Pastor Bob you said: “The rules of grammar preclude [impossible] "He" being Christ in Daniel 9:27.  It behooves me as to how people remain in ignorance when the scholarship, of credible language experts offer irrefutable (?) evidence to the contrary.” 

 

Daniel 9:27 [KJV]  And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Dan 9:27 [Geneva] And he ^a shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to ^b cease, ^c and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make [it] desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

(a) By the preaching of the Gospel he affirmed his promise, first to the Jews, and after to the Gentiles.
(b) Christ accomplished this by his death and resurrection.
(c) Meaning that Jerusalem and the sanctuary would be utterly destroyed because of their rebellion against God, and their idolatry: or as some read, that the plague will be so great, that they will all be astonished at them.

 

Dan 9:24 [Geneva] Seventy ^p weeks are determined upon ^q thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the ^r transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

(p) He alludes to Jeremiahs prophecy, who prophesied that their captivity would be seventy years: but now Gods mercy would exceed his judgment seven times as much, which would be 490 years, even until the coming of Christ, and so then it would continue forever.
(q) Meaning Daniels nation, over whom he was careful.
(r) To show mercy and to put sin out of remembrance.

 

Christ’s ministry ended at 62 weeks

Passion week was 1 week and that was the 63rd week

7 weeks later was Pentecost and was the 70th week

62 + 1 + 7 = 70 weeks when the Holy Spirit came down and filled those 120 in the Upper Room

 

Remember in the midst of Passion week Jesus was crucified, died and arose on the third day.

 

From the moment Christ arose from the dead our sins were forgiven.  Now we must believe and receive that forgiveness and repent of our sins, then we invite the Holy Spirit to enter.  At that time we become a part of that third temple: Jesus being the cornerstone of that third temple and foundation stone.

 

It was Titus that came and destroyed the 2nd temple many years later.  It’s all in the Good Book...any version you want to pick up and read, even Josephus.  Jesus confirmed the NEW COVENANT WITH HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION.  No more animal sacrifice was acceptable after his Acceptable Year. Luke 4:18-21

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