Participants: James Rafferty & Ty Gibson
Series Code: DBOTB
Program Code: DBOTB00010B
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00:01 Welcome back friends to our study of Daniel Chapter 9.
00:04 James now we have come to the time portion of the prophecy 00:07 where we pointed out that Daniel himself was sick 00:10 for a number of days. 00:12 He was just astonished and 00:15 amazed by the vision. 00:16 He didn't understand it, we see that he humbled himself 00:20 before the Lord and identified with the sin of his people 00:23 rather than feeling arrogant and above them. 00:26 That state of mind prepared him to receive the answer to 00:31 his prayer, Gabriel comes now to explain the vision and 00:36 begins to break it down point by point, 00:39 he explains the time prophecy. 00:41 The key element here to this 00:43 time prophecy is in verse 25. 00:44 "Know therefore and understand" 00:46 "from the going forth of the" 00:47 "Commandment to restore and to" 00:49 "build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince. " 00:51 That word Messiah means the Anointed One. 00:54 When you go to the New Testament there are two key verses, 00:57 one of them is in Luke chapter 1, and the other one is in 01:01 Luke chapter 3. 01:03 One is in Luke chapter 3, and 1 is in Luke chapter 1. 01:08 Or excuse me chapter 2. 01:10 The one in Luke 2 verse 1 it directs us to the time 01:14 when Jesus was born. 01:15 It says here, "it came to pass in those days that there" 01:17 "went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that" 01:20 "all the world should be taxed. " 01:22 This gives us a time frame for the birth of Jesus Christ. 01:26 It was the time frame of Caesar Augustus. 01:29 Shortly after Caesar's death we have another ruler in Rome. 01:35 In Luke chapter 3, now Luke, when he wrote the gospel, 01:38 Luke was more of a historian. 01:39 This is why he makes reference to the Caesar's, the rulers in 01:44 the kingdom when Jesus was born. 01:46 In this case in Luke chapter 3, Jesus was baptized. 01:51 It says here in Luke 3 verse 1, "now in the 15th year 01:54 of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being" 01:58 "governor," and so on. 01:59 In that year, the 15th year of the reign of 02:02 Tiberius Caesar, which is by the way a historical date 02:06 that you can find anywhere and verify anywhere. 02:10 You read in this context that in verse 21, 02:13 "all the people were being baptized by John the Baptist. " 02:17 "That Jesus also being baptized and praying, that heaven" 02:20 "was opened, and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily" 02:24 "shape, like a dove upon him. " 02:25 This is the anointing, the Messiah confirmation, 02:30 or the fulfillment of that prophecy. 02:32 He is being anointed and a voice from heaven comes and 02:35 says, "this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased. " 02:38 And it says in verse 23, "and Jesus himself began to be 02:41 about 30 years of age. " 02:44 So Jesus is 30 when He is anointed. 02:46 This is 27 A.D. when He was anointed. 02:49 That was 483 Years, that is what the prophecy said, 02:51 69 weeks. 02:53 If you take 27 from 483 you go all the way 02:56 back down to 457. 02:57 So for 457 would be the beginning date that is referred 03:02 to in chapter 9 of Daniel verse 25, "know therefore and 03:05 "understand that the going forth from the Commandment" 03:09 "to rebuild and restore Jerusalem until- - -." 03:13 "Messiah the Prince will be. " 03:15 So very clearly here we have 457 B.C. reaching forward to 03:21 27 which is the year in which Jesus was anointed as the 03:25 Messiah for Ministry, He began His public ministry. 03:29 Exactly, exactly! It is all biblical. 03:31 Luke 2, Luke 3, right here in the confirmation of this 03:35 prophecy, now when you go from that point onward, 03:38 you find another week in verse 26. 03:41 "After three score in two weeks," which is inconclusive 03:43 in the seven weeks, "Messiah shall be cut off. " 03:46 "But not for Himself," now, can about the baptism Ty. 03:49 That phrase cut off is not referring to His being 03:52 anointed by the Holy Spirit. 03:53 This phrase is talking about something entirely different. 03:56 I think this is probably the most crucial verse of 04:00 the book Daniel because it refers to none other than 04:04 the cross of Jesus Christ. 04:07 When it says the 04:08 Messiah shall be cut off, 04:09 I think is incredibility 04:11 insightful and beautiful. 04:12 The prophecy then says, "but not for himself. " 04:16 If not for Himself then for who? 04:18 The obvious answer is that Jesus was cut off, 04:22 that is crucified. 