The last blood sacrifice

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Daniel 9:26, “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 sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.”

Daniel 9:27, “And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and oblation (in the temple) to cease,”

Question 1: Who is the “he” referred to in verse 27 who will confirm the covenant? The answer is found in verse 26.
Question 2: Who will the covenant be between?
Question 3: Who made the last Temple sacrifice and offering that would be accepted by the Father?
Question 4: And will the covenant be part of the 70 weeks of years (490 years)?

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Daniel 9:26, “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 sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.”

Daniel 9:27, “And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and oblation (in the temple) to cease,”

Question 1: Who is the “he” referred to in verse 27 who will confirm the covenant? The answer is found in verse 26.
Question 2: Who will the covenant be between?
Question 3: Who made the last Temple sacrifice and offering that would be accepted by the Father?
Question 4: And will the covenant be part of the 70 weeks of years (490 years)?

1) I think he is the "prince" that came to destroy the city.
2) Not said in Dan. 7:28-29 English translation. However, it seems the Hebrew version says, with Levites.
3) Not said in Dan. 7:28-29.
4) The prince confirmed the covenant for a week. The word week is interesting in this, because according to some, it can mean a year week, 7 year period.

[Mr E]

[Replying to placebofactor in post #1]

Question 1: Who is the “he” referred to in verse 27 who will confirm the covenant? The answer is found in verse 26.
Question 2: Who will the covenant be between?
Question 3: Who made the last Temple sacrifice and offering that would be accepted by the Father?
Question 4: And will the covenant be part of the 70 weeks of years (490 years)?

Showed up for yet another pop quiz.

Answer Sheet:
1. King Cyrus (the Great) of Persia (called Iran as of 1935)
2. It was a contract between King Cyrus and the Hebrew captives facilitating their return to Jerusalem.
3. God never desires animal or human sacrifices.
4. The man (angel) Gabriel explains that the 70 weeks refers to the time of the captivity and Daniel understands this to actually mean 70 years, which was the actual span of Hebrew captivity.

[placebofactor]

Daniel 9:26, “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 sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.”

Daniel 9:27, “And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and oblation (in the temple) to cease,”

Question 1: Who is the “he” referred to in verse 27 who will confirm the covenant? The answer is found in verse 26.
Question 2: Who will the covenant be between?
Question 3: Who made the last Temple sacrifice and offering that would be accepted by the Father?
Question 4: And will the covenant be part of the 70 weeks of years (490 years)?

1) I think he is the "prince" that came to destroy the city.
2) Not said in Dan. 7:28-29 English translation. However, it seems the Hebrew version says, with Levites.
3) Not said in Dan. 7:28-29.
4) The prince confirmed the covenant for a week. The word week is interesting in this, because according to some, it can mean a year week, 7 year period.

1213, let's both work through to the correct answer. Concerning “he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week:" There is no historical record known to exist that speaks of any covenant made between Titus or his father, Augustus, and the Jews, so we can eliminate them.

The last person mentioned in verse 26 is the Messiah. Now the question is, did the Messiah bring a new covenant with him for the people of Israel, or not? The answer is yes; he did.

Jeremiah 31:31, "Behold the days come, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:" So the promise is of a new covenant between the LORD and all 12 tribes.
Four hundred years later, Jesus said, Luke 22:20, This cup is the New Testament (covenant) in my blood, which is shed for you."

Can we agree on this?

[Mr E]

[Replying to placebofactor in post #4]


Daniel and Jeremiah were contemporaries. Don't you think they were referencing events in their own timeline?

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Daniel 9:26, “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...

1) I think he is the "prince" that came to destroy the city.
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The last person mentioned in verse 26 is the Messiah...

The last person mentioned in verse 26 is the prince.

[placebofactor]

Daniel 9:26, “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...

1) I think he is the "prince" that came to destroy the city.
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The last person mentioned in verse 26 is the Messiah...

The last person mentioned in verse 26 is the prince.

And so, who do you think the prince was that sent the Roman Legions to fulfill his will? The answer is found in verse 25, "Messiah the Prince." Don't let the lowercase "p" in prince fool you in verse 26. Forty years before the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, Jesus made two prophecies. The first was in Matthew 24:2, "There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down." Titus had ordered his troops not to destroy the Temple, but it was God's will that both the city and the Temple be destroyed, not one stone left upon another.

Jesus also said to the Jews, in Matthew 23:38, "Behold, your house is left unto you desolate." Israel was no longer under God's protection. The LORD sent the Roman Legions to destroy the city and temple, as the Assyrians were sent by God to destroy the 10 tribes, and King Nebuchadnezzar was sent to destroy Jerusalem in 586 B.C.

So "the people" were the Roman Legions led by General Titus, and the one who sent them was the LORD. Why? To fulfill his will.

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Daniel 9:26, “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...

1) I think he is the "prince" that came to destroy the city.
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The last person mentioned in verse 26 is the Messiah...

The last person mentioned in verse 26 is the prince.

And so, who do you think the prince was that sent the Roman Legions to fulfill his will? ...

Sorry, I don't think it means Jesus in that, because it says "the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city". I don't think it was the people of Jesus who destroyed the city.

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1) I think he is the "prince" that came to destroy the city.
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The last person mentioned in verse 26 is the Messiah...

The last person mentioned in verse 26 is the prince.

And so, who do you think the prince was that sent the Roman Legions to fulfill his will? ...

Sorry, I don't think it means Jesus in that, because it says "the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city". I don't think it was the people of Jesus who destroyed the city.

Will you at least admit that the people who came to destroy the temple were the Roman Legions led by General Titus? If you do not think it was the Lord who sent the Legions in to fulfil the two prophecies mentioned above, then it was Titus. The problem with that is Titus was not a prince; he was a general, and he would be numbered with the (people) that were sent.

The Bible always gives us a clear picture of how Scripture reveals prophecyis fulfillment.
1. God speaks the prophecy beforehand, Isaiah 48:3, “I have declared the former things from the beginning… I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.”

2. History records the fulfillment. When the event happens exactly as spoken, the fulfillment is recognized.

3. The fulfillment proves God’s authorship; Isaiah 48:5, “Before it came to pass, I shewed it thee… lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them.”

4. The purpose is to bring glory to the Lord. John 13:19, “When it is come to pass, ye may believe…” Prophecy made, prophecy fulfillment, prophecy recognition, Glory to God.

Forty years before the prophecy was fulfilled, Jesus was with his disciples on the Mt. of Olives looking down on the temple mount and said, "See ye these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down." Today, in the street below where the ancient temple once stood, you will see these massive stones that the Roman soldiers somehow moved and shoved into the street. The only stones of the foundation of the Temple that remain are the ones that are at ground level or below.

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Will you at least admit that the people who came to destroy the temple were the Roman Legions led by General Titus? If you do not think it was the Lord who sent the Legions in to fulfil the two prophecies mentioned above, then it was Titus. The problem with that is Titus was not a prince; he was a general...

I believe it was the Romans. And it could be that Titus was a general then. But, general is also like a servant for a higher person. In this case I think the prince means the emperor and the Legions were emperors men.

Also, the word prince can mean in this case leader, ruler, captain, prince. Titus can be called a leader.