The Seventy weeks of Daniel: Did prophet Daniel predict the exact date of the Messiah's death?
Daniel's prophecy concerning the 70 weeks (or 490 years) could have not predicted the exact date of Jesus
death in the cross. Why? Simply because it would have been such a strong proof of Jesus claims, that all
Christian authors (Luke, Paul, Peter, James, John, etc) would have included it in their writings. But the truth
is that it isn't mentioned at all in the New Testament. How could they all miss something so extremely
important? Very simple!- Back them, no christian writer considered Daniel's prophecy as referring to Jesus,
but rather to King Cyrus- whom the prophet Isaiah describes as being "God's annointed", or "Messiah"
(Isaiah 45:1).
Could this grave flaw in Christian theology be explained out by claiming that the New testament writers
never thought their writings would become holy Scripture? Could it be that they didn't feel the need to do it,
because they thought their readers were intimately familiar with the Hebrew Scriptures?
Well, did any of the Christian writers think he was writing scripture? .... Certainly! For example, Peter put
Paul's writings at the same level with the [Hebrew] Scriptures existing back in his time. As it is written: "...
even as our beloved BROTHER PAUL also, according to the wisdom given unto him, HATH WRITTEN
UNTO YOU, as also IN ALL HIS EPISTLES, SPEAKING IN THEM OF THESE THINGS. Therein are
some things hard to understand, WHICH THOSE WHO ARE UNLEARNED AND UNSTABLE WREST,
AS THEY DO ALSO THE OTHER SCRIPTURES"- 2 Peter 3:15-15...
Did the Christian writers think that their readers were intimately familiar with the Tanach (The Hebrew
Scriptures)? Of course they didn't! Why? Simply because the overwhelming mayority of Christians converts
were former pagans (Romans, Corinthians, Ephesians, Greeks, etc). In fact, the Christian authors knew that
the converts instruction had to start from ground zero; and include the very basics teachings of the Tanach.
As it is written: "AND I, BRETHREM, COULD NOT SPEAK UNTO YOU AS UNTO SPIRITUAL, BUT
AS UNTO CARNAL, EVEN AS UNTO BABES IN CHRIST. I HAVE FEED YOU WITH MILK AND
NOT WITH MEAT; FOR HITHERTO YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO BEAR IT, neither yet now are ye able"-
1 Corinthians 3:1-2. And also SAYS in another place: "We have a great deal to say about this, and it is
difficult to explain, since you have become too lazy to understand. ALTHOUGH BY THIS TIME YOU
OUGHT TO BE TEACHERS, YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TEACH YOU THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF
GOD'S REVELATION again. YOU NEED MILK, NOT SOLID FOOD"- Hebrews 5:11-12
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