Understanding Daniel's 70 Weeks Prophecy
Understanding Daniel's 70 Weeks Prophecy
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EVENTS OF THE FUTURE
1. PROPHECY GIVEN
DANIEL ABOUT THE 70
WEEKS 2
DEFINITIONS OF THE TERM WEEK OF
AGREEMENT TO THE BIBLE
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Genesis 7:11. 'In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the...
my second, on the seventeenth day of the month, that day was
all the sources of the great abyss, and the waterfalls of
the heavens were opened,
Genesis 7:24. "And the waters prevailed upon the earth"
fifty days.
Genesis 8:4. "And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the ...
diecisiete días del mes, sobre los montes de Ararat”.
According to these verses, it has to be that the time since
it started to rain until the waters dried up lasted 5
months (7–2=5, Ge 8:4, 7:11), which made a total of 150
days (Ge 7:24), resulting in a total of 30
days per month
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DANIEL'S PROPHECY (Dn 9:25-26).
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Verifying prophetic fulfillment.
Objetivo = Seventy weeks are determined upon your people and upon your
holy city, to end the wrongdoing, and put an end to sin, and to atone for the
iniquity, to bring about everlasting justice, and to seal the vision and the prophecy, and to anoint
to the Holy of Holies.
Start:Know therefore and understand that from the issuance of the order to restore and
to build Jerusalem (Year 20 of the reign of Artaxerxes, month of Nisan 444 B.C.
Neh 2: 1-2]
Time elapsed:until the Anointed Prince, there will be seven weeks, and
sixty-two week; (69 weeks of years = 483 years = 173,880 days)
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Time of the fulfillment of the 69 weeks:And after sixty
Two weeks the Messiah will take his life, but not by himself; (Year 33 A.D)
If we add the year the order to restore was given (444 B.C.)
The year Jesus takes his life (33 A.D.), we have:
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This week 70 will be divided into two stages of three and a half years; which will
I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters
from the river, which raised its right and left hand to heaven, and swore by the one who lives forever
the centuries, which will be for a time, times, and half a time. And when
the dispersion of the power of the holy people will end, all these things will be
fulfilled.
Comparing the previous verses, it can be concluded that:
Time = 1 year = 360 days
Times = 2 years = 720 days
Half a time = ½ year = 180 days
3 ½ years = 1260 days (42 months)
Which has its biblical support in Dan 7:25, Dan 12:11; Rev 11:3, Ap 12:6 , Ap 12:14,
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
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TEMPORAL SCHEME OF THE DIFFERENT EVENTS PRESENTED IN THE BIBLE
STARTING FROM THE PROPHECY OF THE 70TH WEEK OF DANIEL
KIDNAPPING OF THE
Weddings of the Lamb 2nd COMING OF CHRIST
CHURCH? (Revelation 19:7)
1 Ts 4:16-17 Trial period for Israel and the
Tribunal of Christ nations.
1 Co 15:51-52 (2 Co 5:10)
Mt 25: Parable of the 10 virgins.
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Period of the Millennium 1000 years
Week 69 Grace WEEK 70 Trial before the
The Great Tribulation Gran
Lamb's Dinner Eternity
Treaty of God 3½ 3½ White Throne
Prophecy of Peace Persecution (Rev 19:9)
with the Revelation 20:11
Daniel 9:20-27 against
Gentiles God
Satan will be
Manifestation of loose by a
man of sin
People are going to leave.
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for the sake of the Lord
Antichrist Revelation 20:3
2Ts2 (Beheaded) Rev 20:4
EVENTS OF THE FUTURE
2. SCRUTINIZING MATTHEW
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OBSERVING THE CONTEXT
• What had happened previously? Mateo 23
• What do the 3 questions in Matthew 24 refer to?
1) When will these things happen?
What sign will there be of your coming?
What sign will there be of the end of the century?
• What relationship does Matthew 24 have with the other passages that
Do they talk about the signs of the end of the century and the coming of Christ?
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3 and a half years 3 and a half years
1260 days 1260 days
42 months 42 months
Time, times and half a time Time, times and half a time
Matthew 24:15
Daniel 9:27
Ap 13 Destruction
1st Seal 4th Seal 7th Seal 5, 6 and 7 From the Great
Mt 24: 4-5 Mt 24: 8-9
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Revelation 8:6-13
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OBSERVING THE CONTEXT
• Where does the speech culminate?
