The Key Which Unlocks Daniel’s
Confirmed Covenant
By Greg Wilson
Two Confirmed Covenants - Two
Kingdoms
For it is written, that Abraham
had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a
freewoman. But he who was of the bondwoman was born after
the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. Which
things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants;
the one from the mount Sinai (Jacob), which gendereth to
bondage (the law), which is Agar [and one from Christ
which issues from the righteousness of faith in Christ].
(Galatians 4:22-24 [with my addition]) In this case,
allegory is the expression by means of symbolic figures of
the truthfulness of the two covenants. The first covenant
of the law which leads to death and the second covenant in
Christ which leads to righteousness in Christ and
everlasting life. He taketh away the first
[covenant] that he may establish the second [covenant].
(Hebrews 10:9-1 with [my additions] Now we, brethren, as
Isaac was, are the children of promise born of faith, born
of Christ. But as then he [Jacob] that was born after the
flesh (physical) persecuted him that was born after the
Spirit [Church] (spiritual), even so it is now. (Galatians
4:28-29) The two covenants are distinguished by (1)
Abraham’s belief [faith] in God’s promised son (Isaac) and
Abraham’s imputed righteousness, and (2) Abraham’s
grandson, Jacob [Israel], who being in bondage under the
law having rejected Christ, will appear as remnant Israel
and will begin to receive Abraham’s physical promises
during Daniel’s 70th culminating at the Second
Advent of Christ. And so, all remnant Israel shall be
saved at the Second Advent of Christ. (Romans 9:6, 27;
11:27-28; Isaiah 10:21-22; Zechariah 12:10) Isaiah
says that “the remnant shall return, even the remnant of
Jacob, until mighty God. (Isaiah 10:21) Then continuing in
verse 22 he says: “For though thy people Israel be as the
sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the
consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.
This consumption occurs in Daniel 9:27 where Daniel says,
“even until the consumption” decreed in Isaiah
10:22. Then, at the Second Advent, Christ brings in
everlasting righteousness as confirmed in Daniel 9:24.
These two covenants are
associated with in two kingdoms: (1) the kingdom of God
which represents God’s spiritual realm with Christ seated
at the right hand of God the Father and the Holy Spirit
indwelling believers (Mark 16:19; Hebrews 8:1); and (2)
the kingdom of heaven which represents the physical
universe, with the earthly portion of the kingdom of
heaven termed the “kingdom of this world” being ruled by
Satan. (Matthew 4:8, Luke 4:5-6; 2 Corinthians 4:4;
Ephesians 6)
We see the spiritual kingdom in
Jesus’ words: “Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of
God shall be taken from you (the Jewish nation) and given
to a nation (Gentiles) bringing forth the fruits thereof.”
(Matthew 21:43; Deuteronomy 32:21) This spiritual kingdom
of God makes known the riches of the His glory of this
mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the
hope of glory”. (Colossians 1:27) Those who have
received Jesus as God’s Son Savior possess the kingdom of
God, albeit in mystery form, which is Christ indwelt in
all believers.
Daniel 9:26 And after
threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off,
but not for himself: and the people of the prince that
shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and
the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of
the war desolations are determined.
The confirmed covenant of verse
26 is the spiritual portion of the Abrahamic covenant
confirmed following Abraham’s obedient offering of Isaac’s
life upon a sacrificial alter to God. (Genesis 22:16-17, 1
Chronicles 16:16-17; Psalm 105:9-10) This allegory was a
symbolic prophecy of God’s future offering of His own Son,
Yeshua/Jesus to God as an atoning self-sacrifice for all
sin, once for all. (Hebrews 9:26-28, 10:9-10; Isaiah 53:8;
John 11:50)
Additionally, there is another
covenant associated with verse 26. It was the “oath” sworn
by the LORD in the Psalms that he (Jesus) would be a
priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. (Psalm
110:4; Hebrews 7:21, 28; Galatians 3:14) Remember,
Jesus is called the Son of David. David was a prophet,
priest and a king. (Acts 2:30; 2 Chronicles 3:1; 2 Samuel
24)
That the same LORD sitting at the
right hand of the Father would strike through kings in the
day of his wrath. (Psalm 104:5 referring to Daniel
9:27) This divine priesthood began with Jesus’
atoning death and resurrection described in verse 26 above
where he was cut off, but not for himself, but for the
forgiveness of sins commencing the ministry of
reconciliation.(2 Corinthians 5:19-21)
This divine priesthood was a
promise upon the oath of God. It was a confirmed
covenant. Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister
of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the
promises made unto the fathers: And that the Gentiles
might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For
this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles and
sing unto thy name. And again, he saith, Rejoice, ye
Gentiles, with his people. And again, Praise the Lord, all
ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people. And again,
Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that
shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the
Gentiles trust. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Ghost. (Romans
15:8-13)
So, the blessing of Abraham might
come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might
receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
(Galatians 3:14)
The spiritual portion of the
Abrahamic covenant was fulfilled in Christ’s obedience to
the law and His atoning self-sacrifice for the sins of the
world. The spiritual promises flow from Abraham to
Isaac and his seed which is Christ. (Galatians
3:16-17) Now, in chapter 3 of Galatians, Paul
tells us that God’s confirmation of the covenant of the
law (Jacob) through Christ’s obedience cannot disannul
God’s confirmed covenant to Abraham, the physical
blessings of the coming Kingdom rule by Christ.
