Gino and everyone,
Thank you Brother! All Glory goes to the Lord Jesus for this study certainly not me!
I
have been studying this for the last 5 years and partially teaching
this position for the last 2. I have never put this study down in
writing but feel led by the Spirit to do so now. The study was provided
just as I received it from the Lord.
Eusebius' primary goal was to put down in writing an authoritative
History of the early Church. He rarely wrote directly on Doctrine or
Prophetic Interpretation save certain areas where he would quote the
early Church Fathers.
I quote Eusebius' work to illustrate the historical accuracy of the
length of Jesus' ministy. This is scripturally provided in Luke 3:2.
Josephus
in "the Antiquities of the Jews" also gives us the same timing of the
length of the High Priests in Book 18 Chapter 2 Section 2 verses 34 - 35
However, I can display that there were certain of the early Church
Fathers that understood the scripturally correct position of the latter
half of Daniel's 70th Week.
Therefore, we domonstrate that Christ came withing the sixty-two and one-half weeks.
Tertullian "Ante-Nicene Fathers" Volume 3 pg. 159
By showing "the
number of the years, and the time of the sixty-two and one-half
completed weeks," we have proved that Christ came. That is, He was born
at the time predicted.
Tertullian "Ante-Nicene Fathers" Volume 3 pg. 168
The following
is another illustration that the "Time, Times and a Half" was as yet the
only unfulfilled time frame and was associated with the reign of the
Man of Sin:
He whom Daniel foretells would have dominion for a time, and times,
and an half, is even already at the door. He is about to speak
blasphemous and daring things against the Most High.
Justin Martyr "Ante-Nicene Fathers" Volume 1 pg. 210 (writing about 160AD)
Also of note, is that any scholar who uses Josephus or others who
rely on the Ptolemaic sources for the length of Kings reigns will be in
error in the calculation of the going forth of the Commandment to
restore and rebuild Jerusalem. This is where the commonly found date of
445-444 B.C. for Artaxerxes 20th year originates.
Floyd Jones **EXHAUSTIVELY** investigates these errors and deals
with all approaches to this timeline. Anyone who is interested in the
Scholarly & Biblically correct investigation should purchase his
work referenced in my study.
May the Grace and Peace of our Lord Jesus be with you all!
Philip