Re: Donna Dana (22 Aug 2021)
How Can “God in Christ” Confirm the
Covenant of Daniel 9:27a
Donna:
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.
27 And 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, and for
the
overspreading of abominations he shall
make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that
determined shall be poured upon the desolate."
The 70 weeks (of years) of Daniel 9
represent sabbatical cycles. God has determined that
period of time for the purpose of completing His redemptive
plans for His people. His people include (1) Christ’s
own per 1 Cor. 15:23, 51-52, and (2) the Jewish nation
which, at a future date, will embrace the testimony and
faith of Yeshua/Jesus per Revelation 12:17, 14:12 and
20:4-5.
Jesus was crucified and resurrected
“after the 69th week”. Not in the 70th
week. There is gap of time between the 69th
and 70th week. Call it “covenant time”
where there are “timeouts” in God’s counting off his
redemptive 70 weeks of years plan. This gapping has
been a common practice. See the PDF article
attached for detailed explanation. Man
frequently uses “timeouts” in competitive sports. We
simply copied God’s gaming procedures.
“God in Christ” suspended the Abrahamic
promises to the nation of Israel when Messiah was rejected
on Nisan 10, A.D. 30. That ended the 69th
week and suspended the covenant relationship with the nation
of Israel for the rejection of their Messiah ben Joseph, the
suffering servant king. Time out! Covenant
suspended. The end of the national Jewish
dispensation of the Law. Subsequently, with
Messiah’s gift of His own life for the forgiveness of sin
and His resurrection, the Church Age dispensation
began. Now, salvation is individual, not
national. Now salvation is based on faith alone apart
from any works. (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 10:9-10)
What happens in a timeout? The game
count is suspended. Time is suspended. Think
about this suspension of time. There was a commencing
event at the first Pentecost, the indwelling of the Holy
Spirit, the birth of the Spirit empowered Church. From
the commencement of that event, anyone can individually come
to saving faith and freely receive God’s promises of new
life in Christ. The Jewish nation’s national
salvation had been suspended, but individual Jews may be
saved in Christ by faith alone. God has a future plan
for the Jewish nation which will be revealed during the 70th
week and Second Advent. This is the purpose of the 70th
sabbatical week.
Our salvation and physical redemption is
a two-stage event. What are we waiting for? The
first stage was the deposit of the Spirit which is in
Christ. However, the body still suffers sin. We
await the physical transformation of our bodies of sin into
what Paul describes as the glorified body at Christ’s
appearance. That second stage event will complete our
promised redemption: spiritual life in Christ and glorified
body like Christ’s. During this Pentecostal Age or
time out between the 69th and 70th
week, anyone can get saved and receive the Holy Spirit.
This age will end at the resurrection/rapture
event when we who are “in Christ” will be transformed.
When this event happens, the time out will be
terminated. God in Christ will focus His attention on
the Jewish nation. I cannot tell you if this will
happen instantaneously following the resurrection/rapture or
if there will be a gap of time. I suspect there may be
a small gap of time. If the Lord follows His pattern,
the resurrection/rapture event will take place on a future
Pentecost, at a day and hour known to Him alone. I
would expect the 70th week of Daniel to happen on
the Festival of Trumpets following the Church’s
departure. We will be with the Lord and His plans are
perfect. What happens after that is of little concern
to me personally.
How does the Lord confirm the covenant
promises to the nation of Israel? With a thought or
simply “say it in a word”. (Luke 7:7; Matthew 8:7-8)
How did our Lord confirm the Abrahamic
promises? He said it in words, afterall one of
His names is WORD OF GOD. Here are some KJB citations
showing us “the Confirmed Covenant”:
Genesis 22:16-17
16 And said, By myself
have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast
done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only
son:
17 That in blessing I
will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed
as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon
the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his
enemies; (This verse 22:16 speaks to Daniel 9:27
which is the 22,016th bible verse) Is God
perfect or what?