Mateo 24 y 25, Lucas 21: 7 – 38
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EVENTS OF THE FUTURE
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FUNDAMENTALS OF THE SCHOOL OF
INTERPRETATION
• Dispensationalist (7 dispensations of God in His dealings)
with humanity).
• Historical-Futuristic (Biblical Interpretation)
• Pre-millennialist (The millennium is literally 1,000 years)
• Pre-tribulationists (The tribulation is a period of 7)
years literally)
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VERSÍCULO BASE1 TESALONICENSES 4:13-17
We also do not want, brothers, you to be ignorant about those who sleep, so that you do not
do not grieve like the others who have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who
they slept in it.
15 Therefore we say this to you by the word of the Lord: that we who are alive, who will
we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a commanding voice, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God,
will descend from heaven; and the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 Then we who are alive, who remain, will be caught up together with
They will be in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.
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17 Then we who are alive, who remain,
seremos arrebatados juntamente con ellos en las nubes para recibir
to the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.
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PARALLEL VERSE 2 THESSALONIANS 1:3-10
3We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing.
growing, and the love of each and every one of you abounds for one another;
4so that we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in
all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure.
5This is the demonstration of the righteous judgment of God, so that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for the
which you likewise suffer.
6 For it is just before God to pay with tribulation those who trouble you,
7and to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from
heaven with the angels of his power,
8in flaming fire, to give retribution to those who did not know God, nor obey the gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ;
9those who will suffer the penalty of eternal perdition, excluded from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power,
10when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints and to be admired among all who believed
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Verse Parallel 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8
But concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, we ask you, brothers,
2 that you be not easily moved from your thinking, nor troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as if
outside of ours, in the sense that the day of the Lord is near.
3 Let no one deceive you in any way; for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the
son of perdition,
4 which opposes and exalts itself above all that is called God or is worshiped; so that he sits in the temple of God as
God, pretending to be God.
5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you, I told you this?
And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains it will do so until he is taken out of the way.
in the middle.
8 Y entonces se manifestará aquel inicuo, a quien el Señor matará con el espíritu de su boca, y destruirá con el resplandor de su
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MYSTERIES
• Efesios 3: 4-7
• Romanos 16 : 25-27
• Colossians 1:26-29
• Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God.
• AndJesusansweredandsaidtohim,"Blessedareyou,SimonBar-Jonah,forfleshandbloodhasnotrevealedthistoyou,[Link],andonthisrock,IwillbuildMychurch,[Link],andwhateveryoubindonearthwillbeboundinheaven,andwhateveryoulooseonearthwillbeloosedinheaven."
• 1 Co 15: 50-52
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THE 24 ELDERS
• White Robes (Rev 4:4, Rev 3:5)
• Crowns of gold on their heads (Rev 4:4, Rev 2:10-11)
• They fall down to worship and cast their crowns (Rev 4:9-11, John 4:23)
• Kings, priests, and redemption (Rev 5:8, Rev 2:26, Mt 19:28, 1 Pet 1:18-20)
2:9
• Sitting on the Throne (Rev 3:21, Dan 7:9, Mt 19:28)
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EVENTS OF THE FUTURE
Court BIMA: Elevated place to which one ascends by steps. Platform, podium.
used as the official seat of a judge for rewarding or judging
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THE BEMA OF CHRIST (2 COR 5:10 / ROM 14:10-12)
Time of Bima: After the rapture of the church and before the second coming
of Christ (Luke 14:14, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17, 2 Timothy 4:8, 1 Corinthians 4:5, Revelation 22:12)
Judge of Bima: Christ Jesus (John 5:22, Romans 14:10, 2 Corinthians 5:10)
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THE BEMA OF CHRIST (1 CO 3: 9-15)
Bad ( Evil or Wicked ): morally bad.
The crowns are not for the glory of the receiver but for the glory of the Giver.
