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Daniel 9:27, Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one
week; But in the middle of the week he shall bring an end to sacrifice and
offering, and the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, even
until the consummation, which is determined, is poured out on the desolate.
It is necessary to get some Old Testament teaching at this point
in the Sermon on the Mount in order to understand what Jesus was telling His
disciples and us. Daniel 9 gives
information about 70 weeks; a week here means 7 years; 70 7s would be 490
years. The Jewish calendar was made up
of 360 days. Verse 24 gives six things
are to be done during the 70 weeks (be sure to read what they are!).
The 70 weeks began with the decree to rebuild the city of Jerusalem;
Nehemiah 2:1-8 gives the date for Nehemiah’s request to King Artaxerxes go to
Jerusalem. The king’s reign began in 465
B.C. which means the twentieth year of his reign, 445 B.C., was the beginning
of the 70 weeks. Sir Robert Anderson give
the following chronology. March 14 on
our calendar is the equivalent of the day given in Nehemiah. Anderson’s formula is: 69 weeks (years) x 7
(days of each week) = 483 years x 360 days (Jewish calendar) = 173,880 days. March 14, 445 B.C + 173,880 days comes to
April 6, 32 A.D. Sir Robert Anderson
states that is the date Jesus rode into Jerusalem in triumph. This is exactly what Daniel was told – from the
time the decree went forth to rebuild the city until the anointed One would
come there shall be seven weeks plus forty-two weeks or 69 weeks (Daniel 9:25).
The end of the of the 69 weeks is the time for the church to fill
a gap until the 70th week would begin. During this time the church would grow, the
Holy spirit would be given to believers, and He would work to restrain the complete
assault of evil in the world. As the
church is rapture, the Holy Spirit no longer restrains evil and the 70th
week begins. God has all things under
His control and has days numbered.
Next, I want to show what the relevance this is to the Sermon on
the Mount and what Jesus is specifically talking about in Matthew 24:15-28.
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