Friday 9 March 2012

Christ First Coming revealed!

Jesus has told us to search the scriptures, for in them are the words of life. Daniel the prophet, during the Babylonian captivity prayed unto God because He wanted to know if God will still deliver Israel after 70 years in Babylon. It was very necessary for Him to know because it appears nothing was happening after 70 years. Eventually, God granted His request and gave Him the answer He craved for. Fortunately, when the answer came, it cut across His time even to the end of age. But one specific prediction was not considered by the Jews- the first coming of Christ!. Daniel said, "that from the commandment to restore and to build Israel unto the Messiah shall be 69 weeks", which means, when the commandment for Israel to return to their land and to restore Jewish worship by building the temple in Jerusalem, to the anointed of the Messiah will be 483 years. Please note, in Jewish calendar a week means 7 years period. Having left Babylon already from previous Cyrus decree, another decree was issued in 457 BC for Israel to build the temple and to restore Jerusalem. Therefore, from 457 BC (restoration of Jerusalem) to 26 AD (the anointing of the Messiah by John the baptist) was 69 weeks or 483 years according to bible prophecy.

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