The Apotheosis of Donald Trump and the End Time Beast

The title of the sermon today is the Apotheosis of Donald Trump and the End Time Beast.

Time magazine named Donald Trump their person of the year. Time states that the president-elect perfectly aligns with its criteria for choosing the individual who, for better or worse, did the most to shape the world in the headlines over the past 12 months. Media outlets were quick to chime in, stating we are witnessing the Apotheosis of Donald Trump. Apotheosis means ascribing godlike qualities to a person. He is a claim to be the savior of the world. He said, oh, I love the Christians. I'm going to protect those Christians and more about that as we go along. Trump is being deified as the savior of the world. I heard him say that over 100 leaders of nations have asked to come to the inauguration. It was only just a few days away on January the 20th. The world in all areas, leaders are bowing to him, including those in finance, high-tech. Bill Gates is asked to visit Trump at Merlago. Social media and governments all over the world are standing in line to gain his favor. Only a few major powers have not bowed. China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and Turkey.

If you will recall that during Trump's first term as president, he was credited with moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. He stated that Jerusalem was the undebided and eternal capital of Israel. Jewish news outlets media hailed him as the new Cyrus, the Persian king who allowed the Jews to return from Babylonian captivity back to the Holy Land to rebuild what we call the restoration or second temple. We read of that in Ezra chapter one. If you'll turn to Ezra chapter one, sometimes Ezra hides in the Bible, but Ezra chapter one and verse one now in the first year of Cyrus, King of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled.

The Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, King of Persia. Now, the word of Jeremiah, Jeremiah had been inspired by God to say that the Jews would be in captivity in Babylon for 70 years, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and put it also in writing. Thus says King Cyrus of Persia, the Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. So the Jews did return, at least a contingent of Jews returned to what we call the Holy Land, which is now called Palestine, which is really a derivation of Philistine, which is not really a very appropriate term.

But anyhow, they came back and under the leadership of Joshua the High Priest and Rubblebell the governor, they did eventually build the restoration temple. The books of Hagia and Zachariah in the Old Testament really testified to this. So a contingent did return and under the leadership of those two men, along with the two prophets that God raised up, Hagia and Zachariah, they did rebuild the temple. Donald Trump intends to exalt himself as the leader of the world, not just the leader of the United States. Of course, some people think it's for fun that he is saying that we want Canada to become the 51st state, and he wants Newfoundland also to be a part of the US and citizens for Canada's good and Newfoundland for strategic purposes.

So who knows what will happen to that. You know, the population of Texas is greater or as great as that of Canada, and Canada extends, it's much larger in territory as far as landmass. Than the United States. So he intends to exalt himself as the leader of the world. News outlets already referring to him as the most powerful man in the world. And Trump intends to make America a Christian nation, or pattern after the Christian model, as project 2025 calls for a resurgence of Christian nationalism. By this ambition, but his ambition extends far beyond the US, noted in his campaign speeches, he has stated that he will stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine in one day.

Solve the Middle East crisis, hold China and North Korea at bay. Artificial intelligence. Now this is amazing what I'm about to say here. Now this is on YouTube, and I would imagine it's on other streaming platforms as well. But on YouTube, it shows Barron Trump singing everything from the Lord is my shepherd to I love Jesus. I accidentally turned there saw it.

I said, does he really sing? So I checked with scopes and they said, no, he does not sing. He's never recorded a song. But you would not know it because it's his head and it looks like him and he's singing those songs. The Lord is my shepherd. Oh, how I love Jesus. That's the chorus of one song and several other songs. It's pretty incredible to just look at that. Artificial intelligence is going to play a great role in the next few years, a role that we can't even imagine at the present time. So if you didn't know about artificial intelligence or check up on it, you'd really think that is Barron Trump.

The face, the body, the head looks like the real thing, but it's not. And he has never recorded a song that is posted as far as we know on any platform. In the 2015 campaign, when he was elected the first time, as you recall, there were like 12 people at least running for president. One of them was Dr. Ben Carson. Dr. Ben Carson was the famous neurosurgeon who separated the conjoined Siamese twins back several years ago and he has gained notoriety as the greatest neurologist in the world. But Ben Carson is a Seventh-day Adventist. You probably didn't know that.

He's a Seventh-day Adventist. And during the campaign, the whole 12 are standing up on the stage and they say they're a little bit. And you know how that goes. And they came to Trump and he wanted to confront Ben Carson about being a Seventh-day Adventist. Trump said something to the effect that he didn't know about the Seventh-day Adventist. Now Herbert Armstrong stated that the mark of the beast as have the Seventh-day Adventist is worshipping on Sunday.

