is the anointed one in dan9 referring to Jesus? why or why not? I thought I could say emphatically that it was.
- What do you do with the "prince who is to come" mentioned in verse 26 and the destruction of the city mention there if you see verse 27 as the beginning of the book of Acts? Since, as you mention, this was written to the Jews, I see the church age as existing in verse 26 but not mentioned because they are set aside at that point as described in Romans 9 through 11. This would explain why there's a division in the flow between the 69th week and the 70th . The second half of verse 26 describes when Jesus begins to work again with people Israel during the 7 year tribulation. The Desolation mentioned is brought about in the middle of the tribulation hence the three and a half years.
- "The prince who is to come" referred to in verse 26 is the Roman General Titus who destroyed the city and temple in AD 70, Jesus spoke of this in Matthew 23:38. There is no division in the seventy week prophecy; it begins in 457 BC and ends in AD 34, remember there is no year zero. In Bible prophecy we only ever see the prophecy completely fulfilled, e.g. the 1260 day prophecy and the 2300 day prophecy and the 70 week prophecy. There is no precedent for taking the last week of the 70 week prophecy and transferring it down to the end of time. Please keep in mind that the Israel spoken of is now spiritual Israel - those who have accepted Christ. While I believe there is a period of tribulation for God's people at the end of time I don't believe the Bible specifies a particular 7 year prriod.
- I brought it up, after going through a particular section of Mobile:ED BI171 by Dr. Michael S. Heiser. Eddie King brings up the point here in reply to Todd Baker that I was partially in reference to. many tend to conflate or condense the referent persons to all be about THE "messiah", Jesus. I can no longer hold that particular view. In fact, I held it mostly because I was taught to in the past, and hadn't actually studied it for myself (yet).