The Strong Covenant
by Rev. Kirby Williams
Analyzing the final "week" of Daniel's 70-week prophecy.
Text: Daniel 9:26-27
Date: 09/16/2018, the Evening service.
Series: "Daniel: Divine Dominion and Deliverance" Part 25
Description:
At last we come to the culmination of Daniel's 70-week prophecy. In this message we will deal almost exclusively with the final week and the "strong covenant" that it refers to. As you might expect by looking at the text, we will spend quite some time trying to de-cipher the meaning of the last week, why it is split in two, what the significance of "3.5 years" is in Scripture, and whether to interpret the timeline chronologically, figuratively, or a combination of the two. But in the end we will try to put the controversies concerning the timeline behind us and focus in on the glory of the prophecy-- that God will accomplish all He has promised in the 24th verse, the atonement for and eradication of sin, true righteousness for God's people, the fulfillment of all prophecies (and covenants), and the anointing of a new holy place-- all through a strong covenant that the "anointed one" will make with the people of God. This is the power of Christ for salvation, and it is marvelous in our eyes!
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I. Introduction, Jer. 31:31.
II. Exposition of the text, Daniel 9:26-27.
A. Context
B. The final week.
1. The ultimate destruction of Jerusalem, vs. 26b, Dan. 9:19,25.
a. The destructive prince, Luke 19:41-44, 21:20-22, 21:42-44.
i. An obvious interpretation.
ii. A deeper interpretation.
¥ The destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD, Luke 19:41-44.
¥ A calamity held in reserve, Dan. 9:14, Luke 21:20-22.
¥ The Stone the Builders rejected, Matt. 21:42-44.
b. A scene of utter destruction.
c. God's Providence revealed.
2. The eschatological end, vs. 27.
a. Analyzing the strong covenant.
i. Identifying the maker of the covenant.
ii. Identifying the covenant, Matt. 26:28.
iii. Identifying "the many" the covenant is with.
iv. The nature of the covenant.
¥ If the "he" is Titus or the antichrist.
¥ If the "he" is Jesus, Jer. 31:31-34.
v. The strength of the covenant.
vi. The term of the covenant.
b. A divided week.
i. The symbolism of the half week, Dan. 7:25.
ii. Interpreting the first half of the week, Heb. 7:27.
iii. Interpreting the second half of the week.
¥ The numerology of Daniel and Revelation.
¥ Consistency with the other visions, Dan. 2:44, 7:14,25,27.
¥ Stretching the definition of "symbolic".
c. The abomination that makes desolate.
i. The work of evil in the world.
ii. And then the end will come, Dan. 7:26.
III. A simplified interpretation, Matt. 24:14, 21:42.
IV. Conclusion