That Sunday worship will be enforced. Now told the story several times that when I was a boy, even after we were married, we were married in 1956 and somewhere along in 1957, 58, there were still blue laws.

In effect, in fact, there were blue laws in Texas, probably longer than any other state in the union. Blue laws meant that you could only buy certain things and certain stores were open on Sunday. And to this day in Texas, you cannot buy hard liquor on Sunday and beer and wine to certain hours of the day on Sunday.

At that time, the pro leagues like the Major League Baseball, they played on Sunday. NFL, they played on Sunday. No college team played on Sunday. And none of the activities that we see today that traditionally were held not on Sunday are everyday thing on Sunday today. And so we may see a return to blue laws. But nearly all of those who are religious who supported Trump are Sunday observers. Trump went on to say that, you know, I'm a Presbyterian. He said that's about as middle of the road as you can get. And whether his religious preference has anything to do with it, I don't know. You know, the Presbyterians believe in predestination that only a certain number of people are predestined to gain eternal life. Now, to a large degree, America was founded on biblical principles. But the founders range, probably ranged as well, but the founders range from an atheist to various denominations of Christianity. But nearly all of those who were religious were Sunday observers. And perhaps God has raised up Trump. God raised up Cyrus. God raised up Nebuchadnezzar. God has raised up a lot of people for specific purposes, people who are not converted, who don't know anything really about the truth or the Bible when it comes down to it.

But we must not be too quick to jump on his bandwagon, which is quite compelling at this time. I believe for the next two years, especially, we will identify with a lot of his policies, but we are warned to be as wise as serpents and harmless as does.

I look for there to be, as we've already said, a restoration of blue laws along with encouraging people to go to church and to go on Sunday. And who knows whether those who observe the Seventh-day Sabbath will be persecuted. The great irony regarding end times is on the one hand causing people to worship the beast, which is really worshiping Satan, as we'll see from Revelation 13 a little later. And the fact that the beast blasphemes the God of heaven and those who dwell in heaven, which true Christians would not do, but they are so deceived that they do it. So let's turn to Revelation 13 and verse one. Revelation 13 and verse one.

Revelation 13, verse one.

And I stood on the sea, and I stood up on the sand of the sea and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns. And upon his horns, ten crowns and upon his heads, the name of blasphemy. And the word blasphemy is what we want to focus on right now. Because I've set up this conundrum that on the one hand, you talk about being Christian and thinking, well, Christianity, false Christianity will lead the end time beast power or whatever. But the actual beast power, there's coming a hypothesis of a person who not only the world thinks is maybe the savior of the world, but who himself, as we'll read from scripture, thinks that he is.

Verse two. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth is the mouth of the lion, and the dragon gave him, and that old dragon, Satan the devil, Revelation 12, 9. So the devil gave him his great power and his seat and great authority. And I saw one of his heads, as it were, wounded to death. Now, some have talked about, well, some of our literature in the past, we've talked about, well, the Roman Empire was wounded to death and they will be revived. But if we continue reading, and his deadly wound was healed, and all the world wondered after the beast, and they worshiped the dragon. See, that's Satan's long time desire. He wants to be worshiped. And when all is said and done, at the end of this age, it will to a large degree be determined on whom you will worship. Who are you going to worship? Verse four again. And they worshiped the dragon which gave power under the beast, and they worshiped the beast saying, who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him? Well, it doesn't necessarily mean that the beast is warring against every nation, but he is able to deceive them so much that they follow him willingly because they are deceived. There are no people so foolish as those who go along with deception and believe that the deception is a real thing. There was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemous and power was given unto him to continue for 42 months, 1260 days, three and a half years. And he opened his mouth and he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God to blaspheme his name in his tabernacle and them that dwell in heaven. And was given unto him to make war with the saints, to overcome them. And power was given unto him over kindreds and tongues and nations. This is a worldwide thing. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him. Everybody says this is what the Bible says.

