2. Important NOTE to you as Presenter: The last slide in this lesson is one mentioning “The FALLACIES of FUTURISM.” Then the program ends with a “sign-off” slide without telling what any of those “fallacies” are! What I do at this point is close my lesson with a two-page handout copied from pages 787-789 of my book Seven Mysteries Solved which students can take home with them.

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5. Welcome to Sabbath School! Our LESSON today is...

6. The “ Seventy Weeks” of Daniel 9

7. This amazing 70-Week Prophecy provides powerful evidence not only for the inspiration of Scripture but also for the messiahship of Jesus — “the Messiah the Prince” of Daniel 9:25. provides powerful evidence not only for the inspiration of Scripture but also for the messiahship of Jesus — “the Messiah the Prince” of Daniel 9:25.

8. Let’s invite the Lord to be with us, through His Holy Spirit, as we study. Let’s invite the Lord to be with us, through His Holy Spirit, as we study.

10. Three times Daniel was told he was “greatly beloved” by God! + + + Daniel 9:23 Daniel 10:11 Daniel 10:19

12. The Prophet DANIEL was Heaven’s Ambassador to bring LIGHT to this dark world.

13. This prophecy of the Seventy Weeks in Daniel 9:24-27... is of tremendous importance not only because it forecasts the TIME when the Messiah would arrive but also because of its prom- inent use in the theology of the Secret Rapture Theory. is of tremendous importance not only because it forecasts the TIME when the Messiah would arrive but also because of its prom- inent use in the theology of the Secret Rapture Theory.

16. Probationary Time

22. To what “TIME” was He referring? Surely it was the prophetic time of which Daniel wrote — the 69 prophetic weeks, or 483 years, that reached to “Messiah the Prince.” He had indeed come, and with His own lips He announced that the TIME had expired, and the Messiah had arrived.

23. The Apostle Paul also testifies: “When the FULLNESS of the TIME had come, God sent forth His Son....” — Galatians 4:4 The God we serve is PUNCTUAL & PRECISE! “When the FULLNESS of the TIME had come, God sent forth His Son....” — Galatians 4:4 The God we serve is PUNCTUAL & PRECISE!

24. MATHEMATICS validates & verifies Jesus’ claim to be the MESSIAH!

26. King Artaxerxes authorized the rebuilding in 457 B.C.

35. The Names of the Son of God: “Jesus” means SAVIOR in Hebrew – Matthew 1:21. “Messiah” in Hebrew and “Christ” in Greek mean ANOINTED ONE or KING. The full name “Jesus Christ” thus means SAVIOR KING. “Jesus” means SAVIOR in Hebrew – Matthew 1:21. “Messiah” in Hebrew and “Christ” in Greek mean ANOINTED ONE or KING. The full name “Jesus Christ” thus means SAVIOR KING.

36. The Names of the Son of God: The prophet Samuel anointed Saul and later David to be KING over Israel. — 1 Samuel 10:1 & 16:13 Even today the crowned heads of Europe are ceremonially anointed with a few drops of oil upon assuming the throne. The prophet Samuel anointed Saul and later David to be KING over Israel. — 1 Samuel 10:1 & 16:13 Even today the crowned heads of Europe are ceremonially anointed with a few drops of oil upon assuming the throne.

39. Jesus was anointed by God as the Messiah / King at His baptism: Acts 10:37-38 speaks of “the baptism which John preached: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power....” This happened in A.D. 27. Acts 10:37-38 speaks of “the baptism which John preached: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power....” This happened in A.D. 27.

46. Uh-oh! Do you think you see a problem? Wait a minute — 483 years – 457 B.C. 26 A.D. NOT 27! Wait a minute — 483 years – 457 B.C. 26 A.D. NOT 27!