04:23 He gave His life, a sacrifice for sin, not for Himself 04:26 but for us, this highlights the self-sacrificing, 04:30 other centered, self giving love of Jesus 04:33 manifested at the cross. 04:35 I can't keep quiet. 04:36 While you're saying all these things, you understand, 04:37 I keep quiet any other time. 04:39 This is the corner Stone, 04:41 the foundation stone of Christianity. 04:44 This is the truth about all of the truths. 04:46 He was cut off but not for Himself. 04:47 You know it is amazing that you could summarize the whole 04:50 plan of salvation in that simple phrase. 04:53 This is speaking of Jesus Christ finishing transgression, 04:56 making and end to sin, making reconciliation for iniquity, 04:59 everlasting righteousness, sealing up the prophecies, 05:02 sealing up the vision, 05:03 and preparing to anoint the most holy Place. 05:05 Very similar language used in Hebrew 9:26 where it says 05:08 that He, the Messiah, Jesus, will appear once at the end 05:12 of the ages to do away with sin, to put away sin, 05:15 by the sacrifice of Himself. 05:18 Again here we see this idea that the Messiah is crucified, 05:22 but not for Himself. 05:23 He gives Himself a sacrifice for sin. 05:26 What verse is that again? 05:28 Hebrews 9:26, Hebrews 9:26! 05:30 So in that context, that New Testament context, 05:33 you have again a confirmation of what is taking place here. 05:36 Now notice when this takes place, in verse 27, again going 05:39 back to a prophecy about the Messiah. 05:42 It says "he will confirm the covenant with many for 1 week" 05:46 "and in the midst of the week" the middle of the week. 05:48 "He will cause the sacrifice oblation to cease. " 05:51 It's the same thing all over again. 05:52 It is telling us that when Jesus is crucified, 05:56 the sacrificial services that had been going on for 06:00 centuries, in Hebrew history, 06:02 will be brought to a conclusion. 06:04 Brought to an end, Why? 06:05 Because Jesus is the fulfillment of all those typical 06:09 or symbolic sacrifices. 06:12 That is exactly what happened when He was on the cross. 06:15 Friends, that temple, the curtain of the temple was rent 06:17 in two from top to bottom. 06:19 It was a thick curtain. 06:21 It was rent in two and that 06:23 whole system of sacrifice came 06:25 to and end and it was fulfilled by Jesus. 06:27 Why in the midst of the week? 06:28 Because when you look at the 70 weeks, only 69 of them 06:32 had been fulfilled so far. 06:33 There is still one left, that last seven week period is 06:36 still to be fulfilled in the context of the life of Jesus. 06:40 He is anointed at the beginning of the last seven weeks, 06:43 27 A.D., and in the middle of that week, 31 A.D. He dies 06:46 on the cross for our sins and the sacrificial system 06:49 comes to an end. 06:50 At the end of that last week, that 70th week, A.D. 34, 06:55 the gospel goes to the Gentile world. 06:57 The language in verse 27 of 07:00 Daniel 9 James, it says that, 07:01 "He," that is the Messiah, 07:03 "shall confirm the covenant. " 07:06 This is crucial. 07:07 This is referring to the new covenant. 07:09 Jesus came to our world to fulfill, to confirm, to ratify, 07:16 to accomplish the new covenant. 07:18 Which refers back to verse 24. 07:20 The 7 points of Daniel chapter 9 verse 24, those seven points 07:25 to finish transgression, make an end of the sin, make 07:28 a reconciliation for the people, bring in everlasting 07:31 righteousness, seal up the vision, seal up the prophecy, 07:34 and anoint the Most Holy. 07:35 All of those delineated items are brought together under 07:40 this one heading, confirm the covenant. 07:43 The new covenant is fulfilled to completely accomplish in 07:47 the person of Jesus Christ as He comes to the middle 07:51 of the 70th week and is crucified. 07:53 Praise God! This is why this prophecy is the most powerful 07:56 prophecy that you could find in the book of Daniel, 07:59 probably in the whole Bible. 08:01 This brings together and summarizes the whole plan 08:04 of salvation and directs our minds and our hearts and our 08:07 hope completely and entirely to Jesus Christ and what He 08:10 would accomplish within the 70 week period. 08:13 Amen, and it is just fabulous. 08:14 I want to also look at the words we have already mentioned 08:20 and read here, "that the Messiah shall be cut off. " 08:22 I want to mention something about this James. 08:24 I think as Bible students we need to understand what the 08:29 words mean that we are reading, 08:31 and what their historic background is. 08:32 As I looked into this and studied it James, I found out 08:35 that the words "cut off" will be cut off which we identify 08:39 as referring to His crucifixion. 