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THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB (AP 19: 7-8)
Pasajes paralelos:Jn 3: 29, Ro 7: 4, 2 Co 11: 2, Ef 5: 25-33
Time of weddings: Prior to the second coming after the encounter with
Jesus (Revelation 19: 7-8, 1 Thessalonians 4: 15-17)
The wedding feast: Christ + the church + Israel + the Gentiles (Mt 22: 1-14)
Mt 25: 1-13, Lc 14: 16-24, Ap 19:9)
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EVENTS OF THE FUTURE
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EVENT CHARACTERISTICS
His coming is a promise. (Mt. 24: 30)
The dead will hear his voice, (the saints of the A: T will rise and the saints of the
great tribulation) (Jn. 5: 28)
To minister to the servants who watch. (Luke 12:37)
He will descend to the same Mount of Olives and it will split in two (Zech. 14: 4)
In flame of fire. (2 Thes. 1: 7 - 8)
In the clouds of heaven with great power and great glory and there will be lamentation in the
earth. (Mt. 24: 30 - 1P.1:7 - 4: 13)
He will rise over the dust. (Job 19:25)
His saints (the church) will come with him. (1 Thessalonians 3:13 - Jude 1:14)
Every eye will see him. (Rev. 1:7)
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EVENT CHARACTERISTICS
He will destroy the antichrist. (2 Thess. 2: 8)
He will be raised on his throne. (Mt. 25: 31 - Ap.5: 13)
He will judge the nations. (Mt. 25: 32)
He will sit on the throne of David. (Isa. 9: 6 - 7; Luke 1: 32)
He will be on the earth. (Jer. 23: 5 - 6)
He will have a kingdom. (Dn. 7: 13 - 14)
He will reign with his saints. (Dn. 7: 18 - 27; Ap. 5: 10)
All kings and nations will serve him. (Ps. 72: 11; Rev. 15: 4)
All the kingdoms of this world will become his. (Zech. 9:10; Rev. 11:15)
The peoples will gather to him. (Gn. 49: 10)
Before him every knee shall bow. (Is. 45: 23)
They will worship him as the King. (Zech. 14:16; Ps. 86:9)
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EVENT CHARACTERISTICS
He will build up Zion. (Psalm 102:16)
His throne will be in Jerusalem. (Jer.3: 17; Is.33: 20 - 21)
The apostles will sit on twelve thrones to judge the twelve tribes of
Israel. (Mt.19: 28; Lc 22: 28 - 30)
He will rule over all nations. (Ps. 2: 8 - 9; Rev. 2: 27)
He will rule with justice and righteousness. (Ps. 9: 8)
The temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem. (Ez. 40: 48)
His glory will come down within the temple. (Ezekiel 43:2–5; 44)
The glory of the Lord will be revealed. (Is. 40: 5)
The desert will become a fertile field. (Isa. 32: 15)
The desert will bloom like the rose. (Isaiah 35:1 - 2)
Your room will be glorious. (Is. 11:10)
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EVENTS THAT PRECEDE THE 2ND COMING
Resurrection of the saints of the Old Testament (Dan. 12: 2; Is. 26: 19)
Resurrection of the saints of the great tribulation. (Rev. 20: 3 - 5)
Judgment on the nation of Israel. (Mt. 25:1-13).
Judgment against the Gentile nations (Mt. 25: 31 - 46)
The wedding supper of the Lamb (Rev. 19: 9).
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EVENTS OF THE FUTURE
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GRAMMATICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EXPRESSION 'GREEK' - I WILL KEEP YOU FROM THE HOUR OF
THE TEST-(AP.3: 10)
The expression in Greek 'I WILL KEEP YOU FROM' is written as follows: 'TERESO'
EK and TERESO IN.
When the verb 'TERESO,' which means TO KEEP, is used with the preposition or particle.
EN means 'PRESERVE AND SECURE THROUGH THE TEST'
It means 'You will go through the test (the great tribulation) but I will keep you safe.'
But when the verb GUARDAR "TERESO" is written accompanied by the preposition o
particle 'EK', which indicates 'To Be Removed', is interpreted as to be removed from the test.
Not only does it free us from that trial, but also from the 'Time and the Place', here 'place' refers to the earth.
