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And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel. (Gen 3:15)

{{Bible quote|And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel. |book=Genesis|chap=3|verses=15}}

   

   

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But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law. (Gal 4:4)

{{Bible quote|But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law.|book=Galatians|chap=4|verses=4}}

For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity... so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. (Eph 2:14-16)

{{Bible quote|For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity... so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.|book=Ephesians|chap=2|verses=14-16}}

Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth... She bore a male child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron... So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world...  he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child... And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. (Rev 12:1-17)

{{Bible quote|Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth... She bore a male child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron... So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world...  he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child... And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.|book=Revelation|chap=12|verses=1-17}}

   

   

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Then the Angel of the LORD called to Abraham... and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD... blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed. (Gen 22:15-18)

{{Bible quote|Then the Angel of the LORD called to Abraham... and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD... blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed.|book=Genesis|chap=22|verses=15-18}}

   

   

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The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham... (Mt 1:1)

{{Bible quote|The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham...|book=Matthew|chap=1|verses=1}}

Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “and to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “and to your Seed,” who is Christ. (Gal 3:16)

{{Bible quote|Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “and to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “and to your Seed,” who is Christ.|book=Galatians|chap=3|verses=16}}

===The Messiah will be a descendant of Jacob===  

===The Messiah will be a descendant of Jacob===  

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I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A Star shall come out of Jacob; a Scepter shall rise out of Israel… Out of Jacob One shall have dominion, and destroy the remains of the city. (Num 24:17-19)

{{Bible quote|I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A Star shall come out of Jacob; a Scepter shall rise out of Israel… Out of Jacob One shall have dominion, and destroy the remains of the city.|book=Numbers|chap=24|verses=17-19}}

   

   

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Jesus… the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham… (Lk 3:34)

{{Bible quote|Jesus… the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham...|book=Luke|chap=3|verses=34}}

===The Messiah will be from the tribe of Judah===  

===The Messiah will be from the tribe of Judah===  

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The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to Him shall be the obedience of the people. (Gen 49:10)

{{Bible quote|The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to Him shall be the obedience of the people.|book=Genesis|chap=49|verses=10}}

   

   

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Jesus… the son of Judah. (Lk 3:23, 33)

{{Bible quote|Jesus… the son of Judah.|book=Luke|chap=3|verses=23-33}}

Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book. (Rev 5:5)

 

{{Bible quote|Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book.|book=Revelation|chap=5|verses=5}}

===The Messiah will be a descendant of David===  

===The Messiah will be a descendant of David===  

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“Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.  In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD (YHWH) OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” (Jer 23:5-6)

{{Bible quote|“Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.  In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD (YHWH) OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” |book=Jeremiah|chap=23|verses=5-6}}

   

   

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The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham… (Mt 1:1)

{{Bible quote|The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham...|book=Matthew|chap=1|verses=1}}

“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.” (Luke 1:30-33)

{{Bible quote|“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”|book=Luke|chap=1|verses=30-33}}

   

   

   

   

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin (almah) shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. (Isa 7:14)

{{Bible quote|Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin (almah) shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.|book=Isaiah|chap=7|verses=14}}

   

   

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“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus... Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.” (Lk 1:30-35)

{{Bible quote|“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus... Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.” |book=Luke|chap=1|verses=30-35}}

   

   

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“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.” (Mic 5:2)

{{Bible quote|“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.” |book=Micah|chap=5|verses=2}}

   

   

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Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife who was with child. And while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. (Lk 2:4-6)

{{Bible quote|Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife who was with child. And while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. |book=Luke|chap=2|verses=4-6}}

   

   

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The statue in Nebuchadnezzar's dream (Dan 2) and the four beasts in Daniel's dream (Dan 7) represent four kingdoms: Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome. At the time of the fourth kingdom (Rome) "the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.” (Dan 2:44)

