BABYLON IS FALLEN – CHAPTER SEVEN

The Roman Empire and Israel

63 BCE through 70 CE

Daniel’s 70 Weeks with Respect to Rome and Israel

The First Ministry of Messiah

We introduced a Matrix / Chart in Chapter 6 that compares Daniel 2, 7, 8, and 11, from the aspect of the Gentile Kingdoms or Empires that intruded into the Land of Abraham and therefore took control of Jerusalem in particular, with the broader borders being of course, as we have constantly emphasized, the rivers Nile and Euphrates. We reproduce that here for further and easy reference while continuing below it with the building block presentation adding at this point the Fourth Black Stripe, the Old Roman Empire in 63 BCE.

Enter the Roman Empire

(Fourth Black Stripe)

63 BCE- 70 CE

Daniel 2:40, Daniel 7:7a-b & 19,

Daniel 8:9-10, Daniel 11:6 & 13-35

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Later the Revived Roman Empire

(Fifth Black Stripe)

1947 CE – 1984 CE

Daniel 2:41-43, Daniel 7:7c-8,

Daniel 8:23-25, Daniel 11:36-45

First of all, and in order, as we address the fourth black stripe down, we will look at Daniel 2:40 and Daniel 7:7a-b &19.

Daniel 2:40

40 And the fourth kingdom (Roman Empire) shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things: and as iron that breaks all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

Old Roman Empire

The Fourth Black Stripe on the Chart

Adding the Fourth Building Block
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# [1] - Daniel 2	Daniel 7	Daniel 8	Daniel 11
V:38 607-539 BCE Gold-Babylon	Verse 4 Lion-Babylon	Babylon Not included	Babylon Not Included
# [2] - Daniel 2	Daniel 7	Daniel 8	Daniel 11
V:39 539-332BCE Silver	Verse 5 Bear	Verses 3-4 Ram	Verse 2 Four Kings
Medo-Persia	Medo-Persia	Medo-Persia	Medo-Persia
# [3] - Daniel 2	Daniel 7	Daniel 8	Daniel 11
V:39 332-63 BCE	Verse 6	Verse 5-8	Verses 3-5 & 7-12
Brass	Leopard	Goat	Mighty King
Greece	Greece-Alexander	Greece-Alexander	Greece-Alexander
	Four Generals	Four Generals	King of the South Ptolemaic Kingdom Versus King of the North Seleucid Kingdom
# [4] - Daniel 2	Daniel 7	Daniel 8	Daniel 11
V:40 63BCE-70 CE	Verse 7a-b & 19	Verse 9-10	Verse 6 & 13-35
Iron	Beast Iron Teeth	Singular Little Horn	King-North-Rome
Roman Empire	Roman Empire	Roman Empire	Pompeii-Caesar(s) Herod(s)-Zionists
			Christ & Apostles

Under the Fourth Black Stripe, in the image of Daniel 2, 1^st column, as Daniel interpreted this dream of King Nebuchadnezzar, we see legs of iron. This is, of course, two legs, indicative of the Western Roman Empire centered out of Rome, Italy proper, and in much later years under Constantine, the Eastern Roman Empire centered out of Constantinople or what is known today as Istanbul, Turkey. Once more, they are exercising influence, governmental control, and in most cases, military conquest over the Holy Land between the rivers Nile and Euphrates, centering on Jerusalem, Genesis 15:18, Isaiah 19:23-25.

Under the Fourth Black Stripe, moving to Daniel 7, 2^nd column:

Daniel 7:7a-b & 19

7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast (Roman Empire), 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 . . .

Blending the Dreams and Visions and Answers

Daniel 2 Must Remain the Standard, Ten Horns Not Until the End Time

It will, no doubt, be noticed by some, we have left off the “c” portion of this verse which reads “…and it had ten horns.” In considering, Daniel 7 with Daniel 2, Daniel 8 and then Daniel 11, compared with all the scripture, even the Book of Revelation, which we will only briefly mention at this time, it is clear that the ten horns only come into play as we approach the end of the Seven Times of the Gentiles in 1984 CE, starting just prior to it with the 1947/48 CE creation of the Zionist State. It came into major importance with respect to Jerusalem and the Holy Temple Mount in 1967 Six Day War, BEFORE the marker whereupon the “judgment did sit” – “the time and times and the dividing of time,” the Last Half of Daniel’s 70^th Week. These ten horns are part of the latter-day, Revived Roman Empire, but NOT as strictly the Iron of Daniel 2. The ten horns of Daniel 7 compare with the feet and ten toes of the image in Daniel 2 of not only Iron, BUT ALSO CLAY.

Daniel 2, having set the precedent early on, must remain the standard when blended with Daniel 7 and 8, as well as 11. In keeping the precedent of Daniel 2 before us as we consider the whole canon of Daniel, we will observe properly a kingdom of the last days of the end, which is separate, yet a part of the kingdom before it. This previous kingdom is the Old Roman Empire prior to and at the time of Messiah around 5 BCE, his birth, and then his ministry from 26 to 30 CE or the First Half of Daniel’s 70^th Week of 3 and ½ years. Secondly, we have the Revived Roman Empire, again, prior to and nearing the time of Messiah around 1948 CE, with the creation of the Zionist State. As his final ministry to Israel approaches with the close of the Seven Times of the Gentiles in 1984 CE, this ushers in the Last Half of Daniel’s 70^th Week of 3 and ½ years from 1984 – 1987 CE. In Messiah’s First Ministry, it is strictly the Iron or the Old Roman Empire that is dominant. However, in Messiah’s Second Ministry, it is Revived Rome of the United Nations with chief constituent the USA and ten Arab kingdoms of the Holy Land consisting of Iron and Clay that is dominant over the final scenario and sequences, as far as the entity and world dominating force with which Messiah and Israel must contend and operate.

The Wound unto Death that Is Healed

When we consider Revelation 13, we will find that the Roman Empire, our fourth building block under the Fourth Black Stripe, received a wound unto death. However, it was healed forming our fifth building block under the Fifth Black Stripe, coming back as the next kingdom, the Revived Roman Empire, known as the United Nations, with its chief constituent, the United States of America, forming, or producing the Zionist State in the Holy Land between the rivers Nile and Euphrates. It was also Roman in character or spirit, tracing its beginnings to the Grecian and then Roman form of democracy with a two-party government and an executive head or emperor, however, elected as president. It was present during the Old Roman Empire, as strictly the “iron,” to stand against the Covenant of God with Israel during Messiah’s First Ministry. It is there again as Revived Rome / UN / USA with ten kings or ten Arab countries, as the “iron and clay,” between the rivers Nile and Euphrates in dominance over Jerusalem and the Holy Land, to stand against the Covenant of God with Israel during Messiah’s Last Ministry or the Second Coming. The chief, religious head of the Revived Roman Empire is squarely out of literal Rome, Italy, commonly called “The Vatican.” It is ONLY at this time that the ten horns come into play as we see in Daniel 7 and later in Revelation 13 and 17, with the End Time, as the Seven Times of the Gentiles are finishing up their last 36 years from 1948 to 1984, spring of 1984 being the final termination.
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Therefore, we have not included “… and it had ten horns” when speaking of the Old Roman Empire present at the time of Messiah’s First Ministry. They were NOT present at that time, and not present in our chart under the Fourth Black Stripe within the fourth building block. YET, they ARE stated and understood, in Daniel 7, within the TOTAL purview of Rome, as established by the precedent of Daniel 2, where the Iron of Old Rome is mixed centuries later as the Iron and Clay in Revived Rome / UN / USA in dominion over the ten toes, ten horns / kings / nations surrounding Israel. These are the Arab nations identified in the earlier time of King David in Psalm 83:1-8, as the enemies of Israel from David’s time into the final ministry of Messiah in the end time when they are finally reconciled with Israel under proper government of Messiah and the Sovereignty of God. The conclusion of Daniel 7 in verses 24-27 is at the end time where the ten horns ARE present which, again, answers to the Iron and Clay feet and toes of the image in Daniel 2. Therefore, one will see they are presented in our chart under the Fifth Black Stripe within the fifth building block and addressed specifically in later presentations within this publication.

The Major Blunder of Preterism

Briefly, without belaboring the point, we make this important statement:
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Within Preterism, as was held by the majority of Christendom in the larger denominations, many taught that the ten horns were provinces of old Rome out of Europe. Others taught that this was actual men as kings or officials of Rome. This flunks with a flat zero, as we mentioned earlier, Prophecy 101 by missing the mark of the Holy Land between the rivers Nile and Euphrates, Genesis 15:18, Isaiah 19:23-25. In so doing, a major error proliferated through Christendom that taught all of Daniel’s 70^th Week WAS NOT finished by Jesus, personally on the ground with Israel as Daniel 9:24-27 plainly states “he (Messiah) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week.” Rather, they affirm, after 30 CE, the 70^th Week was fulfilled in some nebulous manner, but NOT by Messiah, which was in direct violation of this stipulation of this prophecy involving deliverance by Messiah for Israel and Jerusalem.
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Preterists advanced that Daniel 9:24-27 or the remainder of the 70^th Week or the Last Half once Jesus left in Acts 1, was fulfilled by the Apostles’ ministry, and completed by the stoning of Stephen in Acts 7, the conversion of Cornelius in Acts 10, with some teaching it finished up in 70 CE with the destruction of Jerusalem under Titus of Rome. In this false view, the Second Coming has nothing to do with the confirmation of the Covenant of God with Israel. It stands upon the pseudo-principle that God is completely done and through with the physical people of Israel as of 70 CE. Therefore, they have erred and interpreted Daniel 7 and 8, in some synods, as finished and completed by 70 CE as well, running Daniel 11:1 to 12:13 also into that capsule. However, in taking this stand, they were equally mandating that the Everlasting Kingdom was established at the time of Messiah’s First Ministry and thus they MUST . . . and they did . . . interpret the remainder of the Bible prophetically, including Revelation, into the confines of that view.
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In short, they abort the whole formula of truth as stipulated in the Daniel 9:24-27 prophecy, which is clear – “no Messiah present with Israel in Jerusalem = no confirmation of the covenant.” One half was confirmed by Messiah with Israel up to and including the crucifixion and all Holy Days of the spring, removal of animal sacrifices by his better sacrifice, and providing blood atonement for sin. He WAS NOT PRESENT for the fall Holy Days and did not fulfill the scapegoat feature of total removal of sin; thus, the Last Half remained from 30 CE until he returned to be with Israel personally on the ground in Jerusalem again, providing that full and complete confirmation, that remaining work of Daniel 9:27, spring 1984 – fall 1987.

Partial and Full Preterism

The proponents of Partial Preterism under the broader scope of Preterism, insisted that Jesus came in a judgment against Israel in 70 CE, eliminating national access to the promises given to them and restricting same for only individual Jews converting to full Christianity. This is based upon the entire Law of Moses being fulfilled in various ways that they view and present this, and then assume it was no longer valid and only the New Covenant remained. They still hold to a final Second Coming, resurrection, and judgment of the dead, by THEIR interpretations as well.

There is another group of Preterists that surfaced more so in these latter days called “Full Preterists” or “Hyper-preterists,” with an interpretation that propounded all of Daniel and Revelation were completely fulfilled by 70 CE, including the Second Coming, and the resurrection and judgment of the dead. They contended this was not just a coming in judgment against national Israel solely, but rather the entire Second Coming was over and done at that time. One enters the blessing or curse of this equation when finally dying and passing from the physical existence of human natural life. In this extreme view, the Bible is closed on all prophecy, since they erroneously held that it all was finished, fulfilled, and accomplished by 70 CE.

In flunking Prophecy 101, both partial and full Preterists insist they could still graduate where they caused more error by adding to it the elimination of the Covenant of God with Israel, disregarding most of prophecy of the Old Testament or relegating it to being fulfilled by interpretation within the history of the Christian body called “the Church.” In fact, some, not all, of this view cast dispersion on the Book of Revelation and said it was spurious and should not be part of the Canon of Bible scripture. Those that more recently included Revelation base THEIR fitting of the puzzles pieces on taking a stance, all evidence to the contrary, that John wrote Revelation before 70 CE rather than the well-established time of around 100 CE.

The Safeguard against this Error

Here again, we keep it between the rivers of the Holy Land, with the physical people of Israel, and stick to the Law and the Prophets as stated by Isaiah 8:20 to avoid this quagmire of deception created once departing from this standard and then proceeding to privately interpret the New Testament apart from the Old.

In the Days of These Kings

As stated by Daniel 2:44-45, it is in the “days of these kings,” referring to the feet and ten toes of Iron and Clay, which compares with the Daniel 7:24-27 metaphor during the time of the Ten Horns, that the Everlasting Kingdom comes and smashes what is present that falsely purports to be authorized in dominance over Jerusalem and the Holy Land. This leaves only the manifestation of the Kingdom of God and Messiah remaining, being indeed everlasting, after the “time and times and the dividing of time” occurs or after the Last Half of Daniel’s 70^th Week of 3 and ½ years, the final ministry of Messiah to Israel. This kingdom was, is, and always will be eternally spiritually present. The timing of Bible eschatology is designed to bring us the physical appearance of Messiah, and final judgment and blessing apparent on earth as it was designed already in heaven. Also, the full and complete resurrection was part of the final formula once the 70^th Week was entirely completed. This certainly did not occur in totality during the First Century CE. Daniel is therefore dealing with timings and events that make the resurrection and the manifested eternal kingdom in spiritual form or in heaven, a known fact or PUBLICLY APPARENT in earth. Jesus stated it as part of the well-known Lord’s Prayer – “thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” As we will later consider in a full handling of Daniel 12 with Revelation 10, although the will of God is always done by that prewritten script settled in heaven eternally as stated in

Psalm 119:89

Forever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.

. . . we have a set time by God for the manifestation of all mysteries that bring us to that hour when all is revealed, thus bringing in the finished product in time and space, called the New Heaven and the New Earth as given in II Peter 3.