50. Our Calendar goes from January 1st to December 31st.

51. The Jewish Calendar goes from Fall to Fall.

52. or 483 Literal Years

53. That is why the Septuagint — the Greek version of the Hebrew Old Testament, done in the 3rd century B.C. — and the modern English Revised Standard Version both translate Daniel 9:24, “Seventy weeks of YEARS are decreed concerning your people and your holy city.” the Greek version of the Hebrew Old Testament, done in the 3rd century B.C. — and the modern English Revised Standard Version both translate Daniel 9:24, “Seventy weeks of YEARS are decreed concerning your people and your holy city.”

54. Do the Math! Command to rebuild Jerusalem Command to rebuild Jerusalem Jesus the Messiah Jesus the Messiah 69 weeks 6th-5th century B.C.1st century A.D. WHY can the 69 weeks NOT be taken as LITERAL time? What immediate evidence do you see here for the DAY-YEAR principle? 1 year & 1/3 483 years

57. In the Bible, to be “CUT OFF” means to be KILLED. After the Flood of Noah’s day, God promised in Genesis 9:11: “Never again shall all flesh be CUT OFF by the waters of a flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” After the Flood of Noah’s day, God promised in Genesis 9:11: “Never again shall all flesh be CUT OFF by the waters of a flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

58. In the Bible, to be “CUT OFF” means to be KILLED. Speaking of the predicted Messiah, Isaiah 53:8 says: “He was CUT OFF from the land of the living; for the transgressions of My people He was stricken.” Speaking of the predicted Messiah, Isaiah 53:8 says: “He was CUT OFF from the land of the living; for the transgressions of My people He was stricken.”

74. In Acts 13:46 Paul, the great “Apostle to the Gentiles, said: “It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you [Jews] first; but since you REJECT it, and judge your- selves UNWORTHY of ever- lasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.”

79. Roman General & Emperor Vespasian

81. Roman General & Emperor Titus

87. Here’s something about which you may have a QUESTION...

88. Luke 3:23 tells us — “Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about THIRTY years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph....” It may seem puzzling how the Lord could be “thirty years of age” in A.D. 27. “Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about THIRTY years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph....” It may seem puzzling how the Lord could be “thirty years of age” in A.D. 27.

89. The present system of calendar chronology That divides all dates into B.C. — Before Christ, and A.D. — Anno Domini, the year of our Lord, was devised by the Catholic scholar Dionysius Exiguus in the year 525. That divides all dates into B.C. — Before Christ, and A.D. — Anno Domini, the year of our Lord, was devised by the Catholic scholar Dionysius Exiguus in the year 525.

90. And he really did a rather good job. But we now know that he miscalculated the birth of Christ by about 3-4 years.

91. We know that because... The second chapter of Matthew tells how the wicked King Herod sought to KILL the baby Jesus by ordering the massacre of all male babies “from two years old and under.” And yet... The second chapter of Matthew tells how the wicked King Herod sought to KILL the baby Jesus by ordering the massacre of all male babies “from two years old and under.” And yet...

92. Historians know that King Herod died in 4 B.C. The entry above is from the Encyclopedia Britannica.

93. The “Secret Rapture” Theory resorts to Futurism, teaching that the Antichrist / Beast is still YET to come, to arrive in the MIDST of some Future SEVEN-YEAR period. Does that sound strangely FAMILIAR??? resorts to Futurism, teaching that the Antichrist / Beast is still YET to come, to arrive in the MIDST of some Future SEVEN-YEAR period. Does that sound strangely FAMILIAR???

94. The CRUCIAL question is: n WHERE do they GET that “WEEK”? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

95. The Answer is: They take it from the prophecy of the Seventy Weeks in Daniel 9 by AMPUTATING the final week of seven days / years from the rest of the whole! But we cannot allow any such manipulation and distortion of Scripture! They take it from the prophecy of the Seventy Weeks in Daniel 9 by AMPUTATING the final week of seven days / years from the rest of the whole! But we cannot allow any such manipulation and distortion of Scripture!

97. The The FALLACY of FUTURISM

98. That concludes today’s presentation. That concludes today’s presentation. THANK YOU for joining us! THANK YOU for joining us!