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DiscoveringIslam.org's Interpretation of The Prophecy of Daniel 9 in the Bible
We, at DiscoveringIslam.org, are proud to present to you our interpretation of this famous prophecy in the Bible that Christians interpret that it refers to only Jesus. The following is the text of the prophecy as it appears in King James version and New International version of the Bible: Daniel 9:24-27 (King James version) 24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. 25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublesome times. 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.
Daniel 9:24-27 (New International version) "Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy. Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven 'sevens,' and sixty-two 'sevens.' It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. After the sixty-two 'sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven'. In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him." ------------------------------------------------------------- Christians' Interpretation of this Prophecy: Christians regard the "seventy sevens" as follows: (69 x7 ) + 7 = 483 + 7 = 490 years. They believe the first 483 years have already been fulfilled by the first coming of Jesus. Christians are expecting the remaining 7 years to be the last 7 years of tribulation before Jesus come back. According to the prophecy, from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem, there would be seven seven-year periods and sixty-two more seven-year periods, meaning (7x7) + (62 x7)= 49 + 434 = 483 years, until the Messiah would show up.
After the culmination
of the 62 seven-year periods, or after 483rd year, the Messiah would be cut off.
According to some Christian scholars, Jesus was born about 4000 years after
Adam. Luke 3:21-23 tells us that Jesus was about thirty years old when he began
his public ministry. The bible seems to indicate that his ministry lasted about
three years.
However, some Christian
scholars
believe that Jesus' preaching the Gospel, in his first coming, lasted only about
seventy seven weeks, meaning 490 days, based on Daniel 9:24. --------------------------------------------------------------- Our Islamic interpretation of this prophecy is as follows: Interpreting Verses 24's Seventy (70) weeks The seventy weeks of verse 24 could be interpreted as 70 years from the establishment of Israel (either 1947 or 1948). This indicates something important is going to happen in : 70 years + 1948 AD = 2018 AD. Based on our Quran analysis, the U.S. will end around 2018. The United States is not only the closest ally to Israel, but also be considered Israel, at least symbolically, because the historical Northern Kingdom of Israel, which ended before the Southern Kingdom, was ruled by descendents of Joseph. Some scholars believe the founders of the U.S. are descendents of Joseph.
Interpreting Verse 25's seven (7) sevens Verse 25 says that the Anointed One will come after seven sevens (or weeks) from the decree to re-build Jerusalem . Jerusalem was captured by Israel in 6-day war that started in June 6 1967. So, the seven sevens (weeks) are 7 x 7 years = 49 years could be from June 6, 1967. However, assuming the years in the prophecy are based on 360 days per year, the seven sevens (weeks) are: 49 years x 360 days= 17,640 days = 48.33 years from June 6, 1967 which means October 6, 2015. This verse seems to refer to the Mahdi. According to our analysis of the Quran, the Mahdi most likely will appear in 2015.
Interpreting Verse 25's 62 sevens (weeks) (or "three-score and two weeks") Most Christians interpret verse 25 to mean 62 sevens (or weeks). However, we at DiscoveringIslam.org have examined the verse carefully , especially King James version which says "three-score and two weeks" and came to the following conclusions. A "score" means 20 years, so three-score means: 20 + 20 + 20 = 60 years. On the other hand, "two weeks" can be interpreted as 2 x 7 years= 14 years. We also believe that the decree to rebuild and restore Jerusalem could be viewed as having started when Israel was created in 1948. Therefore, the period is : 1948 + (60 years + 14 years) = 1948 + 74 years = 2022 AD which is the year we expect that Israel will end, based on analysis of the Quran.
Other Relevant Biblical Prophecies “For I have laid upon you the years of their iniquity, according to the number of days, 390 days [representing 390 years]; so you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Israel” (Ezekiel 4:1-5). This is talking about the times of Israel’s punishment! In Leviticus 26, God says to Israel, if they disobey Him and break His covenant, reject His Torah, His laws and way of life: “I will chastise and discipline you seven times more for your sins” (Lev.26:18); “I will bring seven times more plagues upon you” (v.21); “I will smite you seven times for your sins” (v.24); “I also will chastise you seven times for your sins” (v.28). So if you take 390 years of punishment God decreed on Israel, and multiply it by “7” times, you come to 2,730 years: 390 X 7 = 2,730 years. 2730 years -722-21 B.C. = 2008-2009 In 718 B.C. the siege ended, with Israel being deported from the land and carried off into captivity. If you count from 718 B.C., then, the final year of the 3-year siege, then it brings us to 2012: 2730 years - 718 B.C. = 2012 A.D. ( If you add 1 year because of no year zero, you arrive at 2013 A.D.)
Other Observations Notice that the decree to re-build Jerusalem by the Persian Emperor Artaxerxes Longimanus was in 444 BC. Notice how close the years, as numbers, are: - The previous decree to re-build Jerusalem was in 444 BC - The future decree to re-build Jerusalem as capital of Islamic State (Caliphate) is likely to be in 1444 Hijri. An the analysis of the Quran indicates that Israel will end in 2022 - 2023 AD (which is 1443 -1444 Hijri).
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