Heavenly Father,
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tonight we find
ourselves coming together
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to study the
book of Daniel. Father
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we come here just as we
are we don't hide our mistakes,
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we don't hide
our weaknesses but we
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need to see a picture of Jesus,
as we open up your prophetic
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word, we are asking for hope,
we are asking for encouragement,
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we are asking for the
answeres that we know your word
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gives us. So we pray
for the Holy Spirit, we ask
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the Holy Spirit to be our
teacher and to give us ears to
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hear. This is our
prayer in Jesus name amen
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Throughout the
Bible there are literally
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hundreds of
prophecies foretold future
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events and when youy compare
the prophecies of the Bible
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with history you discover very
quickly that the prophecies of
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the Bible have never
ever failed in fact prophecy
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is there in order to strengthen
our faith in the word of God
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and to show us that
we can trust the Bible
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that is why Peter has said
that prophecy is like a light
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that shines ina dark
place. it helps us to understand
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the past, it makes clear
the present, and it helps
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us to understand the future
so tonight we are going to
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take a look at a very specific
prophecy in teh book of Daniel.
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it is known as
the 70 weeks prophecy
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and it is really one of the most
dramatic ones you will find in
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the old testament and here
is why. This prophecy pinpoints
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the exact time
period when Jesus would come
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as the messiah the
first time and it pinpoints
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the very time when he would die
on the cross of calvary for our
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sins there is no other prophecy
that i know of in the old
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testamnet that uplifts Jesus
Christ more and unmistakably
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identifies him as the Son of God
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so I want to invite you to take
your Bibles and turn with me to
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Daniel chapter nine becasue we
are going to be there for quite
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a while you want to go to
Daniel chapter 9, so Danial
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chapter 9 now
before I start reading
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I actually want to give you the
background of what is happening
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during this period of earth's
history becasue if we wanna
understand a prophecy
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in the Bible it is always good
to get its context can you say
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amen here in chapter
9 it is somewhere around
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500 BC. The Jewish Nation
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and the prophet Daniel
are living in captivity to the
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Persian empire. What
empire did I say? Persian empire
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You see years
before that God had spoken
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through Jeremiah and many
other prophets warning the
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nation of Israel that if they
continued to be unfaithful, if
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they continues to worship other
Gods and get involved in sexual
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immorality with other nations
that in order to wake them up,
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God would allow a
foreign power to conquer them
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and to take them
captive and unfortunately in
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586 BC that is exactly what
happened. King Nebuchadnezzar
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and the kingdom of
Babylon came down from the north
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and conquered and
besieged the city of Jerusalem
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partially destroyed it
and tore down the walls. and
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thety took many of the people
captive as you can see in the
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picture on the screen above me
and one of the men who was taken
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captive was the prophet
Daniel who was propbably just a
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teenager at that time so
now you fast forward a few years
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probably 70 years and now
Persia has conquered babylon
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they are the dominant power in
the world so the Jewish nation
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are now living
under the Persians
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and chapter 9 opens up with
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one of the most sincere prayers
you will see or hear in the
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Bible Daniel is
praying for his people
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Daniel is praying
and asking the Lord
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when will you deliver us when
will He save us and allow us
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go back to Jerusalem
when can we rebuild our city
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And rebuild our
walls and be free again and
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Daniel confesses the
unfaithfulness of his people. I
want you to pick it up now
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I would like to read verse 4-6
to get you can get a picture of
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the humility that that
you see in Daniels charter
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Daniel 9 verse 4
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The Bible says, and I
prayed to the Lord my God
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and made confession and said oh
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Lord. Great and awesome God
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who keeps his covenant and mercy
with those who love him and
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with those who keep his
commandments now notice verse 5.
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We have what? sinned
and commited iniquity
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we have done
wickedly and rebelled even by
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departing from Your
precepts and Your judgements
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neither had we heeded your
servatns the prophets who spoke
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in your name to our kings
and princes to fathers and all
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the people of the
land. Do you sense Daniel's
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sincerity yes or no. Now I want
you to notice something in this
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prayer. Daniel does
not have a judgemental
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critical attitude towards his
people. He does not come across
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in a holier than though manner
because the truth is Daniel
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is not the unfauithful
one. he is living in captivity
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becasue of the unfaithfulness
of other people in the Jewish
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nation but Daniel doesn"t cop an
attitude he doesn"t say oh Lord
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these wicked people and
unfaithful rulers of ours
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caused all this to happen but
Oh Lord I have been faithful he
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doesnt do that you notice
the pronoun that Daniel uses,
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he says we have sinned. We
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have rebelled. He puts
himself right there with his
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people the nation of
Israel and you see the humility
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of Daniel. That is why God
could use him can you say amen
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and it is really a lesson for
us. Sometimes we see people who
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are not acting
properly in church or families
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or neighborhoods and we are
tempted to have that judgemental
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attitude that
holier than though attitude
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like the pharisee you say oh
Lord thank you that I'm not like
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this tax colelctor but what
God would want us to do is have
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the attitude of gentleness
and humility to remmeber
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that yes that person amy be
struggling but you know what
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we have our own issues
don't we? Why look for the log
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in someone else's eye
when there is a spec in my own
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God can always use
a humble and gentle
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attitude can you say amen.
That is what you see in Daniel.
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Daniel then ends the prayer in
verse 19 where he says with much
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emotion, Oh Lord
hear or Lord forgive
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oh Lord listen and act do
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not delay for
your own sake my God
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for your city and your
people are called by Your name
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that is the sincerity
of Daniel's prayer and then
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what you notice is
right away in verse 20 and 21
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God hears that
prayer and he sends the
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angel Gbriel to give Daniel a
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prophecy of hope so let's
pick it up now beginning in
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verse 21 to 23
notice what Daniel writes
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verse 21. The Bible says, yes
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while I was
speaking in prayer the man
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Gabriel whom I had seen in
the vision at the beginning
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being caused to
fly swiftly reached me
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about the time of the evening
offering and he informed me
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and he talked with
me and he said oh Daniel
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I have now come
forth to give you skill
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to understand at the
beginning of your suplication
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the command went out and I
have come to tell you for you
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are (What is that next
phrase?) greatly beloved
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therefore consider the matter
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and understand the vision
now I have got to stop there
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before we jump
into the prophecy there
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are some really neat
lessons in that passage notice
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at first it almost appears
like wow Daniel prays one prayer
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and boom the angel Gabriel
is there to answer his prayer
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and we might be tempted to think
boy I wish it happened like that
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for me because I can tell
you when I pray about something
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never has an agel just
appeared on the spot to answer
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my prayer has that ever happened
to anyone here? It rarely
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happens that way but you
have to understand something
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you must think is this the first
time Daniel prayed that prayer
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for his people? I highly doubt
it he had been in captivity
almost 70 years by then
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Daniel prayed that
prayer probably everyday
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every week every
month year after year he was
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persistent and that is the
lesson God wants to teach us
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so often we may pray
about something one time
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and then forget about it of
course God hears those prayers
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but think about your children.
