The book of daniel's prophecy of the messiah arrival

Jun 25, 2019 the arrival of messiah on a day like no other by rob robinson on june 25, 2019 0 the arrival of the messiah on one specific day, according to the prophecies of daniel 9, psalms 118, and zechariah 9, is one of the most extraordinary exhibitions of gods power and sovereignty the world has ever seen. Daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation jews for judaism. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiah s arrival old testament bible teachings bible scriptures bible knowledge biblia online jehovahs witnesses bible truth judaism professor the prophecy in daniel 9 about the 70 weeks of years reveals the year when jesus became the messiah. The four empires of daniels prophecies united church of god. This prophecy of the messiah relates to both comings two returns from captivity, and assigns the times thereof. It is a research tool for publications in various languages produced by jehovahs witnesses. Although daniel wrote his prophecy hundreds of years before the birth of jesus christ, probably before 500 b. This is a mathematical prophecy week of years shabua or shabuim 7 years cutoff. But also of importance, especially to the study of revelation and endtimes, is the last verse of the prophecy. The context of this passage is where daniel considers the prophecy in jeremiah jeremiah 25. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival what does the bible really teach. In end times and 2019, i argue that daniels 2300 year prophecy successfully predicted the events of june 1967 when jerusalem was united under jewishisraeli rule. More than any other book of the hebrew scriptures, the writings of the prophet daniel confront us with evidence of the time of messiah s comingevidence that many people would rather not see.

Daniels prophecy itself indicates when it will be fulfilled. The prophecies fit more accurately the events leading up to the war of the maccabees than it does today. Many people think that biblical prophecies about the end of the world and the battle of armageddon are a christian thing. Oct 9, 2016 heres another link in relation to todays text discussion. The time of daniels prophecy can be precisely pin pointed due to the mention of darius beginning his reign daniel 9. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation. Sample presentation for distributing the invitation to the memorial of jesus. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs arrival. Daniels prophecy fortells the messiahs arrival religious forums.

When the war of the maccabees kicked off, one person expected the end of the world shortly after, and wrote the book of daniel. The teachers of the law should have known the year of the messiah s appearing, because of the prophecy spoken by the angel of the lord, regarding the 69 weeks. Daniel knows that the seventy years is coming to an end soon since it is 539 b. In either case, if he misstated the matter regarding daniel, his claim of being the son of god would be nullified. Also, the newly recorded expositional commentary on daniel, 16session study. Multiply 69 weeks x 7 years 483 years multiply 483 years x 360 days 173,880 days so, the prophet daniel, who lived 500 years before jesus yeshua wrote that from the day of the commandment to rebuild jerusalem and its walls, until the coming messiah would be 173,880 days. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs arrival bible. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel. Daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks is perhaps the most important prophecy to understand what will happen to israel in the last days.

This is an authorized web site of jehovahs witnesses. The book of daniel is filled with messianic illusions and calculations that even left. Daniels book prophesied events fulfilled many centuries ago as well as major events yet to come. Did daniel 9 predict the coming of jesus or antiochus epiphanes. Feb 27, 2017 the jews of the old testament kept on expecting the end of the world, and it never came. The gospel of luke tells us that daniels 70 weeks prophecy predicting messiahs arrival after 69 weeks of 7 years 483 years have completed, was fulfilled by jesus in 27 ce when he was made manifest to israel by john the baptizer preaching and baptizingpreparing the way for him, and jesus was anointed with gods holy spirit. These include the prayer of nabonidus, pseudo daniel and the book of giants. Please understand that daniels prophecy for the arrival of messiah on the last day of the 69th week dan 9. Did first century jews try to calculate daniels 70 weeks. This prophecy of the sixtytwo weeks has confused biblical scholars for two centuries.

Dec 15, 2018 this 70 week prophecy of daniel 9, also known as the messiah prophecy, is critical to understanding last day events spoken of in the bible. Matthew describes the arrival of jesus at jerusalem, in fulfillment of daniel chapter 9, prophecy 309. The first segments of daniels prophecy have come to pass with precision that could only be guided by the master of the universe, but there remains the seven. Daniels prophecy foretold the messiahs arrival watchtower.

