Sir Isaac Newton had a unique take on
Daniel 9, which is not
understood by most in today’s Church; however, we believe
Newton could be
correct. If he is, then what you are
about to read may be extremely important.
We recently received an
interpretation from Brother Wuilmer
Garcia who lives in Colombia. We
normally do not promote the setting of a date for the
Lord’s return; however Brother
Garcia’s findings appear to line up with what we believe
Newton taught regarding
Daniel’s prophecies.
Newton believed that Daniel was
telling us the time of Christ’s
first coming, as well as the timing of His second
coming. The attached summary of Daniel’s seventy
weeks shows there were three different starting points
that scholars have
noted: 457 BC, 445 BC and 437 BC. All
three point to the time when Jesus came, and terminate at
various times
relating to Christ’s birth or the start of His ministry.
Those who use the 457 BC date have
discovered that the 69
weeks of solar years end with the time that Christ was
baptized. Three and one-half years later He was
crucified, which was half way through the 70th
week. The next 3 ½ years the Good News was preached
to the Jews until they finally rejected Christ and stoned
Stephen (see Isaiah
65:1-7, 66:1-4). Those who use this
starting date (as well as those who use the 445 BC date)
believe the entire 70
years were completed at Stephen’s death.
Importantly, the Messiah was cut-off after the 62 weeks
were completed
(in this case 3 ½ years later).
Others use the 445 BC date to begin;
however, they convert
the 69 weeks to lunar years giving us a total of 476
years. This ends the same way the previous dating
does;
however the timing is around the year 31 AD instead of
27/28 AD. While the timing is different, the
important
point is that the Messiah was cut-off after the 62 weeks
were completed. Finally some use the 437 BC date and
note
that the 62 weeks (434 years) end with the birth of Christ
around 3/2 BC.
Interestingly, Newton predicted:
“About the time of the end, a body of men will be raised
up who will
turn their attention to the Prophecies, and insist upon
their literal
interpretation, in the midst of much clamor and
opposition.”
While we do not agree with all of his
findings, we believe Brother
Garcia’s material could be very important as we approach
the time of our Lord’s
soon return. We are including his
findings on our website because there may be little time
before the Lord comes
for His faithful, watching bride.
Keep Looking UP!
Jim Harman
www.ProphecyCountdown.com
Click on the following link to view
Wuilmer Garcia’s Prophetic Timeline along with Newton’s
Interpretation of Daniel 9: