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The Goals of the Seventy Weeks

The Seventy “Sevens” of Daniel 9. The Goals of the Seventy Weeks. Six Goals In Three Pairs. To finish the transgression 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.

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The Goals of the Seventy Weeks

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  1. The Seventy “Sevens” of Daniel 9 The Goals of the Seventy Weeks Six Goals In Three Pairs To finish the transgressionTo make an end of sins To make reconciliation for iniquityTo bring in everlasting righteousness To seal up vision and prophecyAnd to anoint the Most Holy Punishment of the Transgressors Salvation of the Righteous Consummation of the Divine Purpose

  2. The Seventy “Sevens” of Daniel 9 The Goals of the Seventy Weeks These Events Coincide Rebuilding of the city and temple Appearance and cutting off of the Messiah Cessation of the Sacrificial System Destruction of the City and Temple Confirmation of a Covenant with the Many The Abomination of Desolation

  3. 70th Week Cannot Be 2000 Years Later! “AFTER the 62 weeks” – Dan 9:26-27 • Messiah is cut off. AD30 • People of the prince destroy the city and sanctuary. AD70 • Prem. say 70th week begins 2000 years later. For one week Antichrist confirms a covenant. • Middle of the 70thweek puts an end to sacrifice and offering. • Abomination of desolation. AD70! Jesus said the 70thweek is to be fulfilled in AD 70.(Matt. 24:15; Mark 13:14; Luke 21:20)

  4. The Seventy “Sevens” of Daniel 9 The Goals of the Seventy Weeks The Point? Every goal and event occurred by the time of the Destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. Cannot postpone the 70th Week as the Premillenialists do. A literal 7-year interpretation of the 70th week cannot be sustained & is without basis.

  5. The Seventy “Sevens” of Daniel 9 The Goals of the Seventy Weeks But why 70 “Sevens”? And why 7-62-1? The Point? Every goal and event occurred by the time of the Destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. Cannot postpone the 70th Week as the Premillenialists do. A literal 7-year interpretation of the 70th week cannot be sustained & is without basis.

  6. The Seventy “Sevens” of Daniel 9 Three Keys Unlock the Proper Interpretation • The Context of Daniel’s Covenant Prayer • The Goals Completed Within the 70 Weeks • The Deeper Symbolism of the 70 Years of Babylonian Captivity

  7. The Seventy “Sevens” of Daniel 9 The Context of Daniel’s Covenant Prayer • Daniel knew of Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles. (Jer. 29:10-13) • Recognized captivity as legal punishment under Law of Moses. (Lev. 26:32-33) • Also aware that covenant provided for restoration. (Lev. 26:40-42) • Offered a prayer of national repentance. (Dan. 9:11-19)

  8. The Seventy “Sevens” of Daniel 9 The Context of Daniel’s Covenant Prayer • God answers faithfully with a decree as Daniel begins to pray. (Dan. 9:23) • The decree of Cyrus in 539 BC (Ezra 1:2-4; cf. Isa. 44:28) is the earthly counterpart to God’s decree. • The starting point of the 70 Weeks is Cyrus’ decree, not either of Artaxerxes’ decrees in 458 or 444.

  9. The Seventy “Sevens” of Daniel 9 The Context of Daniel’s Covenant Prayer All Premillennial Views Mistakenly Start with the Decrees in 458 or 444 BC • God answers faithfully with a decree as Daniel begins to pray. (Dan. 9:23) • The decree of Cyrus in 539 BC (Ezra 1:2-4; cf. Isa. 44:28) is the earthly counterpart to God’s decree. • The starting point of the 70 Weeks is Cyrus’ decree, not either of Artaxerxes’ decrees in 458 or 444.

  10. The Seventy “Sevens” of Daniel 9 The Goals of the Seventy Weeks Six Goals In Three Pairs To finish the transgressionTo make an end of sins To make reconciliation for iniquityTo bring in everlasting righteousness To seal up vision and prophecyAnd to anoint the Most Holy Punishment of the Transgressors Salvation of the Righteous Consummation of the Divine Purpose

  11. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism The 70 Year Captivity Was Rooted In Israel’s Violation of the Sabbath Laws Leviticus 26:31-35 2 Chronicles 36:20-21

  12. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism The 70 Year Captivity Was Rooted In Israel’s Violation of the Sabbath Laws The Sabbath was designated by God as the sign of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. Exodus 31:12-17

  13. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism The 70 Year Captivity Was Rooted In Israel’s Violation of the Sabbath Laws The Sabbath laws included a Sabbath year every 7th year. Also, the Jubilee celebration of a ‘double Sabbath’ every 49 years. Lev. 25:1-12, 18-22

  14. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism All of the Sabbath laws (day, year, Jubilee) were well-suited to be a sign of the covenant because of the faith required to keep them. One of the first laws to be ignored during periods of unfaithfulness would be the seventh year Sabbath law.