Moving to the right on our chart under the Fourth Black Stripe, we leave temporarily Daniel 2 and then 7, to address Daniel 8 in the 3^rd column and its presentation of the Old Roman Empire which entered the Holy Land and Canaan proper in 63 BCE.

Daniel 8:8-9

8 Therefore the he goat (Alexander the Great and the Grecian Empire) waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones (Four Generals split up the Empire after Alexander’s death in 323 BCE) toward the four winds of heaven. (As we have brought out twice before, the Four Generals passed their kingdoms on to later generations, where the two of interest were the Seleucid, King of the North based out of Syria and Ptolemaic, King of the South, based out of Egypt.)

9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.

“Out of one of them,” the regions and descendants of one of the Four Generals, specifically one to the north and west, the Cassander / Antigonus Dynasty, taken over by Rome in 168 BCE, outside of the Holy Land, eventually “came forth.” This was the rise of the Roman Empire, which grew in strength “toward the south, and toward the east” where it finally conquered Egypt by 30 BCE, consuming most of the Middle East. It invaded the “pleasant land” or Holy Land, Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem under Roman, general Pompey in 63 BCE and took over entirely by the time of Julius Caesar in 48 to 45 BCE, when he defeated Pompey in a Roman clash for power, and made Antipater I the “raiser of taxes,” who passed the kingdom to his son, also approved in the Roman senate to be king of this area by 40 BCE, the “vile person,” Herod the Great.

Daniel 8:10

And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground and stamped upon them.

This intrusion into the Holy Land and Jerusalem in particular, established the Roman Empire over this area, basically through the Herod Dynasty appointed out of Rome proper. This consisted of Antipater I, given the role of Tax Collector as a reward to him by Julius Caesar around 45 BCE for aiding Caesar earlier in defeating Pompey. After Antipater’s death, it was predominantly his son, King Herod the Great, reigning prior to, and at the time of, the birth of Christ, followed by lesser rulers under this name or title of “Herod” that politically controlled these areas into the time of the Apostles of Christ.

Zionism Stage Two: It Rears Its Head Once Again

Usurping the Place of Messiah

Forming the League with the Old Roman Empire

As stated above in Daniel 8:10, the Roman Empire was able to extend its influence and greatness, “even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground and stamped upon them.” In using the Law and the Prophets to interpret Daniel, along with Michael’s instruction according to them, we will see this is understood from the Torah, or within the first five books of Moses. This is called simply by most the “Law of Moses,” Genesis through Deuteronomy inclusive, also attributed to Moses as the human author.

Genesis 37:9-11

9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.

10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, what is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

Spiritual versus Natural-Carnal-Literal Interpretation

I Corinthians 2:14

But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

It is important that we yield to proper interpretation. However, which church, synagogue, or religious organization has not claimed to have the Spirit of God leading them to properly interpret the Word of God or the Bible? Here is where we can begin to see the difference between the “natural man,” and the Spirit of God, and even more importantly, WHO it is that is designated to have the Spirit and therefore the proper interpretation. This has been borne out already, so we will not belabor that point again here. However, in short and to the point, the interpretation in this presentation via Michael of Daniel 10:21 and 12:1-4 is THE ONLY RIGHT and AUTHORIZED interpretation. Added to that point, we can see that the right view of scripture, in one passage, will bring other scriptures to understanding as well, properly interpreted.

Understanding the Host and Stars of Heaven

Certainly, the Stars can refer to the literal stars we see in the literal sky, as seen in Genesis 15:5. Yet, there is something more when scripture speaks, if we have spiritual perception to “hear and see.” Therefore, we can SEE here in Genesis 37:9-11 above quoted, it is plainly understood that the stars of heaven refer to Israel or the children of Israel down through time as recorded in Holy Writ. In Daniel 8, we find “SOME of the host and of the stars” have been “cast down… to the ground” and have been “stamped upon” by this horn that came toward the Holy Land and conquered. Now either we must believe it is a large, literal horn, jumping up and down on stars it has cast to the ground, OR… it has a SPIRITUAL meaning or interpretation.

So here from 63 BCE and reaching its full strength by the time of Messiah’s public ministry in 26 CE, some of the stars, some of Israel, are cast to the ground and stamped upon. They leave their first estate, in heaven, or in proper understanding and allegiance to the Covenant of God with Israel honoring His Sovereignty, where Daniel and the faithful remnant stood firm and unmovable. They are cast down and subservient to the Roman power by the way of forming a corrupt league with it for rule and influential sway over the people and the Temple Worship in Jerusalem. It even went as far as Rome appointing the High Priest Caiaphas, we see mentioned by name in John 11. We observe the result in

Daniel 8:11

11 Yea, he (Rome) magnified himself even to the prince of the host (The prince of the host is Messiah, Michael the Great Prince of Daniel 10:21 and 12:1-4, Jesus Christ of John 5:24-29), and by him (Rome, in particular Pontius Pilot, swayed by the Zionists that considered Messiah a threat according to John 11:45-53) the daily sacrifice (Messiah is the fulfillment of the sacrificial offerings under the Law according to I Samuel 15:22, Psalms 40:6-8, and Hebrews 10:1-10) was taken away (Messiah was rejected by Israel in 30 CE), and the place of the sanctuary (Jerusalem and the Temple in particular) was cast down (Rome again under Titus of Rome in 70 CE destroyed Jerusalem and obliterated the Temple). One cannot deny the similarity of this scripture compared to proper interpretation of Daniel 9:24-27.

The Important Spiritual Counterpart

Although this was quite literal concerning the “place” of the sanctuary, in that it was physically cast down in the destruction of 70 CE, we must keep in mind the spiritual counterpart. The Sanctuary of Israel is their Covenant relationship with their Creator, respecting His Sovereignty and rule over them. By this league with, and dependence on, foreign powers, the Sanctuary of their strength was polluted. The evidence of this is the alleged disposition of the Zionist mindset until it becomes hard and factual in action. That proof came when they rejected the Messiah for the league with the foreign power of Rome at the time of Messiah’s First Ministry from 26 to 30 CE, and specifically on Wednesday, April 3, Nisan 14, 30 CE, Preparation Day, according to John 19:15. This was the very time they were to recognize Messiah, or he whom God had sent within the Covenant Confirmation 70^th Week with the deliverance offered in Daniel 9:24. This is integral and extremely key when coming to an understanding of the 2300-day prophecy also here in Daniel 8 and picked back up in its countdown in Daniel 12 as 1290 days and 1335 days of that 2300 days. We cannot address that now and must wait until we address Daniel 12 with Daniel 2-11 firmly understood, before this timing can be equally understood or followed.

We Must Hold This

Important Point for Later Clarity

The point to remember here, the Sanctuary of their strength and relationship with God was epitomized and represented in Messiah. That Sanctuary, polluted in spirit over many centuries by the leadership of Israel, came to actual, factual, and official pollution in the rejection of Messiah formally before Pilate and Rome, in preference for Caesar as King by that High Priest, Scribe, Pharisee, Sadducee, Sanhedrin, leadership, as recorded for all the world on Wednesday, Preparation Day, April 3, Nisan 14, 30 CE at the end of the First Half of Daniel’s 70^th Week. Only upon his return to complete that Week, in its Last Half, did that 2300-day countdown begin. WE REPEAT: ONLY UPON HIS RETURN TO COMPLETE THAT WEEK, IN ITS LAST HALF, DID THAT 2300-DAY COUNTDOWN BEGIN.
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He was physically present and rejected when that defilement, formal and public declaration was made. This is the particular point, place in time and space, that the pollution of Israel’s sanctuary occurred. Israel saw him no more; he was dead and gone as far as they were concerned, executed by crucifixion that very day they made that decision in 30 CE, Wednesday, April 3, Nisan 14, Preparation Day. Only upon the return of his physical presence again did that countdown, relevant to Israel, begin, which, upon its completion, brings the process of the cleansing of the sanctuary necessary to bring the redemption of Israel and their consequent restoration to their relationship with God as Sovereign.
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“This Generation”

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We find that this fact of his physical presence is the key to understanding “this generation” used by Messiah in speaking to the disciples when he was ministering in 26-30 CE. He HIMSELF is the generation that will not pass away, or come to the determinant end, until ALL is fulfilled. This, again, verified in study of the OT to understand his statements in the NT, the significance of 40 years MUST be with Messiah present, in counting 40 years as a generation. Moreover, as seen in this linked special document about which we gave hint in the Overviews of Preface and Chapter 5, Michael by his understanding of Daniel according to his office to reveal those mysteries, gives a clear TWO GENERATIONS in Jesus’ answer to his disciples, Matthew 24, Mark 13. These must be given priority, that Preterism failed to give them, but rather made Luke 21, as it SHOULD NOT be, a catchall interpretation for the other two. Additionally, any relevant calculation of end time prophecies to the nation of Israel, certainly those in Daniel projecting their deliverance, and the particular countdowns associated therewith, must begin with Messiah rejected, dead, the cross, joined immediately to the very point HE RETURNED! He left right after making that “this generation” statement IN 30 CE. Check out the truth below.

Isaiah 53:8

>>>>He<<<< was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare >>>>HIS generation?<<<< for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken."

Rejected, crucified, dead and buried, as to the nation of Israel, he was raised, and seen only by those that received him, the remnant according to I Corinthians 15:1-8, Messiah left 10 days before Pentecost, as revealed in Acts 1. Therefore, that generation, HIS generation was NOT present.

Acts 8:33-35

33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare HIS generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and PREACHED UNTO HIM JESUS.

Matthew 24:34

Verily I say unto you, this generation (Messiah present) shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

Luke 24:44

And he said unto them, these are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, CONCERNING ME.

I Corinthians 15:25-28

25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.

28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

MESSIAH MINISTRY AND MESSIAH IS THE POINT AND THAT "GENERATION" (MESSIAH) REMAINS UNTIL ALL IS FULFILLED.

Daniel 8:12

12 And a host (the fallen stars or the leadership of Zionists that sold out to Rome) was given him (Rome) against the daily sacrifice (Messiah) by reason of transgression (The Zionists are this host or portion of Israel that was given to Rome against Messiah. This is because they left THE Covenant and violated the Law of Moses, thus “by reason of transgression,” they formed and went head-long into this abomination and league with Rome), and it (The league with Rome or the host of Israel given to Rome and Rome together) cast down the truth to the ground (Rejected Messiah, for Caesar as king according to John 19:15); and it practiced, and prospered.

From the time of the Herod Dynasty established first in Antipater I in 45 BCE, and primarily, as the details of Daniel 11 will show, his successor Herod the Great, through the time of the birth of Messiah and beyond in Herod’s descendants, this league with Rome appeared successful. Formed by the leadership of Israel, such as the Pharisees, Sadducees, Priests, and Scribes, claiming collective messianic ability to rule the people through their council and organization of the Sanhedrin, they gave their allegiance and honor to Rome, working with Rome. Rome, in turn, allowed them to govern the temple and surrounding complex regarding what occurred there up to, but not including, capital punishment. This exception is later seen when trying to execute Jesus, they HAD to appeal to Roman representative, Pontius Pilate. It is thereby, this unrighteous league practiced and prospered.

Considering Daniel 11 and Its Further Details

Greater King of the North

Roman Empire from 63 BCE - Daniel 11:13

As we saw in Daniel 8:9, earlier in Daniel 2:40, Daniel 7:7 a-b and Daniel 7:19 before Daniel 8, and find again in Daniel 11:13, we have the Old Roman Empire. As far as the Holy Land between the rivers Nile and Euphrates, where prophecy is centered, this Roman domination started in 63 BCE with the invasion of Pompey. In the full consideration of all that is “Rome,” we have the IRON, by itself, in our precedent rendering in the image of Daniel 2. This is Old Rome which continues in the image of Daniel 2 into the IRON AND CLAY, Revived Rome / UN / USA over the ten toes / ten Arab nations critical to proper understanding since 1948 / 1967. Therefore, this Roman element manifested in government of democracy, two party congress, with an emperor, 20^th into 21^st Century seen as an elected president or king, runs from 63 BCE to the end time. Although wounded unto death in 70 CE, by virtue of the Zionist league with Rome being broken and removed, it surfaces again in 1948 CE through the time of the end. There, in the end time, beginning publicly in 1948 CE, with control of the Holy Temple Mount in 1967 CE, it comes back as restored or “healed.” Thus, we saw it alive and well as the Zionist State in league with the Revived Roman Empire of the United Nations and the ten Arab kings or countries in the Holy Land from 1948 / 1967. In Daniel 7, it ends with the “time and times and the dividing of time,” where afterward “the judgement shall sit” and the saints take the kingdom, and the Everlasting Kingdom of Daniel 2:44-45 is manifested. In Daniel 8 and 11, it comes to its end under a king of fierce countenance and the willful king respectively.

The Roman Empire and the Zionist League

Four Statements of Era 63 BCE to 70 CE

As to the Holy Land and Jerusalem in Particular

First Statement: Daniel 11:14-16

Second Statement: Daniel 11:17-19

Third Statement: Daniel 11:20-30a-b

Fourth Statement: Daniel 11:30c-35

Understanding Terms and Parties

In Daniel 8:9, once the Roman Empire entered the picture, we have two entities created by those of Israel looking for fulfillment of Messianic Prophecies, as well as the kingdom and rule being restored to Israel. However, in keeping with further details, these two entities were not identified clearly until Daniel 11. There is the faithful as one group that we call “the remnant,” as we mentioned earlier, that followed the Law and the Prophets even as Daniel also did. Additionally, there were those of the previous spirit that tried to pull off the Cyrus 70 Weeks of literal, 24-hour-day fulfillment as we have described in particular in Chapter 4: THE CYRUS DECEPTION.