In summary, as the expression of (Ap.3:10) 'I WILL KEEP YOU FROM' was written in
"TERESO EK" and not "TERESO EN" clearly shows us that "God" will protect us from the
the test of the hour and of time, that is to say in clear words, 'The Church of the Lord will not go through the
Great Tribulation
According to the above, we must explain that the rapture of the church will be before this.
time, tribulation and great tribulation.
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ANALYSIS OF THE TEXT AND ITS TERMINOLOGY
BASE WORDS
MORAN OR THE INHABITANT
Its etymology is based on two 'Greek' words.
KATOIKEO: "PERMANENT RESIDENCE"
2. PAROIKEO: "TEMPORARY DWELLING"
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INTERNAL EVIDENCES (REVELATION 12)
These two terms give us a clear perspective on who will come to the 'Trials.
of the Great Tribulation
(katoikeo), where its true home is located.
While 'The Church' will not be on earth during this period (Paroikeo).
According to the above, the Church and the great tribulation are two separate events and
they have no relation to each other.
In Revelation from chapters "6 to 19" it describes the "Great Tribulation" in its
totality, there is no evidence of 'The Church' anywhere.
According to 'Rev. 12', the great objective of the satanic attack during that period will be 'Israel', already
que la mujer de ese mismo capítulo (el 12) no es "La Iglesia" (este capítulo 12 se ha mal
interpreted.
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WE WERE PROMISED THAT WE WOULD NOT BE HERE
THE GREAT TRIBULATION IS THE PERIOD OF THE 'WRATH OF GOD' (1: 15 - 18 JOEL 1: 15;
2: 30 - 31 Revelation 6: 16 - 17; 11: 18; 14: 10 - 20; 15: 1 – 7; 16:1 - 19.
For God has not appointed us to 'wrath', but to obtain salvation through our Lord
Lord JESUS CHRIST (1Thess 5:9).
And to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come (1 Thessalonians 1:10)
Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of the
test that is to come upon this entire world to try those who dwell on the earth
(Ap.3: 10).
There is also a symbolic argument given in the A.T. "LOT" in (2 P 2: 6 - 9) which is
considered a just man.
In (Genesis 19:22) it is said to "LOT hurry, escape there, because I cannot do anything until
that you have arrived there
If the presence of a righteous person prevented the outpouring of judgment upon 'Sodom and Gomorrah',
the more the presence of 'The Church' on earth, the more it will prevent the outpouring of 'WRATH' from
God until
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EVENTS OF THE FUTURE
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awareness Ex 19: 3-6, 20:1-17
Gn 3: 14-21 Mosaic Pact
Adamical Pact
Dispensation of Dispensation of Grace
gobierno humano Mt 26: 26-28, Jr 31:31-34
Gn 9: 1-17, 11: 1-9 New Covenant
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WRITTEN EVIDENCE (Isaiah 2:12, Ezekiel 13:5, Zechariah 14:1)
That phrase THAT DAY, THE DAY, THE GREAT DAY, occurs more than seventy and
five times in 'A.T'. With the frequency with which this event is mentioned,
evidence in a very clear way its 'Prophetic' importance.
When finally the day of grace ends, the 'Day of the Lord' will follow.
immediately after the 'relocation of the church', it will be the time when
the judgments of "GOD" be poured upon the earth, (seven seals, seven
trumpets, seven bowls), including the descent of the 'Lord with all his
Santos" (after the tribunal of Christ) in his second coming, to execute
the judgments against their enemies, (Armageddon war), and take possession of the
millennial kingdom, and thus reign in justice for a thousand years, going through the "Great
White Throne Judgment" to "New Heaven and New Earth", where
will put an end to the Lord's Day event.
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EVENTS OF THE 'DAY OF THE LORD' (Acts 2: 20; 2 Peter 3: 10; 1 Thessalonians 5: 2.)
13. The destruction of the beast and all its armies such as:
14. The false prophet. (Rev. 19: 20)
15. His followers in the cult of the beast. (Rev. 19: 20 - 21)
16. The judgment of the nations. (Mt. 25: 31 - 46)
17. The gathering of Israel. (Ez. 37: 21 - 22)
18. The judgment of the living Israel. (Ez. 20: 34 - 38)
19. The restoration of Israel to the land. (Amos 9: 14 - 15)
20. The imprisonment of Satan. (Rev. 20: 1 - 3)
21. The great white throne judgment. (Rev. 20: 11 - 15)
22. The purification of the earth. (2 Pet. 3: 10 - 13)
23. It will also include all the events of the Millennium era, with the revolt of Satan and his
final, (Rev. 20: 7 - 10).