Whose name is not written in the book of life of the land, slain from the foundation of the world. If any man have eared here, let him hear. So the beast blasphemes God and those who dwell in heaven. And as we'll read from scripture, he proclaims that he is God. The peoples whose names are not written in the book of life will be deceived. And believing the beast is God and the God and the God and the God and Christ of the Bible are imposters. That's quite a deception. To believe that this man is God and that the God and Christ of the Bible are imposters. Such a deception. But as you read from 2 Thessalonians 2, he does a lot of great signs, wonders and miracles. The beast being filled with blasphemy is prophesied, which we are now going to go to the link back in Daniel 7, Daniel 7 and verse 25. In Daniel 7 and verse 25. We'll see this link between the blasphemy and what we just read. Verse 25, he shall speak great words against the most high. We just read from Revelation 13 5 and 6. So obviously he's talking about the end time beast. And he shall speak great words against the most high and shall wear out the saints of the most high, make war with the saints and think to change times and laws and they shall be given unto his hand until the dividing of time, once again, 1263 and a half or 42 months. In comparing Revelation 13 5 6 and Daniel 7, 25 1 must conclude that they are the same beast. It clearly speaks against the great high, the most high and those that dwell in heaven. In comparing Revelation 13 5 6 with that there's no doubt. That meaning with Daniel 7, 25. A person who does this will be so filled with himself, that is the one who declares that he is God, that he will proclaim that he is God. Now we go to Daniel chapter 11 and verse 32, where we'll begin and we'll read into it. 11 32. And such is due wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries. That's one of the main tactics that is going to be used by the end time beast. It's one of the main tactics that's being used today. There's flatteries. Oh he's the greatest, you're the greatest, we have the greatest, I am the greatest. But the people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits. And they that understand among the people shall instruct many, yet they shall fall by the sword and by the flame, by captivity and by spoil many days. So the Bible says another captivity is coming. We don't know exactly how that will be or how it will come. Now when they shall fall they shall be helped with a little help, but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. And some of them of understanding shall fall to try them and to purge and to make them white even to the time of the end because it is yet for a time appointed. There is a time appointed for all things. Someone might be quick to point out and he will cut the days short Well the church will be in mourning hoping that the days are cut short, those who do know their God. Now verse 36, and the king shall do according to his will and he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god and he shall speak marvelous things against the god of gods. Now you see how Daniel 7 25 Revelation 13 5 and 6 tie in speaking of the same personage who is empowered and given authority and power by the Satan the devil.

And shall prosper till the ending nation be accomplished for that that is determined shall be done. This is what God has determined it's the way it's going to be and it's going to happen according to the scripture. See the great battle today is who is going to believe the scripture like I was reading this morning that once you evoke the highest power there is God who can argue against that? Well some just say it's a myth, it's a tale, it's not real, it's people who were led to think these things, to write these things. Well the historical Jesus and archaeology and many other proofs are present for those who are even halfway ready to search things out and willing to search things out.

So God is going to do what he's going to do. So you have on the one hand those who believe what God says. There can be no reconciliation between what it says in 1 Corinthians 6 10 11 12 along in there where it says that the abusers of mankind and even the effeminate will not inherit the kingdom of God. You can't reconcile those two viewpoints but we have now people who try to reconcile the secular with the religious and it cannot be done.

Now verse 30 said, neither shall he regard the God of his fathers nor the desire of women nor regard any God for he shall magnify himself above all but in his estate shall he honor the God of forces. The God of forces is the military. Oh we got to have the best of the great military. Great military is the best protection against the best insurance policy to ensure peace. The God of forces and God whom the fathers knew not shall he honor with gold and silver and with precious stones and pleasant things. Thus shall he do in the most strongholds with a strange God whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory and he shall cause them to rule over many and shall divide the land for gain. Of course eventually Jerusalem will come under the control of the nations. Quickly you look at Revelation chapter 11 from 11 of Daniel to 11 of Revelation and you see very clearly that Jerusalem is going to be divided. In Revelation chapter 11 verse 2, but the court which is without the temple leave out and measure it for it is given to the Gentiles, to the ethnos, to the nations and the holy city shall they tread down 42 months, 1260 days. And the same thing that we read earlier from Revelation 13. Now verse 39, thus shall he do in his most strongholds with a strange God which we've read, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory and he shall cause them to rule over many and shall destroy or divide the land for gain. One of the big things now is dividing the land and the land is going to be divided. Will there be a Palestinian state that Netanyahu says no, Trump says no, but we will see. We just read from Revelation what the Bible says that Jerusalem will be given over to the ethnos. Now we go to 2 Thessalonians which we have referenced several times. Now we're going there to 2 Thessalonians chapter 2 and verse 1, 2 Thessalonians 2 and verse 1. For yourselves brethren know our entrance unto you that it was not in vain. I don't know if it's 1 Thessalonians, did I say second? 1 Thessalonians chapter 2, 1 Thessalonians chapter 2. Now we're at verse 2. But even after that we had suffered before we are shamefully entreated and know as Philippi we are bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention. For exhortation was not of deceit nor of uncleanness nor of guile. But we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel even so we speak not as pleasing men but God which tries our hearts. Now we continue in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2 and verse 1. Now we brethren by the coming and beseech you by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and by our gathering together unto him. So he exhorted them in chapter well into all of the book of 1 Thessalonians. That ye be not soon shaken in mind nor be troubled neither in spirit nor by word nor by letter as from us that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means for that day shall not come except there come a falling away first and that man of sin be revealed the son of perdition. Now the falling away we have basically the nation right now has divided 50-50 even though President Trump was elected and will presumably be inaugurated on January 20, 2025. Yet we still have about 50% of the nation who believe in the secular way, the godless way. Some believe well I can be a good person I don't have to do all these things. Oh yeah I can pray to God and God will answer but I don't have to keep the commandments. I can do whatever I want to on the Sabbath. I can do anything that my handful finds to do if I'm doing it right and I'm trying to help other people. That's all right.

