Welcome back friends to
our study of Daniel Chapter 9.
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James now we have come to
the time portion of the prophecy
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where we pointed out
that Daniel himself was sick
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for a number of days.
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He was just astonished and
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amazed by the vision.
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He didn't understand it,
we see that he humbled himself
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before the Lord and identified
with the sin of his people
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rather than feeling
arrogant and above them.
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That state of mind prepared
him to receive the answer to
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his prayer, Gabriel comes
now to explain the vision and
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begins to break it
down point by point,
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he explains the time prophecy.
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The key element here to this
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time prophecy is in verse 25.
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"Know therefore and understand"
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"from the going forth of the"
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"Commandment to restore and to"
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"build Jerusalem unto
the Messiah the Prince. "
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That word Messiah
means the Anointed One.
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When you go to the New Testament
there are two key verses,
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one of them is in Luke chapter
1, and the other one is in
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Luke chapter 3.
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One is in Luke chapter 3,
and 1 is in Luke chapter 1.
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Or excuse me chapter 2.
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The one in Luke 2 verse
1 it directs us to the time
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when Jesus was born.
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It says here, "it came to
pass in those days that there"
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"went out a decree
from Caesar Augustus that"
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"all the world
should be taxed. "
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This gives us a time frame
for the birth of Jesus Christ.
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It was the time
frame of Caesar Augustus.
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Shortly after Caesar's death
we have another ruler in Rome.
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In Luke chapter 3, now
Luke, when he wrote the gospel,
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Luke was more of a historian.
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This is why he makes reference
to the Caesar's, the rulers in
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the kingdom when Jesus was born.
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In this case in Luke
chapter 3, Jesus was baptized.
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It says here in Luke 3
verse 1, "now in the 15th year
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of the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, Pontius Pilate being"
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"governor," and so on.
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In that year, the
15th year of the reign of
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Tiberius Caesar, which is
by the way a historical date
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that you can find
anywhere and verify anywhere.
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You read in this
context that in verse 21,
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"all the people were being
baptized by John the Baptist. "
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"That Jesus also being baptized
and praying, that heaven"
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"was opened, and the Holy
Ghost descended in a bodily"
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"shape, like a dove upon him. "
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This is the anointing,
the Messiah confirmation,
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or the
fulfillment of that prophecy.
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He is being anointed and a
voice from heaven comes and
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says, "this is my beloved
son in whom I am well pleased. "
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And it says in verse 23,
"and Jesus himself began to be
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about 30 years of age. "
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So Jesus is 30
when He is anointed.
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This is 27 A.D.
when He was anointed.
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That was 483 Years, that
is what the prophecy said,
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69 weeks.
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If you take 27 from
483 you go all the way
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back down to 457.
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So for 457 would be the
beginning date that is referred
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to in chapter 9 of Daniel
verse 25, "know therefore and
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"understand that the going
forth from the Commandment"
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"to rebuild and
restore Jerusalem until- - -."
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"Messiah the Prince will be. "
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So very clearly here we have
457 B.C. reaching forward to
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27 which is the year in
which Jesus was anointed as the
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Messiah for Ministry, He
began His public ministry.
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Exactly, exactly!
It is all biblical.
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Luke 2, Luke 3, right here
in the confirmation of this
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prophecy, now when you
go from that point onward,
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you find another
week in verse 26.
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"After three score in two
weeks," which is inconclusive
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in the seven weeks,
"Messiah shall be cut off. "
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"But not for Himself,"
now, can about the baptism Ty.
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That phrase cut off is
not referring to His being
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anointed by the Holy Spirit.
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This phrase is talking about
something entirely different.
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I think this is probably
the most crucial verse of
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the book Daniel because
it refers to none other than
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the cross of Jesus Christ.
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When it says the
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Messiah shall be cut off,
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I think is incredibility
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insightful and beautiful.
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The prophecy then
says, "but not for himself. "
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If not for Himself then for who?
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The obvious answer is
that Jesus was cut off,
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that is crucified.