24. Until new heavens and new earth. (Rev. 21)
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CONCLUSION (DN 9:24-27)
The main goal of the Lord's day is to completely eradicate the reigning sin in the
earth, from the fall of man, (Adam and Eve), to new heavens and new earth, where
all creation and the recovery of the lost Eden will be transformed, which after
these events (Day of the Lord) the earth will be what it was at the beginning of creation, a garden
called God's delight, (Eden).
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EVENTS OF THE FUTURE
the spirit of his mouth, and he will destroy with the brightness of his coming (Rev 19);
The Thessalonian Christians were worried, fearing that the transfer had already taken place and that
they were on the Lord's Day. The persecutions they were suffering, to which it refers
First chapter, they had been given grounds for this erroneous consideration. Paul writes to show them
What a thing was impossible. First, it shows them in the verse 2Thessalonians 2:3 that the day of the Lord could not
to be fulfilled until there was a separation. If this separation was a departure from faith or a
departure of the saints from the earth, as I had already mentioned in verse 1.
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WHO IS THE ONE THAT PREVENTS?
The one who impeded was the Roman emperor of the time when Paul lived.
Western Roman Empire fell in 476 AD, Eastern Roman Empire in 1453 AD.
2. It is the government and human law that hinders. (Dn 2: 31-45) (Gn 9:5-6) (Ro 13: 1-7).
3. Satan is the one who prevents (Mark 3:25) (Revelation 12:9-12) (2 Thessalonians 2:7-8).
4. It is the Church that prevents (Jn 16:7) (1 Co 6:19)
5. The one who hinders is the Holy Spirit:
- The one who prohibits must also be a personality and a spiritual being. To maintain the
Antichrist restrained until the time of his manifestation.
- He must be more powerful than the man of sin and more powerful than Satan, who gives him.
energies to that man. To be able to prevent the evil throughout the course of this era, the one who
it has to be eternal.
- The work of the Spirit since its coming has included the hindrance of evil. (Jn 16:7-11), (1Jn
4:4
- The Spirit was not resident on earth in the days of the Old Testament, however, it exercised
a restraining influence. (Isaiah 59:19b)
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Is the Holy Spirit not in the tribulation?
The fact that the Holy Spirit is the one who prevents, and therefore is not taken away from the earth before
the period of tribulation begins, it should not be interpreted as meaning that the Holy Spirit
He is no longer omnipresent, nor operative in that period. The Spirit will work in man and through him.
The particular ministries of the Holy Spirit toward the believer in this present age.
will they finish?
Joel 2:32. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved; for on the mountain
from Zion and in Jerusalem there will be salvation, as the Lord has said, and among the remnant to whom
he will have called
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ANALYSIS OF JOEL 2:28-32
The first thing to observe in this text, which is a 'Double 19 Reference Prophecy', we
speaks about a time, and about a 'Revival' (28 and 29), and the Great Tribulation (30 to 32), the
reasons why on repeated occasions, the subject in reference (The Holy Spirit in the
Great Tribulation), has not been handled with due responsibility, due to lack of information based
In times past, the interpretative factor 'Literal' has been the method that many have relied on.
to provide a wrong interpretation, therefore we will give evidence about the truthfulness,
writing about the presence of the Holy Spirit and its permanence during the period of tribulation and great
tribulation.
5. In the great tribulation there will be salvation (ministry of the 144,000, signs
miraculous and prophecies (ministries of the two witnesses).
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REFERENCES
- Events of the Future, Studies in Biblical Eschatology, J. Dwight Pentecost.
Editorial Life.