You take a walk through Toys R
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Us and for those who may watch
this perhaps from another
country, Toys R Us is a
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very big toy store in the United
States and your child sees
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that special toy
that Hasbro has made and
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seen the commercial on TV they
want that toy now if they only
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bug you for three or four
days and you never hear about it
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again you know it just a passing
fad but if they bring it up
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over and over and over
again over a period of weeks
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and months, you know they're
serious about it in a sense
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that is how God wants our
prayers to be, consistent and
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persistant not that we have to
convince God to hear and answer
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our prayers but God knows
the more persistent we are
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the more we daily
bow before Him the
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more it will strengthen
our personal relationship with
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Christ so God wants us to be
persistent just like Daniel was
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in praying for his people
the other thing you see here
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notice the angel says Daniel
your prayers have been heard
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you are greatly
beloved. What would that be like
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to hear one of
God's angels say you Perry
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or Mark or Bob or Christine are
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greatly beloved, your
name is kown in Heavem
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how many people think taht would
be awesome can I see your hands
well I got good news for you
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God has already said that about
you You say really what book of
the Bible is it? in
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It is on the cross
of calvary because when'
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God sent his son Jesus
Christ to die on calvary
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to give you his righteousness
that was God saying to you
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and me, you are greatly
beloved in my sight amen?
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now, the angel
begins to give Daniela
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prophecy that will answer
his questions what is going to
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happen to his Jewish
people what does the future hold
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so lets pick it up in verse 24
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and right now I'm kinda
gonna turn this into slow gear
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because we are going go
through this one verse at a time
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Daniel 9, verse 24
the angel is speaking
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The Bible says,
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70 weeks are
determined for your people
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and for your holy city
to finish the transgressions
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to make an end of sins to make
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reconciliation for
iniquity to bring in
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everlasting righteousness to
seal up vision and prophecy and
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to annoint the Most Holy
now we have to stop there
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obviously you see where they
get the 70 weeks from it is the
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angels says
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Let's us answer a
simple question If
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Daniel is a Jew what
people is the angel talking
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about. The Jewish nation Israel
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and what is the
holy city? Jerusalem
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so whatever these 70 weeks are
about we know it has to do with
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Jewish nation and Holy City
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Of Jerusalem If that
makes sense can you say amen.
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The angel clearly outlines
that but now the question is
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what is supposed to
happen during those 70 weeks
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notice what verse 24 says we
have outlined this on the screen
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during the 70 weeks they are to
finish their transgression, make
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an end of sin, So God can bring
in evelasting righteousness
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to seal up vision and prohecy
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You say great what does that
mean you have to keep in mind
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did God have a
purpose for Israel yes or no
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he did his purpose for them
was to be a light to the world
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God wanted to have a
nation or a people that
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would live according to
his laws. His principles
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and his commands so that they
could be an example to the rest
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of the pagan world what a
blessing it is to serve the true
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God of heaven and his
purpose was that when the
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messiah came, that Israel
would accept christ as their
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messiah and they would be the
ones to take the gospel to the
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world and introduce people
to Jesus that was God's original
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plan for Israel.
But there is a problwem
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becasue right now
Israel is living in apostacy
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they have been worshipping
foreign gods, ignoring the
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ocmmandments they have become
like the other pagan nations
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that is why they are in
captivity and you see God
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wants to bring the messiah
Jesus but He cant do that
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while Israel is
living in unfaithfulness so
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in a real sense, the rest of the
pagan world is having to wait
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for the Messiah to come. And so
God is basically saying to the
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Jewish nation and to
Daniel I am giving your people
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seventy weeks of probabtion.
Seventy weeks to start
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keeping your end of
the covenant to be faithful
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so that you will be a light
to the world and I can bring the
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messiah does that make sense
that is what the 70 weeks are
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for you say okay I can
understand that but now lets go
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a little farther. This is where
I need to introduce you to that
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prophetic principle of
interpretation known as a
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day for a year. In symbolic
portions of Bible prophecy
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there is a principle that
almost all scholars of various
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denominations
agree upon is that is
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one day symbolizes one year
Iwant you to say that with me
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one day, one year. That is only
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in the symbolic portions of
prophecy that's not referring to
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narrative portions of scripture.
you say a narrative that
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means the storys in other words
When it says King David rule for
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33 years that Literally means
33 years you know 24 hour day.
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The seven days of creations.
That literally means 7 24 hour
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days it is only in
prophecy when there is a
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beginning date and ending date
that you apply a day to a year
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now real quick I just want
to show you where scholars get
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this from the Bible. not going
to spend a whole lot of time but
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you remember that story when
Moses and the Israelites were on
the border of the promised land?
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they had been wandering in
the wilderness and Moses sent
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how many spies to go into the
promised land and check it out?
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do you rember? He sent 12 spies
to check it out. And their job
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was to go throughout the land,
see what it looked like, and
were the people like they were
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going to have to
Conquer and after 40 days in
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the land they came
back and presented a report
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to the rest of the
encampment Israel and 10 of them
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What kind of report? a
bad one, oh we will never
00:17:06.05\00:17:10.06
conques this land It
is beautiful and glorious
00:17:10.06\00:17:14.03
but the people are tall there
like giants and mighty warriors
00:17:14.03\00:17:18.03
and they started said
Oh we should have never
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listened to Moses. We should
stayed in Egypt were we would
00:17:22.07\00:17:26.07
been better off And they forgot
everything God had done for them
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wandered through the wilderness.
All those miracles and there
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were only two who gave a
faithful report and encouraged
the people. Listen God
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brought us this far by His
power we can take this land
00:17:38.12\00:17:42.12
You remember who thos
two were? Caleb and Joshua
00:17:42.12\00:17:46.13
but you know who the
people listened to? The majority
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see the majority is not always
right and they listened to those
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10 and were ready to stone Moses
and God finally said you know
00:17:54.14\00:17:58.14
what? after all I have done
and you still don't trust Me
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God says in right
here in Number 14:34
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For every day they spent
complaining against God as they
spied out the land,
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that was fority days they would
spend a year in the wilderness
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which ended up being 40 years.
That is one of the verses that
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present the day for a year
principle and you see the same
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thing in Ezekial 4:6
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so now if we apply the day for a
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year principle it
to 70 weeks, guess what
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we have to a little calculation,
I bet you never new when you did
00:18:50.33\00:18:54.36
you math calss high school that
this would ecome helpful when
you study the propchey of the
00:18:54.36\00:18:58.33
bible so here is
what we do. How many days
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are in a week
seven. So if I want to
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know how many days are a seventy
week period what must I do
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so there is 490
days in a seventy
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period but when I
apply the day for a year
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principle it is
not really 490 days,
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but 490 WHAT?
years So God is saying
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to Israel I'm
giving you 490 years to
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start be faithful to me,
keep my law and commandments.
