Bible Study, Daniel 9

In this Bible Study Mr. Smith covers the 70 weeks prophecy given in Daniel 9 that predicts the date of the coming of the Messiah. The main issue in understanding this prophecy is determining which of the decrees of the Persian kings should be used to start counting from. Mr Smith shows us which of the decrees to use and how this predicts correctly the date of the start of Christ's ministry.

Gary Smith was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, but spent most of his youth in the Pasadena, California area. He graduated from Ambassador College in 1976 and he and his wife, Liz, moved to Peoria, Illinois. For the next six years he worked as a nursing home administrator in Illinois, Ohio, and Texas.
In 1982, he and Liz began to serve in the full-time ministry. Since that time, they have served in a number of congregations in the Midwest.
Gary and Liz now pastor in Houston, Texas near their two children and grandson.
Apart from pastoring, Gary enjoys hiking, playing and watching sports, reading and spending time with family.