Israel” by the testimony of John the Baptist, then, the words of the prophecy “unto the Anointed One” were completely fulfilled.From that great and wonderful event down to the day of His death, He was constantly before the people in His Messianic character, fulfilling His Messianic mission, going about, doing good, healing all that were oppressed of the devil, preaching the glad tidings of the Kingdom of God, manifesting the Father’s Name, speaking the words His Father gave Him to speak, and doing the works the Father gave Him to do. Indeed, even before He announced Himself in the synagogue of Nazareth as God’s “Anointed One,” He had plainly said to the woman of Samaria (after she had spoken of “Messiah, who is called Christ”), “I that speak unto thee am He”(John 4:25–26).

Moreover, to the Samaritans who came out to see Him on the woman’s report, He so fully revealed Himself that they were constrained to confess Him, saying, “We have heard Him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ (the Anointed One), the Saviour of the world” (verse 42).

Furthermore, the nature, as well as the effect of John the Baptist’s public testimony to the Lord Jesus, is clearly revealed by the words of those who, on hearing his testimony, followed Jesus. It is recorded that “One of the two who heard John speak and followed Him (Jesus) was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first findeth his own brother and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the Christ”(John 1:40–41).In these scriptures the Holy Spirit has caused the important fact that Jesus was the Anointed One to be stated in both Hebrew and Greek, so that the significance of it should not be missed. That “this Jesus is the Christ” is the great point of apostolic testimony (Acts 17:3); and it is the substance of “our faith”; for “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God” (1 John 5:1, 4–5). It is likewise the rock foundation on which He is building His church (Matthew 16:18; 1 Corinthians 3:11).We have cited the foregoing scriptures to make it clear beyond all doubt that, from the Lord’s baptism and His manifestation to Israel, He was in the fullest sense “the Messiah” or the “Anointed”, of God. To this fact,the inspired records bear, as we have seen, the clearest testimony

You do not have a leg to stand on


Ezr 1:2 KJV Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
And that disproves Cyrus gave the decree how

Isaiah 44:24–45:13 (KJV 1900) — 24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, And he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; That stretcheth forth the heavens alone; That spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; 25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, And maketh diviners mad; That turneth wise men backward, And maketh their knowledge foolish; 26 That confirmeth the word of his servant, And performeth the counsel of his messengers; That saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; And to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, And I will raise up the decayed places thereof: 27 That saith to the deep, Be dry, And I will dry up thy rivers: 28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, And shall perform all my pleasure: Even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; And to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. 1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, Whose right hand I have holden, To subdue nations before him; And I will loose the loins of kings, To open before him the two leaved gates; And the gates shall not be shut; 2 I will go before thee, And make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, And cut in sunder the bars of iron: 3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, And hidden riches of secret places, That thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. 4 For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me. 5 I am the LORD, and there is none else, There is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, That there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. 7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. 8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness: Let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, And let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it. 9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? Or thy work, He hath no hands? 10 Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? Or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth? 11 Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, And concerning the work of my hands command ye me. 12 I have made the earth, And created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, And all their host have I commanded. 13 I have raised him up in righteousness, And I will direct all his ways: He shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, Not for price nor reward, Saith the LORD of hosts.

really the scriptural evidence is heavily against your view
 
The Lord’s own testimony in regard to the matter is even more definite and impressive. For, after His return to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, He came to Nazareth where He had been brought up, and going into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, He read from the prophet Isaiah these striking words: “The Spirit, of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath ANOINTED Me to preach the gospel to the poor”; — and after He had closed, the book He said, “This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears” (Luke4:16–21). Thus the Lord declared Himself to be, at that time, the “Anointed” One, that is, “the Messiah”.
@SteveB Just in case you missed the anointing of Jesus.
 
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