There will be a physical kingdom in the future where Jacob
and the world will be ruled by Christ, King of Kings and
Lord of Lords.
In Daniel 9:27 we see the
confirming of the next covenant which deals with the
physical nation of Jacob (Israel). This physical
nation of Israel will be restored to God during Daniel’s
70th week. The remnant believers in
Christ, during Daniel’s 70th week will have the
testimony and faith of Jesus. (Revelation 12:17, 14:12,
20:4-5) This remnant nation will be saved. (Isaiah
59:21; Romans 11:26-27, 9:27) At the Second Advent,
this salvation will include both the physical and
spiritual aspects of the Abrahamic covenant to the nation
of Israel, the remnant nation which will have had the
testimony and faith of Yeshua/Jesus. They finally
get right with God Most High!
Daniel 9:27 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.
This covenant, which will be
confirmed, is comprised of the unfulfilled Abrahamic
promises. Some of these are listed below. These are
the promises addressed by Paul in Galatians 3.
Remember, Paul said that they were not annulled meaning
they will be fulfilled. Presently, they have been
suspended during this age of faith based grace. This
age of grace will end with the resurrection/rapture event
at the “fullness of the Gentiles”. During this age, the
nation of Jacob (Israel) has been mysteriously
blinded. Paul says their blindness is another
mystery. (Romans 11:25)
Paul’s Roadmap to Daniel’s
Confirmed Covenant
Take out your Bibles and read
Romans 11:26 and 27. These two verses unlock
Daniel’s verse 27 covenant. These two verses are
Paul’s interpretation of Isaiah 59:20 and 21. Paul
cites Isaiah’s prophecy, but he changes some key words!
Now, Paul is interpreting Isaiah’s prophecy in the context
of the Second Advent of Christ. He is the key. This
key can only fit Daniel 9:27.
If you were to compare Daniel 9
with Isaiah 59 you will discover that they are parallel
chapters. Paul unlocks “the confirmed
covenant” of Daniel 9:27. Here is the reasoning
pathway:
Romans 11:25-28:
25 For I would not, brethren, that
ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be
wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is
happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be
come in.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved:
as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the
Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from
Jacob: (This is Isaiah 59:20 restated with an
alteration)
27 For this is my covenant unto
them, when I
shall take away their sins. (This is Isaiah 59:21
with an alteration)
28 As concerning the gospel, they
are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election,
they are beloved for the father's sakes. (Paul
confirms the restoration of remnant Israel and God’s
reason for confirming the fathers’ (Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob) promises upon oath.)
Commentary: This is Paul’s alteration
of Isaiah 59:20-21. Look at the underlined phrases
above. Verse 26 says a “Deliverer” will come for
Israel (Jacob). Now look at the parallel Isaiah
verses below. Do you see that Paul switched out the
word “Redeemer” and replaced it with
“Deliverer”? Paul is making a second coming
prophecy out of Isaiah’s first coming prophecy of Christ
as Redeemer. Paul makes the Redeemer the Deliverer
at the Second Coming.
Isaiah 59:20-21:
20 And the Redeemer shall come
to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression
in Jacob, saith the Lord.
21 As for me, this is my
covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit that
is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth,
shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of
thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith
the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
Commentary: Now, look at Daniel’s
prophecy below which I repeat for ease of reading.
The Messiah being cut off in verse 26 is the Redeemer
prophesied by Isaiah. He, Jesus, has redeemed all
who would believe that He has taken away their sins. These
believers have been sealed with the Holy Spirit. (2
Corinthians 1:21-22) They have been given spiritual
lives in Christ and have received the Kingdom of God in
mystery form. They await the physical redemption at
the “fullness of the Gentiles”. (1 Corinthians 15:52; 1
Thessalonians 4:17)
But Paul is telling us that a “Deliverer” will come to
Israel. This is the Second Advent of Christ the Deliverer
of Israel at the end of Daniel’s 70th
week. That is exactly what Joel prophesies in Joel
2:32. He says: “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever
shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for
in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as
the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall
call.” The resurrected Deliverer (Yeshua/Jesus) of
Daniel 9:26 and Isaiah 59:20 will return to Zion and
deliver remnant Israel. (Isaiah 49:7; Psalm 111:9)
Daniel 9:26-27:
26 And after threescore and two
weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself:
and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy
the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be
with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are
determined.