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He gave His life, a sacrifice
for sin, not for Himself
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but for us, this
highlights the self-sacrificing,
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other centered,
self giving love of Jesus
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manifested at the cross.
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I can't keep quiet.
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While you're saying all
these things, you understand,
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I keep quiet any other time.
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This is the corner Stone,
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the foundation
stone of Christianity.
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This is the truth
about all of the truths.
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He was cut off
but not for Himself.
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You know it is amazing that
you could summarize the whole
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plan of salvation
in that simple phrase.
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This is speaking of Jesus
Christ finishing transgression,
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making and end to sin, making
reconciliation for iniquity,
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everlasting righteousness,
sealing up the prophecies,
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sealing up the vision,
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and preparing to
anoint the most holy Place.
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Very similar language used
in Hebrew 9:26 where it says
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that He, the Messiah, Jesus,
will appear once at the end
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of the ages to do away
with sin, to put away sin,
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by the sacrifice of Himself.
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Again here we see this idea
that the Messiah is crucified,
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but not for Himself.
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He gives Himself
a sacrifice for sin.
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What verse is that again?
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Hebrews 9:26, Hebrews 9:26!
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So in that context,
that New Testament context,
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you have again a confirmation
of what is taking place here.
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Now notice when this takes
place, in verse 27, again going
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back to a
prophecy about the Messiah.
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It says "he will confirm the
covenant with many for 1 week"
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"and in the midst of the
week" the middle of the week.
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"He will cause the
sacrifice oblation to cease. "
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It's the same
thing all over again.
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It is telling us that
when Jesus is crucified,
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the sacrificial services
that had been going on for
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centuries, in Hebrew history,
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will be brought to a conclusion.
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Brought to an end, Why?
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Because Jesus is the
fulfillment of all those typical
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or symbolic sacrifices.
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That is exactly what happened
when He was on the cross.
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Friends, that temple, the
curtain of the temple was rent
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in two from top to bottom.
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It was a thick curtain.
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It was rent in two and that
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whole system of sacrifice came
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to and end and it
was fulfilled by Jesus.
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Why in the midst of the week?
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Because when you look at
the 70 weeks, only 69 of them
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had been fulfilled so far.
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There is still one left,
that last seven week period is
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still to be fulfilled in the
context of the life of Jesus.
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He is anointed at the beginning
of the last seven weeks,
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27 A.D., and in the middle
of that week, 31 A.D. He dies
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on the cross for our sins
and the sacrificial system
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comes to an end.
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At the end of that last
week, that 70th week, A.D. 34,
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the gospel goes
to the Gentile world.
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The language in verse 27 of
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Daniel 9 James, it says that,
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"He," that is the Messiah,
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"shall confirm the covenant. "
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This is crucial.
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This is referring
to the new covenant.
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Jesus came to our world to
fulfill, to confirm, to ratify,
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to accomplish the new covenant.
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Which refers back to verse 24.
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The 7 points of Daniel chapter
9 verse 24, those seven points
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to finish transgression,
make an end of the sin, make
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a reconciliation for the
people, bring in everlasting
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righteousness, seal up the
vision, seal up the prophecy,
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and anoint the Most Holy.
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All of those delineated
items are brought together under
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this one heading,
confirm the covenant.
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The new covenant is fulfilled
to completely accomplish in
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the person of Jesus
Christ as He comes to the middle
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of the 70th week
and is crucified.
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Praise God! This is why this
prophecy is the most powerful
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prophecy that you could
find in the book of Daniel,
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probably in the whole Bible.
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This brings together and
summarizes the whole plan
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of salvation and directs
our minds and our hearts and our
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hope completely and entirely
to Jesus Christ and what He
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would accomplish
within the 70 week period.
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Amen, and it is just fabulous.
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I want to also look at the
words we have already mentioned
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and read here, "that the
Messiah shall be cut off. "
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I want to mention
something about this James.
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I think as Bible students
we need to understand what the
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words mean that we are reading,
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and what their
historic background is.
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As I looked into this and
studied it James, I found out
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that the words "cut off" will
be cut off which we identify
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as referring to His crucifixion.
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Those words "cut off" are
used frequently in Scripture
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and they refer all the way
back to an experience that was
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had by Abraham in Genesis 15.
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In Genesis 15 Abraham received
a vision and he was told
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in this vision to take
sacrificial animals and
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to sever them in two.
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To cut them in half and to
pattern these animals on the
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ground, each half
across from the other forming
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a path, as he did that,
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the vision continued and
Abraham saw the Lord in the form
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of a pillar of fire pass
through those pieces as they
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were cut off, as
they were cut in half.
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The Lord passed through
to confirm the covenant.
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This is incredible because
it indicates, at this early
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stage of salvation in history,
in this vision to Abraham
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that in order to save the
human race that the Godhead
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Itself would have to undergo
an excruciating, horrible
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agony of
separation within the Godhead.
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In fact, the son of God
would have to be separated from
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the Father and the Holy Spirit.
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Their fellowship would be
severed, but this incredible
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sacrifice, not for Himself,
but for you and I and the
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whole human race.
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It would be a sacrifice
of separation between Father,
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Son, and Holy Spirit, what
an incredible manifestation
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of self giving
love on our behalf.
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Amen, now this prophecy
deals with the Messiah and what
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He was to accomplish, but
it also deals with the temple.
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It's rebuilding, in which
Jeremiah was very interested in,
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and its final
destruction in 70 A.D.
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Jesus actually quotes in
Matthew chapters 23 and 24.
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He actually quotes, or
references to the book of Daniel
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in reference to
this very prophecy.
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He says in Matthew 24:15, "and
when you shall see therefore
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the abomination of
desolation spoken of by Daniel,
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the prophet, stand in
the holy place, whoso reads,
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let him understand.
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Jesus was wanting us to
understand this prophecy.
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He is understanding
or recognizing that this
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abomination of
desolation is also spoken of
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in the context of this prophecy.
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You see after Jesus fulfilled
a sacrificial offerings and
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the temple curtain was rent
in two, the temple was no more
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to be the direct ways
of mediation for sins.
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Jesus in heavenly sanctuary,
the holy place and being
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anointed now was
to be our Mediator.
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After that this temple
was going to be destroyed.
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Jesus even told us of this
in the context of Matthew 24.
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He said that not one
stone would be left on another
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that would not be thrown down.
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So what Jesus is saying here
is that you need to understand
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about this
abomination of desolation, Why?
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Because according to Matthew
24, 3 times Jesus warns of
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false prophets and the
end of time who had a false
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interpretation of
these very prophecies.
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That is what is
happening right now friends.
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Jesus tells us in no uncertain
terms in Matthew 23:37,
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"Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
thou that killest the prophets,"
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"and stones them which
are said unto thee, how often"
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"I would I have
gathered thy children together",
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"even as a hen gathered
her chickens under her wings,"
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"but ye would not!"
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"Behold your house is
left into desolate," verse 38.
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"For I say unto you, ye
shall not see me henceforth,"
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"till ye say
Blessed Is He That Cometh
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In The Name Of The Lord. "
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Until the end of time,
until Jesus returns the temple
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in Jerusalem was to be
left desolate and our eyes would
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be directed to the
heavenly sanctuary.
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These words that you
have shared here James,
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from Matthew 23 and 24, are
directly, and as you mentioned,
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refer back to Daniel 9:27
in the latter part that says,
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"on the wings of abominations
shall be one who makes"
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"desolate," the language Jesus
used referring to this verse.
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"Even until the consummation,"
that is the conclusion of
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human history in the
second coming of Jesus.
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"Which is determined and is
poured out upon the desolate"
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the final judgment of
this desolating power that is
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brought to view in
the book of Daniel.
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Absolutely, so
there you have it friends.
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What we see here is a
two fold prophecy, the temple
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and the Messiah and it is
our hope that you will recognize
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that this prophecy points
us to Jesus Christ as the one
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time sacrifice for all sins.
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Amen!
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