The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-01-21
Studies In
Bible Prophecy
By Evangelist Charles L. Kessler
II. THE PARENTHESIS

sixy-nine the Seventy Weeks Vision
(recorded the Ninth Chapter of Danie found their climax
when Christ the Son of David rode into Jerusalem palm
Sunday" Trumpha Entry the only in the brief
earthly ministry of Jesus which suggests fulfill
ment the prophecy of messiah the Prince and have
exact fulfment in keeping with the picture
given the Book of Zecharah Of the presentation of Israes
king riding upon ass"
We will recall from former lesson, that the fundamental
purpose be achieved in the seventy week 90 Year, period
the national redemption and cleansing of Israel We found
that the prophets placed this at the coming of the Mes
sah to establish His Kingdom The King presented Himself to
the Jewish nation predicted the day of the expiration
of the first sixtyn weeks Ostensby the final
establish Kingdom to regather Israeli and
bring in the promised consummaon Thus could have BEEN
However, the Book of Daniel foree the King instead
being recognized by His people and naugurated into His
of and righteousness cu off, that cruel
With the crucifxion of Christ the cutting off,
time opportunity national redemption
In the rejection of the Messiah Israel made impossible for
the SEVENTEEN week of the vision to Immediately follow the
sixynnth Even from the considerations to follow
forced by sheer logic assert that the Mesanic King
did with Chrst's Trumpha Entry but post
poned indefinitely because of the rejection of Christ by the
Hebrew nation the SEVENTEEN week (WHICH according
the stated purpose the 400 years. must consummate in the
national redemption of Israel at the establishment of the King
DOM also postponed
However, only logic, but also inspiration tells of
parenthess between the sxnth and the SEVENTEEN weeks
For Daniel obviously describes not included in
either the first sxne weeks the SEVENTEEN week. but
events occurring between those two periods
And threescore two Messiah
be off, and shall have nothing and the people of the
prince that shall destroy the city and the
sanctuary; the end be a flood,
end desolations determined.
Margn)
The sixty nine weeks ended, have with the
entry of Christ into Jerusalem messiah the Prince Verse
&c tells eckonng from the end of the first week
period of Daniel 925) "afte following the fufmen
of the sxynine weeks shal Messiah be cut off, Then
told the destruction of Jerusalem by Roman armies in 70 AID
This occurred approximately 40 after the rucfon OF
Christ
fed No chronological stretching include the destruc
at 70 A. D. within the seventy weeks they
considered to be 400 successive When Paul wrote
yet redemption of Israel after he funess of the
Gentes n limit for 400 successive years had long
since past
The three great outlined in Daniel 926 he cruel
fon of Christ the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A d. and
the continuing wars and desoaons unto the end) all
the result aetsh rejection of the King, when He first
appeared Together they characterize the parenhec PERIOD
than 1900 long made by 1srael
folly AS learn from the New Testament the completion OF
the purposes the seventy weeks awaits the Second Coming
of in Glory.