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be a light to the the
world But after the 490 years
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if you have not kept your
end of the covenant if you have
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rejected the Messiah when he
comes, God is saying I am going
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have to go on a different
path to take the gospel
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to the world. So
God is giving Israel 490
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years now we
understand that thus fair
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seventy weeks or 490
years but here is the question
00:20:02.63\00:20:06.63
We're still missing something
important and what is that
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a starting date.
When does this begin
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when are we supposed to
start this 490 years. Now
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we have to go to verse
25 and it gives us a clue
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verse 25 of chapter 9
00:20:22.75\00:20:26.79
in Daniel. The Bible says,
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no therefore and understand that
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from the going forth
of the command to restore
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and build
Jerusalem until Messiah the
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prince and Im gonna stop there
00:20:42.87\00:20:46.94
im gonna break that into 2
becasue there is a lot in it
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notice the angel has said
that the beginning date of this
00:20:50.98\00:20:55.02
prophecy is when
a command goes froth
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to restore and build Jerusalem
did you catch that in other
00:20:59.05\00:21:03.09
words when the persian
empire puts a decree that allows
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the Jews to go bakc to
Jerusalem, rebuild their
00:21:07.10\00:21:11.07
city etc when
that decree is uttered
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that is the beginning of
this prophecy so the question is
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did Persia do that and if so
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what was the date. and when you
go back in history you know hwa
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tyou find? there
are multiple dates
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you say lovely which one
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Cyrus in 537, Darius
in 520, Artaxerxes in 457
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No wi suppose we could
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vote and do majority rule sbut
that wont neccesarily mean we
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have the truth we
could I suppose flip a coin
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but the best way to
do it is by the Bible
00:21:51.14\00:21:55.14
so the ione we actuyally want
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is Artaxerxes because is
Cyrus decree was powerful enough
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would you need a
seocnd one by darius?
00:22:03.15\00:22:07.16
no if Darius was powerful enough
would you have needed Artaxerxes
00:22:07.16\00:22:11.16
Artaxerxes decree is
the one that allowed any jew
00:22:11.16\00:22:15.13
who wanted int he Persian
realm to go back to Jerusalem
00:22:15.13\00:22:19.17
gave them permission to
rebuild the city, the walls,
00:22:19.17\00:22:23.17
and the temple
and begin their own
00:22:23.17\00:22:27.18
civil government again. It gave
thema large measure of freedom
00:22:27.18\00:22:31.18
now they were still under
persian rule but they were
00:22:31.18\00:22:35.18
given much of their ffeedoms
back and Artaxerxes decree
00:22:35.18\00:22:39.19
is the one recorded
almost word for word in the
00:22:39.19\00:22:43.19
Bible. if you were to read Ezra
chapter 7, im not gonna do that
00:22:43.19\00:22:47.23
right now but in ezra
7 you can read his decree
00:22:47.23\00:22:51.20
in the word ofGod and
what is amazing is do you think
00:22:51.20\00:22:55.20
it would cost money for all
those people to go back and
rebuild thier city wha tdo you
00:22:55.20\00:22:59.21
think yeah. You know
who paid for it? Artaxerxes
00:22:59.21\00:23:03.21
you tell me if that
is not a miracle from God
00:23:03.21\00:23:07.22
that the persian king
gives them permission and he
00:23:07.22\00:23:11.25
finances tthe trip
that is a fulfilment of
00:23:11.25\00:23:15.26
bible prophecy so Artaxerxes is
00:23:15.26\00:23:19.26
the decree we want. 457
BC. So now all we have to
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is look at the cahrt
on the screen here or the
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handout. If 457 is the beginning
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if I add 490 years
00:23:31.24\00:23:35.28
to 457 BC it is going to tell me
00:23:35.28\00:23:39.28
when the 70 weeks or 490 years
00:23:39.28\00:23:43.28
has ended when probation
is done for the Jewish nation
00:23:43.28\00:23:47.29
and if you do the addition
you know what year you come to?
00:23:47.29\00:23:51.29
I have it on the ssreen
00:23:51.29\00:23:55.30
34 AD. God is
00:23:55.30\00:23:59.30
saying, by 34 AD
00:23:59.30\00:24:03.30
if my Jewish people have not
kept their end of the covenant
00:24:03.30\00:24:07.31
if they have not
accepted their Messiah, God
00:24:07.31\00:24:11.31
is saying I am going to have
to go on a different path to
00:24:11.31\00:24:15.35
take the gospel to the
world so the Jewish nation has
00:24:15.35\00:24:19.32
until 34 AD.
00:24:19.32\00:24:23.36
do you know what what
happen in 34 AD that sealed
00:24:23.36\00:24:27.36
the Jewish nattion's
rejection of the gospel
00:24:27.36\00:24:31.33
of the covenant and
