Baptism of Jesus, to anoint him as the Christ of Daniel 9:24-27

Summary:

Seventy week, 490 year, prophecy, a covenant between God and the Israelites, Daniel 9:24-27

God gave the Israelites 490 years of forgiveness, just as Jesus told Peter.

The four hundred ninety year prophecy is consecutive.
There are no prophecies in the Bible where the timing is not consecutive.
This prophecy is not broken into a 483 year prophecy and then another seven year prophecy somewhere in the future.

God gave his people, the Israelites, 490 years to change, stop sinning, and to anoint the Messiah, the Christ, Jesus.

Jesus told Peter, to forgive seventy times seven times, 490 times, just as God forgave the Israelites and gave them another 490 years to change their ways --- Matthew 18:21-22

Points:

-- The covenant conditions God gave for the Israelites to complete, Daniel 9:24:
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finish transgression
make an end of sins
make reconciliation for iniquity
bring in everlasting righteousness
seal up the vision and prophecy
anoint the most Holy, Jesus

-- The start of the seventy week, 490 year, prophecy:
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The decree, commandment, made in 457 BC --- Daniel 9:25
The decree king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra --- Ezra 7:11-26

-- The end of the 483 years:
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The end of 483 years, to anoint the most Holy, Jesus --- Daniel 9:24
The coming of the Messiah the Prince, Jesus --- Daniel 9:25
The baptism of Jesus at the end of the 483 years, 27 AD --- Daniel 9:25

-- The beginning of the 7 year ministry of Jesus:
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The beginning the 7 year ministry of Jesus, 27 AD --- Daniel 9:25
The baptism of Jesus at the beginning of his 7 year ministry --- Daniel 9:25

-- The death of the Messiah, Jesus, in the middle of his 7 year ministry:
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The Messiah shall be cut off, crucified after 3 1/2 years, 30 AD --- Daniel 9:25-26
The Messiah's death causes sacrifices to cease, 30 AD --- Daniel 9:27
The veil is torn from top to bottom, 30 AD --- Matthew 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45

-- The Israelites failed to complete the covenant conditions given by God:
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The failure of the Israelites was abominable to God, a great sin --- Daniel 9:27
Rome destroyed Jerusalem and the temple in 70 AD --- Daniel 9:27

-- The desolation caused by the abominations will last until the end of time:
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The desolation will be until the end --- Daniel 9:27
Two thousand years later, no temple, and still counting --- Daniel 9:27

Commentary

THE HOLY BIBLE SAYS:

There is no seven year period of tribulation in the Bible. Daniel 9:27 is about the seven year ministry of Jesus Christ, not antichrist.

There will be no "rapture" of christians before the last day, the day of the Lord, the Lord's day.

Choose you this day whom you will follow, and let it be Jesus, the Christ.

Jesus will send the Holy Spirit to dwell with you and in you.

The Holy Spirit will raise you to life in the first resurrection on the last day, and save you from being dead forever.

AMEN (let it be so)