Matthew understood this meaning in the first century when he cites this verse to explain jesus credentials matthew 2. Daniel s prophecy foretells the messiah s arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. This powerful prophecy of the messiah confirms the. And it is the key timing issue of daniels prophecies found in. The christian version makes it sound as if the arrival and cutting off of the messiah will take place sixtynine weeks 483 years after a decree to restore jerusalem. The angel gabriel told daniel that the messiah would arrive at the end of sixtytwo weeks. So they made excuses and dreamed up allegories to explain daniels prophecy. In 1948, however, ancient copies of the book of daniel were found in the dead sea scrolls, which proved that daniels prophecies were made centuries before christ.

In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniel s prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. The book of daniel is the book of revelation in the old testament because it is an excellent prediction of the coming of jesus christ, the messiah and the triumph of his messianic kingdom. The book of daniel contains the crucial foundational passages concerning israel and the coming of the messiah, jesus christ. The book of daniel is unsealing focus on the middle east and prophecy. As judah has been in captivity at babylon for 70 years, daniel realizes from reading the prophecies of jeremiah, that the time of their captivity is nearly at an end. How daniels prophecy fortells the messiahs arrival plus some extra reference material from chapter 4 of the pay attention to daniels. Daniel indicates how long the time period leading to the arrival of messiah the leader would last. Jewish prophecy says nova, donald trump herald arrival of. This prophecy, like all the rest of daniels consists of two parts, an introductory prophecy and an explanation thereof.

Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build jerusalem unto the messiah the prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks daniel 9. Calculating the time of messiah calculating the time of messiah the assignment of a starting date to daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks see the previous sections now allows us to calculate the future course of the prophecy precisely as gabriel described it in dan. Today many view the messiah as a myth, an age, or a human deliverer whose arrival lies in the distance. For example, the prophet isaiah also declared that the solution for the sins of humanity is the sacrificial death of gods anointed one isaiah 52.

Nov, 2016 the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. Most noteworthy about the prophecy is the fact that the angel points to a specific future event future to daniels time from which a measured amount of time will pass until the messiah first appears. Book of revelation bible gospel bible bible truth bible scriptures end times timeline bible. The bible prophesied the exact year the messiah would appear. First we will examine the prophecy regarding the coming of christ as king and then we will study the last sevenyear period. The significance of sir robert andersons book, the coming prince 1895, should not be underestimated by modern students of bible prophecy, in that anderson not only ably defended daniels authorship of the book of daniel from the scholarship of unbelief of the higher. In order to understand this prophecy, one must be very familiar with its context. Daniel knew this prophecy from jeremiah and that the 70 years were coming to an end. Since the first 69 weeks have been perfectly fulfilled according to daniels prophecy, i am confident he will work out in his own perfect way and time. Early jewish commentators understood this to be a messianic prophecy describing the origins of the messiah. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. Therefore, it was during this time that daniel prayed and asked gd to. The book of daniel is an excellent prediction of the coming of the messiah and the triumph of his messianic kingdom 2.

You know, for religious fanatics and other societal oddballs. The teachers of the law should have known the year of the messiahs appearing, because of the prophecy spoken by the angel of the lord, regarding the 69 weeks. People today are of the mindset that the events of the old and new testaments all happened back in the biblical days of human history. The prophecy mentions 7 weeks, also 62 weeks a total of 69 weeks. Jewish and christian scholars agree that this prophecy predicts the arrival of the messiah.

Angel gabriel anointed one bible prophecy book of daniel chosen one christ daniels seventy weeks israel jerusalem jesus jews the messiah. The dispersed jews became a people and city when they first returned to israel from captivity. The arrival of messiah on a day like no other by rob robinson on june 25, 2019 0. Daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks end times truth.