27 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.
Commentary: The resurrected Messiah
who is seated at the right hand of the Father in the
Kingdom of God has unfinished business with Jacob.
Jacob may have rejected Messiah at His First Advent (verse
26) , but God has a plan for Israel. Remnant Israel will
get redeemed, delivered and saved at the Second
Advent. The plan follows his confirmed covenants to
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Look back up at Romans
11:28. God is confirming his promises to Jacob
because Jacob (Israel) is beloved for the fathers’
sakes. Jacob is a transgressor (Isaiah 48:8), but
God is going to purge out the rebels from Jacob (Israel)
during Daniel’s 70th week. The Lord God
will cause Israel to pass under the rod and bring the
remnant believing nation “into the bond of the covenant”.
(Ezekiel 20:37) A bonded covenant is one subject to God’s
oath. Israel is also going into the furnace of
affliction. (Isaiah 48:10) Think back to the allegory of
Daniel’s three friends in Nebuchadnezzar’s furnace [of
affliction] for refusing to worship the image of
Nebuchadnezzar. (Daniel 3) Daniel is gone from view,
perhaps symbolic of the Church’s pre-tribulation removal
from the kingdom of this world. Left in view are the
three Jewish friends in the midst of fire with one
standing next to them who appears as “the Son of God”
(Daniel 3:25 KJB only). They represent remnant
Israel in Daniel’s 70th week. They will
get protection during the “time of Jacob’s trouble”.
(Revelation 12:6; Daniel 12:6-7)
At the Second Advent, remnant
believing Israel will receive both the physical and
spiritual aspects of the Abrahamic covenant. They
will receive a circumcised heart with the covenant written
in their hearts. They will receive the promised land
in its intended fullness. (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews
8:6-12; Ezekiel 36:25-27).
Conclusion:
The Abrahamic promises have both
spiritual and physical realm aspects. God’s
spiritual promises flowed through Isaac, the son of
promise, to Christ. Christ offered his life having
fulfilled the law as an atonement offering for sin, dying
once for all who would receive Him. The law was the
schoolmaster intended to bring us to Christ, that we might
be justified by faith. (Galatians 3:24) God’s
physical and spiritual promises will flow from Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob and God in Christ to the Jewish nation of
Israel, that is the future remnant who will know
Yeshua/Jesus. They will receive the land grant and the
promises in the millennial kingdom which will be ruled by
Christ.
Paul leads us from Romans
11:25-28 from the pre-tribulation resurrection/rapture
(verse 25) to the Deliverer (verse 26) and Savior of
Israel (verse 27). Romans 11:26 belongs to Isaiah
59:20 and Romans 11:27 belongs to Isaiah 59:21.
Romans 11:26 and Isaiah 59:20 speak directly to Daniel
9:26. Romans 11:27 and Isaiah 59:21 speak directly
to Daniel 9:27. The remnant Yeshua believing nation
of Israel will be restored to God’s intended glory at our
Lord’s Second Advent.
It is this simple. And for
all you who want to know about the antichrist covenant. It
is not in Daniel 9:27. It is in Daniel 11. It
will not be a covenant per se, but a league (Daniel
11:23), an agreement between the High Priest of the
tribulation temple referred to by Jesus in Matthew 24:15
and the antichrist. The allegory of Daniel
Some of God’s Promises to
Abraham:
Genesis
22:16 And said,
By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord,
for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not
withheld thy son, thine only son:
17 That
in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will
multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the
sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall
possess the gate of his enemies;
18 And
in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be
blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Genesis
12:1 Now
the Lord
had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and
from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a
land that I will shew thee:
2 And
I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless
thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a
blessing:
3 And
I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that
curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the
earth be blessed.
Genesis
13:15 For all
the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and
to thy seed for ever.
16 And
I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that
if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall
thy seed also be numbered.
17 Arise,
walk through the land in the length of it and in the
breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
Genesis15:18 In the same day the Lord made a
covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given
this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river,
the river Euphrates:
Genesis 17:1 And when Abram was ninety
years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said
unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be
thou perfect.
2 And I will make my covenant
between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
3 And Abram fell on his face: and
God talked with him, saying,
4 As for me, behold, my covenant is
with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
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