08:40 Those words "cut off" are used frequently in Scripture 08:44 and they refer all the way back to an experience that was 08:48 had by Abraham in Genesis 15. 08:52 In Genesis 15 Abraham received a vision and he was told 08:55 in this vision to take sacrificial animals and 08:59 to sever them in two. 09:01 To cut them in half and to pattern these animals on the 09:05 ground, each half across from the other forming 09:08 a path, as he did that, 09:10 the vision continued and Abraham saw the Lord in the form 09:15 of a pillar of fire pass through those pieces as they 09:20 were cut off, as they were cut in half. 09:22 The Lord passed through to confirm the covenant. 09:25 This is incredible because it indicates, at this early 09:28 stage of salvation in history, in this vision to Abraham 09:32 that in order to save the human race that the Godhead 09:36 Itself would have to undergo an excruciating, horrible 09:40 agony of separation within the Godhead. 09:42 In fact, the son of God would have to be separated from 09:47 the Father and the Holy Spirit. 09:48 Their fellowship would be severed, but this incredible 09:53 sacrifice, not for Himself, but for you and I and the 09:57 whole human race. 09:58 It would be a sacrifice of separation between Father, 10:02 Son, and Holy Spirit, what an incredible manifestation 10:06 of self giving love on our behalf. 10:08 Amen, now this prophecy deals with the Messiah and what 10:11 He was to accomplish, but it also deals with the temple. 10:14 It's rebuilding, in which Jeremiah was very interested in, 10:17 and its final destruction in 70 A.D. 10:19 Jesus actually quotes in Matthew chapters 23 and 24. 10:24 He actually quotes, or references to the book of Daniel 10:28 in reference to this very prophecy. 10:29 He says in Matthew 24:15, "and when you shall see therefore 10:35 the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel, 10:38 the prophet, stand in the holy place, whoso reads, 10:42 let him understand. 10:43 Jesus was wanting us to understand this prophecy. 10:45 He is understanding or recognizing that this 10:48 abomination of desolation is also spoken of 10:51 in the context of this prophecy. 10:53 You see after Jesus fulfilled a sacrificial offerings and 10:56 the temple curtain was rent in two, the temple was no more 11:00 to be the direct ways of mediation for sins. 11:05 Jesus in heavenly sanctuary, the holy place and being 11:08 anointed now was to be our Mediator. 11:10 After that this temple was going to be destroyed. 11:12 Jesus even told us of this in the context of Matthew 24. 11:16 He said that not one stone would be left on another 11:19 that would not be thrown down. 11:20 So what Jesus is saying here is that you need to understand 11:23 about this abomination of desolation, Why? 11:26 Because according to Matthew 24, 3 times Jesus warns of 11:30 false prophets and the end of time who had a false 11:32 interpretation of these very prophecies. 11:34 That is what is happening right now friends. 11:36 Jesus tells us in no uncertain terms in Matthew 23:37, 11:40 "Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets," 11:44 "and stones them which are said unto thee, how often" 11:47 "I would I have gathered thy children together", 11:49 "even as a hen gathered her chickens under her wings," 11:52 "but ye would not!" 11:53 "Behold your house is left into desolate," verse 38. 11:57 "For I say unto you, ye shall not see me henceforth," 12:00 "till ye say Blessed Is He That Cometh 12:02 In The Name Of The Lord. " 12:04 Until the end of time, until Jesus returns the temple 12:07 in Jerusalem was to be left desolate and our eyes would 12:10 be directed to the heavenly sanctuary. 12:12 These words that you have shared here James, 12:14 from Matthew 23 and 24, are directly, and as you mentioned, 12:19 refer back to Daniel 9:27 in the latter part that says, 12:22 "on the wings of abominations shall be one who makes" 12:26 "desolate," the language Jesus used referring to this verse. 12:29 "Even until the consummation," that is the conclusion of 12:33 human history in the second coming of Jesus. 12:35 "Which is determined and is poured out upon the desolate" 12:39 the final judgment of this desolating power that is 12:43 brought to view in the book of Daniel. 12:45 Absolutely, so there you have it friends. 12:46 What we see here is a two fold prophecy, the temple 12:50 and the Messiah and it is our hope that you will recognize 12:53 that this prophecy points us to Jesus Christ as the one 12:57 time sacrifice for all sins. 12:58 Amen! |
Revised 2014-12-17