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Disclaimer: The writer is fully aware of Matthew 7:21-23. Daniel’s 70th week is still in the future and starts when the Age of Grace ends. Now, the only way for the Age of Grace to end is if Jesus Christ starts opening the seals and that is when from Matthew 24:12 “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” As long as true love resides in a crucial mass of Christians spread around the globe with allegiance to no human-appointed pope, prophet or apostle, then Daniel’s 70th week shall remain in the future. By a crucial mass of Christians, I mean a group of people for whom in this Laodicean era Revelation 3:20 applies and is taken to heart “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hears my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” The head of the Church is Christ and the body of believers is spread across the globe and does not belong to any denomination. Lastly, recall from 2 Thessalonians 2:7 “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he (The Holy Spirit) who now lets will let, until he be taken out of the way.”
This commentary goes through the crucial timeline, and when needed supports it with writings from other books from the scriptures.
Revelation 1 to 3
From the island of Patmos, one in ancient times could take a trip from the 1st church of Ephesus to the 7th church in Laodicea along a mail route. This implies that these seven churches belong to seven distinct church eras where the end of the Laodicean era marks the beginning of Daniel’s 70th week, or the end of the Age of Grace. From Romans 11:25 “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.” As mentioned in Daniel 9:24 “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.”
Revelation 1 to 4
Notice Revelation 4:1 “Come up here and I will show you what must take place after this.” Hence, the events in Revelation 4 and later happen right after the end of the Laodicean era or the end of the Age of Grace. Again, from Daniel 9:25 “Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.” Hence, in early 445BC Artaxerxes fourth decree allowed Nehemiah safe passage to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls and the city. Now 69 prophetic weeks are 483 years of 360 days each. In Gregorian calendar we go from early 445BC subtracting 483*360/365.25 = 476 years which gets us to 31 AD or the crucifixion of Christ. Daniel’s 70th week is still for the future.
Further proof that Jesus Christ was crucified in 31 AD comes from Ezekiel 4:1-6. In Ezekiel 4 it is prophesied that Jerusalem shall fall twice: once under the Babylonians in 586 BC and another time under the Romans in September 7, 70 AD. From Ezekiel 4:2 “And lay siege against it (Jerusalem), and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.” The iniquity of the house of Israel was to abandon Jerusalem and stop worshipping at the temple and it lasts for 390 prophetic years, or 390*360/365.25 = 384.4 Gregorian years which takes us up to 586 BC. Please see Micah 1:5 “What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria?” Counting upward we get to mid-10th century BC when Solomon died and the kingdom was split in two. On the other hand, the iniquity of the house of Judah was to reject Jesus Christ as the Messiah and would last for 40 prophetic years or 40*360/365.25 = 39.4 years. Counting backwards we get to 31 AD the crucifixion date of Christ.
It is noted here also that Nehemiah did not return only with the tribe of Judah and Benjamin back to Jerusalem but also with the residue of Israel. From Nehemiah 11:20 “And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.” Further proof that the residue of ten tribes of Israel was still in Jerusalem or roundabout Israel comes from Luke 2:36 “And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity.” This stands to show that in the time when Jesus Christ was on Earth, all the tribes of Israel had representation within the region and later had to disperse because of the Roman conquest in 70 AD.
This commentary goes through the crucial timeline, and when needed supports it with writings from other books from the scriptures.
Revelation 1 to 3
From the island of Patmos, one in ancient times could take a trip from the 1st church of Ephesus to the 7th church in Laodicea along a mail route. This implies that these seven churches belong to seven distinct church eras where the end of the Laodicean era marks the beginning of Daniel’s 70th week, or the end of the Age of Grace. From Romans 11:25 “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.” As mentioned in Daniel 9:24 “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.”
Revelation 1 to 4
Notice Revelation 4:1 “Come up here and I will show you what must take place after this.” Hence, the events in Revelation 4 and later happen right after the end of the Laodicean era or the end of the Age of Grace. Again, from Daniel 9:25 “Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.” Hence, in early 445BC Artaxerxes fourth decree allowed Nehemiah safe passage to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls and the city. Now 69 prophetic weeks are 483 years of 360 days each. In Gregorian calendar we go from early 445BC subtracting 483*360/365.25 = 476 years which gets us to 31 AD or the crucifixion of Christ. Daniel’s 70th week is still for the future.
Further proof that Jesus Christ was crucified in 31 AD comes from Ezekiel 4:1-6. In Ezekiel 4 it is prophesied that Jerusalem shall fall twice: once under the Babylonians in 586 BC and another time under the Romans in September 7, 70 AD. From Ezekiel 4:2 “And lay siege against it (Jerusalem), and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.” The iniquity of the house of Israel was to abandon Jerusalem and stop worshipping at the temple and it lasts for 390 prophetic years, or 390*360/365.25 = 384.4 Gregorian years which takes us up to 586 BC. Please see Micah 1:5 “What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria?” Counting upward we get to mid-10th century BC when Solomon died and the kingdom was split in two. On the other hand, the iniquity of the house of Judah was to reject Jesus Christ as the Messiah and would last for 40 prophetic years or 40*360/365.25 = 39.4 years. Counting backwards we get to 31 AD the crucifixion date of Christ.
It is noted here also that Nehemiah did not return only with the tribe of Judah and Benjamin back to Jerusalem but also with the residue of Israel. From Nehemiah 11:20 “And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.” Further proof that the residue of ten tribes of Israel was still in Jerusalem or roundabout Israel comes from Luke 2:36 “And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity.” This stands to show that in the time when Jesus Christ was on Earth, all the tribes of Israel had representation within the region and later had to disperse because of the Roman conquest in 70 AD.