Profound Prophecies [Chapter 9 v 20-27]

Sir Isaac Newton said, “We could state the truth of Christianity alone on this prophecy written five centuries before Christ.”

We have before us now, probably the most amazing prophecy in all of God’s word.

The Supplicating Prophet.

Daniel 9:20 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God;

Verse twenty is a summary of what Daniel was up to.

Daniel 9:21 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

The Touch.

The word ‘man’ could be translated servant. The angel Gabriel of course flies swiftly to this man of God with an answer to his prayer. Notice the words, “Touched me”

While Daniel was praying even before he had finished. God had already answered his prayer, reminding us of the word of Isaiah.

Isaiah 65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

While Daniel was engrossed in prayer the heavenly touch came upon him. That’s what we need as we earnestly seek God’s face in prayer, a touch from the master just to let us know that the answer is on the way.

The Time.

The evening oblation was about three in the afternoon. When they would take a lamb and sacrifice it. Before the lamb would be sacrificed the sinner would place his hands on the lamb. The Babylonians had destroyed the temple. There were no evening oblations but Daniel still prayed at that time. Look at Ezra nine.

Ezra 9:4-5 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice. [5] And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the Lord my God.

The evening oblation speaks of Calvary. The crucifixion of our Lord took place at the time of the evening oblation, three o’clock in the afternoon. And it’s on this ground that we have access in prayer as Hebrews chapter ten points out.

Hebrews 10:19-20 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, [20] By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

The Tidings.

Daniel 9:22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.

Daniel was perplexed. How could the captivity be about to end and yet the other visions he had received spoke of trouble ahead for Israel?

Was God not going to keep his promises with Israel?

Would the captivity continue?

Sometimes we have problems and perplexities that we cannot understand. Real prayer will bring the tidings that we desire. Skill and understanding was promised to Daniel, this is something only the Lord can give.

The Tenderness.

Daniel 9:23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.

“Thou art greatly beloved.” That means thou art esteemed, thou art precious. Daniel is an old man in tattered garments on his knees praying. He doesn’t look like much to the world and yet he is precious to God. Every child of God is precious. But those who are living godly lives will experience, in a deeper way, what it is to be precious in God’s eyes. Like the apostle John.

John 13:23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.

God has no favourites but godly believers will know how much they are loved.

The Specific People.

It is vitally important that we recognise who Gabriel is addressing. If we miss this we will lose the whole meaning behind the prophecy and will be lost when it comes to rightly dividing the Word. Look at verse twenty four.

Daniel 9:24 “ Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city,”

We just want to think about whom is being addressed. Notice it says “Thy people” and “Thy holy city”. This applies to Israel and Jerusalem and has nothing whatsoever to do with the church. This prophecy relates to Israel and its future. We must always distinguish in scripture between the Jew, the Gentile and the church of Jesus Christ

Next we must determine what is meant by the term ‘seventy weeks’ in verse twenty four.

The word week just simply means seven. It could be seven minutes, or hours or weeks or days or months or even years. Some would try and spiritualise it and say its just a number and doesn’t really mean anything specifically. If we glance back up the chapter we discover another time period look at verse two.

Daniel 9:2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

This would suggest that it is seventy periods of seven years that we are looking at. We will prove this beyond any doubt as we look into the prophecy. We will see that it couldn’t be anything else. Daniel uses the word again in Chapter ten.

Daniel 10:2-4 In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. [3] I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. [4] And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;

When speaking of weeks and meaning seven days, the word ‘days’ appears in the passage. The word ‘days’ obviously is not in Daniel nine verse twenty-four. Consider other occasions when a week meant seven years. Look at the following verses from Genesis.

Genesis 29:18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

Genesis 29:27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

Genesis 29:30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

One week equals seven years. So we are looking at a period of four hundred and ninety years in relation specifically to Israel.

Daniel 9:24 “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city,”

The word ‘determined’ actually means cut off. God has determined a four hundred and ninety years period specifically in relation to his people Israel and the holy city Jerusalem.

The Startling Prophecy.

Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

Six things are listed as being accomplished by the end of the four hundred and ninety-year period. This again would prove that it’s not days or weeks because none of these things happened inside such a short period of time.

a. “To finish the transgression,” - the word ‘finish’ means simply to bring to an

end. The ‘transgression’ concerns Israel. They were out of favour with God and were in captivity. They had sinned but God promises that one-day their apostasy and wandering will be over. Transgression speaks of rebellion, in other words the rebellion will end.

b. “And to make an end of sins,” This could mean that their sin will be taken away, that god will bring it to judgement. The word for end could be translated, ‘seal up,’ just like the seal that was put on Daniel’s den. In other words their sin would be out of sight. The transgression was national, this is personal sin.

c. “And to make reconciliation for iniquity.” The word for reconciliation is the word that is used for atonement or covering. When were the sins covered?

