Isaac NewtonIsaac Newton’’s view on Daniels s view on Daniels 70 70 ““77”” prophesy.prophesy.

…His meticulous approach to problem solving deserves our

serious consideration….

IInformation contained here is available in his book, titled,nformation contained here is available in his book, titled,

OBSERVATIONS UPON THE PROPHECIESOF DANIEL, AND THE APOCALYPSE OF St. JOHN

His thoughts on Daniel 9:24

"Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince ..”

…. because there are two comings of the Messiah, Newton suggests, that Gabriel intended two decrees to restore Jerusalem, as a preceding signals of his coming….

"Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven 'sevens,

and sixty-two 'sevens.”

Notice, that his coming as a ruler or prince suggests his second coming…

In the second year ofVespasian, on September 7, 70 A.D.

Titus took the city….

“…and threescore and two weeks: it shall be built again, with street and moat,even in troublous times. And after the threescore and two weeks shall the

anointed one be cut off, and shall have nothing…

Nehemiah 436 B.C.

….and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroythe city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall bewith a flood, and even unto the end shall be war; desolations are determined…”

“…“….We avoid also the doing.We avoid also the doing violence to the language of Daniel, violence to the language of Daniel,

by taking the seven weeks andby taking the seven weeks and sixty two weeks for one number.sixty two weeks for one number.

Had that been Daniel's meaning, heHad that been Daniel's meaning, he would have said would have said sixty and nine sixty and nine

weeksweeks, , and not seven weeks and sixtyand not seven weeks and sixty

two weeks, a way of numbering used two weeks, a way of numbering used by no nation.by no nation. ““

Isaac NewtonIsaac Newton

““...Now Nehemiah came to Jerusalem in the 20th year of ...Now Nehemiah came to Jerusalem in the 20th year of this same this same ArtaxerxesArtaxerxes, while Ezra still continued there, , while Ezra still continued there, ((NehemNehem. 12:36), and found the city lying waste, and the . 12:36), and found the city lying waste, and the houses and wall houses and wall unbuiltunbuilt, (, (NehemNehem. 2:17. 7:4), and . 2:17. 7:4), and finished the wall the 25th day of the month Elul, finished the wall the 25th day of the month Elul, ((NehemNehem. 6:15), in the 28th year of the King, that is, in . 6:15), in the 28th year of the King, that is, in September in the year of the (436 BC )Julian Period September in the year of the (436 BC )Julian Period 4278. Count now from this year threescore and two 4278. Count now from this year threescore and two weeks of years, that is 434 years, and the reckoning will weeks of years, that is 434 years, and the reckoning will end in September in the year of the Julian Period 4712 end in September in the year of the Julian Period 4712 which is the year in which Christ was born, according to which is the year in which Christ was born, according to Clemens, Clemens, AlexandrinusAlexandrinus, , IrenIrenææusus, Eusebius, , Eusebius, EpiphaniusEpiphanius, , Jerome, Jerome, OrosiusOrosius, Cassiodorus, and other , Cassiodorus, and other antientsantients; and ; and this was the general opinionthis was the general opinion…”…”

About the marker of his first coming Isaac Newton writes thus:

““ ……and that since the commandment to return and to and that since the commandment to return and to build Jerusalem, precedes the Messiah the Prince by 49 build Jerusalem, precedes the Messiah the Prince by 49 years; it may perhaps come forth not from the Jews years; it may perhaps come forth not from the Jews themselves, but from some other kingdom friendly to themselves, but from some other kingdom friendly to them, and precede their return from captivity, and give them, and precede their return from captivity, and give occasion to it; and lastly, that this rebuilding of occasion to it; and lastly, that this rebuilding of Jerusalem and the waste places of Judah is predicted in Jerusalem and the waste places of Judah is predicted in Micah 7:11, Amos 9: 11Micah 7:11, Amos 9: 11--14, Ezek. 36: 3314, Ezek. 36: 33-- 38, 38, Isa.54:3Isa.54:3--12, 55:12, 61:4, 65:1812, 55:12, 61:4, 65:18--22, and 22, and TobitTobit 14:5,14:5,and that the return from captivity and coming of the and that the return from captivity and coming of the Messiah and his kingdom are described inMessiah and his kingdom are described inDaniel 7, Rev 19, Acts 1,Mat. 24, Joel 3, _Ezek. 36Daniel 7, Rev 19, Acts 1,Mat. 24, Joel 3, _Ezek. 36--3737Isa. 60, 62,63,65,66, Isa. 60, 62,63,65,66, and many other places of scripture. The manner I know and many other places of scripture. The manner I know not. Let time be the Interpreter.not. Let time be the Interpreter.””

About the marker of his second coming Isaac Newton writes thus:

Now, his text was written 300 hundred years Now, his text was written 300 hundred years ago, and Daniels prophesy 2550 years agoago, and Daniels prophesy 2550 years ago

I don’t know about you, but I am impressed! Wow!

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