Daniel's 70 weeks correctly interpreted (in my opinion)

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TheDivineWatermark

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^ EDIT - *(ceased being said, at some point during Jesus' earthly ministry--which statement[rather,"INVITATION"] resumes in the Matthew 24:14[26:13] preached in the FUTURE trib yrs--the SEQUENCE between Matt22:7[70ad events] and THEN Matt22:8[said to future "servants"--Rev1:1/7:3/4:1])
 
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I'm just pointing out the CHRONOLOGY of the passage. Daniel was told he would "rest, and stand in thy lot" AT THE END OF THE DAYS (the END of the "a time, times, and an half" of said CONTEXT [the answer to the Q in vv.6-7 of "how long till the end of these wonders" (v.1, etc)])… and you were suggesting that that "end" was when Jesus resurrected (thus making the "time period" correlate with His earthly ministry, 3.5y, rather than AFTER His death)--this is what you seemed to be saying in that other post, and now you are simply disregarding the chronology altogether. hmm.
I'm not exactly sure I know what your'e saying but here is my view. I think the first resurrection started (it is not complete yet) when Christ and the Old Testament saints were raised.

I'm not sure what you mean by "his earthly ministry, 3.5y, ranther than AFTER His death". The way I see it, his earthly ministry didn't end until he ascended.
 
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This is totally incorrect. The time of Jacob's trouble cannot be dissociated from the reign of the Antichrist, and that is yet in the future.
Maybe you could show us the two destructions of Israel in the Old Testament... I've only found one so far.
 
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Does anyone know where we can find two separate destructions of Israel? Like is Joel about the AD70 destruction and maybe Jeremiah is about the second destruction? Or vice verse.
 

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At the end of Israels days Daniel and all of the old testament that weren't translated (Enoch and Elijah and maybe others that aren't mentioned) rose with Christ.


The time of Jacobs trouble was when Christ came. Christ cursed them, took the kingdom from them and then sent armies in AD 70 to destroy them.... How do you not figure that's not the time of Jacob's trouble?
And what I was saying about the words "at the END OF THE DAYS" (re: Daniel's being told he will "stand in thy lot" then) refers to "at the END OF THE DAYS" just referred to in that context (i.e. at the end of what Daniel 12:6-7 Q&A referred to, which is a very specific set of days [1260 days in duration, from a SPECIFIC Point A to a SPECIFIC Point B], and which Q was ASKED in view of what was just described in verses 1-4)--so it is THAT SEQUENCE (and THAT "END of the days" [referred to there]) that I am saying does not jive with your viewpoint, as I see it. ;)

Your viewpoint jumbles the chronology stated here.
 

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^ EDIT: when you said "rose with Christ" do you mean His Resurrection Day, on Firstfruit? Or are you referring to His VISIBLE ascension day, some 10 days before Shavuot/Pentecost per Acts 1 (40 days after His "[active] ascension" ON FF/His Resurrection Day)? Which?

I was showing the Hosea 5:15-6:3 passage about the "two days / in the third day" (re: Israel) and you said that occurred when He rose (I assume you meant, when He arose from the dead [ON FF], right?) So, according to you, Daniel "rose" then too, which is "at the END OF THE DAYS" of that context. Not the middle, not the beginning... etc
 

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I'm not exactly sure I know what your'e saying but here is my view. I think the first resurrection started (it is not complete yet) when Christ and the Old Testament saints were raised.
When do you believe it will end?

What do you believe happens when Jesus returns?
 
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And what I was saying about the words "at the END OF THE DAYS" (re: Daniel's being told he will "stand in thy lot" then) refers to "at the END OF THE DAYS" just referred to in that context (i.e. at the end of what Daniel 12:6-7 Q&A referred to, which is a very specific set of days [1260 days in duration, from a SPECIFIC Point A to a SPECIFIC Point B], and which Q was ASKED in view of what was just described in verses 1-4)--so it is THAT SEQUENCE (and THAT "END of the days") that I am saying does not jive with your viewpoint, as I see it. ;)
The wording is "end of the days", my point was the end of what days.... the end of the days of that prophecy, the end of Israel's days, the end of time. The answer can't be found in the statement "end of the days". The only way to decipher it is by the context surrounding it.

In Daniel 12:7 Daniel is given two things to show the timing. 1) time, times and an half 2) "when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people.

So to understand what "time, times and an half" all we have to know is - When was Israel's power scattered? Or another way to put it, when was the kingdom taken from Israel?
 
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^ EDIT: when you said "rose with Christ" do you mean His Resurrection Day, on Firstfruit? Or are you referring to His VISIBLE ascension day, some 10 days before Shavuot/Pentecost per Acts 1 (40 days after His "[active] ascension" ON FF/His Resurrection Day)? Which?

I was showing the Hosea 5:15-6:3 passage about the "two days / in the third day" (re: Israel) and you said that occurred when He rose (I assume you meant, when He arose from the dead [ON FF], right?) So, according to you, Daniel "rose" then too, which is "at the END OF THE DAYS" of that context. Not the middle, not the beginning... etc
Yes I was referring to Christs resurrection on firstfruitS (plural meaning more than one).
I'm not sure what the"end of the days" represent but I did address that in my last post. And yes I meant that they rose in the end of those days.
 

