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70th Week Postponement until the Consummation This writing is to posit fulfillment of Daniels 70th week to be completed only

at the end of all earthly things. John spake: I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the 1st heaven and the 1st earth were passed away and there was no more sea and I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven Rev.21:1-2. This end of Daniels 70th week thusly corresponds with the end of the seven millennial days to make the new creation, see table 1. Revelations chronology places the new creation after 1,000 years of peace and after Satans final challenge on Jerusalem (unto the end wars are determined). There must elapse some time gap (posit: Daniels last half week) for man to move from peace to war. Otherwise, how would the millennial population (MP) exercise a freewill to choose ye whom ye will serve or shall we suppose all MP will serve only evil when a choice is given?

The book of Daniel was singled out by name in Jesus teaching about Jerusalem. Thus our Lord himself sanctioned the study of Daniels writings. Two important convictions are: 1. Holy scripture is but a calling of a faithful God unto unfaithful Adam to return back to his Creator, Adam where art thou? 2. Just as the 1st creation was complete in 7 days; the determined time between Mans separation from his Creator, unto a new heaven and a new earth is allotted 7 millennial days or 7,000 years. Are these two grand considerations found in Daniel? My answer would be yes, as listed below: 1) Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be The messianic purpose is the restoration of man to his creator. Second point, 2) 70 weeks are determined to make an end of sins .. And bring in everlasting righteousness, again: In the days of those kings, the God of heaven shall establish a kingdom that will bring an end to all kingdoms, it will not be left to another people but will crush and consume all other kingdoms, again: those that understand shall shine bright and unmoved as the stars forever and forever, again; unto the end, desolations are determined.
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70th Week Postponement until the Consummation Evaluation Table 1 of Daniels 70th week Completion Time Frame Application Criteria
Criteria 1 Criteria 2 To make an end of sins Criteria 4 To bring in everlasting righteousness Criteria 5 To seal up the vision and prophecy

Proposed Completion Time

To finish the transgression

No: Satan is loosed No: there comes Any Time before end for a 'short time' to one final rebellion of No: some sin at end of No: prophesy of millennium of Millennium Reign, lead one final rebellion some millennial millennium and are plus New Heaven & New A such as during the of some millennial people against slain by Christ Earth follow the tribulation tribulation time peoples Jerusalem Any Time before Satan Cast into B Lake of Fire, such as immediately after Christ resurrection No: Satan, the source of rebellion, still free to ply his craft of rebellion No: there comes No: some follow Satan one final rebellion No: the prophetic events at end of millennium of some millennial of New Heaven & New and are slain by Christ people against Earth are to follow for their sin Jerusalem

Yes: There shall be Yes: Eternal Jerusalem Yes: The Last Prophetical When Satan Cast Yes: The root of no sin after New in New Heaven & Earth Criteria of scripture to be into Lake of Fire & rebellion, Satan, is C New Heaven - New cast eternally into lake Heaven - New shall be clean of sin completed before Earth Earth Established of fire consummation of all things
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70th Week Postponement until the Consummation The last half week postponement concept is not new. Calvin commented on the phrase, 'In the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease," said we ought to refer this to the time of the resurrection. For while Christ passed through the period of His life on earth, He did not put an end to the sacrifices; but after He had offered Himself up as a victim, then all the rites of the law came to a close." Calvin's Commentary on Daniel. p.226, from Ridgeway. The postponement concept for Daniels last half week of the 70 weeks is accepted in many circles. The posit to postpone the last half week completion unto the end is perhaps novel. However, this concurs the general themes presented in Daniel. For the revelations of Daniel all deal with even to the time of the end: Dan11.35 & in Dan12.3 For ever and forever, and in 7.14 his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. Again Dan2.44 and it shall stand forever. Since Daniels other concepts present a finality, unto the end, it is logical to consider the 70 weeks also references a finality. For unto the end is just before forever and ever because during eternity, time is of no consequence. Such a posit is also found in the type of the flood. An earth Sabbath was effected during the 1 year of flood waters upon the face of the earth. After the Earth Sabbath and before start of new world was a time break. This break happened between Face of ground dry and Earth was dry. Speaking of the Abomination and end of sacrifices; any sacrificial system after Christ death is an abomination and affront to the eye of God. This theme runs through the book of Hebrews. In particular Hebrews 10:29 explains clearly; How much heavier punishment do you suppose he will be judged to deserve who has spurned and [thus] trampled underfoot the Son of God, and who has considered the covenant blood (of Christ given on the cross at Calvary) by which he was consecrated common and unhallowed, thus profaning it and insulting and outraging the [Holy] Spirit [Who imparts] grace (the unmerited favor and blessing of God)?
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70th Week Postponement until the Consummation The conclusion of Daniels 1st vision of the statue: And in the days of these [final ten] kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break and crush and consume all these kingdoms and it shall stand forever. Dan2.44 6996.5 years 1000 years past Posit last week Of Daniel 70 wks Conclusion of Daniels vision of beasts and kings: And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heavens shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions shall serve and obey Him go your way until the end; for you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days, Dan 7.27 & 12.13 Posit: All of Daniels other visions deal with: end of days, forever, everlasting, and until the end. Thus the vision of 70 weeks should cover until the end of days etc or be non-conformal with the rest of the book of Daniel. This is illustrated by the red line on the following diagram:
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70th Week Postponement until the Consummation Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city,

Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate

The last half of verse 26 and all of v.27 (above) are viewed here as the gapped last half week. The difference proposed here is the gap extends until the consummation or the final battle twixt Good and Evil as told in Rev.20:7-15. The verses in Daniel 7 and in particular v.25 relate to the antichrist. The antichrist is also as discussed 2Thes2:3-12 and Rev11.3, whilst Rev12.6 and companion verse Mk13.14, give a total of seven tribulation years. Those 7 years being during the witnesses, 3.5yr and after the witnesses, 1260 days. To anoint the most Holy is seen as the coming of New Jerusalem to the location of old Jerusalem as spoken in Rev21.2. The know therefore is simply additional information to explain the prior 6 points.
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Alternative Considerations
Alternative 7 YR tribulation + 3.5Y postponement Trib Start 2017 AD Trib End 2024 AD End of Sins 3027 AD

7 YR tribulation no postponement
3.5 YR tribulation 3.5Y postponement

2020 AD
2020 AD

2027 AD
2024 AD

3027 AD
3027 AD

Postponement means Daniels 70th week is completed after the millennial year reign. The end of the 70th week is to bring in everlasting righteousness and make an end of prophesy. At the end of the millennial reign Satan is loosed and entices many of earths inhabitants against Jerusalem. All of which must consume some of the 7,000 years of Covenant time. For just as God made the 1st creation in seven days, it is taken that seven millennial days from fall of Adam, there are determined 7,000 years to make a new heaven and new earth. The last Adam is Jesus who redeemed the old Adam unto life. All told the proposed 7000 year timeline, when reconciled by the Balfour Century (1917-2017) method differs by 3.5 years to the more conventional viewpoint. Please keep those wicks trimmed and oil in your lamps.
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Day.1: Adamic(3974BC), Day.2: Rainbow (2974BC), Day.3 Abrahamic (1974BC), Day.4 Temple (974BC). Day.5 (27 & 1027AD) &6 Christ & Church Temple, Day.7 Rest unto 3027, Day 8 Begin Eternity
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70th Week Postponement until the Consummation CDay.1: Adamic(3974BC) CDay.2: Rainbow (2974BC) Chart of Millennial Covenant Days 1000 years - day 1 1000 years - day 2 CDay.3 Abrahamic (1974BC)

CDay.3 Abrahamic (1974BC)

CDay.4 Temple (974BC)

CDay.5 Christ (27AD)

1000 years - day 3

1000 years - day 4

CDay.5 Christ (27AD)

CDay.7s Rest (2023.5 AD)

CDay.8e New (3027AD)

2000 years - days 5 & 6

1000 years - day 7


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70th Week Postponement until the Consummation Diagram for Dating of Exodus Year by Epochs of Determined Time using The Balfour Generation method with 27AD Jesus Baptism & Jacob Time Gap 2 is 430 years From Law to Covenant Confirmation with Jacobs Birth Ex. 12:40-41, 19:1 & Gal.3:15-17 Time Gap 1 is time From 1 Old Covenant start when Abraham was age 75 until Jacob Birth 85 years later Gen. 12:4, 21:5, & 25:26 2 1Tim.1:4

A Adamic Covenant Gen. 3:15

C A O Old Covenant Gen. 12:4


1974 BC -25 -60 -430 1459 BC

CA Christ Anointing @30Yr, born 4BC


Luke 16:16, 3:21-23 & Matt. 11:12-13

N End of New Covenant 1Th.4:16-18 E Eternity Future Start


2016.5 AD 3023.5 AD Rev.20:1&7, &10; Rev.10:6

A
3974 BC

O
1974 BC

1459 BC

CA
27 AD

2023.5

eX

3027 AD

04 BC Jesus Birth alt

|<- 7k years total - From A to CA, 4,000 years, & O to CA, 2,000 years, & CA to E 3,000 years ->| Total Determined Time is Comprised of 1000 years of Rest and 6,000 years of Labor * Year of Completion for Solomons Temple, 1459 487 = 972 BC 1Kgs.6:1&:38
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If the 10 years is postponed off the 40 Jubilee of Robert, then 27AD plus 1990 brings us to 2017. The 10 postponed years are 7 years tribulation and 3.5 years for Gog-Magog (retool from peace to war) after the Grand Sabbath Millennial rest. Others such as Dewey Bruton have done much work with Daniels prophesy and consider 2017 to be an august year for important events.
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(1) Y6k by Evangelical accepted A.M. of 4004BC was reached in 1997. (2) Y6k of Luke 16:16 in 27AD is 2027 & Y6k with postponement is 2023.5 AD 1 2

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70th Week Postponement until the Consummation Per the prior chart, Y6k was reached in 1997 by many Evangelicals accepted Anno Mundi year of 4004BC. Y6k of Luke 16:16 in 27AD is 2027 AD & Y6k with postponement is 2023.5 AD. TBC ethos looks at the start of this era as dealing with fallen man. Thus Adams sin is taken to have happened in 3974BC. This means Adam started his reign of sin & death at age 30, for an AM of 4004BC. If earlier creation dates of Adam are considered, then a corresponding increase in Adams age at start of sin would follow. For A.M. dates as late as 3926 Adams sin age would be younger. AM dates younger than about 3974 BC are not compatible with TBC ethos. For the record, the gapped creation theory seems more plausible. The gapped creation is well explained by C Larkins charts. TBC view takes the bible to be but a love story of God seeking reconciliation with His lost friend, Adam & his offspring. The information outside of a redemption narrative, for mans return back to God, is irrelative in a bible context. The 7000 years (6 work days and 1 rest day) of determined new creation time, starts from the fall of man and ends with the complete restoration. At which point death is swallowed in victory over the result of mans fall, sin. Those who look outside the redemption narrative cannot reconcile their work with the 7 day re-creation idea. For that would mean earth is now in the millennial Sabbath rest. Such a rest is not compatible with the wars & other grief most see on a regular basis. Actually most have recognized this flaw since around 2002. Thus the shift in AM dates older that 4004BC. Unfortunately that also negates understanding the 7 days of determined time unless viewed as presented here. Chiefly as 7 days of restoration from mans fall from grace unto total redemption.
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