seventy weeks of daniel


Original Persecution of The Jewish People Beginning With The Romans

Original Persecution of The Jewish People Beginning With The Romans

Continued from Part 8 The last week and its aftermath Verse 27. And it [the Roman government] shall make a strong covenant with many for one week; and during half of the week it [the Roman government on account of its successful military campaigns] shall cause sacrifice and meal offering to cease; and upon the wing of abominations shall be that which causes desolation; and that until decisive destruction shall be poured out upon that which causes desolation. Verse 27 focuses in on what the Ro


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

How The Romans Continued To Persecute The Jewish People

How The Romans Continued To Persecute The Jewish People

Continued from Part 9 The Romans were ever vigilant against a Jewish insurrection.  Tenacious in their loyalty to ancestral beliefs and customs Jews presented Rome with a unique security problem, once their religious sensibilities were aroused.  Moreover, there was the Jewish refusal to practice the formalities of state worship. This inevitably brought the charge of disloyalty, from their detractors, especially among the Hellenized Gentile communities.  Judea showed the least appreciable increas


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Zalman Kravitz

The Darkest of The Night Is Just Before The Dawn

The Darkest of The Night Is Just Before The Dawn

Continued from Part 10 After the night comes the dawn Daniel’s text is followed by a simple but poignant statement concerning the post-destruction status of the Temple Mount under the control of various Gentile groups during the indeterminate period which will eventually be followed by the building of the Third Temple. Once the seventy weeks have passed, “upon the wing30 of abominations [that is, upon the elevated place of the Temple Mount on which there are detestable things] shall be that


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz