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Daniel’s 70 Weeks Revisited
Q. If as Dan. 9:25 reveals that it would be 69 Weeks or 483 years until the Messiah would arrive, and as many suggest it was Palm Sunday (the Triumphal Entry), and if therefore the Messiah was then Crucified on Thursday or Friday, you decide, then how do you account for the miscellaneous additional 4-5 days beyond Palm Sunday? Are you suggesting that God ‘approximated’ the prophetic Crucifixion of His Only Begotten Son, Yeshua Jesus? And did the Temple system and the Mosaic Law come to an ‘official’ end at that point, even though the Temple stood thirty some odd years afterwards?
A. After ministering in Israel for about 3 years, Jesus officially presented Himself to Israel as their Messiah on the first Palm Sunday. It was 483 years after Artazerxes Longimonus issued the decree to rebuild Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2). As He rode into the city Jesus pronounced His judgment upon the people for their failure to recognize the day of His coming (Luke 19:41-44). Daniel 9:25 said after that the Messiah would be executed and so He was.
By the end of that first Palm Sunday every minute of the 69th week had passed and the clock stopped. From that day to this, not one minute of the 70th week has transpired, nor will it until Israel is back in covenant with God. The crucifixion, the resurrection, and the entire church age have taken place in the pause between the 69th and 70th weeks.
The dispensation of Law has never ended. It was suspended when the clock stopped, and temple rituals and ceremonies ceased to be effective. Both the Letter to the Hebrews and Jewish history confirm this. Since that time the Lord has focused His attention on the Church. When He’s finished He will turn again to Israel to reinstate the Mosaic Law for the remaining seven years preceding the 2nd Coming. (Acts 15:13-18).
Tags: Daniel's 70th Week, End Times
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Laodicea And The Modern Church
Q. I was listening to a radio show about the Church of Laodicea, the commentator was saying that the definition of Laodicea is rule of the people and I wondered if this could actually mean social justice since this is what a lot of modern churches are striving for instead of the Gospel. Maybe another indicator that we are in the end days. Just wanted to see what you thought of that.
A. The effect of the people ruling in the Church was best explained by Paul in 2 timothy 4:3. He said, “The time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires they will gather around them a great number of teachers who say what their itching ears want to hear.”
With the advent of the “seeker sensitive” movement, many in the church became more focused on delivering a message they thought their target audiences wanted to hear. Since the goal was to have half their audience be non-believers, the traditional Gospel message had to change. Non-believers don’t want to be convicted of their sins and told they’re going to hell. They want to be entertained, uplifted, and involved in projects that make them feel like they’re doing good things for the less fortunate.
Leaders who adopted this strategy found their numbers growing and their bank accounts swelling. These were seen as signs that the strategy is successful, but when many in these congregations are still here after the rapture it will be shown for the failure it is.
Tags: Current Events, End Times, Prophecy
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Is This How The Lord Wants Him To Live?
Q. My step dad has become a very religious man, which is great for him. But he has no relationship with my mom, doesn’t ever contribute any support to the family, and just sits in the garage studying the Bible on the internet. He only speaks to her to remind her she’s supposed to submit to him. He believes the Lord wants him to do this and it’s the right way to live. He has withdrawn himself completely from every day normal life because he’s convinced the world will end in 2012. Even if that’s true, is this really how the Lord wants him to live?
A. Your step father may spend all his waking hours studying the bible, but that’s not where the idea that the world will end in 2012 came from. And he sure has the marriage relationship wrong. Colossians 3:19 says, “Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.” Ephesians 5:25 says, “Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the Church and gave Himself up for her,” and 1 Peter 3:7 says, “Husbands, be considerate as you live with your wives and treat them with respect.” As for children, Colossians 3:21 says, “Fathers do not embitter your children or they will become discouraged.”
In 2 Thes. 3:10 Paul wrote that if a man will not work he has no right to eat, and in 1 Timothy 5:8 he wrote that if a man does not provide for his relatives and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
If your step father wants to obey the Lord he should change his attitude about what a marriage is, get out of the garage, and start providing for his family.
Tags: Relationships