- Prophetic Events, Study guide of prophetic events. Miguel Ángel of
Carlo
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Larousse Great Works
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EVENTS OF THE FUTURE
9. THE MINISTRY OF
TWO WITNESSES
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BIBLICAL STATEMENT (REVELATION 11)
The sacred scriptures contain countless pieces of information that allow the believer to place themselves within the
Different teaching systems, many of the texts certainly located in paragraphs, allow for an easy
perspective on the message that the reader intends to identify. Many have a great wealth of knowledge, and
a large proportion of specific data, as well as passages that do not allow for a clear identity about the
theme, and this is the case for example of the 'Two Witnesses' from (Rev. 11) which has a diversity of opinions,
therefore each of them has been researched with great responsibility, one cannot reach a conclusion
unique because the topic, to tell the truth, is not very clear regarding its identity due to not having enough
data, to support the interpretation, as a consequence of what was previously stated we will take a possible
identification of the personality of the 'Two Witnesses', their characteristics, their traits, and their profiles will be
analyzed within the present scheme.
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BIBLICAL STATEMENT (REVELATION 11)
What do his garments mean?
When we compare the ministry of Elijah in (2 Kings 1:8) and that of John the Baptist in (Matthew 3:4),
whose ministries were parallel since they were sent to Israel at a time of
apostasy to call the nation to repentance, with the ministry of the two witnesses, we see
that the signal of your message in each case is the same, the dress made of fur fabric, which was the signal
of national mourning and regret. It can be concluded by saying, due to its characteristic dress, that
the two witnesses are announcing the same message of John, the message of repentance
because the King is coming. His good news is "the Gospel of the kingdom" from (Mat 24:14)
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BIBLICAL APPROACH (REVELATION 11)
What is your identity?
- The assertion that the identity of one of them is literally Moses (Rev 11:6, Deut 34: 5-6)
The Bible teaches us that Moses died (Mt 17: 2-4, including the devil contending with the archangel Michael for
his body (Jude 1:9). Although God can raise Moses, there is no passage in the scriptures that makes
reference to Moses being in the day of the Lord.
- The assertion that the identity of one of them is literally Enoch (Gen 5: 22-24)
The Bible teaches us that Enoch prophesied an event of the coming of the Lord (Jude 1: 14-15), but there is no
scriptural basis that states that Enoch will be one of the two witnesses, and also the two witnesses die (Rev
11:7-12), therefore if Enoch were the two witnesses and must literally fulfill the vision he had, he should
to remain until the coming of the Lord and not die.
- Proposing that the identity of one of them is literally John (John 21:20-22, Rev 10:10-11)
The Bible teaches us that John clarified that it is not that he was not going to die (John 21:23). Furthermore, he is told words.
similar to those that are told to Ezekiel (Ez 3:3) in the vision he participates in, but it is clearly referenced that John
it is not one of the two witnesses (Rev 11: 1-4).
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BIBLICAL STATEMENT (REVELATION 11)
Conclusion
There is no clear scriptural basis that meets the hermeneutical foundations to give an identity to the two.
witnesses. It cannot be ruled out that Elijah must come before the day of the Lord and prepare the way for the Lord, but
as explained in the gospels, just as it was fulfilled in John the Baptist who was someone with the spirit and power of
Elías que vino antes de Jesús y preparo el camino para El con un mensaje de arrepentimiento previo a un juicio,
it may be that the fulfillment of the prophecy that Elijah who is to come will be with a manifestation similar to how it was
with John the Baptist.
Therefore, the two witnesses are two literal characters who will perform signs and wonders similar to those that God did to
through Moses and Elijah (these men may have the spirit and power of Moses and Elijah, but there is no
biblical literary arguments to say that they are literally Moses and Elijah), with the purpose of Israel
repent before the pouring out of the final judgments upon Israel and the world, they will be killed and after three
God will resurrect you.
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EVENTS OF THE FUTURE
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BIBLICAL PROPOSITION (REVELATION 13)
1st Beast: 13:1 I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns; and in
ten horns and on their heads, a blasphemous name.
2And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, and its feet were like those of a bear, and its mouth was like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave it its
power and its throne, and great authority.
3I saw one of its heads as if it had been wounded to death, but its deadly wound was healed; and all the earth marveled after the beast.
beast
4And they worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying: Who is like the beast, and who
Will you be able to fight against her?
5And he was given a mouth that spoke great things and blasphemies; and he was given authority to act for forty-two months.
6And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, his tabernacle, and those who dwell in it.
sky.
7And he was allowed to wage war against the saints, and to overcome them. Also, authority was given to him over every tribe, people, language and.
nation.
