First let's discuss the prophecies made by Daniel about Jesus at Daniel 9:24-27. Daniel 9:24 says Seventy weeks (in Hebrew a week is seven years so therefore 70x7 is a 490 year period) 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. Therefore Daniel says in a mystery that there will be 490 years until the end of the seven year tribulation.
Be a blessed mathematician and learn to number your days
Be a blessed astronomer and have your conversation about heaven
Daniel 9:26 says And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah (Jesus) be cut off (Daniel prophesied that the Lord Jesus would die on the cross of Calvary for all sinners), but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary (this occurred when the Roman general Titus destroyed Jerusalem and the temple in 70AD): and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
Notice that 483 years have ticked off the 490 year time clock prophesied by Daniel. This leaves us with seven more years for the seven year tribulation period. After the seven year tribulation period, Jesus will return to this earth with his saved saints to establish His 1000 year millennial kingdom of heaven on this earth.
Notice that 483 years have ticked off the 490 year time clock prophesied by Daniel. This leaves us with seven more years for the seven year tribulation period. After the seven year tribulation period, Jesus will return to this earth with his saved saints to establish His 1000 year millennial kingdom of heaven on this earth.
Daniel 9:27 speaks about the final 7 year tribulation period before Jesus returns to set up His kingdom of heaven on this earth. Daniel 9:27 says And He shall confirm the covenant with many for one week (this speaks about the beast Antichrist ruling first like a Pope in Rome, Italy at the Vatican for 3 1/2 years who will make a false covenant peace treaty with Israel that will be the beginning of the seven year tribulation period): and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease (the Beast Antichrist will stop all true worship in the Jews rebuilt third temple after 3 1/2 years in the middle of the tribulation period, change his headquarters to Jerusalem, Israel, and build what is called the abomination of desolation or the image of the beast in the Jews rebuilt third temple).
Daniel 9:27 goes on to say and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate (the beast Antichrist will desecrate the third temple with the abomination of desolation or the image of the beast), even until the consummation (complete destruction of the beast antichrist and the false prophet who are cast into the lake of fire), and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate (a determined decree to outpour utter destruction upon the devil, beast, and false prophet).
Next pictured above we see that like Daniel, Zechariah also prophesied about Jesus who is lowly and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. Zechariah 9:9 says Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: He is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. The lowly Jesus fulfilled Zechariah's prophecy when he rode upon a colt the foal of an ass into the Eastern gate of Jerusalem during his Triumphal Entry.
Isaiah also prophesied that Jesus would be born of a virgin and be called Immanuel (God). Isaiah 7:14 says Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Matthew 1:22 tells us that Isaiah's prophecy was fulfilled saying Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Jesus Was Born From A Virgin's Womb And Rose From An Empty Tomb
A Sealed Womb Couldn't Keep Him Out; A Sealed Tomb Couldn't Keep Him In
Jesus Was Born From A Borrowed Womb And Rose From A Borrowed Tomb
Finally the prophet Amos also prophesied that Jesus would die on the cross of Calvary on a clear day where there would be darkness from the sixth to the ninth hour. According to Hebrew time that starts at 6AM, there was darkness upon the earth from 12 noon until 3PM in the middle of a clear day when Jesus died on the cross of Calvary. Amos 8:9 says And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day. Matthew 27:45 says Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land (the whole earth) until the ninth hour (when Jesus died on the cross of Calvary).
