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originally posted by: Red Cloak
a reply to: Reverbs
Daniel 9:27
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the middle of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured on the desolate.
Time, Times, and Half a Time?
A Day Equals One Year
In Daniel's context, one "week" represents this final period of 7 years, not 7 days. At its signing, the final 7 years of Tribulation begin.
If you wonder what the Abomination of Desolation is -
Revelation 13:5
The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months.
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The Book of Daniel talks about how "he" will do the Abomination of Desolation, and how he will make a 7 year peace treaty. The Book Revelation then tells us who the "he" is that causes this Abomination of Desolation, and that it happens half way into the treaty (after 42 months or 3 and a half years) - it is The Beast (what the Catholic church calls "The Antichrist").
More on this can also be found in the Bible in the book of Matthew:
Matthew 24:15-16:
“So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.”
originally posted by: peppycat
He seems to want to follow through on things he says he is going to accomplish...? but from reading the link, i don't see he specifically said he would sign a peace treaty with Israel and Palestine...i'll read again.
ETA:I went to the link again and it said Trump wants Netanyahu to hold back on settlement, which is not what i read a few minutes ago, does the Time page keep changing?
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
originally posted by: Red Cloak
is Donald Trump The Beast (The Antichrist)?
It's sort of difficult to take an opinion on this topic seriously from someone who apparently believes the Beast and Antichrist are one in the same when the Bible is abundantly clear they are not.
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
And just for the record:
I am not a fan of "Israel" in terms of it continuing to exist
originally posted by: DISRAELI
a reply to: Red Cloak
In the first place, a treaty involving just Israel and Palestine is hardly "covenant with MANY". Those who use this line of argument normally propose a much more wide-ranging agreement covering a larger number of countries.
In the second place, the "great treaty with many countries" interpretation is also a complete misunderstanding of the verse.
The covenants in the Biblical period were made between TWO parties (even if one of the parties might be a corporate one). A one-to-one relationship. Therefore "covenant with many" would not be the kind of multi-party agreement that people contemplate.
It would be a series of one-to one covenants- if you make many covenants with individuals, the end-result will be that you will have made "covenant with many".
The passage depicts a great ruler building up a network of subordinates or clients (in the political sense) by establishing a personal relationship with each one, many times.
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: burdman30ott6
If the Jews want a sovereign, protected area and agree to not bother others, let's have them move to Montana, or some obscure desert reservation within the borders of the US. Let's not give them more consideration than the Native North Americans were given during the seige of this continent.
WITH WHICH OF THOSE IDEAS DO YOU NOT AGREE?
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
WITH WHICH OF THOSE IDEAS DO YOU NOT AGREE?