{{Bible quote|The statue in Nebuchadnezzar's dream (Dan 2) and the four beasts in Daniel's dream (Dan 7) represent four kingdoms: Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome. At the time of the fourth kingdom (Rome) "the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.” |book=Daniel|chap=2|verses=44}}

   

   

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...from the going forth of the command to restore and build Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince, there shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks... And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. (Dan 9:25-26)

{{Bible quote|...from the going forth of the command to restore and build Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince, there shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks... And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. |book=Daniel|chap=9|verses=25-26}}

   

   

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The prophecy: 69 "weeks" (x 7 years) after the command to rebuild Jerusalem, the Messiah will be "cut off," after which the city and sanctuary will be destroyed.

* The prophecy: 69 "weeks" (x 7 years) after the command to rebuild Jerusalem, the Messiah will be "cut off," after which the city and sanctuary will be destroyed.

The command to rebuild Jerusalem mentioned in Daniel 9:25 was decreed by king Artarxerxes of Persia in the month of Nisan of the 20th year of his reign. (Neh 2:1-8)

* The command to rebuild Jerusalem mentioned in Daniel 9:25 was decreed by king Artarxerxes of Persia in the month of Nisan of the 20th year of his reign. (Neh 2:1-8)

Artarxerxes began to reign in 465 BC.  The 20th year of his reign is 445 BC. The 1st of Nissan, 445 BC = March 14, 445 BC.

* Artarxerxes began to reign in 465 BC.  The 20th year of his reign is 445 BC. The 1st of Nissan, 445 BC = March 14, 445 BC.

Daniel's prophecy predicts that there will be 7+ 62= 69 weeks from the command to rebuild Jerusalem to the coming of the Messiah (1 “week” = 7 years).

* Daniel's prophecy predicts that there will be 7+ 62= 69 weeks from the command to rebuild Jerusalem to the coming of the Messiah (1 “week” = 7 years).

69 “weeks” x 7 years = 483 Babylonian years (one Babylonian year = 360 days)

* 69 “weeks” x 7 years = 483 Babylonian years (one Babylonian year = 360 days)

483 Babylonian years = 476 Julian years + 21 days (one Julian year = 365.25 days)

* 483 Babylonian years = 476 Julian years + 21 days (one Julian year = 365.25 days)

445 BC + 476 years = 32 AD.   

* 445 BC + 476 years = 32 AD.   

March 14, 32 AD + 21 days = April 4, 32 AD. This is the date at which the Messiah was to be "cut off" according to Daniel.

* March 14, 32 AD + 21 days = April 4, 32 AD. This is the date at which the Messiah was to be "cut off" according to Daniel.

Passover fell on April 10, 32 AD! If Jesus was crucified on Passover of that year, this is extremely close to Daniel's dating!

* Passover fell on April 10, 32 AD! If Jesus was crucified on Passover of that year, this is extremely close to Daniel's dating!

 

Even the Talmud speaks of how 40 years before the destruction of the Temple (i.e. 30 AD, around the time of the crucifixion) the atoning sacrifices lost their power and the gates of the Holy of Holies opened by themselves. The tractate Yoma describes how previously the crimson-coloured strap which was tied between the horns of the bullock on Yom Kippur became white, signifying that God had forgiven Israel's sin. But 40 years before the destruction of the Temple it ceased to turn white.  Also the westernmost light on the candlestick in the Temple, which previously remained lighted as a sign that the Shechinah rested over Israel, ceased to burn at the same time:

Even the Talmud speaks of how 40 years before the destruction of the Temple (i.e. 30 AD, around the time of the crucifixion) the atoning sacrifices lost their power and the gates of the Holy of Holies opened by themselves. The tractate Yoma describes how previously the crimson-coloured strap which was tied between the horns of the bullock on Yom Kippur became white, signifying that God had forgiven Israel's sin. But 40 years before the destruction of the Temple it ceased to turn white.  Also the westernmost light on the candlestick in the Temple, which previously remained lighted as a sign that the Shechinah rested over Israel, ceased to burn at the same time: