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The 70 Weeks of Israel
The Times of the Gentiles
The “Great Beasts”
(Dan. 7)—God’s View
➥ Distinctly Jewish—upon“thy people” and “thy
holy city” (Dan. 9:24). Prophecy for ISRAEL.
➥ BEGAN with King Artaxerxes’ edict in 445
B.C. allowing Nehemiah and the Jews to go and
rebuild Jerusalem and its wall (Neh. 2:3, 8).
➥ STOPPED temporarily at 69 weeks (483 yrs)
when Messiah presented Himself as King (Luke
19:42, 44). AFTER this, Messiah was cut off and
the Romans destroyed Jerusalem. Desolations
have occurred ever since.
➥ The LAST WEEK will START when the
Roman prince who is to come makes a covenant
with Israel for 7 years.
445 B.C.
BABYLON
606-536 B.C.
GREECE
330-63 B.C.
ROME
63 B.C.-70 A.D.
70 weeks of years = 490 years
MEDO-PERSIA
536-330 B.C.
2
nd
REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE
10 Horns and the Little Horn
DESTRUCTION (WRATH)
Co min g of CH RIS T ( Matt. 2 4:29 - 30, Zec h. 14 :3 - 5 )
THE SON OF MAN’S KINGDOM
✔ The Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory and
judges the Nations (Matt. 25:31-33).
✔ Saved Nations enter the Millennial reign (1,000 yrs) of
the King, the Lord Jesus Christ, who rules with a rod of
iron (Rev. 12:5). GLOBAL PEACE! (Is. 2)
Rev. 2-3 Part of “THE WORD OF THIS
(Rev. 1:3) and typifies the
general history of the Church.
PROPHECY,”
EPHESUS (c. AD 37-167)
Maiden of choice, beloved
Apostolic Period – orthodoxy
SMYRNA (c. AD 167-316)
Myrrh, suffering
Crushed under the iron heal of pagan
Rome
PERGAMOS (c. AD 316-600)
Unnatural marriage, elevation
Church and State united under Constantine
Continual sacrifice
Dark ages—papacy, Romanism
SARDIS (c. AD 1500-1820s)
Remnant, those escaping
Reformation, yet cold formalism
PHILADELPHIA (c. AD 1820s-1910)
Brotherly love
Revival, Christ & His Word precious
32 A.D.
Stone cut
without hands
The 7 Churches
THYATIRA (c. AD 600-1500)
483 years
The “Great Image”
(Dan. 2)—Man’s View
DCW 2013
1. Messiah cut off (killed)
2. Jerusalem & temple destroyed by Rome (70 A.D.)
3. Desolations (Dan. 9:26)
3½ yrs
3½ yrs
7 Year Covenant
GREAT
TRIBULATION
MESSIAH’S KINGDOM
✔ God’s fulfillment of all of Israel’s covenants as
Messiah reigns as King over Israel:
1) Abrahamic – Possession of the land, earth
blessed, 2) Davidic Covenant – David’s Son on
the throne (2 Sam. 7), and 3) *New Covenant –
New heart, forgiveness, filling of the Spirit
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DIIC
CEEA
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Rule of the people
Lukewarmness, materialism,
“wretched, poor, blind, and naked”
RAPTURE (1 Thess. 4:16-17)
Judgment Seat of Christ (2 Cor. 5:10)
SALVATION
Marriage of the Lamb (Rev. 19:7)
THE LAMB AND HIS BRIDE
✔ Reigning and judging as Christ’s
administrative body (Rev. 5:10, 1
Cor. 6:2-3). First Christ comes
FOR the church (Rapture); then at
His 2nd Coming He comes WITH the
church (1 Thess. 3:13, Rev. 17:14).