But God in his word says remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Every Sabbath one and I begin the Sabbath with Neville Peters song holy time. Holy time. Holy time. God's time that God has set aside for us to worship him. Let no man deceive you by any means for that day will not come except there come a falling away and that man of sin be revealed the son of perdition who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped so that he as God sits in the temple of God showing himself that he is God. Remember you not that when I was with you I told you these things. And so that exhortation he begins in second Thessalonians I mean in first Thessalonians. He noticed. What is power does in verse 10 and with all the civil business of in righteousness and then that perish because they believe not the love of the truth that they might be saved. And. In verse nine it says. Coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders. So we see that he does perform miracles Jesus tells us that if it were possible the very elect would be to see this Matthew 24 verse 24. The main strategies will will be deceit. It will focus on. The seat on peace and prosperity and flattery. The main tools. Of deceit will be peace prosperity and flattery. Now we go to Daniel eight. Daniel eight and verse 19. And Daniel eight and 19. First part of the chapter is taken up with. The ego pushing against the Rams.

And then it. It gives us insight into what this one will be like. Who is the entire beast. Who himself declares him to serve to be. The apotheosis that he will claim to be. God and Daniel chapter eight and verse 19. Daniel chapter eight verse 19.

And he said Behold I will make you to know what shall be. The end of the ending nation for it shall be at the time appointed. The end that end means literally the end of the age shall be. The Ram what you saw having two horns with the kings of media and Persia. The great goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn that is between his eyes. Is the first king Alexander the Great. Now that being broken where has four stood up for it. When Alexander died he did not have a dynasty. There was no one to inherit. So the territory was divided between his four generals. And the main two were Seleucid and Ptolemy. And you read from Daniel and other sources historical sources. There was a continual battle between. The king of the Ptolemies and the king of the Seleucids. Now that being broken four kingdoms. Shall stand up of the nation but not in his power. Once again is the power of Satan. And in the latter time of their kingdom. When the transgressors would come to the full. We haven't seen anything yet. With regard to the transgressors. There's still a lot of quote unquote. Good people. Who try to do the right thing but they are blinded to. The truth and plan the purpose and prominence of God. A king of fierce count and I shall under understand dark sentences. Shall stand up. In other words this person will be in touch with. The.

The magic the black magic is they call it. Of the of the time. And his power shall be mighty but not by his own power. Be satanic. And he shall. Corrupt is a better translation. He's not going to destroy. He shall disrupt wonderfully. And she'll prosper and practice. She prosper means. Prosperity he shall prosper. And that. And shall correct the mighty and the holy people. And through his policy also he shall cause craft. To prosper in his hand. Craft. The magic. The world of Satan and the demons. He shall magnify himself in his heart. And by peace shall he destroy our corrupt many. He shall also stand up. And this identifies him as the end time one. Because revelation 1714. Says. That this one at the end of the age. Will. Will fight against the returning Christ. He shall also stand up against the prince of princes. But he shall be broken without hand. How. God Christ. Christ and the saints come. And they take care of everyone. That is opposing. God and Christ. And the vision of the evening in the morning which was told. Is true. Where I. Shut you up. The vision for it shall be for many days. But I Daniel Fain and I was. Six certain days afterward I was. Up and did the king's business. And I was astonished at the vision. But none understood it. Now. Remember he stands up against the prince of princes. Now look at revelation. 17. Revelation 17. And verse. 14. Well we'll start back in 12.