Two Groups:

“The Robbers of thy People”

And

“Upright Ones”

In the unidentified condition of the broad view in Daniel 8, they are both classified under the terms “stars of heaven” and “host” as Israel in totality in Daniel 8:10. These two entities ARE segregated by description in Daniel 11, as the faithful of Israel versus the Zionists, the Zionists being the “some” of the stars that are “cast to the ground.” The Zionists will start to appear first from Daniel 11:14 “robbers of thy people” and the faithful from Daniel 11:17 “upright ones.”
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Two Political Entities:

“The King of the North”

And

“The King of the South”

The King of the North remains as Rome until Daniel 11:40-45 when it is modern Syria, one of the ten Arab kings, still subject to Rome as a part of Revived Rome / UN / USA as depicted in Daniel 7:24-27 as the beast with ten horns which corresponds to Daniel 2:41-45 the iron and clay part of the image in the feet and toes.
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The King of the South, being absorbed by Rome at Cleopatra VII’s demise, is identified as persons in office or power and authority, which are Herod and successors. Once we reach Daniel 11:40-45 the King of the South is modern Egypt, which again is one of the ten Arab kings, still subject to Rome as a part of the Revived Rome / UN / USA as depicted in Daniel 7:24-27 which corresponds to Daniel 2:41-45.
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By the time of the end, both sides of the equation are equally, along with the other ten Arab nations, collectively under Revived Rome / UN / USA manipulated by the Zionist State. Revived Rome / UN / USA is the 7^th Empire over the Holy Land and Israel, with the Zionist State being the 8^th entity coming out of the 7 headed beast, as its own nation. This matches the metaphor for the exact same thing depicted in Rev 13. There it is the Zionist State, Beast Out of the Earth, verses 11-18, empowered by, thus doing homage to, the Beast Out of the Sea, Revived Rome / UN / USA, verses 1-10. It is again identified in the other metaphor, the Harlot, Israel in the Zionist State in unbelief since Ezekiel 23, epitomized in the conglomerate Babylon the Great, riding upon the 7 headed beast, Rev 17. This since Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, and in its final display, before Messiah removes all of it, in the Everlasting Kingdom, Revived Rome / UN / USA.
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The Gap:

As we will perceive when we come to Daniel 11:35 versus Daniel 11:36, there is a major gap of 1878 years from the time of the Apostles 30-70 CE until the 1948 CE emergence of the Zionist State. The two halves of Daniel’s 70^th Week, the two Ministries of Messiah, dictate the structure of this formula and are divided by this same gap as well, in which the math is 30 CE to 1984 CE or 1954 years from Messiah present to Messiah present again.
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In short, having covered this redundantly earlier, the Seven Times of the Gentiles of Lev 26:18, running from 537 BCE to 1984 CE, one half of Daniel’s 70^th Week, fall 26 – spring 30 CE, WITHIN that time period, left REMAINING the other half to occur once that time period of Lev 26:18 (7 x 360 = 2520) expired, 1954 years from the 30 CE cross, spring 1984 CE. Ticking away in an additional and separate time period, upon that expiration, is the immediate spring 1984 – fall 1987 “time, times and a half,” which is 3 and ½ years, which is 42 months, and also the 1260 days, of Daniel 9:24-27, Daniel 7:24-27, Daniel 12:7, and Rev 11-13.
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Therefore, the gap is realized as just stated in the split Messiah Ministry establishing Israel in the land as well. The significance is due to Messiah’s Ministry, splitting Daniel’s 70^th Week, where after Messiah ministered, Israel lost the Holy Temple Mount and government in 70 CE, and the other gaining again the Holy Temple Mount in 1948 / 1967, before Messiah ministered. The two halves of the 70^th Week dictate the events and their significance just prior to, during, and just after those two, 3 and ½ year periods, and the consequent fulfilled Holy Days of Lev 23:1-22 for the spring, 26 – 30 CE, and Lev 23:23-44 for the fall, 1984 – 1987 CE.

Understanding “Robbers of Thy People”

John 10:1

Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that enters not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

Briefly, to understand this terminology, we have seen how the Law and the Prophets have clearly spelled out meticulously that it is Messiah that has the Spirit of the Lord, the line and plummet of measurement, thus the authority to confirm the Covenant of God with Israel under the Law of Moses and bring the blessing specified beyond that Law centered in the faith of Abraham according to Genesis 49:10, Isaiah 9:6-7, Isaiah 11, Isaiah 28, Hosea 3:4-5, Ezekiel 21:24-27 and certainly Daniel 9:24-27. When reading John 10:1 quoted above, it distinguishes just who it is that tries to operate AS Messiah without proper authority to establish or confirm the relationship of God with Israel. This definition and understanding, when applied to “the robbers of thy people” as used by Michael in his description of those in this unauthorized place in this answer to Daniel, makes clear to “whom” it is referring and why they are called such. It is Zionists - those that “exalt themselves to establish the vision” given in the Law and the Prophets, and principally within the Prophecy of Daniel for the deliverance of Israel. They carry out their plans and schemes against the times and laws within that very Covenant they are trying to effectuate by their self-determined authority, usurping or “robbing” the place of Messiah.
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From the time of Moses and the Exodus we see this mindset, in the worship of the Golden Calf in Exodus 32-33, Korah’s rebellion in Numbers 16, and Nadab and Abihu offering “strange fire” circumventing the order established for serving God in the tabernacle in Leviticus 10. Moving outside of the ranks of Israel proper to affect the kingdoms dominating Israel while they were under the judgment of Leviticus 26:18 of ‘Seven Times more,’ we find them again in Political Zionism. In 539 – 537 BCE and the time of Cyrus, bringing a return to Jerusalem against the Prophet Daniel’s stand on the matter, thus invoking the Seven Times more, they appear again as we come to the time of Messiah’s First Ministry, and finally in his Second Ministry at the end time.

Entering Daniel 11 at Verse 14

14 And in those times

This is from the time of Cleopatra’s death and the Herod Dynasty being established from 45-30 BCE, and in particular Herod the Great, son of Antipater I. He came to power as a King of the Jews and was solidified in that position by Senatorial appointment in Rome in 40 – 39 BCE, over the general Judean area under the occupation, and continued under Herod’s successors until the rebellion began in 66 CE.

there shall many stand up against the king of the south:

Numerous enemies were perceived specifically by Herod the Great, real, or not. His history is one of family executions and government coups, not only with him but his father Antipater I before him. He was successful at doing Rome’s bidding, but never had the confidence of the people around him in Judea.

also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.

Standing against the proper fulfillment of the Covenant through Messiah, the league with Rome identified in Daniel 8:12 that practiced and prospered, as we addressed above, brings success, stability, and prosperous times in this area for both Rome and the Zionists, however, only at first. Sometime after this league was formed, the Zionists tried to move past what Rome considered a good political partnership. Zionists always had in mind THEIR goal of establishing the Covenant, by THEIR means, as well as having their own government in Messianic fulfillment of the Promises in the Law and the Prophets. For the most part, their concept was to collectively be Messiah in their move to prepare the way for him. In this manner, they looked for Messiah to come and cap off what they provided in their current mindset; he was basically a figure head.