God swore an oath to Abraham. (Genesis
26:3)
Hebrews 6:16
For men verily swear by the greater: and
an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all
strife.
The first CONFIRMATION of the Abrahamic
promises was confirmed by God’s oath. It is a “super
covenant” because it was made upon God’s oath.
1 Chronicles 16:16-17
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,
The second time this covenant was
CONFIRMED it was by His oath to Isaac.
The third time this covenant was
CONFIRMED to Jacob……to Israel as an everlasting COVENANT.
Psalm 105:9-10
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:
The second and third CONFIRMATIONS are
repeated in the Psalms for EMPHASIS.
If there ever were a biblical covenant
which could be called the “CONFIRMED COVENANT” it is this
Abrahamic covenant which by the way is a “super covenant”
because of God’s oath upon it.
When we get to Daniel 9, which uses God’s
covenant name seven (7) to the exclusion of all of Daniel’s
other chapters, do you think that the COVENANT in verse 27
is a satanic covenant which is popularly termed the seven
year peace treaty?
Let’s look at Divine patterns.
There is also a CONFIRMED COVENANT in verse 26.
It is also associated with Messiah Jesus. Read this:
Psalm 110:4
4 The
Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a
priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
Paul discusses this
sworn oath about Jesus. See Hebrews 7.
What does God say he
is going to do with those Jews when he returns them to the
promised land in the last days?
Ezekiel 20:34-38
34 And I will bring you
out from the people, and will gather you out of the
countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and
with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.
(That is Isaiah 11:10-11)
35 And I will bring you
into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead
with you face to face. (The time of Jacob’s Trouble
Jeremiah 30:7)
36 Like as I pleaded with
your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will
I plead with you, saith the Lord God. (Wilderness
wandering in Sinai)
37 And I will cause you
to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the
bond of the covenant:
38 And I will purge out
from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against
me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they
sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel:
and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
God in Christ will bring the Jewish
“remnant” nation into the “BOND OF THE COVENANT”. That
my friends is Daniel 9:27a!
Romans 9:27
27 Esaias also crieth
concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of
Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
Romans 11:25-28
25 For I would not,
brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest
ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in
part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the
Gentiles be come in. (The resurrection rapture happens
following the “fullness of the Gentiles”)
26 And so all Israel
shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of
Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from
Jacob:
27 For this is my
covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
28 As concerning the
gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the
election, they are beloved for the father's sakes.
Keep in mind now that “all Israel” which
shall be saved, is the remnant who appropriate the testimony
and faith of their Lord Yeshua/Jesus. This is true
because:
Romans 9:6
6 Not as though the word
of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all
Israel, which are of Israel:
Doesn’t it make sense that God’s SUPER
COVENANT would be the covenant promise upon His OATH which
implements the six (6) purposes of Daniel 9:24, including
among other things, EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Do you really think that a satanic
covenant reading of Daniel 9:27 would trigger the
events which ultimately cause EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Think about it. What did Jesus tell
the Pharisees when they accused him of having a demon when
He healed on the sabbath?
Matthew 12:25-26
25 And Jesus knew their
thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against
itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house
divided against itself shall not stand:
26 And if Satan cast out
Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his
kingdom stand?
The majority view finding that the Daniel
9:27 covenant is an anti-christ treaty contradicts Jesus’
words. Jesus’ testimony is the Spirit of
Prophecy. (Revelation 19:10) Jesus testifies to the
truthfulness of Daniel’s prophecy. (Matthew
24:15) We know that national salvation comes
“Remnant Israel” at the Second Advent. Jesus confirms this
in Matthew 18:21-22 where He cites the numeric truth of
seventy times seven as a basis in forgiveness.
So, do you think Jesus’ testimony (He
wrote the Daniel 9 prophecy) as the Spirit of Prophecy,
testifies that Satan’s alleged peace treaty brings in, among
other wonderful things, everlasting
righteousness? Not on your life!
Search and study the Scriptures for they
are life.
Blessings in Christ, Greg