The sins were covered at Calvary. Therefore it must be a long period. Reconciliation for iniquity was accomplished at the cross. When will it be applied to Israel as a nation?

Zech. 13:1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.

Zech. 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

Zech. 13:6 And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

Zech. 14:4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

These verses from Zechariah reveal that it Israel will be saved when Christ comes back to the earth at his Second Coming. Israel will look upon him whom they have pierced.

d. “And to bring in everlasting righteousness.” This speaks of Christ’s millennial kingdom. Consider the following scriptures.

Isaiah 11:4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

Jeremiah 23:5-6 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. [6] In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Psalm 2:6-9 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. [7] I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. [8] Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. [9] Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Jesus shall reign on this earth. One could also look at Revelation chapter twenty for further confirmation. Then will come the eternal state and everlasting righteousness.

e. “And to seal up the vision and prophecy.” All visions and prophecies will be fulfilled. Their use will be required no more. Seal means to put an end to.

f. “And to anoint the most holy.” The words “the most holy” appears thirty nine times in the Old Testament and always had reference to the holy of holies. The holy of holies will be anointed. Therefore there will be a temple on earth during the millennial reign of Christ. Ezekiel chapters forty to forty eight speak of this great millennial temple.

As you can see this prophecy looks ahead to the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let’s continue to look at this startling prophecy.

Daniel 9:25 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.

“Know therefore and understand,” This is an exhortation that we might understand this prophesy. God wants you to know all about the future, he wants you to understand. When we study this passage we are pleasing God.

We will now consider the beginning of the four hundred and ninety years.

We have a commencement date. Look again at verse twenty five.

When did the commandment go forth to restore and build Jerusalem? Consider Ezra chapter one.

Ezra 1:1-3 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, [2] Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. [3] Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.

This is the decree of Cyrus around 538 BC. It couldn’t be the right one, as we will see in a moment. The coming Messiah is linked to the fulfilment so this would be too early if we add 483 years. Note that this decree says nothing about building the city. It mentions only the house at Jerusalem. Consider another scripture from Ezra.

Ezra 7:12-13 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. [13] I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.

This decree was about 458 BC. This would, if we add 483 years this would bring us to the time of Christ. But not to the time when he is “Messiah the prince” also nothing is said in this decree about building the city.

That only leaves one other possibility for the commencement date of this four hundred and ninety-year period, or four hundred and eighty three, as we shall see in a moment.

Nehemiah is told about the condition of Jerusalem. This is about ninety years after Cyrus’s degree. Certainly the city had not been rebuilt look at some scriptures from Nehemiah.

Neh. 1:3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

Neh. 2:12-16 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon. [13] And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire. [14] Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass. [15] Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned. [16] And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.

Jerusalem was in ruin and Nehemiah asks the king for permission to go and build the city.

Neh. 2:5-6 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it. [6] And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

Notice the last words of verse six, “So it pleased the king to send me.” This is our commencement date. When did it start? We find out in chapter two verse one.

Neh. 2:1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.

Artaxerxes came to power in 465 BC. So this decree went forth in 445 BC. This gives us a commencement date for the decree.

Take a look now at Daniel chapter nine verse twenty-five.

Daniel confirms that this decree will be issued in troublous times. Any one who has read the book of Nehemiah will know that this was the case. This scripture tells us that from the going forth, 445 BC until Messiah the price shall be 7 + 62 = 69 of the seventy weeks of years that is 483 years. If we add 483 to 445 BC it would bring us to about 38 AD. That is not correct.

I want to refer now to the work of Sir Robert Anderson and his book The Coming Prince. How many days are in a year? We would easily answer that 365 ¼. How many days are in a prophetic year? Consider the following scriptures.

Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Genesis 7:24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

Genesis 8:4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

You can see from the previous verses those five months equals one hundred and fifty days. That means thirty days per month. If that is the case then a prophetic year equals three hundred and sixty days. We can see the same thing again in Revelation.

Rev. 11:2-3 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. [3] And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

Again forty-two months equals twelve hundred and sixty days. Again thirty days per month. Let’s go back to Daniel chapter nine.

The first period mentioned is seven weeks, a forty nine-year period. Most believe it took that time to rebuild the city. Also it may well coincide with the closing of the Old Testament cannon.

Add to this the sixty two weeks. That makes a total of four hundred and eighty three years. Let’s do some calculations.

483 x 360 days per year. = 173880 Days.

According to Sir Robert Anderson from 445 BC to 32 AD is a period of 477 years.

In fact he got down to the very day, 477 years and twenty four days.

He had to cut out one year because they jumped from 1 BC to 1 AD. That brings us down to 476 years and 24 days.

