Daniel's 70th Week: 7 Years Tribulation
(This
is an excerpt from a University
Of Metaphysical Sciences
course at www.umsonline.org,
please feel free to visit the school website)
Daniel
wrote his prophecies during the 70 years
that the people of Israel
were held captive in the land of Babylon. Daniel served
as part of the royal court of King Nebuchadnezzar, who reigned in
Babylon from 605-562 B.C.
The prophecies came in the form of dreams, both the king’s dreams and
Daniel’s
dreams. An example of one of Daniel’s prophesies is as follows:
“And
in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have
reached
their fullness, a king shall arise, having fierce features, who
understands
sinister schemes. His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power.
He shall
destroy fearfully. And shall prosper and thrive. He shall destroy the
mighty
and also the holy people. Through his cunning he shall cause deceit to
prosper
under his rule; and he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall
destroy many
in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of Princes
[the
Messiah]. But he shall be broken without human means… 70 Weeks are
determined
for your people and for your holy city, to finish the transgression, to
make an
end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in
everlasting
righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most
Holy”
(Daniel 9:27).
“This
period of 70 Weeks, or 490 years, is broken into two parts: a period of
483 years, which concluded with the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in
33A.D., and
one, final seven-year period that leads up to Armageddon. This is where
Christians get the seven-year ‘tribulation period,’ which is more
accurately
called ‘the 70th Week of Daniel.’” The 70th week of Daniel culminates
in the
second coming.