The Testimony Of Dionysius The Athenian Judge
Who Got Saved After Hearing Paul's Preaching
About Darkness Over The Whole Earth For Three Hours
During A Supernatural Eclipse When Jesus Died On The Cross
Paul used the following key themes during his sermon to the Greek philosophers on Mars Hill. Paul used an altar he found with the inscription TO THE UNKNOWN GOD as a bridge to explain that the Lord Jesus is the true Creator of everything. Paul challenged the Greek philosopher's idolatry by declaring that the God of heaven does not dwell in temples made with hands. Paul's sermon culminated in the resurrection of the Lord Jesus that elicited mixed reactions where some mocked him while others, like Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris became believers. Acts 17:32 says And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. So Paul departed from among them. Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Dionysius the Areopagite was an Athenian judge on the Areopagus council (the high court of Athens). He was converted to Christianity by the preaching of Paul at the Areopagus Mars Hill. Dionysius was the first bishop of Athens, Greece. Dionysius claimed that he witnessed a supernatural eclipse for three hours in Athens, Greece during Jesus Christ's crucifixion that he later understood through Paul's teachings. When Jesus died on the cross, the darkness from a supernatural eclipse was over the whole earth for three hours and not just several minutes. Dionysius traveled and preached with Paul for three years. He eventually became a missionary throughout Europe witnessing Jesus everywhere. During the persecutions under the Emperor Domitian around 96 AD, Dionysius and his companions were arrested and martyred.
Phlegon Wrote About A Supernatural Eclipse When Jesus Died On The Cross
Because Darkness Was Over The Whole Earth For Three Hours
Extra biblical historians such as Phlegon of Tralles and Thallus reportedly noted an extraordinary darkness around AD 33 that some ancient christians claimed was the very event that Amos predicted about the cross of Calvary. Phlegon recorded a significant event during the 202nd Oympiad that corresponds to the year 33 AD. An Olympiad is a unit of time consisting of four years, reckoned from one celebration of the ancient Olympic games to the next.
Phlegon said "In the fourth year of the 202nd Olympiad, an eclipse of the sun happened, greater and more excellent than any that had happened before it; at the sixth hour, day turned into night, so that the stars were seen in the sky; and an earthquake in Bithynia (modern day Turkey) toppled many buildings of the city of Nicaea." Phlegon described the extraordinary darkness as greater than any before, suggesting that it was not a typical solar eclipse. Solar eclipses only last a few minutes. The darkness lasted three hours when Jesus died on the cross of Calvary.
While Phlegon describes the earthquake's impact in Bithynia (hundreds of miles from Jerusalem), theologians suggest it was part of a universal or widespread seismic event that occurred at the moment of Jesus' death on the cross of Calvary. 2012 sediment studies of the Dead Sea found physical evidence of a significant earthquake in the region between 26 and 36 AD.
Matthew 27:45 says Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
Learn Why Elisha Burned The Plows And Killed The Cows
A plow and a cow remind me of Elisha who burned the plows and killed the cows when he left his job as a farmer and family to follow Elijah. 1 Kings 19:19 says So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen (Elisha burned the plows and killed the cows), and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
Matthew (Levi) was like Elisha and left his job as a tax collector to follow Jesus. Luke 5:27 says And after these things He (Jesus) went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and He said unto him. Follow me. And he left all, rose up, and followed Him. Peter, James, and John also left their jobs as fishermen to follow Jesus. Matthew 4:19 says And He (Jesus) saith unto them (Peter, James, and John), Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed Him.
And think about how blessed Philip was to be willing to follow Jesus and leave thousands at a crowded revival in Samaria to go to the Gaza desert to preach to just one Ethiopian eunuch on a chariot and win that Ethiopian eunuch to Jesus. Acts 8:26 says And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. And he arose and went. Let's all be like Philip and be willing to preach wherever Jesus sends us, not worrying about the numbers and crowds of people that we reach. The one person we save for Jesus could witness and save millions for the Lord Jesus.
And finally think about how blessed Noah was for preaching 120 years and winning no converts outside of his family while he continued to work on the ark. Like Noah, keep preaching everywhere about the Lord Jesus and don't worry about the number of souls that you save. 2 Peter 2:5 says And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly. Remember Jesus said at Luke 15:10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. 1 Corinthians 3:6 says I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
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Confess that Jesus is God, and believe the gospel
That Jesus died on the cross for you, was buried, and rose again
I pray in Jesus name that this bible study blesses multitudes everywhere with great joy, peace, and strength. Please feel free to email Brother Bob at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 746-7071. Till we meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.
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