XII. DANIEL'S SEVENTY WEEKS Flashcards
What are the importance of Daniel’s Prophecy?
- It establishes a literal method of interpretation of prophecy.
- It demonstrates the truth of Scripture.
- The prophecy supports the view that the church is a mystery that was not revealed in the Old Testament.
- The prophecy gives us the divine chronology of prophecy.
The entire prophecy has to do with Daniel’s “people” and Daniel’s “city,” which means?
the Nation of Israel and the city of Jerusalem. (v.24)
What are the two different princes are mentioned, who should not be confused:
a. The first is named Messiah the Prince (v. 25);
b. The second is described as “the Prince that shall come.” (v. 26)
The entire time-period involved is exactly specified as how many weeks?
Seventy Weeks
These seventy weeks are further divided into three lesser periods which are?
a. A period of seven weeks;
b. After that, a period of threescore and two weeks;
c. Finally, a period of one week.
The beginning of the whole period of the Seventy Weeks is definitely fixed at what?
“the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem.” (v. 25)
At the end of the seven weeks and threescore and two weeks (69 weeks) will be marked by the?
By the appearance of Messiah as the “Prince of Israel.” (v. 25)
At a later time, what will happen “after the threescore and two weeks” which follows the first seven weeks (that is, after 69 weeks)?
Messiah the Prince will be “cut off,” and Jerusalem will again be destroyed by the people of another “prince” who is yet to come (v.26)
After these two important events, we come to the last, or, Seventieth Week, the beginning of which will be marked by the?
The establishment of a firm covenant or treaty between the Coming Prince and the Jewish nation for a period of “one week.” (v.27)
What will happen In the “midst” of this Seventieth Week?
Evidently breaking his treaty, the coming prince will suddenly cause the Jewish sacrifice to cease and precipitate upon this people a time of wrath and desolation lasting to the “full end” of the Week. (v.27)
With the full completion of the whole period of the Seventy Weeks, there will be ushered in a time of great and unparalleled blessings for the nation of Israel. What are these?
a. Finish up the transgression
b. Make an end of sins
c. Make reconciliation for iniquity
d. Bring in everlasting righteousness
e. Seal up the vision and prophecy
f. Anoint the most holy.
The six promised blessings are related to the two works of the Messiah: His death and His reign. How do you explain it?
- The first three have special reference to the sacrifice of the Messiah, which will anticipate the removal of sin from the nation.
- The second three have special reference to the sovereignty of the Messiah, which anticipate the establishment of His reign. The “everlasting righteousness” can only refer to the millennial kingdom promised Israel.
What is the meaning of the weeks?
The Hebrew word is SHABUA, which means literally a “seven.”
What Daniel had been thinking about the weeks?
Daniel had been thinking not only in terms of years rather than days, but also in a definite multiple “sevens” of years. (Dan. 9:12)
What does Daniel knoew about the length of Babylonian captivity?
Daniel knew that the very length of Babylonian captivity had been based on Jewish violation of the divine law of the Sabbatic year. The Jews had been removed from off the land in order that it might rest for seventy years (2 Chron. 36:21), it should be evident that the Sabbatic year had been violated for 490 years, or exactly seventy “sevens” of years.
Explain God’s prophetic calendar of 70 Sevens for Israel.
What are the 3 parts of this – when each will start and end.
Explain Daniel’s 70th Week (The Seventy-Year Tribulation)
What is the computation of weeks in Daniel’s Prophecy
