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(1) The section itself is relatively brief, almost obscure. No interpretation of the Book of Daniel should either begin or end with this section. (2) The New Testament nowhere clearly refers to the contents of this prophecy. Even the reference to “the abomination of desolation” in Mark 13:14 is from Daniel 11:31 and 12:11 and not strictly from 9:27. If the seventy weeks of this prophecy were fundamental to a biblical theology (as, for example, Isaiah 53 obviously is), there would undoubtedly be clearer exposition of the passage in the apostolic writings. (3) To look immediately for an explanation of the seventy weeks of verse 24 is to ignore the significance of the rest of this chapter.

‌—Sinclair B. Ferguson, The Preacher’s Commentary Series: Daniel

Today's Points:

1: The faithful pray-er

2: The fast answer

3: The foretold future

Four views of the Seventy Weeks:

1: Short-term literal

2: Short-term symbolic

3: Long-term symbolic

4: Long-term literal

Questions for further discussion this week:

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