of the messiah Jesus
00:24:31.33\00:24:35.37
in 34 AD the
00:24:35.37\00:24:39.37
first christian
martyr was stoned
00:24:39.37\00:24:43.38
at Jerusalem or just outside
the gates of Jerusalem it was
00:24:43.38\00:24:47.38
Stephen. I wanna read this to
you from the scripture its comes
00:24:47.38\00:24:51.42
from Acts chapter
7 beging in verse 54
00:24:51.42\00:24:55.42
Now this is somewhat lengthy but
I just want to read the Bible's
description of what
00:24:55.42\00:24:59.43
happened at the end of
this 70 weeks. The Bible says
00:24:59.43\00:25:03.40
He was equating Jesus with God
00:25:52.45\00:25:56.45
of course we know that to
be true but the jewish leaders
00:25:56.45\00:26:00.52
and nations did not want to hear
that. The Bible goes on to say
00:26:00.52\00:26:04.46
then See the bible is describing
for us what happened at this
00:26:48.54\00:26:52.57
time period for
years they had listened
00:26:52.57\00:26:56.58
about the preaching of Jesus,
they had seen Jesus, they had
watched His miracles
00:26:56.58\00:27:00.65
even after he died on
the cross the Bible tells us
00:27:00.65\00:27:04.62
the apostles still mainly
stayed in Jerusalem trying to
00:27:04.62\00:27:08.62
reach their own
people but by 34 AD
00:27:08.62\00:27:12.63
unfortunately Israel was
so tired of hearing the gospel
00:27:12.63\00:27:16.63
message about Jesus
that now they started killing
00:27:16.63\00:27:20.64
and stoning the
christians and when Stephen
00:27:20.64\00:27:24.64
was stoned, it said at
that time a great persecuation
00:27:24.64\00:27:28.68
broke out in
Jerusalem led by what man
00:27:28.68\00:27:32.68
Saul who later became
Paul and Saul literally
00:27:32.68\00:27:36.69
went outside of Jerusalem
to all the cities to drag
00:27:36.69\00:27:40.72
believers back tot
heir death so at that point
00:27:40.72\00:27:44.73
it broke God's heart
00:27:44.73\00:27:48.70
but his own
people had rejected Him
00:27:48.70\00:27:52.70
their messiah and
savior and even though
00:27:52.70\00:27:56.74
it was not part of
His origianl plan God knew
00:27:56.74\00:28:00.81
that if the rest of th
epagan world was to be saved
00:28:00.81\00:28:04.78
he was going to have to go
to a different plan to intorduce
00:28:04.78\00:28:08.78
Jesus to the world and that
is where he started using the
00:28:08.78\00:28:12.82
christian church to take the
gospel all over the then known
00:28:12.82\00:28:16.83
world in fact Jesus even aludes
00:28:16.83\00:28:20.86
to this as sad as it is
if you read Matthew 21:4
00:28:20.86\00:28:24.83
43 during the last
week of His life on earth
00:28:24.83\00:28:28.84
he spent a lot of time
in and around the temple
00:28:28.84\00:28:32.87
at Jerusalem becasue of passover
00:28:32.87\00:28:36.88
and in a controversy and
ocnflict with jewish leaders
00:28:36.88\00:28:40.92
and rulers he made
this statement he said
00:28:40.92\00:28:44.92
Now Jesus didnt
00:28:52.99\00:28:56.97
say that with anger. Im sure he
said that with tears in his eyes
00:28:56.97\00:29:00.97
he knew that
Israel had rejected him
00:29:00.97\00:29:04.97
oh yes there were a
few who believed in him
00:29:04.97\00:29:09.01
but overall the leaders, the
pharisees the government rulers
00:29:09.01\00:29:13.05
had rejected their messiah. he
knew they were gonna nail Him to
00:29:13.05\00:29:17.09
the cross he knew they were
gonna persecute his disciples
00:29:17.09\00:29:21.09
afterwards. And he
said the kingdom of God
00:29:21.09\00:29:25.13
the gospel is gonna be
given to another people
00:29:25.13\00:29:29.13
that other people
is the christian church
00:29:29.13\00:29:33.13
of all nations around
the world because later on
00:29:33.13\00:29:37.17
Jesus said to them when he
walked out of the temple courts
that day remember the words he
00:29:37.17\00:29:41.21
uttered he said
your house is left unto
00:29:41.21\00:29:45.25
you desolate and the spirit
of God departed formt he temple
00:29:45.25\00:29:49.28
in Jeruslame and that
is why Paul wrote what he
00:29:49.28\00:29:53.29
did after his conversion
and he understood things better
00:29:53.29\00:29:57.33
in Galations 3:28,
00:29:57.33\00:30:01.43
And in verse 29
he says something
00:30:09.54\00:30:13.58
important we
normally pass by he said
00:30:13.58\00:30:17.61
if you are Christ's
then you are What? Abraham's
00:30:17.61\00:30:21.62
Seed, and heirs
accoring to the promise
00:30:21.62\00:30:25.65
do you undersdant what that is
saying? that saying to be a part
00:30:25.65\00:30:29.66
of God's chosen people. You
don't have be literal ethnic
00:30:29.66\00:30:33.66
Jews that born born in Jerusalem
if you accept Jesus Christ as
00:30:33.66\00:30:37.63
your Savior you are Abraham
seed that is what Paul is saying
00:30:37.63\00:30:41.64
you are what is called a
spiritual Jew, not a literal one
00:30:41.64\00:30:45.67
born ethnicly in
Israel but anyone who accepts
00:30:45.67\00:30:49.68
Christ as savior can
recieve all the promises
00:30:49.68\00:30:53.68
made to Israel in
the old testament see
00:30:53.68\00:30:57.69
the covenant is not gone, He
is still going to fulfill those
00:30:57.69\00:31:01.69
promises but it is not going be
to literal Israel it is going to
00:31:01.69\00:31:05.69
be to spiritual Israel all those
who have chosen to accept Jesus
00:31:05.69\00:31:09.66
Christ as as thier Sevior that
means it can be Americans it can
00:31:09.66\00:31:13.67
be Russians it can be people
from Finland it doesn't matter
what language you speak
00:31:13.67\00:31:17.67
it doesn't matter the color
of your skin it doesn't matter
00:31:17.67\00:31:21.71
what country you are
from if you belong to Christ
00:31:21.71\00:31:25.71
you are Abraham's seed
and all those promises made to
00:31:25.71\00:31:29.72
Abraham will be fulfilled
to God's Christian people today
00:31:29.72\00:31:33.72
Can somebody say amen?
Now just to make sure we don't
00:31:33.72\00:31:37.73
misunderstand sometimes we
get an attitude with the Jewish
00:31:37.73\00:31:41.70
nation say well if I had lived
back then I certainly wouldn't
have crucified Jesus
00:31:41.70\00:31:45.70