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The wording is "end of the days", my point was the end of what days.... the end of the days of that prophecy, the end of Israel's days, the end of time. The answer can't be found in the statement "end of the days". The only way to decipher it is by the context surrounding it.

In Daniel 12:7 Daniel is given two things to show the timing. 1) time, times and an half 2) "when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people.

So to understand what "time, times and an half" all we have to know is - When was Israel's power scattered? Or another way to put it, when was the kingdom taken from Israel?
Okay, so Daniel "stand in thy lot" did not happen on Jesus' Resurrection Day, then (according to your viewpoint)? but a bit later?? (like, surrounding the 70ad events? or something?) Make up your mind. :D
 

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Personally, I believe it refers to "the end [singular] of the age [singular]" (yet future to occur) that is NOT a part of "this present age [singular]," but that immediately precedes "the age [singular] to come" which is the [their] promised and prophesied earthly Millennial Kingdom (what was promised to Israel). The disciples (at the time of their inquiry to Jesus in Matt24:3 [asking because He'd ALREADY spoken to them about it in Matt13:30,39,40,49-50 (when the angels will "REAP")]) had NO knowledge [at that time] of that which is known [presently] as "this present age [singular]," and no one today is preaching "the kingdom if the heavens IS AT HAND" like they did in the early parts of Jesus' earthly ministry (that ceased being said, at some point), and which is the equivalent of "the wedding FEAST/SUPPER" [i.e. the future earthly MK]; but instead is being conveyed that which pertains to "the MARRIAGE" itself, instead (2Cor11:2, etc).



[note how Eph2:7 speaks of "ages [plural] that are coming" from the point in time of "this present age [singular]"; and from their perspective (meaning the disciples who'd asked Him), just "the age [singular] to come [the (FUTURE) MK age]" ]
I understand the end of the age to be in regards to the current age in which Satan is the ruler of this world, and will continue to be so until the end of the beasts reign, at which time the Lord will then commence to reign on the earth. The Lord commencing to reign at the end of the beasts time, times, and half time is corroborated in Daniel 7, 12, and Revelation 12.
 
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Okay, so Daniel "stand in thy lot" did not happen on Jesus' Resurrection Day, then (according to your viewpoint)? but a bit later?? (like, surrounding the 70ad events? or something?) Make up your mind. :D
Lot means inheritance. I would assume they got new bodies and their inheritance on the day they rose but it could have been the day they ascended. Edit to add I think it's both. They got their new bodies at Christ's resurrection and they received their inheritance when they ascended with Christ.

Old English hlot "object used to determine someone's share" (anything from dice to straw, but often a chip of wood with a name inscribed on it), also "what falls to a person by lot
 

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The Lord commencing to reign at the end of the beasts time, times, and half time is corroborated in Daniel 7, 12, and Revelation 12.
I agree with this part. ^

(The other part, not so much. Due to the "age [singular]" / "ages [plural]" issue I spoke of ;)… very often misunderstood, IMO [yet, key])
 

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Lot means inheritance. I would assume they got new bodies and their inheritance on the day they rose but it could have been the day they ascended. Edit to add I think it's both. They got their new bodies at Christ's resurrection and they received their inheritance when they ascended with Christ.

Old English hlot "object used to determine someone's share" (anything from dice to straw, but often a chip of wood with a name inscribed on it), also "what falls to a person by lot
Here's how I understand it (and I agree with this, found at Bible Hub under "lot"):

[quoting]

"also ׳עָמַד לְג Daniel 12:13, of allotted portion, share, in the Messianic consummation"
 
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Wait a sec, do you mean Jesus' "resurrection" occurred [past tense from our perspective] on TWO SEPARATE "firstfruits"? (If by chance [wild stab, on my part] you are referring to 1Cor15:20 or verse 23, they [the words] are "firstfruit [singular]" each, regarding Him.)

https://biblehub.com/text/1_corinthians/15-20.htm

https://biblehub.com/text/1_corinthians/15-23.htm
No I mean Christ the firstfuitS means Jesus and others. If Jesus was the only one he would have been called Christ the firstfruit with no S.

Notice the verse says that Christ has become the firsfuitS of them that SLEPT.... Slept means they were sleeping but are not sleeping any more. They rose and ascended with Christ and are with him now.

1Co 15:20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
 
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Here's how I understand it (and I agree with this, found at Bible Hub under "lot"):

[quoting]

"also ׳עָמַד לְג Daniel 12:13, of allotted portion, share, in the Messianic consummation"
Yes I agree with that definition, the share is the promises made to Abraham... our inheritance also.
 
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I have to leave for a while but this is some good stuff! I'll be back later.
 

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No I mean Christ the firstfuitS means Jesus and others. If Jesus was the only one he would have been called Christ the firstfruit with no S.

Notice the verse says that Christ has become the firsfuitS of them that SLEPT.... Slept means they were sleeping but are not sleeping any more. They rose and ascended with Christ and are with him now.

1Co 15:20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
But I just showed (in the links) where the word "firstfruit," in the Greek, is in the SINGULAR. (He is "firstfruit [singular] of those [plural] having fallen asleep"). This is not to say that He didn't take someone "with [G4862]" Him. Elsewhere (throughout the epistles) it tells precisely who... (and I'm referring to His "[ACTIVE] ascension" ON FF/His Resurrection Day; those "many" who were raised on that same day, specifically [we are told] went into Jerusalem… but He Himself was busy Elsewhere ;) )