The prophecy of the seventy weeks in daniel 9 foretells the arrival of the messiah see more. Recently published studies on the theme of daniel at qumran indicate that the coming of the messiah was a subject of great interest to the essene community, which is generally thought to have lived at qumran. Yet in chapter 12 of the book of daniel, we see that this prophecy was not to be known. Nevertheless, god revealed him the prophecy about his arrival. These prophecies were written centuries in advance of their fulfillment, and all of them were fulfilled in the life of one man jesus of nazareth.

How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival. An comparative examination of isaiah 40 and daniel 9 and examination of antiochus epiphanes. Photo credit the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. Daniels prophecy fortells the messiahs arrival religious. This prophecy we will refer to as daniels seventy sevens prophesy. This same prophecy also provides several details describing key events of the last seven years of daniels prophecy, which we call daniels 70 th week. If the book of daniel was a fraudulent production, christ was either ignorant of the matter, or dishonest about the prophecy s authorship. But there are some strong possibilities that he also studied the book of isaiah. The jews of the old testament kept on expecting the end of the world, and it never came. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet jews.

There is a longstanding tradition within christianity of reading daniel 9 as a messianic prophecy foretelling the coming of jesus christ. Daniel 2, 7, 9, 12 the coming of messiah the prince. Now we have the starting point for daniels messianic prophecy, that is, 455 b. Daniels prophecy foretold the messiahs arrival daniel 9. Mar 26, 2019 the prophet daniel predicted the coming of the messiah jesus christ in a prophecy that has been called the 70 weeks prophecy. Each of the gospel writers in the new testament spends time discussing the entry of jesus christ into the city of jerusalem. Home prophecies fulfilled by jesus fulfilling daniels chapter 9 the arrival of messiah on a day like no other. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build jerusalem unto the messiah the prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeksdaniel 9.

Daniels prophecy foretold the messiahs arrivaldaniel 9. It did not foretell the death of jesus to put away sin hebrews 9. A documentary about bible prophecy that investigates shocking predictions of current global events. The arrival of the messiah on one specific day, according to the prophecies of daniel 9, psalms 118, and zechariah 9, is one of the most extraordinary. Chapter 9 can be distinguished from the second half of the book of daniel by the.

On facebook, the claim is being made by some former preterists that daniel 9 is not messianic. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival bible. It reveals a history of the region, written in advance, from daniels time right up. He would have to arrive on the scene just when jesus didin the exact year. For instance, the crucifixion of jesus was foretold in psalm 22. And that would account for his comments about calculating the messiahs arrival. The prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniel s prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i.

Its introduction contended that daniel s apocalyptic messianic prophesies are all most easily explained as referring to the history of the jews from babylonia through the chanukah wars. The aim of the book is to show that the god of israel, the one true god, is greater than the pagan gods. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy. Jesus announced his arrival by fulfilling a messianic prophecy from the book of zechariah. World powers of daniels prophecy bible knowledge, bible. This prophecy of the coming messiah is both remarkable and extremely precise. Jan 10, 2015 the specific details of the messiah s arrival on one predetermined day that was predicted by daniel is found in the 309th prophecy of daniel 9. This prophecy obviously points to jesus, the messiah of the jews. Vermes, josephus treatment of the book of daniel, journal of jewish studies 42. Nov 01, 2008 daniels prophecies explained book of daniel tags. To fully comprehend what will happen to israel at the end of the age, it is critically important to read and interpret an. This time the prophecy concerns the arrival of the jewish messiah. There were actually three such edicts issued, so well have to figure out which one. Daniels prophecy the chronological gospels episode 12.

Posts about book of daniel written by david montaigne. Lets multiply the 483 years by the number of days in a year. Out of hundreds of old testament prophecies pertaining to messiah, we will only look at a few. The messiah will be buried in a rich mans tomb isaiah 53. The wise men from the east, who came in search of the promised messiah, in all likelihood knew of daniels prophecy. Since other prophecies found in the book of daniel, such as the 70year prophecy of jeremiah and the 70weeks prophecy indicating the year of the appearance of the messiah, were fulfilled exactly as predicted, we can have confidence that god also provided the details found in this prophecy in daniel 11 long before they took place.

