Greg
Wilson (20 October 2019)
Re:
Gino 6 October 2019 “the covenant”
Gino: I will comment on your Daniel
9:27 “covenant” question. You are correct to search
and study the Scriptures for truth. Paul says it is
good to “prove all things” in the context of prophecy. (1
Thessalonians 5:20-21)
I have written on this subject
extensively. https://www.amazon.com/Day-Thy-Visitation-Jacobs-Trouble-ebook/dp/B07D1GCVDQ
You can review the Table of Contents.
I have spent hundreds of hours studying
Daniel’s preeminent prophecy. The majority view
believes the “covenant” is a Satanic covenant. I have
never written to disprove their view, only written to
explain my view with biblical citations.
The covenant is a Divine covenant.
All prophecy should first be viewed in the context of
Revelation 19:10. This verse says that the testimony of
Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. So, the first
question should be: “Does Daniel 9:27 testify to
Jesus?” Prophecy is a study of patterns.
Then, consider God’s covenant promises to
Israel. They began with Abraham. Have all of
God’s promises to Abraham been fulfilled? If
not, should we not consider the covenant of Daniel 9:27 as a
possibility where God begins to fulfill His promises?
According to Daniel 9:24 it would appear that there is a
7-year period left during which this process comes to its
fullness. Daniel’s 70th week is a
7-year period. The first 3.5 years begins with
witnesses (Moses and Elijah) just as a witness (John the
Baptist) preceded Jesus’ 3.5-year ministry. Jesus’
ministry lasted 3.5 years. The ministry of the
Antichrist will last 3.5 years as indicated by Revelation 12
which by the way finds its counterpart in Daniel 12.
There are subtle clues in Daniel 9 about
God’s intent. Daniel wrote 12 chapters. He used
God’s covenant name (Jehovah) in Daniel chapter 9 seven
times, but never once in the other 11 chapters.
Interesting is it not? The theme of Chapter 9 is that
Jehovah will keep His promises to Israel.
Then there is the subtle clue in the
Hebrew word for “confirm” in verse 27. Its root is
“gebar”. It is used once in the Old Testament in
association with the word “covenant”. That is
important. Guess what the root of this word
means? It means “mighty”. Who is Mighty
and having salvation? Israel’s Messiah Yeshua, El
Gibbor. The remnant of Jacob will return unto
the Mighty God. (Isaiah 10:21) The “Almighty” is used in the
Book of Revelation 9 times and only once elsewhere in the NT
(2 Corinthians 6:18).
Then there is the pattern of Divine
“oaths” that we seen in Daniel 9:26 and 9:27.
Israel’s Messiah upon offering up His life as an atonement
offering “once for all”, becomes a priest after the order of
Melchizedek. This prophetic statement was based on the
“oath of God”. Psalm 110:4. In Daniel 9:27 we
find another Divine oath associated with the
“covenant”. It too, is based on the “oath of God”.
(Genesis 22:16)
Then, there is unmistakable, parallelism
of Isaiah 59 which finds its counterpart in Daniel 9.
We can thank Paul for telling us how to find the “he” of
Daniel 9:27. Romans 11 provides the clues in verses 26 and
27 where Paul makes a second coming interpretation of
Isaiah’s first coming prophecy in Isaiah 59:20 and
21. This prophecy can only happen in Daniel
9:27.
I could go on, but it’s all in the book.
In Christ, Greg