Revelation 1712. And the 10 horns which you saw are 10 kings. Which ever received no kingdom is yet. Now see that's. That's very interesting. Say they received no kings. No kingdom is yet. It's like. I'm going. I the beast I'm going to select. Who's going to rule over these kingdoms. They've received no kingdom as yet. They're not the king of Spain. They're not the king of England. They're not the king of China or. The king of the U.S. They're not. It says they've received no kingdom. As yet. But receive power as kings. For one hour. With a beast. These have one mind and shall give power and strength into the beast. These shall make war with the lamb. Just as we read from. Daniel chapter eight. These will make war with the lamb and shall overcome. Them for he is Lord of lords and king of kings. And the day that are with him are called. Chosen and faithful. So we heard in the sermon that your call. Are you chosen? Will you be faithful? Last week Dr. Willard spoke on faithfulness. So. We see how these things go together. It seems that world leaders are a long ways off from. Entering a time of peace. A long ways off from entering a time of peace.

It will take some time to build a temple or place to put the abomination. That makes the decimate the Bible. Bible clearly. States that after the abomination desolation is placed. A countdown to the end of the age begins. There are many so called Bible scholars that believe. The book of Daniel is fictitious. Including expositors Bible commentary from which. Many of our writers and ministers often quote. Expositors Bible commentary. Well. Oftentimes we see a point in scripture will go to. Commentary to reinforce. The point. See expositors Bible commentary doesn't believe that Daniel wrote the book. That it was. Incognito fictitious writers. Who wrote the book. Recounting events that occurred in Daniel's life. Sent to encourage the Maccabees who were revolting. Against an entire. At that time. So. You have to be careful who you quote from.

They state that it was probably written in 167. During the days of the entire. So. He is the one that. As a time people he placed an abomination. And offered swines blood on the altar. However Jesus confirms. It will turn out to Matthew 24 verse 15. Jesus confirms. That Daniel. Was a profit. And that Daniel prophesied. Of. The daily sacrifice being. Taken away. Matthew. 24. Matthew 24. And verse 15. In Matthew 24 15. When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation. Spoken out by Daniel the prophet. Stand in the holy place place who so reads. Let him understand. So we have the testimony of Jesus Christ. That Daniel was a profit. And that this one. That once the abomination of desolation is placed. And is placed after. In conjunction with. Causing the daily sacrifice to cease. So you look at the Daniel 11 31. Now as we've previously said and tires epiphanies. Did pollute the sanctuary. Did offer. Swines blood on the altar. And polluted the sanctuary. But. The one we're talking about is one. That will come as we shall see as we read. These verses. Now 11 31. And arm shall stand on his part and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength. Shall take away the daily sacrifice. And they shall. Place the abomination that makes. Decide. And there was a type of that done. In 167. But there's a greater type coming spoken of. Or we just read from Matthew 24 15. That. Spoken up by Daniel the prophet. Now we go to Daniel 12. And we start in verse. Seven. And Daniel 12. And I heard the man clothed in. Linen which was upon the waters of the river. When he held up his right hand and his hand. And his left hand. And to heaven and swore by him that lives forever. That it shall be for. Three and a half years. When he shall have accomplished to scattering. The power of the holy people. All these things shall be finished. And I heard but I understood not. Then I said Oh Lord. What shall be the end of the things. Go your way Daniel for the words are closed up. And see you'll to the time of the end. Many of them shall be purified made white. And tried but the wicked shall do wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand. But the wise shall understand. And from the time. That the daily sacrifice will be taken away. The. And the abomination makes desolate set up. With you we read from Matthew 24. 15.

The abomination set up there shall be.

Three and a half to 1290 days. And blessed is he waits. And comes to the 1335.