we make sure that we don't
have a holier than thou attitude
00:31:45.70\00:31:49.70
because that kind of attitude is
also what started anti-semitism
00:31:49.70\00:31:53.74
Particularly during
World War II yes the
00:31:53.74\00:31:57.75
Jewish nation made a
mistake but can you and set here
00:31:57.75\00:32:01.75
say we have never made a
mistake there are protestant
00:32:01.75\00:32:05.75
churches today that have made
mistakes and wish they could do
00:32:05.75\00:32:09.79
things differently I'll will
give you an one example I don't
want to get to far off track
00:32:09.79\00:32:13.80
50 60 years ago was the
civil rights era and there
00:32:13.80\00:32:21.77
person away from thier church
becasue they were a different
00:32:21.77\00:32:25.81
color of skin or they would
say sorry youve gotta sit in the
00:32:25.81\00:32:29.78
floor because we're the superior
race or youve gotta go down the
00:32:29.78\00:32:33.82
street was that
according to the Bible? no
00:32:33.82\00:32:37.82
is that believe that the Bible
says all men are created equal
00:32:37.82\00:32:41.82
That was a mistake
protestant churches made
00:32:41.82\00:32:45.83
many of us wish we could take
that and do away with it and
they ahve repented of it
00:32:45.83\00:32:49.80
so we have to
understand no nation is perfect
00:32:49.80\00:32:53.84
no church is
perfect. In fact in romans 11
00:32:53.84\00:32:57.84
it says God's Jewish people
can be grafted back in again
00:32:57.84\00:33:01.84
that as they accept Jesus as
their savior the promises are
00:33:01.84\00:33:05.85
available to them once again
and you see that happening today
00:33:05.85\00:33:09.88
its in the messianic Jewish
movement that many Jews today
00:33:09.88\00:33:13.89
are seeing that their fore
fathers made a mistake and are
00:33:13.89\00:33:17.89
choosing to accept and follow
Jesus Christ as their savior
00:33:17.89\00:33:21.86
because we're all one in His
name so that what you see going
00:33:21.86\00:33:25.87
on in this prophecy but now
we need to go a little farhter
00:33:25.87\00:33:29.87
beasuse in verse 25
00:33:29.87\00:33:33.91
it is gonna talk about a 69 week
period now this whole prophecy
00:33:33.91\00:33:37.91
covers what time
period? 70 weeks but in verse 25
00:33:37.91\00:33:41.92
the angel says something
important will happen after
00:33:41.92\00:33:45.95
69 weeks. Let spick
it up again in verse 25
00:33:45.95\00:33:49.96
The bible says, know therefore
00:33:49.96\00:33:53.96
and understand that from
the going forth of the command
00:33:53.96\00:33:57.97
to restore and build Jerusalem
00:33:57.97\00:34:01.97
until messiah the
prince there shall be
00:34:01.97\00:34:05.97
7 weeks and 62
weeks. The streets shal be
00:34:05.97\00:34:10.01
built again and the wall
even in troublesome times
00:34:10.01\00:34:14.02
now I'm going to stop there
because depending on what
version of the bible you have
00:34:14.02\00:34:18.02
it is worded differetnly
but it all calculates the same
00:34:18.02\00:34:22.02
notice it says in 69 weeks from
the begining of this prophecy
00:34:22.02\00:34:26.06
who is going
comes? Messiah the prince
00:34:26.06\00:34:30.03
will begin his minisrty
on this earth His coming
00:34:30.03\00:34:34.04
the first itme. Now I am going
to put something on the screen
00:34:34.04\00:34:38.07
if you are using KJV it says
00:34:38.07\00:34:42.08
7 weeks three score and 2
weeks if you add all that up
00:34:42.08\00:34:46.08
it is 69 weeks when the
NKJV that I'm using is says
00:34:46.08\00:34:50.12
7 and 62 week,s
well what is 62 plus 7
00:34:50.12\00:34:54.12
69 so it doesnt matter what
version of the Bible you use
00:34:54.12\00:34:58.13
it all equals 69 week so now
00:34:58.13\00:35:02.13
we have got to apply the day for
a year principle how many days
00:35:02.13\00:35:06.13
are in one week? 7 so if i
wanna know how many days are in
00:35:06.13\00:35:10.14
69 weeks i must I do? 69
00:35:10.14\00:35:14.14
times 7 when you do
that calculation there
00:35:14.14\00:35:18.18
is 483 days in a 69 week period
00:35:18.18\00:35:22.18
apply the year for day principle
483 years and what it is saying
00:35:22.18\00:35:26.59
is in 483 years
00:35:26.59\00:35:30.59
from the being of
this prophecy Messiah
00:35:30.59\00:35:34.56
the prince will come
and begin His ministry
00:35:34.56\00:35:38.63
wow was it fulfilled?
00:35:38.63\00:35:42.67
it was becasue if you add
00:35:42.67\00:35:46.68
483 years to 457 BC you know
00:35:46.68\00:35:50.71
what year you come to
00:35:50.71\00:35:54.72
27 AD you say
what happen in 27 AD
00:35:54.72\00:35:58.75
according to the
scriptures That is
00:35:58.75\00:36:02.82
when Jesus came to the
river Jordan to be baptized
00:36:02.82\00:36:06.86
by John the baptist that
is when He began His public
00:36:06.86\00:36:10.87
ministry on this
earth because think about it
00:36:10.87\00:36:14.90
before he was baptized by John
he never once preached a sermon
00:36:14.90\00:36:18.94
never proclaime dhimself the Son
of God, never healed anybody,
00:36:18.94\00:36:22.98
never performed a miracle
he waited until he was baptized
00:36:22.98\00:36:27.02
in 27 AD Why? because
00:36:27.02\00:36:31.02
Jesus knew this
prophecy Jesus was a student
00:36:31.02\00:36:35.02
of Bible prophecy can you
say amen and he knew the messiah
00:36:35.02\00:36:39.03
was not supposed
to come until 27 AD
00:36:39.03\00:36:43.00
that doesn't mean when He was
born, it means when he publicly
00:36:43.00\00:36:47.00
begin his ministry of
proclaiming himself as the
messiah. Some may ask the
00:36:47.00\00:36:51.01
question how do you
know it was 27 AD let me show
00:36:51.01\00:36:55.04
you something awesome
In Luke chater 3 verse 1
00:36:55.04\00:36:59.05
It says that Jesus
was baptized 15th year of
00:36:59.05\00:37:03.05
year of Tibersias Cacsar he was
the Roman emperor at the time
00:37:03.05\00:37:07.06
and if go back
secular history books
00:37:07.06\00:37:11.06
just take a guess
to when the 15 year of
00:37:11.06\00:37:15.03
Tibersias Cacsar was
00:37:15.03\00:37:19.03
27 AD Jesus came
00:37:19.03\00:37:23.04
right on time.
