from http://prophecyforum.com/bramlett/newtons_riddle.html
Feb 27, 2008, excerpt
"Newton was a devout believer in Christ and Bible scholar, fluent in ancient languages, and who translated directly from the Hebrew and Greek. He was unusually drawn to the prophet Daniel, which he began studying at age 12 and continued until he died at age 85. In fact, The Columbia History of the World, a secular history book, remarks, "At the end of his days he spent more time studying and writing about the prophecies in the Book of Daniel than he did in charting the heavens." Apparently, God Himself put in Newton's heart this burning desire to study Daniel, then gave him the key to the timing of Christ's return.
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"Newton's understanding of one key passage in Daniel chapter 9 is fundamentally different from that of most common interpretations. In about 550 B.C., God gave the prophet Daniel a view of history to the end. From Daniel 9:25, scholars usually add the "seven weeks (of years, or 49 years) and 62 weeks (434 years)" to get 483 years and calculate the time of Messiah's First Coming. However, Newton says there is no linguistic basis for adding those two numbers (49 and 434), and to do so is "doing violence to the language of Daniel." Newton says the two numbers separately speak of both the First and Second Coming, both being counted from the "going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem." Some commentators agree.
"Newton says the "62 weeks," or 434-year part was fulfilled at the First Coming, and the "seven weeks," or 49-year part will apply to the Second Coming. And three centuries ago he saw in the Scriptures and wrote about the rebirth of Israel at a time when such a thought was preposterous. Amazingly by faith and understanding of the Scriptures, he foresaw a "friendly kingdom" someday again issuing the "commandment to restore and build Jerusalem." Now, centuries later, that "friendly kingdom" may have been the United Nations, which decreed Israel's rebirth in November, 1947, causing Israel to be reborn in May, 1948.
"However, my speculations back then wrongly assumed the final 49-year count began when Israel was born in 1948. At the time, I thought we were so close to the Lord's return it did not occur to me that the count should probably begin on June 7, 1967, when Israel captured Jerusalem and the Temple Mount."
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He goes on to say that adding 360 days (for the old Jewish year) times 49 years that that takes us to the day of Atonement on September 23rd, 2015. He says that 7 biblical years prior to this would be Day of Atonement 2008, and therefore Jesus could return anytime from when the letter is written until the Day of Atonement, 2008.
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The problem is that the pre-tribulation Rapture is unbiblical and he is not even correct in his eschatological assumptions.
I believe Newton had a key to understanding this Chapter 9 of Daniel and more people need to hear his words. It is doing violence it would seem to add these numbers together. What we may actually see in the vicinity of 2015 is a Daniel 9:27 covenant produced. This would fit with Newton's theory and would allow our days to continue a final seven years. My speculation is, and has been for some time, that we will see such a treaty prior to the end of 2016 and that this treaty will be produced by the American government.
Feb 27, 2008, excerpt
"Newton was a devout believer in Christ and Bible scholar, fluent in ancient languages, and who translated directly from the Hebrew and Greek. He was unusually drawn to the prophet Daniel, which he began studying at age 12 and continued until he died at age 85. In fact, The Columbia History of the World, a secular history book, remarks, "At the end of his days he spent more time studying and writing about the prophecies in the Book of Daniel than he did in charting the heavens." Apparently, God Himself put in Newton's heart this burning desire to study Daniel, then gave him the key to the timing of Christ's return.
...
"Newton's understanding of one key passage in Daniel chapter 9 is fundamentally different from that of most common interpretations. In about 550 B.C., God gave the prophet Daniel a view of history to the end. From Daniel 9:25, scholars usually add the "seven weeks (of years, or 49 years) and 62 weeks (434 years)" to get 483 years and calculate the time of Messiah's First Coming. However, Newton says there is no linguistic basis for adding those two numbers (49 and 434), and to do so is "doing violence to the language of Daniel." Newton says the two numbers separately speak of both the First and Second Coming, both being counted from the "going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem." Some commentators agree.
"Newton says the "62 weeks," or 434-year part was fulfilled at the First Coming, and the "seven weeks," or 49-year part will apply to the Second Coming. And three centuries ago he saw in the Scriptures and wrote about the rebirth of Israel at a time when such a thought was preposterous. Amazingly by faith and understanding of the Scriptures, he foresaw a "friendly kingdom" someday again issuing the "commandment to restore and build Jerusalem." Now, centuries later, that "friendly kingdom" may have been the United Nations, which decreed Israel's rebirth in November, 1947, causing Israel to be reborn in May, 1948.
"However, my speculations back then wrongly assumed the final 49-year count began when Israel was born in 1948. At the time, I thought we were so close to the Lord's return it did not occur to me that the count should probably begin on June 7, 1967, when Israel captured Jerusalem and the Temple Mount."
_______________
He goes on to say that adding 360 days (for the old Jewish year) times 49 years that that takes us to the day of Atonement on September 23rd, 2015. He says that 7 biblical years prior to this would be Day of Atonement 2008, and therefore Jesus could return anytime from when the letter is written until the Day of Atonement, 2008.
_______________
The problem is that the pre-tribulation Rapture is unbiblical and he is not even correct in his eschatological assumptions.
I believe Newton had a key to understanding this Chapter 9 of Daniel and more people need to hear his words. It is doing violence it would seem to add these numbers together. What we may actually see in the vicinity of 2015 is a Daniel 9:27 covenant produced. This would fit with Newton's theory and would allow our days to continue a final seven years. My speculation is, and has been for some time, that we will see such a treaty prior to the end of 2016 and that this treaty will be produced by the American government.
