U7 L7 The Seventy Sevens Flashcards
There are six reasons for the period of seventy sevens, what are the 3 negative aspects of it?
- restraining transgression
- completing sin
- covering iniquity
There are six reasons for the period of seventy sevens, what are the 3 positive aspects of it?
- everlasting righteousness
- sealing vision and prophet
- anointing holy of holies
What are the three periods of weeks the seventy sevens are divided?
7, 62, 1
What are the 4 popular interpretations of Daniel 9:25-27?
- Messianic
- Antiochus
- church
- parenthesis
What are the views of the Messianic interpretation?
- relates to first advent of Christ
- death is central truth
- pro conc with Roman’s destroying Jerusalem in AD 70
What are the views of the Antiochus interpretation?
7= Jeru destruction 586 BC - Cyrus 538 BC 62= Cyrus to Seleucus 176 BC 1= time of Antiochus Epiphanes
What is another variation of the Antiochus interpretation?
62= Cyrus to Onias III 170 BC
What are the views of the church interpretation?
-sevens are symbolic numbers
7= edict for Cyrus rebuilding Temple- Advent of Christ
What are the views of the parenthesis interpretation?
BEGINNING- 444 BC, 20th year of Artaxerxes
7= 49 years fr rebuilding Jeru walls
62= extends to Christ’s triumphal entry into Jeru
After 69 week= great parenthesis, 1900 years
God postpones 70th week because people’s transgressions
Many scholars who support the parenthesis interpretation have compared which calendars to demonstrate the precision of the prophecy?
- Jewish Lunar calendar
- Julian calendar
How many days does the Jewish calendar include for each year?
360
How many days does the Julian/modern calendar include for each year?
365
The order for rebuilding Jerusalem is determined to be when in Nehemiah?
March 5, 444 BC
According to Luke, Christ’s triumphal entry to Jerusalem is determined to be when?
March 30, AD 33
How many days are in-between Christ’s entry and rebuilding Jerusalem? What does it align with?
- 173,880
- prophecy in Daniel 9:24
