THE BACKBONE OF PROPHECY: '70 WEEKS'

At last we come to the ’70 WEEKS’ prophecy!

Why are they called ‘Weeks’ of years, as proven by the unfolding of history?  It goes right back to father Jacob - Mr. Israel - serving 7 more years for his sweet-heart Rachel, as if they were just days. (Gen 29:20)    She must have been a stunner!...or perhaps Jacob needed an optician? He was after all... in his 70’s!                                           

Why is this referred to as the ‘back-bone of prophecy’? In just 3 verses we get a time-line for the coming of Messiah, in fact...
for both advents of Messiah!                                    

Make no mistake... This is what it is all about – NOT ANTICHRIST the false messiah, but the REAL MESSIAH. (Luke 24:44)

Here are the 6 conditions that must be met WITHIN these 70 Weeks of years (v24)...

• Finish the transgression
• Make an end of sins
• Make reconciliation for iniquity
• Bring in everlasting righteousness
• Seal up the vision & prophecy
• Anoint ‘the most holy’

What this all means exactly, especially who or what ‘the most holy’ refers to, I don’t know and neither does anyone else, so it seems. What we CAN be sure of is that this prophecy applies to God’s people ISRAEL and God’s HOLY CITY, even God’s HOLY MOUNTAIN.

Don’t miss how God and Daniel are on the same page about this.

There is plenty of eye-witness to Israel’s last view of Messiah nailed up naked to die drenched in His own blood outside ‘the city of the Great King’, and there is plenty of eye-witness to what is celebrated in the streets of Jerusalem today.

I leave it to you to decide whether ALL 6 conditions of this ‘70 Week’ prophecy have ever been fulfilled in Israel’s history. I vote a resounding ‘NO!’.   

NEXT UP: that 70 Week time-line...