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Tiberius was the third in a long line of Roman rulers:Tiberius was the third in a long line of Roman rulers:
Julius Caesar was very powerful but was never officially made Emperor. He was murdered by Brutus & others.
Augustus Caesar was the first to be crowned Emperor.
Tiberius Caesar, the second Emperor, was the adopted son of Augustus.
Julius Caesar was very powerful but was never officially made Emperor. He was murdered by Brutus & others.
Augustus Caesar was the first to be crowned Emperor.
Tiberius Caesar, the second Emperor, was the adopted son of Augustus.
TiberiusCaesar
SecondRoman
Emperor
The Emperor Tiberius
Let’s consider that CRUCIAL FINAL week,
Let’s consider that CRUCIAL FINAL week,
that 70th week at the END of the 490 years.
that 70th week at the END of the 490 years.
But Sir Isaac NewtonBut Sir Isaac Newton
Was not only one of the greatest SCIENTISTS who ever lived,
he was also a keen student of the Bible — especially of Bible PROPHECY.
Was not only one of the greatest SCIENTISTS who ever lived,
he was also a keen student of the Bible — especially of Bible PROPHECY.
“Isaac
Newton’s
Greatest
Discovery”
This passage delivered by Gabriel
has been called
This passage delivered by Gabriel
has been called
“the CROWN JEWELS
of the Old Testament”!“the CROWN JEWELS
of the Old Testament”!
And Sir Isaac Newton declared that Daniel 9:24-27 is
And Sir Isaac Newton declared that Daniel 9:24-27 is
“the FOUNDATION STONE
of the Christian religion.”
“the FOUNDATION STONE
of the Christian religion.”
He paid this tribute becauseHe paid this tribute because It predicted CENTURIES in
advance not only the exact time at which the Messiah would APPEAR
but also the DURATION of His public ministry,
as well as His great atoning DEATH for sin!
It predicted CENTURIES in advance not only the exact time at which the Messiah would APPEAR
but also the DURATION of His public ministry,
as well as His great atoning DEATH for sin!
Daniel 9:26 prophesied:Daniel 9:26 prophesied:
“And after the sixty-two weeks
Messiah shall be CUT OFF,
but NOT for Himself.”
What does “cut off” mean?
For whom WAS he cut off ?
“And after the sixty-two weeks
Messiah shall be CUT OFF,
but NOT for Himself.”
What does “cut off” mean?
For whom WAS he cut off ?
Isaiah 53:8 prophesied about the Messiah:Isaiah 53:8 prophesied about the Messiah:
“He was taken from prison
and from judgment: and . . .
He was CUT OFF out of the
land of the living: for the
transgression of My people
was He stricken.”
“He was taken from prison
and from judgment: and . . .
He was CUT OFF out of the
land of the living: for the
transgression of My people
was He stricken.”
Daniel 9:27 says,Daniel 9:27 says,
“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.”
“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.”
Hebrews 2:3 tells us:Hebrews 2:3 tells us:
“How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was CONFIRMED to us by those who heard Him.”
“How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was CONFIRMED to us by those who heard Him.”
The 70 Weeks END:The 70 Weeks END:
1. Stephen, the first Christianmartyr, is STONED to death.
2. Jewish leaders REJECT thegospel.
3. The Gospel goes to the Gentiles.
1. Stephen, the first Christianmartyr, is STONED to death.
2. Jewish leaders REJECT thegospel.
3. The Gospel goes to the Gentiles.
Stained glass
showing
Stephen
being stoned
to death
Jesus, at the time of His Ascension,Jesus, at the time of His Ascension,
Told His disciples His plan:
“Ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
— Acts 1:8, KJV
Told His disciples His plan:
“Ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
— Acts 1:8, KJV
Paul was chosen by God to be “the Apostle to the Gentiles”:Paul was chosen by God to be “the Apostle to the Gentiles”:
“But the Lord said, . . . ‘Saul [Paul] is My chosen
instrument to take My message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel.”
— Acts 9:15, NLT
“But the Lord said, . . . ‘Saul [Paul] is My chosen
instrument to take My message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel.”
— Acts 9:15, NLT
Paul dearly loved his Jewish brethren
— as did God —
Paul dearly loved his Jewish brethren
— as did God — but when they stubbornly
REJECTED the gospel, their decision was respected.
but when they stubbornly REJECTED the gospel,
their decision was respected.
Paul told the blaspheming Jews,Paul told the blaspheming Jews,
“It was necessary that the word of God should FIRST have been spoken to YOU: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.”
— Acts 13:46
“It was necessary that the word of God should FIRST have been spoken to YOU: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.”
— Acts 13:46
According to this prophecy of Daniel, According to this
prophecy of Daniel, God’s covenant with
the Jews would END in A.D. 34.
God’s covenant with the Jews would END in A.D. 34.
In A.D. 70the RomansdestroyedJerusalemand burnedthe Temple.
Vespasian,General & later Emperorof Rome
Damagedsculptureof TITUS,RomanGeneral& later,
Emperor
Unquestionably, Titus was the one predicted here: Unquestionably, Titus was the one predicted here:
1. He was a PRINCE, being the elder son of Rome’s Emperor.
2. History records that his Romansoldiers, “the PEOPLE of theprince that shall come,” DID destroy the city in one of themost terrible sieges of alltime.
1. He was a PRINCE, being the elder son of Rome’s Emperor.
2. History records that his Romansoldiers, “the PEOPLE of theprince that shall come,” DID destroy the city in one of themost terrible sieges of alltime.
Thirdly, note carefully that it’s Thirdly, note carefully that it’s
A. “the PEOPLE of the prince that shall come” who destroy the Sanctuary.
B. That is, the Roman soldiers.
C. Titus, the prince himself, wanted NOT to destroy the Temple but to preserve it as a trophy, a jewel in the crown of Rome.
A. “the PEOPLE of the prince that shall come” who destroy the Sanctuary.
B. That is, the Roman soldiers.
C. Titus, the prince himself, wanted NOT to destroy the Temple but to preserve it as a trophy, a jewel in the crown of Rome.
But the Roman soldiers, tasting victory after a long and frustra-
ting siege, would not be restrained.
But the Roman soldiers, tasting victory after a long and frustra-
ting siege, would not be restrained. Contrary to orders, they
set the Temple on fire so it was completely destroyed.
Contrary to orders, they set the Temple on fire so it was completely destroyed.
A few items,A few items, like the golden candlesticks
and silver trumpets, were saved from the flaming
Temple and taken as plunder. To this very day they can be
seen commemorated in sculp- ture on Rome’s well-preserved Arch of Titus.
like the golden candlesticks and silver trumpets,
were saved from the flaming Temple and taken as plunder.
To this very day they can be seen commemorated in sculp- ture on Rome’s well-preserved Arch of Titus.
The Arch of Titusin Rome
The Arch of Titusin Rome
Sculpture on side panelon Arch of Titus
These stand in MUTE testimony
These stand in MUTE testimony
to the marvelous truthof Daniel’s prophecy!
to the marvelous truthof Daniel’s prophecy!
Thank you for your
ATTENTION,
Thank you for your
ATTENTION,and may
God BLESS you in your STUDY!
and may
God BLESS you in your STUDY!