So Jesus confirms Daniel as a prophet we read how it. Daniel 12 coincides with. Revelation. At the present time. Jordan is in control. Of the Temple Mount. Of course Jordan is a Muslim nation. And. Jordan. Is called the Hashemite Kingdom. Why is it called the Hashemite Kingdom. Well when I was visiting the projects back in. 89 we had a contingent of students. In Jerusalem. And they were being housed by abi Oda. Who was the right hand man of King Hussein at that time. Now his. Son is the king Abdullah. But anyhow we went one evening. Down in the valley. Several checkpoints and. 18 year old people with AK 27 with. Whiskers on their face. Stopped you and. In inquired about what you were doing. But anyhow we had dinner at. About his place and he gave us a letter. A lesson on Muslim history. That when Mohammed died there was great debate. Who's going to be the leader. One contingent of the Muslim world. Said that the leader should be. Related to Mohammed should be a direct descendant. Of Mohammed. The other said the community the people. Should choose. So. The Jordanian king. And for a long time. You know the king of Iran. What they have now in Iran. Before they had. What they have now. They had a king. And he was forced to flee. But anyhow the. The hash of my kingdom they claim. The Abdullahs. The Hussein's of Jordan. They believe that they are direct descendants. Of Mohammed. And they rule over Jordan. And for some reason after the 1967 war. Israel gave control of the Temple Mount which they had. As a result of the war. But trying to I guess placate the Arabs. They gave it to. The Arabs. To the Muslims. And now. And now. The Muslims are in control of the Temple Mount. So. The Jews are forbidden to hold any kind of. Religious ceremony. On the Temple Mount. So some kind of peace treaty or biblical terms. Our covenant. Has to be signed in order for there to be a period of pseudo peace. That allows the Jews to build a temple. And restore animal sacrifice. So back to the story of Abu Odi. He said that 20 percent of the world is. Believes that you have to be a direct descendant of Mohammed. And about 70 80 percent. And they're all kind of sex as he. CTS. Sex within the Muslim world as well. The mojabis in Arabia is an example. The. The majority said the community should choose the successor. Now Iran is a. Theocratic dictatorship run by the ayatollah. Who is the head of the. A Muslim. World in that country. Of course they're all kind of. clergy and priest and. Various orders within. The Muslim world. And so Iran is. That nation. That claims. That they. The community. I mean claims direct descendants. The ascendancy from. Mohammed. Along with Jordan. But Jordan is not necessarily a friend of. You're right so. It's a crazy world.

So some kind of peace treaty has to be signed to allow the Jews to build. A temple and restore. Animal sacrifice. And this introduces the 70 weeks. Prophecy. So we go back to Daniel chapter nine. And the same the 70 weeks prophecy. In the 70 weeks prophecy. And Daniel chapter nine. The. Read the first couple of verses. In the first year of Darius the son of. Hasher is. Of the seed of the meads. Which was king over the realm of the Caledians. You see the rise of mead and. Cyrus had conquered Babylon. And the first year was rain I Daniel understood by books the number of years. 70 years. Wherever the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet that he would accomplish. 70 years in the desolation. Of Jerusalem. Now much of the book of our chapter is taken up. Then with. Daniel seeking to know. When this is going to end when it will be. And then he is given. A prophecy. That shows. That the 70 years prophecy becomes the 70 weeks. Prophecy. If you don't know that let us say again. 70 weeks. The 70 years becomes. The 70 weeks. Now a lot of people say well that's not true but. We read that Daniel sought to understand the words of Jeremiah but when Gabriel comes. He says. Here's the way it is.

So.

Verse 20 while I was speaking and praying and confessing my sin. And the sin of my people Israel and. Presenting my supplication before the Lord God of the holy mountain. Of my God while I was speaking in prayer. Even. The man and really. Gabriel is the angel. Who carries the message and interpretation of dreams and visions usually. Who might seen in the vision as a beginning being caused. To fly swiftly. To. Touch me about. The time. Of the evening oblation. And he informed me and talked with me and said oh Daniel. I am now come for it to give you skill and understanding. Now you look at. Verse 24. 70 weeks are determined upon the people. And upon my holy. And upon the holy city. 70 weeks. Now if you use the day for a year principle. 70 weeks. Seven times. 70. And. You get. The number you get from the seven times 70. 490.

And these are divided into three blocks. The 490 years.

So 70 weeks are determined upon the people and upon. The holy city to finish. There are six things that should be done. To finish the transgression to make the end of sins. To make reconciliation for iniquity. Which Christ fulfilled. And the first. When he came to the earth the first time. He died on the stake to pay for the sins of the world. Thereby giving us. The reconciliation. With God and Christ. So we could receive the Holy Spirit. The last three things are yet to be fulfilled to bring. An everlasting. Greatness. Everlasting righteousness. And to set up the vision and prophecy. And to. Anoint. The most holy. The most holy of course. Is Jesus Christ and his. Second coming when he comes again. Now therefore and understand that. From the going forth of the commandment to restore. And to rebuild Jerusalem. Now. The most commonly accepted. Date for this command. To rebuild and restore Jerusalem. You have to listen to the issue you get lost. Is 457. 457. Now there is a man. Named Sir Robert Anderson. Who devoted his whole life. During this period of time the way that they. Come to. Say well it's so many years of this that are the other. Is they read from various sources. Who reigned who rain. From this time to that time. But the most commonly accepted. Time is 457. And to the Messiah the prince should be. Seven weeks. Three score in two weeks. That's 69 weeks. And shall he.

