Join us in this 3rd 30 min. primer to get us thinking seriously about what Christ says on End Times:

ENDTIME PRIMER 3: Daniel 9 – OUTLINE

The when of Babylonian Captivity?

  • Ptolemy: 586-516 BC (10 Persian kings)
  • Bible: 5 Persian kings (Dan. 11:1-4)
  • Wonders of Bible Chronology by Philip Mauro: 526-457BC

Daniel 9 (457 BC) –

  • End of 70 years Babylonian Captivity by anointed one (Cyrus)
  • “In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes[a] (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian[b] kingdom— 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. 3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.” (Dan. 9:1-3)

Jeremiah 25:11-12:

“This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years. But when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation, the land of the Babylonians, for their guilt,” declares the Lord, “and will make it desolate forever.”

Sets the way for 490 years ended by Anointed One (Jesus)

  • 9:4-19: Prayer for desolate city, sanctuary
  • 9:20-23: “sin…Gabriel…sacrifice” (cf. Luke 1:19, 26)
  • 9:24-27: 70 “sevens” (490 yrs) end sacrifice, atone sin, anoint temple:
    • Dan. 9:24-25: “Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place. Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.”
    • 457 B.C.: BEGINS: Cyrus (“messiah”) commands Jerusalem/temple restoration (2 Chron. 36:17-23; Ezra 1:1-4; Isaiah 44:24-45:13)
    • Isaiah 44:24-45:13:
      • “This is what the Lord says—…who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd and will accomplish all that I please; he will say of Jerusalem, “Let it be rebuilt,” and of the temple, “Let its foundations be laid.”’ “This is what the Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut…I will raise up Cyrus in my righteousness: I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild my city and set my exiles free, but not for a price or reward, says the Lord Almighty.”
    • 408 B.C.: 7 “SEVENS” (49 YEARS) LATER: Ezra/Nehemiah/Haggai/Zechariah – Jerusalem/temple rebuilt
    • A.D. 26: 69 “SEVENS” (483 YEARS) LATER: Jesus anointed as Prince/King, ministers 3.5 years
    • A.D. 30: MIDDLE OF 70TH SEVEN: Jesus, “will be put to death…confirm a covenant with many…put an end to sacrifice and offering,” (Dan. 9:26-27; cf. Matt. 15:24; Luke 1:72; 22:20; Heb. 8:13; 10:14-18)
    • A.D. 34: END OF 70TH WEEK: For short time (3.5 years?), gospel shared only with Jews (changes in Acts 10-11)
    • 9:26-27: “the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary…there shall be war. Desolations are decreed…on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate…” (Matt. 24:15 = Mark 13:14 = Luke 21:20; cf. Matt. 22:7)
      • A.D. 70: Jerusalem temple destroyed by Romans, 40 years after Jesus died.

More ENDTIME PRIMER Videos

ENDTIME PRIMER 1: Starting Out (2024)
ENDTIME PRIMER 2: Daniel (2024)
ENDTIME PRIMER 4: Matthew 24 (2024)
ENDTIME PRIMER 5: Antichrist (2024)
ENDTIME PRIMER 6: Loose Ends (2024)

I’ll post the remaining videos at a later time.

-Brian