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I am starting this particular post of
Daniel 9 with another passage of the Bible in Matthew 24 When the
Messiah talked about the Abomination of Desolation from the book of
Daniel. This passage of Yashua (Jesus) talks of his return at another
point in time, which of course Yahshua did not know exactly when that time would be. Other passages that speak of this same account are Mark 13
and Luke 21.
The Abomination of Desolation is the last event to occur
in a series of events that will point to the season of his return, and we must be ready to leave at that point; Matt 24:16.
The key events are: False Christs, rumors of wars, famines, pestilences,
earthquakes, Christians will be killed, many will be offended, false
prophets, love of many will grow cold, the gospel of the Kingdom Message will be preached in all the world, and then finally the
Abomination of Desolation.
Although one could look at this list
above and easily say that every single event has taken place already
and the time is near, there's one fact that is we must keep in mind and that is the events must become more frequent and more intense as
a woman would travail in labor; John 16:21. In other words it will
become so frequent and that there will never seem to be a let up of
the events. The frequency and intensity of these events are truly
becoming more and more common. Most people do not think anything of
scandal anymore nor every day evil that's becoming a society norm.
It was the end of the 70 years and soon the Judaites would be free from their Babylonian captivity. Daniel knew
the time was short and they were to soon return to Judah which then as now is an alien
infested land renamed as Judea during their absence. Daniel prayed for
the return of his people by fasting, wearing sack cloth and ash; V.1-19. When the time came for the
Israelites to return to Canaan land, there was only a small number of
people who actually returned as they had become accustomed to the
pagan life style of living in Babylon, just as many Israelites are still fixed on Babylon today.
When Daniel was praying, the Angel
Gabriel interrupted his prayer to make him understand the time of
the 70 years for the captivity of Judah. These years was prophesied in
Jeremiah 25:11-12 and they were promised a safe return; Jeremiah29:10. The reason for the captivity is because they refused to honor Yahweh's laws, statutes, judgements, and sabbaths Ezekiel 20:13, 16, 19-21, and 24.
Gabriel then told Daniel the time when
the Messiah will arrive, he explains the starting time as when the
walls and street of Jerusalem will be rebuilt in troubled times. This decree of
rebuilding the walls of the temple was needed because they were under constant attack from the alien hordes and Edomite Jews while the temple was under construction. This decree came
from Artaxerxes Longimanus on March 14, 458 B.C. After being
requested by Nehemiah who was the kings cup bearer. The 70 weeks in Bible
chronology is expressed as 490 years for the coming of the Messiah. The Bible states that a day a year; Numbers 14:34 and Ezekiel 4:6. The 70 weeks, 70 x 7=490 years is the exact amount of time from the the decree to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem until the time of the death and resurrection of the Messiah freeing us permanently from our sins.
The number 490 or 7x70 in the Bible
I want to touch on the number 7 in the Bible. It's no accident nor arbitrary number that the amount of years to the Messiah's death is 490. The number 490 is 7x70 and 7 is a recurring number in scripture and throughout creation. For example; how many times to forgive your brother? 7x70; Matt 18:22 it's also the number of years from Abraham to the Exodus, number of years from the Exodus to the dedication of the temple, and number of years from the dedication of the temple to Nehemiah's return. The number seven is found throughout nature also. There are 7 continents, 7 oceans, 7 days of creation, 7 bones in the human neck, 7 bones in the human ankle, seven colors in the rainbow, and 7 is the number of of numbers in a telephone number because that's the number of digits easily remembered by the human mind, and I could go on and on about the number 7 in nature, anyway I think you get the point. Seven is God's number and the number 6 as in 6 points of the star of David, or The Mark of The Beast (666) is the number of man. I thank the Father that he proves the authenticity of his word through numbers and other ways for those who diligently search the scriptures; Proverbs 30:5.
I know that his word is truth!
I know that his word is truth!
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