Street shall be built again. In the wall even in trouble as times. And after three score. And two weeks.

Shall Messiah be cut off. So that is. After 483 years. He'll be cut off. Once again. Three score in two weeks. 62 times. Seven.

Messiah shall be cut off and not for himself. And the people of the prince shall come shall destroy the city. Notice that the people of the prince. The people of the prince will come and destroy the city. And the sanctuary. And the end there I'll show be with a flood. Flutter is a symbolic of an army. And then to the end of the. War. Which reinforces what I just said desolations. Are determined. And he shall confirm the covenant. With many for one week. Now.

The decree was given in 457. Gabriel had said that it would be. For 183 years. Until Messiah would be. Would. Come. And at the end of.

That time. The Messiah would be cut off. Now. Some accidents. Argue that. Gabriel's words can be interpreted mean. In a time after 483 years. Messiah would be cut off. Instead of taking Gabriel's. Interpretation literally. They contend that after 483 years. Can mean. Three and a half years later. Every commentary that I. Can find. Agreeves with a clear statement. That after. 69 weeks. And we go back to. Verse 26 and after three score in two weeks. Now you had also. The seven weeks. And which. And which. The Jerusalem was rebuilt. So seven and. 62 is 69. So it says. And after three score in two weeks and you had the. Seven weeks. Back from 25. Is 69 weeks. Sure Messiah be cut off. But not for himself. And it's for the people to make reconciliation. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week. Now. The 70 Adventist. Is the only one that I could only. Commentary that I could find that. Agree with this along with. The worldwide church of God. And the splinter groups of. The church of God. And.

He shall confirm the covenant with many. For a week in the midst of the week. He. And so. I wrote a paper on this back in. 2002 or something like that. And there's an argument over. Who the he. Who is the antecedent for he. In most rules of. Grammar. It is the nearest. Now. And the nearest noun. Is the prince of the people.

And to the midst of the week he shall cause. The sacrifice and the oblation to cease. So if a peace treaty is reached. Which would allow the. The. Gears to restore. Temple worship. And that's what the Bible says. In second Thessalonians chapter. Two. Verses. Two and three and four that we just that we read earlier. That.

The must that this one. Sits in the temple of God claiming that he is God. He is the one that causes the sacrifice. And oblation. To cease. As we read from Daniel chapter 12 that from the placing. Of the. Abomination that makes desolate. There will be. 1200. And. First of all 1290 days and then it says bless their days. They come to the 1335 days.

So. The time that is. Necessary to build the temple. And to restore animal sacrifice. And to do all of that. Will require. Some time. So. According to. This. The first three and a half years of this covenant. Would be. The time in which. A covenant is made. And the Jews are able to build a temple. And one to declare himself. The beast power he won't say I am the beast he'll say I am God. As we read from Daniel chapter 8. This one will make war. Against. The king of kings. And the returning saints. In the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation. To cease. Now some say this was. Christ that did this. Now. Now. The examples of the apostle Paul after. He was converted he came back to. Jerusalem and James said you need to go up to the temple. And go through the. Ceremonies of the Jews because they claim. That you're teaching against the law of Moses. And so he did. And we know that in the millennium. That animal sacrifices. Will be restored as in. The last. 8 or 9 chapters of Ezekiel. So it takes time to build a temple. And to restore animal sacrifice. And all of that. And then. The covenant is broken. When the daily sacrifices taken away. And. Notice what this one does after the sacrifice is taken away. And for the overspreading of abominations. That would not be Christ. He shall make a desolate even into the consummation. And that determine shall be poured. Upon. The desolate.

So. Need to understand the countdown. And. That begins with the abomination of desolation. The Christ speaks of in Daniel. I'm in Matthew 24 verse 15. And the great tribulation begins. In verse 21. In Matthew 24 when the abomination desolation. Is placed. And we read that account from Chapter 12 of Daniel. We read that account down begins. Now if you don't carefully understand. If you don't carefully study that you won't get it. And you say Oh what's the use. I'm just waiting for a revival of the Roman Empire. And. And Europe to conquer the world and take us. Captive and going to captivity and. Live happily ever after. That's sort of the. Mentality of a lot of people. But I hope that's not yours. So. We move on now. From the 70 years from the. 70 weeks prophecy.