Nelson walters has another great post asking if the jews 2000 years ago had predicted or calculated the arrival of the messiah and might have been expecting him in a given year. Christian assert that their calculation proves that jesus fulfilled this prophecy to. The angel gabriel assures daniel that not only will he see the return from captivity, but also gives much more far reaching information concerning the coming of the messiah another five centuries in the future. My conclusions about daniels 69 weeks of years perhaps we cant all agree, at this time, on every specific detail involved in calculating a starting point for daniels prophecy about the 69 weeks of years. The more one is familiar with the numerous climactic themes of endtime prophecy, the more it seems that daniels 70th week is on our horizon. Daniel 2, 7, 9, 12 the coming of messiah the prince abide in christ. Jesus chose a precise day to announce he was the messiahto. It tells us of the beginning point, the duration period, and the fulfilling event. Jesus not only made his triumphant entry into jerusalem messiahs arrival. Sir robert anderson and the seventy weeks of daniel by tom stewart january 14, 2000. How daniels prophecy fortells the messiahs arrival plus some extra reference material from chapter 4 of the pay attention to daniels prophecy. This is proved by daniels personal experiences and by the prophecy, which runs through the book, of the establishment of the kingdom of god, a universal, eternal kingdom, a kingdom of peace and justice for all who prove faithful to him. Nevertheless, jehovah revealed to daniel information that would make it possible to. Of course, the jews disagree with this but i wont argue that point here.

Treasures from gods word daniels prophecy foretold the messiahs arrival living as christians how to become a diligent student of the scriptures october 9 15 show more. End of days bible study of the prophet daniel by h. Did daniel 9 predict the coming of jesus, or antiochus. The edict to rebuild jerusalem is where we begin the 490 year count down to the messiah. Treasures from gods word jehovah foresaw the future of kings october 16 22 show more. Apr 23, 2018 filed under 70 weeks, 70th week, bible prophecy, calculating dates, daniel, end times, eschatology, israel, jesus, magi, messiah, persia, prophecy, wise men nelson walters has another great post asking if the jews 2000 years ago had predicted or calculated the arrival of the messiah and might have been expecting him in a given year. Daniels prophecy foretold the messiahs arrivaldaniel bible 2, bible notes. The arrival of messiah on a day like no other robert. According to daniels prophecy, the messiah was to be killed in jerusalem 483 old testament years after the decree to rebuild jerusalem. The date for daniels prophesy is the first year of darius, which means that it.

Jun 25, 2019 the books of the old testament contain many passages about the messiah all prophecies jesus christ fulfilled. The people were waiting for the coming of the messiah in jerusalem because they believed the prophecies that god spoke and understood that his arrival would take place at that particular time, according to daniels prophecy. World powers of daniels prophecy heres another link in relation to todays text discussion. They add the 7 and 62 weeks together and have one person the messiah and two events occurring towards the end of. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet. I was recently reading a commentary on the book of daniel. Therefore, daniels prophecy regarding the fourth kingdom is for the future. Following the fall of babylon and during the first year of the reign of darius the mede, daniel received from god one of the most amazing prophecies of the bible. Jesus crucifixion on the cross is the key point along the timeline of human history.

The prophet daniel predicted the coming of the messiah jesus christ in a prophecy that has been called the 70 weeks prophecy. God gave the jews the most sophisticated calendar on earth. He sat upon a young donkey and marched into jerusalem as a triumphant king and priest. Sir robert anderson and the seventy weeks of daniel. But endtimes prophecy is not just a christian thing. Today, that celebration is commonly called palm sunday. Missler, chuck, daniels 70 weeks, koinonia house, 2004. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. Wikimedia commons this cuneiformcovered cylinder from the persian king cyrus from 538 b. The prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. Nevertheless, jehovah revealed to daniel information that would make it possible to pinpoint the time when jesus would be anointed, or appointed, as the messiah, or christ. Yet in chapter 12 of the book of daniel, we see that this prophecy was not to be known until the time of the end. This prophecy about the arrival and death of messiah is the direct answer to daniels specific petition to god for the forgiveness of sins. Its a prophecy that claims donald trumps surprise victory to become president of the united states was written in the.