  15. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism 1. 70 years of Babylonian captivity is therefore a SYMBOLIC NUMBER(10 X 7) chosen by God to get Israel to see the MEANING of the captivity. number for completeness (10) number for Sabbath (7) Although 70 approximates the actual length of their captivity, that is secondary. It was far more important for them to know WHY they were going into captivity.

  16. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism II. 70 years of captivity makes up for 490 years of unfaithfulness. (70 missed Sabbath Years = 490 years) We are not to press for a literal 490 years, but as with the 70 year captivity, it may be approximate.

  17. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism III. Now God tells Daniel of a NEW period of 490 years (70 sevens). The result of this NEW 490 year period will be salvation and redemption because of God’s faithfulness to the covenant. Again, we are not to press for a literal 490 years, but as with the 70 year captivity, it may be approximate.

  18. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism Why did God divide the 70 weeks into 7 weeks, 62 weeks and 1 week? 490 = 49 + 434 + 7 Answer: God was pointing to the meaning of the Jubilee.

  19. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism The first 7 weeks equal 1 Jubilee. Lev. 25:8-12 490 years equals 10 Jubilees.number for completeness (10) (The Jubilee was actually the 50th year, but was also included as the 1st year of the next 49 year cycle, so 490 years would equal 10 Jubilees.)

  20. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism Why the Jubilee? It was an ideal SYMBOL for the accomplishment of the GOALS of salvation defined in Daniel 9:24!

  21. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism The Sabbath laws were the most Messianic of all of the OT laws, and the Jubilee was the grand culmination of all of the Sabbath observances.

  22. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism • Sabbath laws commemorated 2 things: • God’s rest – Ex. 20:11 • Israel’s deliverance from bondage in Egypt – Deut. 5:15 • Rest and deliverance from enemies are closely related – Deut. 12:10

  23. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism The rest Israel was to enjoy in the Promised Land was a type or symbol of God’s own rest. Under the New Covenant, all are delivered from the bondage of sin and will enter this rest. Hebrews 4:9-10

  24. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism Deliverance and rest tied to the Sabbath helps us to understand Jesus’ miracles on the Sabbath – Luke 13:16 Trying to get the Jews to see the real meaning of the Sabbath.

  25. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism Every Sabbath observance of the Israelites was intended to be a reminder that God was preparing for His people a true and eternal rest.

  26. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism Every 7th year Sabbath was a reminder that, in the future rest, God would provide for their every need, and that the curse of sin which made it necessary to till the ground (Gen. 3:17) would be done away.

  27. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism And every 7th year Sabbath, which required the releasing of slaves and the forgiveness of debts (Deut. 15:1,12-15), was a sign that in the future day of rest God would truly deliver His people from the bondage and debt of sin.

  28. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism The Deeper Symbolism Of The Jubilee And every Jubilee, which would occur at least once in the life of most Jews, was the occasion when the whole meaning of the Sabbath laws was summed up in the command in Lev. 25:10. (written on the Liberty Bell)

  29. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism The Deeper Symbolism Of The Jubilee Back to the 490 years of Daniel. If one Jubilee was an occasion to “proclaim liberty throughout all the land” . . . How much more the 10th Jubilee?

  30. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism The Deeper Symbolism Of The Jubilee To the Jewish mind, the 10th Jubilee would symbolize salvation and rest for the people of God. Because of Israel’s unfaithfulness, the preceding 10 Jubilees had brought bondage, the opposite of what the Sabbath stood for.

  31. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism The Deeper Symbolism Of The Jubilee Now Gabriel announces to Daniel a new period of 10 Jubilees, 70 Sabbath years, to bring in the true salvation and deliverance from bondage that God was preparing for His people.

  32. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism The Deeper Symbolism Of The Jubilee This understanding was not foreign to the Jewish mind. The Jews at Qumran, just before the time of Christ, anticipated the coming of the “Messiah spoken of by Daniel” at the end of a“tenth Jubilee”.

  33. Symbolism of the Seventy Weeks The Use Of Numerical Symbolism This also makes good sense of the 7-62-1 breakdown of the 70 weeks. The physical restoration of the Jews to the land during the first Jubilee serves as a kind of down-payment or foreshadowing of the spiritual restoration that will occur at the end of 10 Jubilees.

  34. The Seventy Weeks of Daniel 9 Faith comes by hearing the word of God. Has your faith in God and the magnificent unfolding of His plan been strengthened by this study?

  35. Will You Become A Christian? Hearthe Gospel (Rom. 10:17) Believein Jesus as the Son of God (Mark 16:16) Repentof Your Sins (Acts 17:30) ConfessJesus as Lord (Romans 10:9-10) Be Baptizedfor Forgiveness of Sins (Acts 2:38) Live Faithfullyuntil You Die (Rev. 2:10)

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