As a side consideration here, if one can move past literalism, to understand the symbolism and its meaning in the temptation of Messiah in the wilderness just before he began to publicly minister, one can understand what was presented to Messiah as bowing down and worshipping Satan whereby Satan would give him all the kingdoms of the world. Jesus well knew the mindset and orientation of the leadership of Israel from his constant trips to Jerusalem every Passover as a child with Joseph and Mary. He is recorded in discussion with the elite of the people as a young man of 12 years of age in Luke 2:41-47. Jesus saw that they wanted a Messiah that would fit in with the Zionist league with Rome and thus bring about what THEY desired, Messiah only then capping off and acquiescing to their mindset and government, whereby they would yield and serve him in that capacity. Yet, they did indeed “fall” when they unsuccessfully attempted their coup against Rome without Messiah, claiming their collective messiah status, and were crushed in 70 CE.

Judeo-Christian Amalgamation

How the move of the Apostles was soon and quickly perverted by false apostles in Christendom, Acts 15, II Corinthians 11 to support and greatly contribute to this rebellion of 70 CE will also be rendered here and in other places as we address the four repetitions of this time from 30 – 70 CE. We will show how Zionists amalgamated Christian claims within their own aspirations and brought the judgment declared by Apostle Paul according to his warnings in his epistles and primarily II Thessalonians 2, against this Judeo-Christian apostasy away from the truth, carried also in instruction to leave the Second Temple association with this movement in the Book of Hebrews.

15 So the king of the north shall come (Rome from 66 to 72 CE), and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south

By the time of the insurrection against Rome, the Zionists, the Pharisees, and leadership are the “arms of the south,” having overthrown Rome’s appointees in the Judean area and Jerusalem.

shall not withstand, neither his chosen people

(Many of Israel, faithful or not, are caught and killed in this destruction),

neither shall there be any strength to withstand.

16 But he (Zionists now being those in insurrection) that cometh against him (Rome) shall do according to his own will,

This is as we mentioned earlier, doing things out of time, against the proper methods of the Law and Prophets, and therefore against God and the Covenant; thus, they could not be honored by Him in their efforts which end in the tragedy of 70 CE. The Apostle Paul saw this movement which was deceiving many Christians to join it as well, claiming it was the establishment of the restored Davidic Kingdom of Solomon and therefore of God. In II Thessalonians 2, he warns them that this was not the Day of Christ and not to be deceived into following it as he stated: “Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 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. Let no man deceive you by any means: . . .” Therefore, many Christians and Jews were slaughtered when Rome, under Titus of Rome, made its move as we follow on now in the scripture before us in Daniel 11:

and none shall stand before him (Rome): and he (Rome) shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed (66 -72 CE).

One Down Three to Go

The last paragraph above completes the FIRST statement of the era from 63 BCE to 70 CE or the Old Roman Empire, while in league with Zionists, and its dominance over the Holy Land, until that league was severed, recorded in Daniel 11:14-16. We have three more repetitions to go; each one starting over and giving more details in the spirit or design of Isaiah 28:9-12. Daniel 11, verses 17-19, 20-30a-b and then yet again, 30c-35 are three restatements of exactly what we have considered in verses 14-16, just now, starting with the Roman King of the South, appointed by Rome, the Roman King of the North.
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This King of the South was then the Herod Dynasty and principally Herod the Great, who was a master at seducing Israel to bolster his own security and financial success under Rome’s authority. He pleased both the faithful and the Zionists by refurbishing and garnishing the temple, as well as doing many things for the area of Judea to make it appealing for the Jews in the dispersion all over the Roman Empire. Many came back to the land, predominantly for the spring and fall Holy Days. This was good for commerce and brought prosperous times to the Judean area, as many traveled back and forth to Jerusalem.
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Truth of the matter was that both the faithful and the Zionists had little use for Herod or his immediate successors. The faithful awaited Messiah, and the Zionists looked for opportunity to throw off Roman rule altogether. The league between the Zionists and Rome was prosperous for both, again, only until the Zionist decided to go over the line as stated above.

Daniel 11:17-19 – Second Rendition beginning again with 63 BCE and transpiring to 70 CE

17 He (Rome) shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom (Pompey first, then Julius Caesar, to lesser rulers Antipater I and Herod the Great, and his successors), and upright ones (people of the Covenant who were under his rule politically) with him (Rome); thus shall he (Rome) do: and he (Rome) shall give him (King of the South, Herod and successors) the daughter of women (people of the Covenant), corrupting her (causing many, or the “some of the stars” of Daniel 8, to forsake the Covenant except for the faithful): but she (people of the Covenant) shall not stand on his (Rome/Herod) side, neither be for him (Rome/Herod).

18 After this shall he (Rome/Herod) turn his face (broaden his influence) unto the isles (unto the remotest parts of the Roman Empire where many Jews dwelt in the diaspora as seen in Acts 2:7-11), and shall take many (take many by extending amenities and benefits to the Jews, thereby flattering many): but a prince (Messiah, Jesus) for his own behalf (in the face of this flattery, Messiah proceeded forward with his public ministry of 26-30 CE) shall cause the reproach offered by him (Herod and successors in league together with those that forsook the Covenant for prosperity) to cease; without his (Messiah, Jesus) own reproach he (Messiah, Jesus) shall cause it (the reproach of this corrupt league and forsaking the Covenant) to turn upon him (Herod and successors and those that forsook the Covenant).

By Messiah coming to fulfill and confirm the Covenant according to Daniel 9:24 in the Covenant Week starting in 26 CE, the corrupt league, between those who forsook the Covenant and entered this union with those of Rome, Herod and successors, was forsaken by the remnant faithful who received Messiah as being the proper government they awaited. The reproach is what those of the Covenant, the majority of national Israel, suffered due to the fact that some of the stars of heaven, or some among Israel, which we have collectively termed “Zionists,” were cast down to the ground, or had fallen prey to this deception, and thus forsook their Covenant and proper stand with God. This, entrenched in the leadership, caused the nation, in general, and certainly as to the majority, to reject Messiah.

This reproach continued to follow them and would not be removed until removed by Messiah. The end of the matter would be when the halfway house attempts and Machiavellian maneuvers were forsaken by the Zionists in the end time for a return to the Covenant in truth, by receiving He whom God had sent and hearing His Voice and Understanding for true Deliverance and Redemption. This would cleanse their sanctuary of strength via returning to recognize the Sovereignty of God in rule over them evidenced by the change of their government to accept Messiah.

19 Then he (Rome) shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he (Zionist leadership and deception around the temple and collective messiah move) shall stumble and fall, and not be found.

The destruction of Jerusalem and in particular the temple in 70 CE, terminated the ability to deceive via this abomination of those that forsook the Covenant by going in league with a foreign power, in this case Rome, to fulfill the Covenant in an unauthorized manner without Messiah, even in full rejection of Messiah according to John 11:45-53 and 19:15. This is the same method of operation or MO as had been carried out with the Cyrus Deception in 539-537 BCE, rejecting Daniel’s counsel. It is this piece of property, whereupon stood the temple and control thereof that perpetuated the deception to the world. The Book of Revelation and its coordination with the Book of Daniel, reveals just how enlightening this fact is in the understanding of certain statements there.

