<TITLE>07. Par 44-52</TITLE>L-44 Now, that we find out that Daniel, he wanted this information for his people. And I think if Daniel, reading the prophets before him, and had this kind of an understanding that he was near the end, and sought God to find out how close the end was, then I think we're justified by seeing that we're at the end of the road now, to put on not sackcloth and ashes, but throw off the things of the world and our cares of this life, and seek God to find out what day of the year are we in, because we see we're at the end. And so that the church will fast and pray and be ready, that's why I have endeavored to take upon myself, not knowing how to explain this, because I've bypassed it each time, and said, "Them seventy weeks of Daniel..." because I could not understand it... And that's why I've taken it upon myself now to try to explain it, and I believe by the help of the Lord I can do it with His grace, to bring it to where--show you how close we are to the coming of the Lord.

L-45 Now, Daniel was just in two years. Then we find out that while he was in prayer, the Angel Gabriel rushed to him and not only explained to him when his people were going out of captivity, but also all that was determined for his people, all that was yet left for his people, He said, "There's seventy of weeks yet left for the Jew."
Then we find that he had a sixfold purpose, and one of them was: to finish the transgression, and--and to make an end of sin, to make reconciliations for iniquity, bring everlasting righteousness in, seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
And we taken, last Sunday morning, Daniel in his condition down there praying; last Sunday evening, giving the Scriptures, so that people would read it when they got home. Did you read it? Did you like it? Wonderful.
Now, the sixfold purpose--and we find out that on this sixth purpose, "to anoint the most Holy," we find out that most Holy always represented the church, the Tabernacle. And the last thing was to be done was to anoint the most Holy; that's the millennial tabernacle that He'll live in during the millennial, that we'll live in.

L-49 Now, today now we are approaching, "What is the Seventy Weeks?" And this is a very vital part: The Seventy Weeks.
Now, we know the Scriptures cannot lie. They have to be Truth. And if this Angel Gabriel come and told Daniel that there's only seventy weeks left for the Jews... Now, we would apply that to six day--or seven day week. But in prophecy it's always give in parables.
And so, no doubt that down through the age there has been hundreds times hundreds of people, scholars, abled men, trying to explain what these seventy of weeks were. And I've read many of their commentaries on it. And I'm very grateful to Mr. Smith of the Adventist church for his views. I'm very grateful to Dr. Larkin of his views. I'm grateful to all these great scholars for their views on this. And in reading them, it enlightens me much that I can find places that looks right. But to get the views that I--I thought that I would like to explain, I searched through the encyclopedia of time to find out what time meant.

L-52 And we find out over here, we got time, time, and dividing of time. What is time? What is a week? Now, that's been 3,430 years ago since this was--since God started dealing with the Jew: many, many years ago. Daniel was B.C., in that time was B.C. 538: 538 years before Christ when he spoke this for time, time, and dividing of time and seventy weeks. Look where seventy weeks would take him. Why, he was still in Babylon in seventy weeks, and yet God told him that that was all the time that was determined upon the people.


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