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Keywords
messiah, saints, christian, christologically, crucifixion, eschatology, judgment, satan, isreal, new testament church, dispensational, typological
Description
Traditional Christian exegetes interpret Daniel’s “Seventy Sevens” (9:24–27) Christologically, but most often miss the eschatology of the passage. “Messiah will be cut off” refers not to Jesus’ crucifixion, but to what will happen shortly before His coming again. The Seventy Sevens is a message of both warning and hope for the saints of the Most High, who, shortly before Christ’s second coming must endure warfare from Satan, the removal of Christ’s influence in the world, and seeming defeat. However, with Christ’s coming, the enemies will be overwhelmed and destroyed by the flood of God’s judgment, bringing the vindication of the saints.
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Submission Topics
Ecclesiology (The Church); Education; Literature and Art; Practical Theology; Preaching and Teaching; Scripture Interpretation; Sin; Worship
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
Daniel 9:24-27; Isaiah 53:8; Isaiah 28:15-18; Psalm 2:2; Psalm 2:4, 6; Daniel 7:21, 25;
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Submission Cost
Free
’Messiah will be cut off’ in Dan. 9:26: Christ Crucified or Christ Removed?
Traditional Christian exegetes interpret Daniel’s “Seventy Sevens” (9:24–27) Christologically, but most often miss the eschatology of the passage. “Messiah will be cut off” refers not to Jesus’ crucifixion, but to what will happen shortly before His coming again. The Seventy Sevens is a message of both warning and hope for the saints of the Most High, who, shortly before Christ’s second coming must endure warfare from Satan, the removal of Christ’s influence in the world, and seeming defeat. However, with Christ’s coming, the enemies will be overwhelmed and destroyed by the flood of God’s judgment, bringing the vindication of the saints.
