BB, raise your right hand and promise me you read my article. Can you tell me honestly that you did?
I will say this again so there is no confusion. These are specific prophetic time periods. They are a day for a year continuous period. They go from point A to point B. There is no intermission and no "stopping the heavenly clock (LOL on that one). There is no "chop" It is continuous. It is also part of the longer 2300 year prophecy and that includes the 1260 year prophecy (day for year principle). Where's the chop in those other time continuous prophecies? The answer is that there isn't any chop. They also run from point A to point B.
During the last week (7 years), the gospel was exclusively preached only to the Jews. He confirmed the covenant with many. I can't do the article justice so I'm going to copy and paste the portion of it that talks about verse 27 specifically in the next post. The part to focus on is that the last week has been fulfilled. No mention of the Antichrist, no mention of a 7 year tribulation period. Only the end of probation for the Jews. That's it. Continued below.
Dan 9:27
(A) “And he [Jesus] shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:”
- Some would claim that the “he” could not refer to Jesus since his ministry on earth was only 3 1/2 years in length. They try to apply this to the antichrist (the prince who shall come in verse 26) and a 7 year peace treaty (covenant) with the Jews. Note the following, verses in red were spoken by Jesus-
Rom 15:8 (KJV) 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:
1 Chron 16:13-18 (KJV)
13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14 He is the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
16 Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;
Psalms 105:8-11 (KJV)
8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:
Matt 10:5-6 (KJV)
5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matt 15:21-24 (KJV)
21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
(NIV) Mat 26:28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
(KJV) Mark 10:45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
(NIV) Mark 14:24 “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them.
- During this 70th week, the Gospel was preached only to the Jews.
- The event that ends the 70 weeks is the stoning of Stephen as found in Acts 7:59. At that point the Gospel was no longer preached exclusively to the Jews, Peter and Paul having been shown by vision to begin preaching to Gentiles (Acts 10 & 22:17-21). (See also Acts 11:18, 13:46, 14:27, 15:9, 18:6). The Jews are no longer the exclusively chosen people of God (Gal 3:28). See also the parable of Mark 12:1 and Luke 20:9. The original husbandmen (the Jews) of the vineyard are rejected, and replaced, never to tend the vineyard again. This does not mean they have been rejected as individuals. They can still be saved by faith in Jesus like anyone else. Promises made to the Jewish nation have been rejected by the Jews due to their unbelief, so the fulfillment of those promises will be made to those of faith, regardless of national origin (Gal 3:29).
- So the final week of the 70 week period left to the Jews continues unbroken from the baptism of Jesus in 27 A.D. thru to 34 A.D., to confirm and fulfill (seal up) the prophecy of Daniel.
(B) “and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,”
- In the middle of the week, in 31 A.D., Jesus is crucified, bringing an end to the symbolic temple sacrifices, which were a type (shadow) of his sacrifice at the cross. This is confirmed by the tearing of the veil in the Temple at the instant of his death, exposing the most holy place (Mat 27:51, Mark 15:38, Luke 23:45) signaling the end of the typical earthly sacrificial priesthood and the begining of.the priestly ministry of Jesus. The fact that Temple ceremonies continued until 70 A.D. is irrelevant.
(C) “and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation,”
- The temple in Jerusalem will remain desolate, lacking the presence of God, until the end of time. (Mat 23:38-39, Luke 13:35)
- Whether the Jews rebuilt the temple or not is irrelevant. It will remain in desolation. In fact, rebuilding the Temple and a resumption of Temple sacrifices would be the ultimate manifestation of unbelief and a complete rejection of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. It would be an abomination.
(D) “and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.”
- This has an initial application with the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 A.D. The Roman armies first surrounded Jerusalem in 66 A.D. and then withdrew for some unexplained reason. The believing Jews understood Mat 24:15 to apply to them and they fled the city at this opportunity. The Roman armies soon returned and laid siege to Jerusalem, resulting in it’s fall in 70 A.D. At that time thousand of Jews were slaughtered, not one of them was Christian. So this part of verse 27 finds fulfillment in 70 A.D. It may also be interpreted that Jerusalem and the temple will remain desolate of God until the execution of Judgment on the wicked, beginning with the last 7 plagues. That is to say Jesus will not dwell with His people until He does so after the second coming when the righteous dead are raised and the living are transformed, and they all join Him in the clouds (Rev 21:22).
It could not be more clear, except to those who refuse to believe that the SDA’s just might be right on this one. But of course to believe the SDA’s means no pre trib rapture, and you guys just won’t have that, will you? You people will come up with the most ridiculous, unbelievably concocted theories and stretching of scripture to explain the very simple word of God. Stopping the heavenly clock? are you serious?
There is no pre trib rapture. The true rapture is at the second coming. The Antichrist is already here. And, Sunday is coming. That will be the final test for the Mark of the Beast.
Think about this: “Matthew 24: 36No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” If you are correct that the very last 7 years on this earth happens exactly as you say, events, antichrist, deals, etc.... then everyone on this earth knows EXACTLY when Christ will return (right after those 7 years) and that certainly is a contradiction to the very words of our Lord, Jesus Christ. The bible is clear on that. Yes, there are signs and I know we are getting close. But the bible does not support CHOPPING off a clear and continuous time prophecy in any way, shape or form. The only way you are going to know what’s coming is because people like me are warning you in advance. If it happens like I say, guess what? you will pick the 7th day Sabbath (or maybe not). But the choice is coming.