tiberius was the third in a long line of roman rulers: julius caesar was very powerful but was never...

Tiberius was the third in a long line of Roman rulers:Tiberius was the third in a long line of Roman rulers:

Julius Caesar was very powerful but was never officially made Emperor. He was murdered by Brutus & others.

Augustus Caesar was the first to be crowned Emperor.

Tiberius Caesar, the second Emperor, was the adopted son of Augustus.

Julius Caesar was very powerful but was never officially made Emperor. He was murdered by Brutus & others.

Augustus Caesar was the first to be crowned Emperor.

Tiberius Caesar, the second Emperor, was the adopted son of Augustus.

TiberiusCaesar

SecondRoman

Emperor

The Emperor Tiberius

Let’s consider that CRUCIAL FINAL week,

Let’s consider that CRUCIAL FINAL week,

that 70th week at the END of the 490 years.

that 70th week at the END of the 490 years.

But Sir Isaac NewtonBut Sir Isaac Newton

Was not only one of the greatest SCIENTISTS who ever lived,

he was also a keen student of the Bible — especially of Bible PROPHECY.

Was not only one of the greatest SCIENTISTS who ever lived,

he was also a keen student of the Bible — especially of Bible PROPHECY.

“Isaac

Newton’s

Greatest

Discovery”

This passage delivered by Gabriel

has been called

This passage delivered by Gabriel

has been called

“the CROWN JEWELS

of the Old Testament”!“the CROWN JEWELS

of the Old Testament”!

And Sir Isaac Newton declared that Daniel 9:24-27 is

And Sir Isaac Newton declared that Daniel 9:24-27 is

“the FOUNDATION STONE

of the Christian religion.”

“the FOUNDATION STONE

of the Christian religion.”

He paid this tribute becauseHe paid this tribute because It predicted CENTURIES in

advance not only the exact time at which the Messiah would APPEAR

but also the DURATION of His public ministry,

as well as His great atoning DEATH for sin!

It predicted CENTURIES in advance not only the exact time at which the Messiah would APPEAR

but also the DURATION of His public ministry,

as well as His great atoning DEATH for sin!

Daniel 9:26 prophesied:Daniel 9:26 prophesied:

“And after the sixty-two weeks

Messiah shall be CUT OFF,

but NOT for Himself.”

What does “cut off” mean?

For whom WAS he cut off ?

“And after the sixty-two weeks

Messiah shall be CUT OFF,

but NOT for Himself.”

What does “cut off” mean?

For whom WAS he cut off ?

Isaiah 53:8 prophesied about the Messiah:Isaiah 53:8 prophesied about the Messiah:

“He was taken from prison

and from judgment: and . . .

He was CUT OFF out of the

land of the living: for the

transgression of My people

was He stricken.”

“He was taken from prison

and from judgment: and . . .

He was CUT OFF out of the

land of the living: for the

transgression of My people

was He stricken.”

Daniel 9:27 says,Daniel 9:27 says,

“He shall confirm the covenant

with many for one week: and

in the midst of the week He

shall cause the sacrifice and

the oblation to cease.”

“He shall confirm the covenant

with many for one week: and

in the midst of the week He

shall cause the sacrifice and

the oblation to cease.”

Hebrews 2:3 tells us:Hebrews 2:3 tells us:

“How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was CONFIRMED to us by those who heard Him.”

“How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was CONFIRMED to us by those who heard Him.”

The 70 Weeks END:The 70 Weeks END:

1. Stephen, the first Christianmartyr, is STONED to death.

2. Jewish leaders REJECT thegospel.

3. The Gospel goes to the Gentiles.

1. Stephen, the first Christianmartyr, is STONED to death.

2. Jewish leaders REJECT thegospel.

3. The Gospel goes to the Gentiles.

Stained glass

showing

Stephen

being stoned

to death

Jesus, at the time of His Ascension,Jesus, at the time of His Ascension,

Told His disciples His plan:

“Ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”

— Acts 1:8, KJV

Told His disciples His plan:

“Ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”

— Acts 1:8, KJV

Paul was chosen by God to be “the Apostle to the Gentiles”:Paul was chosen by God to be “the Apostle to the Gentiles”:

“But the Lord said, . . . ‘Saul [Paul] is My chosen

instrument to take My message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel.”

— Acts 9:15, NLT

“But the Lord said, . . . ‘Saul [Paul] is My chosen

instrument to take My message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel.”

— Acts 9:15, NLT

Paul dearly loved his Jewish brethren

— as did God —

Paul dearly loved his Jewish brethren

— as did God — but when they stubbornly

REJECTED the gospel, their decision was respected.

but when they stubbornly REJECTED the gospel,

their decision was respected.

Paul told the blaspheming Jews,Paul told the blaspheming Jews,

“It was necessary that the word of God should FIRST have been spoken to YOU: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.”

— Acts 13:46

“It was necessary that the word of God should FIRST have been spoken to YOU: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.”

— Acts 13:46

According to this prophecy of Daniel, According to this

prophecy of Daniel, God’s covenant with

the Jews would END in A.D. 34.

God’s covenant with the Jews would END in A.D. 34.

In A.D. 70the RomansdestroyedJerusalemand burnedthe Temple.

Vespasian,General & later Emperorof Rome

Damagedsculptureof TITUS,RomanGeneral& later,

Emperor

Unquestionably, Titus was the one predicted here: Unquestionably, Titus was the one predicted here:

1. He was a PRINCE, being the elder son of Rome’s Emperor.

2. History records that his Romansoldiers, “the PEOPLE of theprince that shall come,” DID destroy the city in one of themost terrible sieges of alltime.

1. He was a PRINCE, being the elder son of Rome’s Emperor.

2. History records that his Romansoldiers, “the PEOPLE of theprince that shall come,” DID destroy the city in one of themost terrible sieges of alltime.

Thirdly, note carefully that it’s Thirdly, note carefully that it’s

A. “the PEOPLE of the prince that shall come” who destroy the Sanctuary.

B. That is, the Roman soldiers.

C. Titus, the prince himself, wanted NOT to destroy the Temple but to preserve it as a trophy, a jewel in the crown of Rome.

A. “the PEOPLE of the prince that shall come” who destroy the Sanctuary.

B. That is, the Roman soldiers.

C. Titus, the prince himself, wanted NOT to destroy the Temple but to preserve it as a trophy, a jewel in the crown of Rome.

But the Roman soldiers, tasting victory after a long and frustra-

ting siege, would not be restrained.

But the Roman soldiers, tasting victory after a long and frustra-

ting siege, would not be restrained. Contrary to orders, they

set the Temple on fire so it was completely destroyed.

Contrary to orders, they set the Temple on fire so it was completely destroyed.

A few items,A few items, like the golden candlesticks

and silver trumpets, were saved from the flaming

Temple and taken as plunder. To this very day they can be

seen commemorated in sculp- ture on Rome’s well-preserved Arch of Titus.

like the golden candlesticks and silver trumpets,

were saved from the flaming Temple and taken as plunder.

To this very day they can be seen commemorated in sculp- ture on Rome’s well-preserved Arch of Titus.

The Arch of Titusin Rome

The Arch of Titusin Rome

Sculpture on side panelon Arch of Titus

These stand in MUTE testimony

These stand in MUTE testimony

to the marvelous truthof Daniel’s prophecy!

to the marvelous truthof Daniel’s prophecy!

Thank you for your

ATTENTION,

Thank you for your

ATTENTION,and may

God BLESS you in your STUDY!

and may

God BLESS you in your STUDY!