Two Down and Two to Go

As we promised earlier, we would mark those areas where it is not a progression to a later or next period, but rather a restatement of the same subject matter and period. This is the case now with the third presentation of Old Rome in dominance over Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem in Daniel 11:20-30a-b, enhancing further on Daniel 11:14-16 and Daniel 11:17-19, the two smaller and less detailed presentations concerning the same era, 63 BCE to 70 CE, already covered above. Moreover, in this third presentation we will find in verse 27 and 29 parenthetical projections to the extreme future and finale of victory in Messiah, called “the time appointed.” This terminology is to distinguish what is stated within it, as NOT OCCURING IN THE TIME OF OLD ROME AND THE APOSTLES AT ALL.

20 Then (during this Herod administration) shall stand up in his (Rome’s) estate a raiser of taxes

(This was Antipater I, father of Herod the Great, to whom Julius Caesar committed the supervision of tax collection in Judea due to Antipater’s help and loyalty to Caesar against Pompey in 48 BCE. Even after the assassination of Julius Caesar, Antipater I ingratiated himself to then Roman leader in the northern area of the Holy Land, Cassius, with this tax collection delivered to Cassius for his campaigns during this time.)

in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle

(Shortly after Antipater I’s ascendancy, he was poisoned to death).

21 And in his (Antipater I’s) estate shall stand up a vile person (Herod the Great), to whom they (people of the Covenant) shall not give the honor of the kingdom: but he (Herod the Great) shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

Herod, after his Roman senatorial appointment as king, repaired and refurbished the temple and extended the right throughout the Roman Empire for the Jews to practice their religion and prospered their travels to Jerusalem as we have previously stated.

22 And with the arms of a flood (this deception and overwhelming power) shall they (people of the Covenant) be overflown (taken under the deception and power) from before him (Rome/Herod and Herod’s successors), and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

Any that did not give allegiance to this deception, of the Pharisees and their leadership under the league with Rome, were killed. The chief example was that the Messiah was crucified. Again, we reference John 11:45-53 and John 19:15.

23 And after the league made with him (Herod and his successors of Rome) he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people (people of the Covenant as in Deut 7:7).

24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.

As stated earlier, this was Herod’s masterful success of building projects and protecting the Jews throughout the empire, promoting commerce and travel to the Holy Land. It was joined with his massive ventures such as construction of the harbor of Caesarea also called Maritima, on the Mediterranean coast of Israel built by Herod from 25 to 13 BCE. Of course, his greatest achievement to the people was the refurbishing of the temple. However, this was “even for a time.” In later years of Herod successors, the successful league with the transgressors of the Covenant, the “stars” “cast to the ground” of Daniel 8, the Zionist leadership, came to a breaking point when the Zionists tried to secede from Rome and be an independent government again. This led to the action that follows now in verse 25.

25 And he (Rome) shall stir up his (Rome) power and his (Rome) courage against the king (power) of the south

By the time of this conflict, the power of the south was the Zionist religious leadership that had evolved out of the league made with Rome, initiated under Herod’s earlier rule, and extended eventually by 66 CE to the point of breaking that league as stated earlier bringing the destruction of 70 CE.

with a great army (under the leadership of Titus, the Roman general); and the king of the south (Zionist leadership) shall be stirred up to battle with (against) a very great and mighty army (the army of Rome); but he (Pharisee Zionist leadership) shall not stand: for they (Rome) shall forecast devices against him (Zionist leadership).

This is the leverage in understanding that Rome had in knowing the Zionists weakness or “Achilles heel” or vulnerability which was the temple in Jerusalem. Without it, Zionists had no power of deception to maintain the kingdom and unified control under their collective, messiah façade, nor could they personify to the world and other Jews in the diaspora that the Kingdom of God was established in Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Therefore, under Titus of Rome, the vehicle of deception of the physical temple, and the government hold of the Zionists allowed them by Rome over that economy was destroyed. Again, the importance of knowing this fact concerning the physical point of “the deception,” will make the Book of Revelation clearer, and specifically statements concerning the binding of the “Dragon” in the “bottomless pit,” as well as what it means when it is loosed from that pit.

26 Yea, they (people of the Covenant) that feed of the portion of his (Zionist religious leadership) meat

(This “meat” was that leadership’s claim to the Covenant and their alleged right to administer or officiate same over the people)

shall destroy him (Zionist religious leadership), and his (Rome’s) army shall overflow: and many (Covenant faithful that had received Jesus as Messiah and King) shall fall down slain (killed by Rome at the direction of the Scribes, Priests, Pharisees, Zionist leadership in league with Rome).

The conflict described here is clearly presented in the Book of Acts from the time of Pentecost and the Apostles’ leadership in conflict with the Sanhedrin / Pharisee / Sadducee / Scribe and Levitical Priesthood leadership. The people of the Covenant, as to the faithful remnant that depended on and held to the Covenant rightly, and received Messiah, destroyed or did away with the deception of those in leadership that misapplied the Covenant and went into the corrupt league with Herod and his successors. This destruction, or “doing away,” was accomplished by the faithful of the Covenant that accepted Jesus as the Messiah and the rightful King, thus bringing forth the understanding to the Mystery of Iniquity.

THE MYSTERY OF INIQUITY AND

ITS PROGRESSION TO THE ENDTIME REVEALED:
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This Mystery of Iniquity is the abominable league under the authority of a foreign power to fulfill the Covenant by the designs of the Zionist leadership, which ironically defied and abrogated the principles of the Covenant given in the Law and the Prophets, in THEIR methods to change those times and laws to fulfill the Covenant by THEIR designs. This is again, the result of wanting the promised results of the fulfilled Covenant, but not following the rules, timings, and laws of that very Covenant.
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This was the same spirit seen in THE CYRUS DECEPTION of 539-537 BCE that we considered in Chapter 4. However, there is an important distinction in the evolution of the Mystery of Iniquity at the time of Messiah’s public ministry starting in 26 CE. This was the fact that instead of promoting a Gentile king, such as Cyrus as Messiah acting in opposition to the Prophet Daniel, their designs at the time of Jesus’ ministry were predicated upon the concept of a collective messiahship. Composed of the Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes and Priests of the religious elite, Zionists in sway over the people through the Sanhedrin directed and officiated toward their goal in league with the Gentile power of Rome. The coming of the true Messiah and proper government through him stood in opposition to the pseudo-government of religious leadership sold out to Rome exposing same as corrupt, not in Torah compliance, and opposed to the times and laws of that very Covenant of God with Israel.

“That which has been, is now;

And that which is to be, has already been;

And God requires that which is past.”

Ecclesiastes 3:15

The roots of the Zionist mindset begin with Adam and Eve and their departure from the Sovereignty of God. It is traced within the ranks of the children of Israel as the worship of the Golden Calf, their honoring, as alternate channel to approach God, the vehicle of the cattle that carried them as beasts of burden out of Egypt rather than the Creator, God their True Deliverer. This error later expanded into the democratic concept that the collective company of Israel was authoritative to deliver itself within the claims of Korah’s rebellion. His proposed expanded leadership of 250 princes, along with others, stood against the deliverance and authority established by many witnesses prior to that time in Moses as their divinely appointed leader. Recorded in the 16^th chapter of the Book of Numbers, this occurred in the early history of Israel under Moses in the wilderness exodus from Egypt. Those roots are played out at the time of Messiah in 26 CE to be traditions and oral Torah of the Jews, “supposedly” given by Moses, outside of the written five books of Moses called “written Torah,” and passed down through the leadership of Scribes and Pharisees until this time we are considering in 26 CE. It was administered over the people in a small, collective body of the elite leadership called the “Sanhedrin,” standing against Messiah, as those of old stood against Moses.
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Once leaving the Roman Empire of this period in these verses and entering the “time of the end,” we will see the same is entrenched in the “Last End of the Indignation,” and is that to which the Apostle Paul refers as the Mystery of Iniquity coming to its full-blown, final goal where it is exposed and destroyed once and for all. We deal with that more in detail later when we enter that portion of Daniel 11:36 – 12:13 and associated scriptures, and most certainly the Book of Revelation.