00:37:23.04\00:37:27.08
That is why Jesus always said
things like my time has not yet
00:37:27.08\00:37:31.08
come my time has not yet come
what time? He was referring to
00:37:31.08\00:37:35.08
this prophecy He knew
when He was suppose to come
00:37:35.08\00:37:39.09
forth and to begin His
ministry just like Daniel said
00:37:39.09\00:37:43.09
this was prophesied
hundreds of years before Jesus
00:37:43.09\00:37:47.10
was ever born this gives us
00:37:47.10\00:37:51.07
the confidence that Jesus
Christ this man of Nazareth
00:37:51.07\00:37:55.07
that history said died
on a cross He is certainly
00:37:55.07\00:37:59.07
the prophesied
messiah of the old testement
00:37:59.07\00:38:03.11
no doubt about
it he came right on
00:38:03.11\00:38:07.12
time but now,
00:38:07.12\00:38:11.12
if this is a 70
week prophecy and
00:38:11.12\00:38:15.12
the first part talks about 69
weeks how many weeks do we have
00:38:15.12\00:38:19.13
left 1 week. so lets
talk about that for a second
00:38:19.13\00:38:23.10
let me read to you something
in verse 26 in verse 26
00:38:23.10\00:38:27.10
it says And
after sixty-two weeks
00:38:27.10\00:38:31.11
Messiah shall be cut off but
not for himself and the people
00:38:31.11\00:38:35.14
of the prince who is to come
Shall destroy the city and the
00:38:35.14\00:38:39.15
sanctuary you say what is that
referring to it is saying
sometime after the 62 weeks
00:38:39.15\00:38:43.15
messiah will be cut off. that
is referring to His crucifiction
00:38:43.15\00:38:47.16
on the cross that Israel
would reject Him and where
00:38:47.16\00:38:51.16
it talks about the people of the
prince destroying the city and
00:38:51.16\00:38:55.13
sanctuary this is refering to
the roman armies who would come
00:38:55.13\00:38:59.13
into Jerusalem years down the
road in 70 AD and destroy the
00:38:59.13\00:39:03.17
city of Jerusalem and
tear apart that holy temple
00:39:03.17\00:39:07.18
becasue remember that
was part of the retribution
00:39:07.18\00:39:11.18
of rejecting thier
savior. Jessus said
00:39:11.18\00:39:15.18
your house is left desolate
infact he said there will not be
stone left upon another
00:39:15.18\00:39:19.19
and you know when
Rome destroyed that temple
00:39:19.19\00:39:23.19
they started a fire
inside of it and it burned
00:39:23.19\00:39:27.20
that gold and melted it and
it got in between the cracks of
00:39:27.20\00:39:31.17
those huge stones and those
roman soldiers wanted that gold
00:39:31.17\00:39:35.20
so they did they tore
that temple apart rock by rock
00:39:35.20\00:39:39.21
to get that gold
until literally there
00:39:39.21\00:39:43.21
was not one
stone left upon another
00:39:43.21\00:39:47.22
but now lets focus
on verse 27 because
00:39:47.22\00:39:51.25
now we're going to come to the
last week of this prophecy now
00:39:51.25\00:39:55.22
let me ask you a
question how many days
00:39:55.22\00:39:59.26
are in a week 7 and if
we apply the day for a year
00:39:59.26\00:40:03.23
principle this is talking
about a 7 year period this last
00:40:03.23\00:40:07.24
week, this last week is a
source of controversy in the
00:40:07.24\00:40:11.24
christian world becasue there
are different doctrines that
surropund it but lets go
00:40:11.24\00:40:15.24
back to the word of god and
let the scriptures it give us
00:40:15.24\00:40:19.25
the answer lets read verse 27.
00:40:19.25\00:40:23.28
The Bible Says The He shall
00:40:23.28\00:40:27.29
confirm a covenant
with many for HOW LONG?
00:40:27.29\00:40:31.29
one week but in the middle
of the week He shall bring
00:40:31.29\00:40:35.36
and end to
sacrifice and offering
00:40:35.36\00:40:39.37
we'll stop there
the big question is this
00:40:39.37\00:40:43.41
who is the He
00:40:43.41\00:40:47.41
who is the He that confirms this
coventant who is the he that
00:40:47.41\00:40:51.41
brings an end to
sacrifice and offering
00:40:51.41\00:40:55.42
let me ask you something who is
00:40:55.42\00:40:59.45
this whole prophecy
centered around you tell me
00:40:59.45\00:41:03.46
Jesus Christ. It prophecies when
He would come and beginning of
00:41:03.46\00:41:07.46
his ministry, it talks about
messiah the prince so the he
00:41:07.46\00:41:11.47
in verse 27 is
clearly Jesus now sometimes
00:41:11.47\00:41:15.47
popular theology
says its antichrist
00:41:15.47\00:41:19.47
but when you look at the context
it clearly talks about Jesus
00:41:19.47\00:41:23.48
you what is
amazing when Jesus was on
00:41:23.48\00:41:27.52
this earth he mainly worked
for his Jewish people becasue he
00:41:27.52\00:41:31.52
knew it wasnt until
34 AD that the nation
00:41:31.52\00:41:35.56
would reject that
covenant and in verse 27
00:41:35.56\00:41:39.56
when it says that
the he whoever the he is
00:41:39.56\00:41:43.53
says in the middle of the week
He brings an end to sacrifice
00:41:43.53\00:41:47.57
and offering do you know hwat
happened in the middle of that
00:41:47.57\00:41:51.57
seven year period
from 27 AD to 34 AD Jesus
00:41:51.57\00:41:55.58
was crucified on the
cross of calvary around
00:41:55.58\00:41:59.61
31 AD. right in the middle
00:41:59.61\00:42:03.62
of that 7 year
period that last week
00:42:03.62\00:42:07.62
when Jesus died he put an
end to the entire sacrificial
00:42:07.62\00:42:11.66
and offering system
beceacues remember God
00:42:11.66\00:42:15.63
had instituted sacrificing
lambs, and goats and dove
00:42:15.63\00:42:19.67
all that was to point
forward to what? Jesus Christ
00:42:19.67\00:42:23.67
the real lamb of God
so now that Jesus has died
00:42:23.67\00:42:27.68
that system is no
longer neccesary that is why is
00:42:27.68\00:42:31.71
Hebrews said we dont put our
faith int he blood of lambs and
00:42:31.71\00:42:35.75
goats but in Jesus Christ
himself and that is why Matthew
00:42:35.75\00:42:39.75
27:51 says that when he
died the veil in the temple
00:42:39.75\00:42:43.79
that separated the holy
from the most holy place it was
00:42:43.79\00:42:47.76
torn into from top to
bottom signifying that
00:42:47.76\00:42:51.80
this system is now
done away with because
00:42:51.80\00:42:55.84
the true Lamb of God
has died for the sins
00:42:55.84\00:42:59.84
of the world, the He is Jesus
00:42:59.84\00:43:03.88
the prophecy tells us
when messiah would come
00:43:03.88\00:43:07.88
it tells us when the messiah
would be crucified on the cross
00:43:07.88\00:43:11.92
Jesus came and died right on
00:43:11.92\00:43:15.92
time. i mean think
about it why did Jesus allow
00:43:15.92\00:43:19.96
himself to be taken to
the cross in 31 AD did they
00:43:19.96\00:43:23.93
and kill Him before that Yes
they wanted to stone him push
00:43:23.93\00:43:27.97
him off a cliff what did Jesus
always say my time has not yet
come my time has not yet come
00:43:27.97\00:43:31.97
What time? The time
of this prophecy he knew
00:43:31.97\00:43:36.01
he was not to die on
the vross until around 31 AD
00:43:36.01\00:43:40.05
Now I do have to address this.
