The Light
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You are avoiding the truth. Scripture makes this work.
I've already brought the truth out which you are avoiding. If you think scripture makes this work, then let's see the calculation. The decree to rebuild Jerusalem was issued on March 5th 444 BC. Let's see the calculation from the time the decree is issued to the time Jesus arrives as Messiah. I await your answer.
Jesus cannot possibly be cut off before he arrives as the anointed Messiah after 7 and 62 weeks.
Again, you are avoiding the truth. Show me the quote where I say Jesus is cut off BEFORE 69 weeks. The calculation that I have presented shows that Jesus arrives exactly 69 weeks from the time the decree is made. Jesus is cut off AFTER the 69 weeks just as it says.
I know. Check my calculations. Now let's see yours. You can't make it work. That's the facts.25 So you are to know and understand that from the issuance of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until [the coming of] the Messiah (the Anointed One), the Prince, there will be seven weeks [of years] and sixty-two weeks [of years]; it will be built again, with [a city] plaza and moat, even in times of trouble.
69 weeks pass before Messiah can actually arrive.
God told you by sending John the Baptist as the forerunner to announce the arrival of Messiah.. You continue to ignore this very important detail that was designed to prepare and pave the way for the people to recognize Messiah's arrival. You erroneously attribute a donkey to this at the end of our Lords ANOINTED ministry .
Makes no sense at all.
It makes no sense to you because you don't understand that Jesus riding a donkey is the fulfillment of Messiah coming to the Jews on a lowly ass.
Zechariah 9
9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
And here is the fulfillment of Zechariah 9
Luke 19
28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
32 And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Which means what? Are we looking for a few people to recognize Jesus as the Messiah on a date that we can't arrive at from the time the decree was issued to rebuild Jerusalem, or are we looking for the time that Jesus arrives in Jerusalem as Messiah 69 weeks from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem?The disciples clearly recognized Jesus as the Messiah at the start of his ministry after his Baptism (Anointing)
Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated means the Christ).
What date did this occur on? Show the calculation to arrive at this date from the time the decree was issued to rebuild Jerusalem.
You can deny the facts all you want. All you are doing is lying to yourself. Let's see those dates and calculations.