Greg Wilson (22 Aug 2021)
Re: Fay and “Garry B re Romans 15:8
Daniel 9:26 and 9:27 state:
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.
27And he shall confirm the
covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of
the week he shall cause the sacrifice (zebach)
and the oblation (minchah) 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."
You stated: “Our
LORD Jesus walked this earth for approx., 3.5 years....in
the MIDDLE of the 70 years (approx 33AD) He was cut off. I
honestly can't understand why people can't see this.
They cannot see it because verse 26 does not say it. Verse
27 does not say it. There is a gap of time between the
69th and 70th week. It is the
Age of Pentecost when salvation in Christ is based on faith
alone without works. (Ephesian 2:8-9; Romans 10:9-10)
This Age began at the first Pentecost A.D. 30 and will end
on Pentecost A.D. 20xx? Jesus went up as the Sheaf of
Grain Offering (Leviticus 23:10-11, John 12:24) and the
Church will rise at the Two Loaf Offering (Leviticus 23:17)
on a future Pentecost, where one loaf represents the
resurrection of the dead in Christ and the other the
catching out of the living in Christ. God’s redemptive
plans are patterned after His 7 festivals of Leviticus
23. Prophesy is the study of patterns. (Colossians
2:16-17)
Jesus’ ministry
lasted about 3.5 years. He was cut off after the 69th
(7+62) week of Daniel’s prophecy, but necessarily before the
70th week. (Verse 26a) The verse does not
say he was “cut off” in the middle of the 70th
year, does it?
Jesus’ atonement
offering for sin was offered once for all. (Hebrews 10:10)
The sacrifices you speak to in verse 27 ARE NOT FOR
SIN! Therefore, they cannot represent Jesus’ blood
atoning self-sacrifice for sin in A.D. 30. His death
and resurrection ended the sacrificial system for sin
offering. Access to God was made available
through Jesus. Therefore, the Temple curtain of
separation to the Holy of Holies was ripped from top to
bottom as a symbol speaking to the end of separation from
God thanks to Jesus.
Jewish tradition
stated that for 40 years prior to Temple destruction in A.D.
70, the brass doors to the Temple swung open at each
night. It took 20 priests to close the massive brass
doors. Jesus was resurrected in A.D. 30. This is
confirmed by secular historians as I stated in my July 18
letter to Luis Vega. I stated: “However, a
highly respected author on the resurrection date provides
highly credible historic evidence for an AD 30
Resurrection. See "The Chronology of the Old
Testament" by Floyd Nolan Jones at pages
236-238. This evidence comes from (1) Tertullian who
says that Tiberius received word from Pilate about the
events associated with Christ's death, His resurrection, as
well as the miracles done by Him publicly and his disciples
in His name and that many people believed Jesus to be
God. Tertullian writes that Tiberius proposed to the
Roman senate that Jesus be included among their gods.
The senate rejected his proposal. The principal opposition
came from Sejanus according to Orosius' writings.
Sejanus was Tiberius' anti-Semitic prefect. Tacitus
fixes Sejanus's death at October 18, A.D. 31. Sejanus
could not have addressed the Roman senate after AD 32.
Additionally, writing in AD 417, Orosius adds that Augustus
died in AD 14 and that Christ died in the 17th year of
Tiberius' sole reign which was AD 30.Verse 27 states that
there will be a 7-year period which will be associated with
(1) the covenant, (2) a confirmer of the covenant, who will
(3) stop the zebach and minchah offerings, because of (4)
the overspreading of abominations which are likely forms of
idol worship. God will not tolerate the Jewish nation’s
peace and thanksgiving offerings to be associated with the
overspreading abominations. (Isaiah 42:8) Jesus
confirms this fact in Matthew 24:15 whereby he validates
Daniel’s prophecy. We do not see any “Chatah” (sin)
offerings in verse 27. (See below)
Once the
“church” is gone, God’s redemptive program changes. He
is going to get “remnant Israel” to accept
Yeshua/Jesus. It will be a works and faith type of
salvation. And they will saved at the Second
Advent. (Revelation 12:17, 14:12, 20:4-5) This
is the purpose of Daniel’s 70th week and the Book
of Jesus’ Revelation.
I know you are
looking for prophetic patterns. This is wise.
So, consider this and the 7-year period: Before Jesus
commenced his 3.5 year ministry, there was one who came
before him called John the Baptist. He prepared the
Messiah’s way. He came in the spirit of Elijah. (Luke
1:17) During the 7-year period the Book of Revelation
says there will be two witnesses. These will likely be
two prophets who represent “the prophets and the law”. (Luke
16:29). We suspect the two witnesses will be Elijah
and Moses and they will turn the Jewish hearts toward
Yeshua/Jesus. Their “preparing the way” will likely last 3.5
years. Following their ministry, they will be
beheaded, resurrected and raptured. The AC’s ministry
will last 3.5 years copying Jesus’ ministry time.
Jesus was God’s anointed (Messiah). Satan is also the
anointed cherub. (Ezekiel 28:14-15; Isaiah 14:12-15)
Two anointed, two ministries, both 3.5 years. That is
the pattern. Both associated with the First and Second
Advents of God’s Son Savior.
What is this
“typology” that you refer to as spoiling? There is a
Temple in Heaven. There will be Temple in Jerusalem at
sometime during the 7-year period. There will be
Temple on Earth during the Millennium. None of these
will be associated with sin offerings because that was
finished in A.D. 30. What is the problem with a
thanksgiving (minchah) offering or a peace (zebach)
offering?
Jesus was “given
for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles”.
(Isaiah 42:6) He is the personification of God’s
covenant. He is personification of “the covenant” of
verse 27.
Zebach
Offering: A Peace Offering
The Zebach is a
peace offering. The Hebrew term for the peace
offerings is Zebach Sh'lamim. Sh'lamim is related to
shalom meaning peace or wholeness. A peace offering is
an offering thanking God for restoring the worshiper to a
state of wholeness with Him, for being at peace with God and
having fellowship with Him. A portion of this
offering is burned on the altar, a portion given to the
priests and the balance eaten by the offeror and family.
This may include an animal flesh offering. This
category of offerings includes Thanksgiving Offerings, Free
Will Offerings and offerings after the fulfillment of a
vow. A peace or thanksgiving offering is
an appropriate form of worship of Him who alone is worthy of
praise and thanksgiving.
Minchah
Offering: A Food Offering
The Minchah
offering is a grain offering. Minchah refers to an
offering from the fruits of the soil. This offering
was usually comprised of fine flour made from wheat
grain. This offering represented the fruits of the
farmer's labor from tilling the soil, tending the plants,
harvesting, threshing and grinding. A portion of the
offering was burned in the fire of the altar and the balance
given to the priests. The Minchah offering
acknowledged that God is responsible for our jobs, skill,
labor and strength.
The Zebach and
Minchah class of offerings have no relationship to sin
offerings.
Chatah
Offering: A Sin Offering
The Hebrew term
for the sin offering is "chatah" which means to "sin" or to
"miss the mark". The first use of this term is
found in Genesis 4:7. In this verse the word
"chatta'ah is used for sin and sin offering. The
second time we find it is in Genesis 18:20 where it is used
to describe the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah. Neither,
the Hebrew word "chatah" nor "chatt'ah" is used in Daniel
9:27. The verse 27 sacrifice and oblation offerings
are not sin offerings. Therefore, they do not impose
on Jesus' atoning work on the cross.
See Blue Letter
Bible’s Interlinear Hebrew word KJV translation of Daniel
9:27. https://www.blueletterbible.org/