Outline
Introduction
Review
I. The Prayer Preceding the Revelation (v. 20)
II. The Messenger of the Revelation (vv. 21-23)
III. The Content of the Revelation (vv. 24-27)
A. God’s Purpose in History (v. 24)
Lesson
B. God’s Timing in History (vv. 24-25)
1. Defining the terms
a) “Weeks”
(1) According to immediate context
(2) According to a familiar concept
(3) According to extended context
(4) According to prophetic reckoning
b) “Year”
(1) According to the Flood record
(2) According to tribulation prophecy
2. Determining the Messiah’s arrival
a) The first seven weeks
1) When they commence
(a) At the decree of Cyrus?
(b) At the decree of Artaxerxes?
(c) At the second decree of Artaxerxes?
2) When they conclude
b) The sixty-two weeks
(1) When they commence
(2) When they conclude
(a) At Christ’s baptism?
(b) At Christ’s triumphal entry?
Conclusion
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