27 And both (the Zionist religious leadership and Rome) of these kings' hearts (King of the South, the Zionist leadership and the King of the North, Rome) shall be to do mischief (kill Messiah), and they shall speak lies (Zionist religious leadership accused Messiah of breaking the Jewish law punishable by death, while Rome executed him at their behest, once they turned Messiah over to Rome) at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the END SHALL BE AT THE TIME APPOINTED.

The “time appointed,” finishing this verse, is certainly a projection into the very distant future with respect to Messiah’s Final Ministry at the time of the end according to Daniel 7, 8, and 9 when the Covenant was to be fulfilled in the Last Half of the Covenant 70^th Week by Messiah returned. It is these final events projected within “the time appointed” that ensure the evil designs that rejected and killed Messiah “shall not prosper,” but end victoriously in full deliverance behind Messiah “at the time appointed.” At that time or after the “time and times and the dividing of time” according to Daniel 7:24-27 and Daniel 9:27, once the Covenant 70^th Week is fulfilled by Messiah, what is determined is to be poured out upon the desolater of the Covenant people, and the saints are to take the Kingdom under Messiah returned, establishing the manifestation of the Everlasting Kingdom of Daniel 2:44. This entire plan fulfilled is what is entailed in the term “the consummation,” consummated in the full end accomplished, which did NOT occur in the First Century. Returning now in our next verse to the First Ministry of Messiah and the Apostles through 70 CE:

28 Then shall he (Rome) return into his land with great riches; and his (Rome’s) heart shall be against the holy covenant;

The league with the Zionist leadership being broken due to the insurrection against Rome, Rome had no more use for the Jewish religion. It was no longer in Rome’s interest, as it had been in the past under the Herod Dynasty, due to the corrupt league that worked successfully for Rome. As for this insurrection, it now was a negative to Rome and needed to be removed. As part of the great riches, according to Josephus history of this time, all the gold of which the furniture in the temple was made and the gold on the stones of the temple, including what had melted in the fires of the siege into the cracks between the stones, via removing those stones one by one to get those riches, was taken by the Roman army.

and he (Rome) shall do exploits (including the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in 70 CE, as well as the Masada siege in 72 CE), and return to his own land.

29 At the time appointed he (King of the North - Rome in the end time / time appointed as Revived Rome / UN / USA) shall return and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.

Daniel 11:29 is a parenthesis concerning the future, the “time appointed” as we just stated concerning that expression in verse 27. Moreover, we state, this is directly for the purpose of clarity to show the victorious end and the associated judgments that accompany the end time DO NOT TRANSPIRE within the Old Roman Empire recorded in Daniel 11:14-16, repeated in Daniel 11:17-19, repeated in Daniel 11:20-30a-b, and finally repeated in Daniel 11:30c-35, which solely address the timing from 63 BCE through 70 CE. This cannot be overemphasized due to damage done interpreting Daniel, predominantly by Preterists, who insisted the bulk, if not all, of prophecy was finished either in the Roman siege of 66-72 CE or earlier in 167-160 CE, Greek and Jewish conflicts around Antiochus Epiphanes. Nothing could be further from the truth or anymore deceptive in interpreting Daniel without the proper research of Torah and the Prophets, without the Mindset of the Apostles who understood those scriptures, particularly Apostle Paul, and without the ordained authority stated to be the only one that stood with Daniel in the scriptures of truth, Michael the Great Prince of Daniel 10:21; 12:1-7.
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Daniel 11:29 is solely relegated to the THIRD overturning of Ezekiel 21:24-27, and the closing events of the end time from Daniel 11:36-12:13, addressing that end time and the proper counting of the 2300 literal day prophecy of Daniel 8:8-25. We address those in depth in due time in our presentation, which shows the former and the latter occurrences of the King of the North coming against Jerusalem and Israel were physical destructions, overturning Israel’s government in 586 BCE under Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, “the former,” and in 70 CE under Titus of Rome, “the latter.” The third is “not as the former or the latter” but rather the entire known world in the legislative and executive actions of Revived Rome / UN / USA predominantly controlled by those nations north and west of Jerusalem, coming against the Holy Land as we will later reveal.

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So, finishing this 3rd rendition of Old Rome unto 70 CE:

Daniel 11:30a-b

30 For the ships of Chittim

(Also called Kittim, this is Rome or the Gentile world or the islands of the Gentiles according to the Law and the Prophets, specifically Genesis 10:2-5)

shall come against him (Zionists): therefore (due to insurrection going on in Judea) he (Rome) shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant:

Rome was fed up with the insurrection and unrest caused by the Zionist 66-70 CE stand for independence. As we stated above, what most do not understand about this time and era approaching 70 CE, many Christians had joined the deceptive teaching against which Paul warned them in II Thessalonians 2 that erroneously taught the Day of Christ was right at that time, or “at hand.” As a result, the insurrection was greatly bolstered by Christian ranks working with the Zionists in this move for independence. Therefore, Rome comes with no regard for the Covenant or Jewish religion and its claims.

so shall he (Rome in 66-72 CE) do;

Three Down and One to Go

Beginning with Daniel 11:30c and ending with verse 35 inclusive, we have the Fourth and Final restatement of the time of the Herod Dynasty, which gives greater details than the three previous presentations of the era from 63 BCE-70 CE. Therefore, taking those details in coordination with Daniel 8:9-14, we can also place the First Ministry of the Messiah rejected by the Nation of Israel and its leadership, but carried forward by those of understanding, his Apostles.
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Finally Placing the Two Resurrections of John 5:24-29
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Here we can resolve where to place John 5:24-25 versus John 5:28-29. John 5:24-25 resurrection, associated directly with the 26-30 CE first half of Daniel’s 70^th Week, is placed in Daniel 11:30c-35, Daniel 8:9-14, Daniel 8 showing strictly Messiah rejected and Daniel 11 displaying First Resurrection of the believers and their effect at that time. John 5:28-29 resurrection, associated with the 1984 -1987 CE last half of Daniel’s 70^th Week and all initiated by that, is placed directly in Daniel 12:1-7 and Daniel 8:15-26, Daniel 8 showing Messiah victorious and again Daniel 12 giving The Main or Final Resurrection, and its effect at that time of the end. This will be made more explicit as we move on into our later chapters.
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4^thand Final Presentation of the league of Zionists with Old Rome, and the time of Messiah’s First Ministry moves us to our Chapter 8.

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