8And all the inhabitants of the earth worshiped them whose names were not written in the book of life of the Lamb that
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ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST BEAST (REVELATION 13:1-10)
Place: Patmos Mediterranean Sea (Rev 1:9)
Characteristics: -7 heads, 10 horns, and ten diadems on its horns (Dn 7: 7-24)
it was like a leopard, and its feet like those of a bear, and its mouth like the mouth of
lion. (Dn 7: 1-7).
the dragon gave him his power and his throne, and great authority. (Dn 2: 31-43)
References: Jesus (Mt 24:15), Paul (2Th 2:4-9), John (1Jn 4:3), Daniel (Dn 8, Dn 11)
The writing has abundant information regarding the character that will appear in the
end times, (Antichrist) as head of the Gentile powers, which in his 'Federation of Ten'
Kingdoms (Eze. 28: 1 - 10; Dan. 7: 7 – 8 – 20 – 26; 8: 35 - 25 - 9: 26 - 27; 11: 36 - 45 - 2Thess. 2: 3 – 10; Rev. 13: 1 – 10; 17: 8 –
14)
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HIS NATURE AND HIS CHARACTER (REVELATION 13:1-10)
1. Blaspheme against God. (Rev. 13: 5 - 6; Dan. 7: 8 - 11 - 20 - 25; 11: 36)
2. To conquer the Jews. (Rev. 13: 7 – 15; Dan. 7: 21 - 12: 7)
3. Attributing to the saints. (Rev. 7: 9 – 17; 14:13)
4. To conquer and govern many nations. (Dn.7: 8 – 20 – 24; 11: 36 - 45; Ez. 38)
5. Destroy the mysterious Babylon. (Rev. 17: 1)
6. Defeat and kill the two witnesses. (Rev. 11: 7)
7. Change times and laws. (Dan. 7: 25)
8. Understand mysteries. (Dn. 8: 23)
9. To protect and punish the Jews at the same time. (Dn. 9: 27; 2 Ts.2: 4; Ap.11: 1)
10. To perform signs and wonders. (Dn.8: 24)
To produce prosperity from deceit. (Dn. 8:25)
12. Control the money and wealth of his own dominion. (Dn. 11: 38 - 43)
13. To perform great deception. (Dn. 8: 25 - 2 Th. 2: 10 - 12)
14. Act according to his will. (Dan. 11:36)
15. Control religion and worship. (Dan. 9: 36 - 2 Thes. 2: 4; Rev. 13)
16. Control the lives of all men in their domains. (Rev. 13:12 - 18)
17. To control the kings as he wishes. (Rev. 17: 12 - 17)
18. Make all nations fear. (Rev. 13: 4)
19. Inducing men to fight against Christ. (Rev. 19:14 - 19)
He has control of power for three and a half years. (Dn. 7:25; Ap. 13:5)
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BIBLICAL STATEMENT (REVELATION 13)
2nd Beast:11Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, but
spoke like a dragon.
12And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and those who dwell in it worship...
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HIS NATURE AND HIS CHARACTER (REVELATION 13:11-15)
He will be Jewish because he leaves the land of Palestine. (13:1)
2. It will be influential in religious affairs. (13:11)
3. He will be motivated by Satan.
4. He has delegated authority. (13:12)
He will promote the worship of the 'first beast' and will force people to worship it as God. (13:12)
6. His ministry will be with prodigious signs and miracles, deceiving the inhabitants of the earth, and making them believe that
It is 'Elijah' who was to come. (13:13 - 14)
He will succeed in his deceptions to the unbelieving world. (13:14)
8. His worship will be based on idolatry. (13:14-15)
9. He will have the power of death to force Men to worship the beast. (13:15)
10. He will have authority in the economic sphere to control commerce (authority delegated by the first beast). (13:
16 - 17)
11. It will have a mark that will establish its identity (666), for those who live in those days in
the land, and wish to formalize any possible transaction. (13:18)
It is clearly observed that in 'Revelation', relating the work of the 'Second Beast' (False Prophet), regarding
to the 'First Beast' (Antichrist), is presented within its context as a servant of the 'First, that is
Antichrist" (Rev. 16: 13 - 19: 20) both ministries are closely related
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