PMT 2013-046b Jeffrey K. Boer
Note: In our last PostmillennialismToday posting we began a brief series on how to find a biblical church. Continue reading
God's Hope for God's World
PMT 2013-046b Jeffrey K. Boer
Note: In our last PostmillennialismToday posting we began a brief series on how to find a biblical church. Continue reading
PMT 2013-025 by Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.
Daniel’s seventy weeks prophecy in Dan 9:24-27 is a famous and intriguing passage of Scripture. It’s eschatological character and time-frame provide important information for biblical eschatology. Unfortunately, this is a difficult passage to interpret, though it is thought by the majority of laymen to be quite simple.
I am beginning a brief series on Daniel’s prophecy of the seventy weeks. As we begin I would like first to consider two issues: the structure and the chronology of the seventy weeks.
Covenantal Structure
If we are to understand Daniel’s prophecy, it is extremely helpful to recognize the crucial structure of this unique prophecy. Meredith Kline provides a thorough presentation of the strongly covenantal cast of the prophecy. He meticulously demonstrates that Daniel’s prayer (Dan. 9:3-19) leading up to the prophecy is “saturated with formulaic expressions drawn from the Mosaic treaties, particularly from the Deuteronomic treaty.”
We see that the covenant is a key concern for Daniel. We see this in both Daniel’s prayer and the Lord’s answer to it. Let me explain. Continue reading
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