We should notice that he'll confirm the covenant.

And in the middle of the 69 and a half years. He causes the sacrifice of ablations to cease. And then. From that point on desolations are determined. The Bible does not say that Christ was cut off after. 69 and. Three and a half years. But what was cut off. After 69 years. Verse 26 Daniel. Chapter nine clearly says that. There is much disputing among scholars as to the date. Of the issuance of the decree for rebuilding. Of Jerusalem in the date of Christ's birth. Gabriel states that 70 weeks are determined. Upon Daniels people and I read that. And upon the city. For the accomplishment of the six specific acts. That are listed in verse 23. Verse 23. The 70 weeks are fulfilled when all six of these acts. Have been completed. Jesus Christ Messiah made wreck. Made reconciliation for the sins after 69 weeks. Jesus fulfilled the first three elements of the prophecy. During his earthly ministry. The finals question of the ages will focus. On who will you work. Will you worship the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob. Who is the God that gave his only begotten son. So you may through repentance and faith be forgiven. Of your sins and be reconciled. And receive. The Holy Spirit. Or will you worship the apotheosis of a man. Possessed by the devil. Who claims to be God. No I don't think. Donald Trump is that man. But perhaps a type. We can easily see how seemingly. Overnight one can go from being called. A ruthless dictator. Savior of the world. To being practically worship. By the leaders of the world. So we we must become engaged. The church I believe at the present time. Is not engaged. It's just sort of on coast. Waiting for. The time. To come. We need to understand. The 70 weeks prophecy and the countdown that begins. With the inflation the placing of the abomination. Of desolation. We need to go on to perfection now. And not focus on the foundational principles. But as Paul admonishes. And this is scriptural look at Hebrew six. We're about through.

And Hebrew six verse one. Therefore leaving the principle of the doctrine of Christ. Let us go on to perfection. Not laying in the foundation of repentance. From dead works. And faith toward God. The doctrine of baptisms. And the laying on of hands you're baptized in water you baptized. By the Holy Spirit. And of resurrection of the dead. And of eternal judgment. This will we do if God permitted. So that is the exhortation to go on. To perfection. So at this critical crucial time in human history. We must lift our heads. Because our salvation is much nearer than when we first believe. I believe that many of us. Will be dead when many of these events. Are fulfilled. I'm sorry to. In some ways a lot of people are waiting with bated breath. Almost like the Protestants thinking that Christ. Is going to come tonight. And tomorrow in a lot of the churches across the land. They will preach. They'll have the altar call. Christ may be coming tonight. Do you want to burn forever in hell? Or do you want to accept Jesus right now? And we know that. A different way.

So we have to lift our heads. Our salvation is mirror than when we're nearer. Then when we first. Believe. God has a time appointed. For completing his great plan. For the peoples of the world. The physical world and the universe. Trump said yesterday. He sent out a like a post. Christmas greeting. Saying that we're inviting. Such and such to come on down. And Joyce this is. Merlago is now the center of the universe.

So. We have to keep our eyes wide open. It says in the Bible Luke. What 20. 24 36. Watch and pray always. You may be accounted for that to escape. All these things. So we enter the age of eternity. Or the dispensation and administration. Of God. With Christ and the saints. Forever. Ephesians. 110. Yes dispensation is in the Bible. A lot of the religious groups all the church of God. They are dispensation is yes. And the Bible is too.

In Ephesians 1 and verse 10. That in. The dispensation the old economial. Which literally means the administration. And the various administrations last a certain. Period of time. That in the dispensation of the fullness of times. He might gather together and one all things. In Christ both which are. In heaven. Which are in earth even. In him. So all things are placed under the authority. Of Christ with one exception. And we turn back to. First Corinthians. Chapter 15 for our. Final scriptures. Two scriptures of the day. First Corinthians 15 27. For he had put all things under his feet. God has put all things under. The feet of Christ. But when he said all things are put under him. It is manifest that he is accepted. Ex not a. See. Ex. Accepted. Which did put things under him. And when all things shall be subdued under him. Then shall the sun also himself be subject. Under him that put all things under him. That God may be all in all. All things both in. Heavens and the earth. Will be in harmony.