00:43:40.05\00:43:44.09
but I don't want to spend alot
of time on it but it may raise a
question in your mind
00:43:44.09\00:43:48.09
because you may ask, I
have always heard that last
00:43:48.09\00:43:52.13
week of that 7 year
period represent something else
00:43:52.13\00:43:56.13
Because see one popular doctrine
in the christian world today
00:43:56.13\00:44:00.20
is that that 7
year period is broken
00:44:00.20\00:44:04.17
off from the prophecy
in Danial and thrown 2000
00:44:04.17\00:44:08.21
years into an ambiguous
future at the end of time
00:44:08.21\00:44:12.25
and thatis a secret
rapture of the saints,
00:44:12.25\00:44:16.28
that the he comes in
the middle is antichrist
00:44:16.28\00:44:20.29
and at the end 7 years that is
the coming kindom of God where
00:44:20.29\00:44:24.33
people will have a second
chance. here is what alway
00:44:24.33\00:44:28.36
important to do if you forget
anything remember this principle
00:44:28.36\00:44:32.40
we never base a doctrine
on that which is popular we
00:44:32.40\00:44:36.40
never base it on how many books
have written you always base
00:44:36.40\00:44:40.48
a teaching on what?
what the word of God
00:44:40.48\00:44:44.51
says and clearly
the word of God tell us
00:44:44.51\00:44:48.52
That last 7 years is not to
be broken away from the prophecy
00:44:48.52\00:44:52.52
it is part of uplifting
Jesus and it is amazing to me
00:44:52.52\00:44:56.56
that we can take a prophecy
that completely glorifies
00:44:56.56\00:45:00.60
Jesus as Savior of the
world twist and change it around
00:45:00.60\00:45:04.53
instead of uplifting
Jesus we're uplifting antichrsit
00:45:04.53\00:45:08.54
any prophecy or doctrine
throwing Jesus out the door
00:45:08.54\00:45:12.54
and starts uplifting antichrist
ought to raise a red flag
00:45:12.54\00:45:16.54
in our minds you say
00:45:16.54\00:45:20.55
well lets look at this a little
bit farther that is only fair
00:45:20.55\00:45:24.55
its not fair to look at one
side and then ignore the other
00:45:24.55\00:45:28.56
the idea of a secret
rapture theory basicly says this
00:45:28.56\00:45:32.59
The question we have to
ask is that according to what
00:45:49.18\00:45:53.21
the Bible teaches im going
give you a polite challenge
00:45:53.21\00:45:57.25
did you know there is absolutely
00:45:57.25\00:46:01.36
no place in the Bible that uses
the phrase 7 year tribulation
00:46:01.36\00:46:05.29
get a concordance
and try to look up
00:46:05.29\00:46:09.30
7 year tribulation you wont
find it anywhere from Genesis to
00:46:09.30\00:46:13.34
Revelation Really? Where does it
come from it comes from taking
00:46:13.34\00:46:17.37
the last 7 years this prophecy
and it breaking off into the
00:46:17.37\00:46:21.41
future but you will
never find that term used
00:46:21.41\00:46:25.45
in the Bible you say really?
Where did it come from then!
00:46:25.45\00:46:29.48
i just want to briefly give you
the history I don't want to go
into too much detail
00:46:29.48\00:46:33.52
but if something is not based in
the bible it might be important
00:46:33.52\00:46:37.59
to understand where is the
source of it it actually comes
00:46:37.59\00:46:41.60
all the way back from around the
1500s when the reformation is
00:46:41.60\00:46:45.63
going on we are going to talk
about that later the seminar
becasue i believe it reformation
00:46:45.63\00:46:49.60
symbolized in parts of
revelation martin luther and the
00:46:49.60\00:46:53.64
reformers were preaching that
people can come to Jesus
directly for salvation
00:46:53.64\00:46:57.65
that it is not neccesary
to do indulgences and penances
00:46:57.65\00:47:01.65
and things like that and since
Rome was the persecuting power
00:47:01.65\00:47:05.65
of those days the
reformers were preaching
00:47:05.65\00:47:09.66
that Rome is the antichrist
and beast of revelation 13
00:47:09.66\00:47:13.66
and see that made reformation
gain steam at that time
00:47:13.66\00:47:17.63
becasue Rome was persecuting
those who wanted to follow
00:47:17.63\00:47:21.64
or translate the bible so
what Rome did at that time and
00:47:21.64\00:47:25.67
I'm saying this to be down on
particular any group of people I
don't believe that God
00:47:25.67\00:47:29.68
pleased when we speak of
other in a denigrating way
00:47:29.68\00:47:33.68
this only to show what has
happen in history and how Bible
00:47:33.68\00:47:37.69
prophecy has been fulfilled.
What Roman they commissioned a
00:47:37.69\00:47:42.12
Jesuit scholar
named Francisco Robero
00:47:42.12\00:47:46.53
we need you to come up with
a different interruption about
00:47:46.53\00:47:50.53
ani-christ Luther and the
reformers are says that we're
00:47:50.53\00:47:54.57
the beast Revaltion 13 are
fellowing them and believe them
00:47:54.57\00:47:58.64
so come up with a different
interruption and so Francisco
00:47:58.64\00:48:02.68
Robero wrote a commentary that
said antichrist would be one
00:48:02.68\00:48:06.68
person who only rises at
the end of time and that was the
00:48:06.68\00:48:10.69
beginning of what
was known as futurism
00:48:10.69\00:48:14.69
as time passed another
Jesuit named Manuel Lacunza
00:48:14.69\00:48:18.73
he wrote a manuscript called
the coming of the messiah and
00:48:18.73\00:48:22.70
glory and majesty he started
writing about antichrist being
00:48:22.70\00:48:26.70
one person at the end of time
his manuscripts were published
in different countries
00:48:26.70\00:48:30.71
and various parts of the world
and what eventually happend is
00:48:30.71\00:48:34.74
a protestant preacher Edward
Irving a very popular preacher
00:48:34.74\00:48:38.71
in the 1800s he
translated Lacunzas work
00:48:38.71\00:48:42.75
into English in a
book that has a rather long
00:48:42.75\00:48:46.76
title they them long
titles back then is was called
00:48:46.76\00:48:50.76
The Coming of Massiah in Glory
and Majesty with a Prefiminary
00:48:50.76\00:48:54.73
Discourse And so now Edward
Irving started preaching this in
00:48:54.73\00:48:58.73
the 1800s then John Nelson
Darby another popular preacher
00:48:58.73\00:49:02.74
puts together the secret rapture
theory and start teach it
00:49:02.74\00:49:06.74
and eventually it made its
way into the Scofield reference
00:49:06.74\00:49:10.75
Bible into the foot
notes of that Bible and it has
00:49:10.75\00:49:14.78
been popular ever
since but the truth is
00:49:14.78\00:49:18.79
before the 1800s
the idea of a rapture
00:49:18.79\00:49:22.79
or snatching away
was never taught by any
00:49:22.79\00:49:26.80
protestant church
it is Actually a new
00:49:26.80\00:49:30.77
theory that has only
developed in the last 200 years
00:49:30.77\00:49:34.77
it goes all back to roman
in the reformation to take heat
00:49:34.77\00:49:38.81
off them at that
time and when you realize
00:49:38.81\00:49:42.81
it comes man theory made and
does not come from of the word
00:49:42.81\00:49:46.82
of God it should raise a
little red flag in our minds
00:49:46.82\00:49:50.82
becasue if you were here when
we studied the second coming of
00:49:50.82\00:49:54.82
Jesus we did that Last Sunday
night remember what we learned
00:49:54.82\00:49:58.83
remmeber all the verses said
we will see Jesus in the clouds
00:49:58.83\00:50:02.80
powery and great
glory trumpets are blowing
00:50:02.80\00:50:07.17
the tribes of the earth are
mourning the Lord descends with
00:50:07.17\00:50:11.17
a shout the voice of the
acrchangelis heard the dead in
00:50:11.17\00:50:15.18
Christ rise The sky recedes as a
scroll mountains and island are
moved out of there plces.
