In
445BC, with one Bible week equating to seven years (a prophetic
year being 360 days), God commanded that seventy weeks each of 7
years, would be determined upon Israel, that is … 70 weeks x 7
years = 490 years (Daniel 9:24-27).
This
time frame is broken into four time periods of (a) 7 weeks + (b)
62 weeks + (c) the mystery church age of about 2,000 years +
(d) 1 week = 70 weeks and is explained as follows:
#1. Seven
weeks of years is 7 x 7 = 49 years … the time it takes to restore
and build Jerusalem from 445BC to 396BC.
#2. Sixty
two weeks of years is 62 x 7 = 434 years … the time from the
building of Jerusalem in 396BC to Christ being cut off at the cross in 32AD.
#3. The
church age of approximately 2,000 years
#4. One
week of years is 1 x 7 = 7 years … this is the seven years of
tribulation of God’s wrath upon the earth, that takes place after the rapture …
called Daniel’s 70th week.
DANIEL 9:24-27
bushel = a basket
or box
house = in this
case a literal house but signifying Christ’s house of Israel (Hebrews
3:6)
before all men = Israel and Gentile
your Father = God the
Father of Israel
As stated in the scriptures Christ was the original
light … as prophesied
… “The people that walked in darkness have
seen a great light (Jesus): they that dwell in the land of
the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. (Isaiah
9:2)
However, the Jew could try his hardest at letting
his light shine before men … and this would never be enough … in not matching
the perfection of Christ (Isaiah 64:6).
With the wrong incorporation of this kingdom of
heaven element of ‘letting your light so shine before men’ into today’s kingdom
of God of preaching the gospel … this has become the easy way out for
lukewarm Christians for not witnessing or preaching.
He says ... “For the preaching (not
the message) of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but
unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:18).
Categorically and absolutely yes we do … but
not as Jews with the misapplication of this parable ... we
follow the Christian Paul as he follows the Jewish Christ (1 Corinthians
11:1).
October 2023
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“THE 41 PARABLES OF JESUS CHRIST”
28 general and 13 kingdom of heaven
parables
Parable #3 - “WISE MAN BUILDS ON THE ROCK”
Matthew 7:21-24,25-27; Luke 6:47-49
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