476 years + 24 days = 173764 [working on our 365 days per year]

He then added 119 days for the leap years making a total of 173883 days. That would be close enough for me. Sir Robert Anderson after checking with the royal observatory was told that a 365-day year exceeds a solar year by 1/128 of a day. That means he could deduct the three days leaving a total of 173880 days.

The exact number prophesied in Daniel.

Messiah the prince should have been recognised by the Jews. This was the very day that the lord rode into Jerusalem. No wonder Jesus said the following.

Luke 19:41-44 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, [42] Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. [43] For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, [44] And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

Their day had come but they rejected the Messiah. What a prophecy we have here in Daniel nine it is truly a startling prophecy.

Daniel 9:26 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.

Let’s continue to look at this startling prophecy. Here is a prophecy that the Jews just cannot accept. After his triumphal entry verse twenty-six says that, “Messiah shall be cut off.” What does it mean to be cut off? Look at Leviticus chapter seven.

Leviticus 7:20 But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

To be cut of means to kill or destroy. Look at the following verse in Proverbs.

Proverbs 2:22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

The words, “cut off,” were used of the death of a criminal. Messiah would die a criminal’s death. Look at Isaiah fifty-three.

Isaiah 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Back in Daniel chapter nine verse twenty six it says speaking of Messiah’s death, “but not for himself.” We could say that he would die a substitutionary death and that is correct, but the phrase is more correctly translated, “And have nothing,” in other words, he would have nothing of what he deserves. How true this was. Instead of a royal crown he was given a crown of thorns, instead of a royal robe they stripped him of his garments, instead of a throne he received a cross. What a book we have here!

John 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

How indeed Messiah was cut off and in the most serious senses of all, as Psalm twenty-two reminds us.

Psalm 22:1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

Look again at verse twenty six.

There is more to this than just the cross. We are told that a certain, “people are going to destroy the city and the end thereof shall be with a flood.”

“Flood,” would speak of the wrath of God. Consider the following verse.

Nahum 1:8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

The city of Jerusalem is going to be destroyed after the death of Messiah the prince. When did this happen? In 70AD Titus destroyed Jerusalem. Ninety seven thousand were taken captive and thousands lost their lives. The Lord had spoken of this also.

Luke 21:20-24 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. [21] Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. [22] For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. [23] But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. [24] And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

Let’s review verse twenty six.

Four hundred and eighty three years brought us to the point were Christ was proclaimed Prince. Then he was crucified and Jerusalem was destroyed some thirty-eight years later. What about the last seven years of this prophecy?

It cannot have been fulfilled after Christ’s death for nothing happened that would fulfil verse twenty-four. When Christ was rejected by Israel, the prophetic clock, as far as Israel is concerned stopped. A new time began known as the age of the church. Should follow.

The church age was ushered in on the day of Pentecost. God has stopped dealing with Israel as Paul states in the book of Romans.

Romans 11:1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Romans 11:25-26 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. [26] And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

Praise God Israel has a future. Between these two verses we have the church age. That means that there are seven years still to be fulfilled regarding Israel. You cannot take sixty-nine weeks as being literal and spiritualise the last week.

The Satanic Prince.

Daniel 9:27 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.

Who is the “he” spoken of in verse twenty-seven? We need to go back to verses twenty-six and look for the last person mentioned.

Notice the phrase, “ The people of the prince that shall come.” Who were the people? It was the Romans who attacked Israel. This prince shall have a link with the Roman Empire. Surely this is the little horn of Daniel seven we have already studied

Daniel 7:7-9 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. [8] I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. [9] I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.

This is the antichrist. The ‘he’ in verse twenty seven is the satanic prince that shall come. Look at what he will do.

“He shall confirm the covenant with many for one week.” He will make peace with Israel. I am told the word used suggests coercing. Today we live in a world of sanctions. Perhaps this leader of the ten-nation confederation will force Israel to make peace, “The many” will agree and some will be opposed.

A seven year peace treaty with Israel shall be signed, what a coup for this world leader. Well did Isaiah say.

Isaiah 28:15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

Verse twenty seven continues, “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.”

In the middle of the week, in other words after three and one half years he will break the agreement and will cause the overspreading of abominations. Is this future? Christ spoke of this event as being future.

Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

Antichrist will stop the worship of God in Israel. For this to happen the Jews need to be in the land and the temple has to be built. Why will antichrist take this course of action? He will want to be worshipped as God.

2 Thes. 2:2-4 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. [3] Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; [4] Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Rev. 13:4-7 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? [5] 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. [6] And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. [7] And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

This confirms much of what we have studied already from Daniel. The conclusion we can draw from this is that for three and one half years he will persecute Israel. Revelation twelve bears this out.

Rev. 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

Rev. 12:13-14 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. [14] And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

This period of three and one half years we call the great tribulation. Look at the end of verse twenty-seven.

Until the completion and that will be when the “desolater,” as we could translate ‘desolate,’ is dealt with.

Daniel nine is truly an amazing chapter.