00:50:15.18\00:50:19.21
does that sound like something
that would be secrete not
00:50:19.21\00:50:23.25
according to the word of
God you say where did that idea
00:50:23.25\00:50:27.26
come from then I just going
to show two things in the Bible
00:50:27.26\00:50:31.29
That are sometimes taken out of
context and I do wand to spend
00:50:31.29\00:50:35.56
just a few minutes on this
because it illustrates an
important principle
00:50:35.56\00:50:40.00
never take a verse out of
its context and build a doctrine
00:50:40.00\00:50:44.41
on it let me give you an example
2 Peter chapter 3 verse 10
00:50:44.41\00:50:48.84
The Bible Says But the day
00:50:48.84\00:50:52.85
of the Lord will come as a
What? thief in the night, now
00:50:52.85\00:50:56.85
if i took just that part of the
verse honestly that almost does
makes it sound like
00:50:56.85\00:51:00.92
kind of secret but if
i read the rest vesrse
00:51:00.92\00:51:04.89
instead of just taking a
half verse out of its context it
00:51:04.89\00:51:08.86
clarifies it because
the rest of verse Says
00:51:08.86\00:51:12.87
you say ok What about Matthew
24:40? what about that phrase
00:51:25.25\00:51:29.25
If I just take
00:51:37.29\00:51:41.30
two verse i can see how a
sincere person would think
00:51:41.30\00:51:45.33
wow that must be secret but
remember you always have to read
00:51:45.33\00:51:49.34
the verses before and
after to get the context
00:51:49.34\00:51:53.38
so lets do that and
see what it really says
00:51:53.38\00:51:57.38
lets start in verse 36
00:51:57.38\00:52:01.45
See Jesus is comparing
his coming to the time of Noah
00:52:51.87\00:52:55.94
think about that when
Noah preached that a flood
00:52:55.94\00:53:00.04
as coming and built the
ark how long did he peached
00:53:00.04\00:53:03.98
120 years. So when the
00:53:03.98\00:53:08.02
flood finally came did
every body know the rains stared
00:53:08.02\00:53:12.02
coming sure that wasn't
hidden and so what does it says
00:53:12.02\00:53:16.02
some were on the
ark and they were saved
00:53:16.02\00:53:20.10
those how were
left behind what happen
00:53:20.10\00:53:24.10
they perish there was no
second change they perish
00:53:24.10\00:53:28.10
So when your realize
the bible is using that
00:53:28.10\00:53:32.14
term two men will be in the
field: one will be taken, there
are meeting the Lord in the air
00:53:32.14\00:53:36.14
the others are left behind
to perish it is comparing to the
00:53:36.14\00:53:40.15
time of Noah and that
is why jesus says watch
00:53:40.15\00:53:44.15
therefore becasue you
dont know the hour He is coming
00:53:44.15\00:53:48.16
not that it is secret
He know world will no be
00:53:48.16\00:53:52.19
paying attention
for some it will come
00:53:52.19\00:53:56.16
unexpectedly see
00:53:56.16\00:54:00.24
The reason rapture theory
as wonderful as it may sound
00:54:00.24\00:54:04.17
the reason it could be dangerous
is thsi beaude I have heard
00:54:04.17\00:54:08.21
people say you know what I'm
just to wait until people are
suddenly snatched away
00:54:08.21\00:54:12.21
and planes crash and
cars diving through a ditch
00:54:12.21\00:54:16.22
then when I see that happen
then i will get serious with God
00:54:16.22\00:54:20.26
see it can cause people to be
lackadaisical about thier
relationship with Christ
00:54:20.26\00:54:24.26
because if I live my
life delaying my discussion
00:54:24.26\00:54:28.56
because I think a
second change is coming
00:54:28.56\00:54:32.60
when Jesus comes I find out
there is no second change what
is going to happen to me
00:54:32.60\00:54:36.60
I will be lost my
00:54:36.60\00:54:40.61
second shange is now our
scond change was the cross
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that is why Jesus
said or Hebrews said today
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if you hear His
voice do not harden
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your heart you see folks this
is the most glories prophecy
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in the old testament it
prophesied when Jesus would
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begin begin His ministry and
when the Messiah would come it
prophesied when He would die
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on the cross it
tells us that Jesus came
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come right on time
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that is why John wrote
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Frinds I don't
know what your life
00:55:24.99\00:55:29.02
been like I don't
want tragedies have come
00:55:29.02\00:55:33.03
your way I don't know
what path life has taken
00:55:33.03\00:55:37.43
you on in your life
right now struggling with gilt
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gilt because of the past you may
be struggling with a sense of
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unworthiness because you can't
change the chooses you have made
00:55:46.27\00:55:50.68
you may struggling and you may
feel enslaved by addictions may
00:55:50.68\00:55:55.12
be trapped by habits and you
begin to wonder can Jesus really
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love me wonder can I truly
be saved but this prophecy tells
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there is a savior this
prophecy tells me there is
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substitute that there is
someone that trod this earth
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for 33 1/2 years
that here is someone
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loves me who died
for me that there is
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a redeemer who will take
His righteousness and put in my
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record book it says he was
wounded for our transgressions
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by His strip we are healed
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and so whatever your struggles
may be Jesus just invites you
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to come, that why the
book of Revelastion ends
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with a invitation
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whatever is going in your world
and your life Jesus says come to
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me as you are I will
forgive you I cleanse you
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I will change and
transform you I will
00:57:05.75\00:57:10.19
I will make you
free all we have to do is
00:57:10.19\00:57:14.56
simply come tonight if
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you are willing to say in your
heart Lord Jesus I believe you
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are the Son of God and I
want to spend eternity with you
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I would like you invite you to
stand with me as I pray in your
00:57:27.81\00:57:32.25
heart I believe that Jesus is
the prophesied Son of God and I
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desire to be in heaven
with him I invite you to stand
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as we close Heavenly Father
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we are excited about
the prophecy of Your Word
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we are in awed that
you would love us so much
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that much you would predict when
Jesus would come so we could
00:57:54.30\00:57:58.71
identify him but most of
all you would invite us to come
00:57:58.71\00:58:03.11
as sinful as our life
maybe thank you Lord for
00:58:03.11\00:58:07.15
sending Jesus and whatever
decision we need to make
00:58:07.15\00:58:11.19
we pray give the
power and the courage
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to follow the Messiah with all
of our hears and all of souls
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and all of our might
these thing we ask and pray
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in Jesus Name Amen
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