Daniel 9:24-27 has been called the backbone of all biblical prophecy and is perfect in it's exactness;

Daniel 9:25 is at the heart of it; So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress.

...where God's chosen prophet Daniel perfectly foretells the prophetic clock will "begin ticking" down the initial 69 sets of 7 years = 483 years... until the coming of Messiah.

This exact period of 483 years, 173,880 days which lapsed from March 5, 444 BC starting with the decree by Persian king Artaxerxes, that all Jews could return from exile to rebuild Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:1-8) until March 30, 33 AD, the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem for the Triumphant return (Luke 19:28-44), has precision that is striking and beyond human comprehension.

Daniel's prophecy is exact to the very day... of the 173,880 days interval and stands as monumental proof of the Inspiration of Scripture.

Blessings!
Mark

God is great! Hope your doing well Mark

Brad,
Went a couple good rounds with the heart surgeon Friday and spent one night at Baylor. A bit tired for sure but we're back home and doing as well as could be prayed for so I guess the Lord isn't done with this old trapper quite yet. Had a heart ablation done and now have the cute Polish girl tending to me. I'm 100% certain Donna is a blessing from God.

Get that harvest in brother!
Blessings,
Mark

Good seeing you post...
Keep it up.


Donnie

Thanks for the post Mark,

God Bless!

Thanks Donnie and Nate.
Daniel 9 was a recurring theme in my head during my pre-op.

Glad your still kickin'. always good to be home
God bless and take care.
Thanks for sharing

Sorry to hear about your heart issues. Heal well! Prayers sent.

You are right, God still has work for you to do. Take care

heart trouble? dont sound good. i hope you heal up ok

It’s a blessing what modern medicine can do for our hearts!

Agreed Oh Snap. Agreed!
Leads and wires in all sorts of blood vessels and it'll be a good week before the punched in the chest settles down doc said, but all is well.
I appreciate all the many prayers from my trapping family.

Blessings,
Mark

If you had an ablation, then you must have afib? I've got that and the ablation has cured it for the time being. Slice in the upper inside thigh, tube run up to the atrial valve, liquid nitrogen pumped in to freeze the nerves around the valve. Had mine Nov. 2017 and no episodes since.
Praying for your recovery.

I can see where you get the numeral seven (the length of a week), but can't understand how you get to "69 sets" or "483 years."

I also don't understand "until Messiah the Prince"...until what?

It doesn't say the Messiah will come to Jerusalem 483 years after the Persian king's edict. Why doesn't the prophecy just say what it means? Because, like most prophecies, it lives on ambiguity and vagueness.

Jim

Yep, Martentrapper, the Afib was getting pretty yucky and had me on some meds that I did not care for, so doc suggested that since I'm healthy otherwise, the ablation would have the greatest odds of getting my ticker back in rhythm long term and get me off the meds long term also. I told doc, "do it." Baylor was pricey (we had to pay out of pocket) but worth it thus far.

Blessings,
Mark

It does say that James. Clear as can be. You just have blinders on. Pray that those blinders come off and then take another look.
Blessings,
Mark

James the reason you can't see it is because ( and what Mark is saying about blinders) without the Holy spirit you can't see. This is even spoken of in the Bible I can't remember where Mark may able to point to that. I do pray for your salvation often may God bless you and keep you in all our prayers.

Happy to see your post Mark. Take care!

There are references to the Person of the Holy Spirit in the Psalms, Romans, Corinthians, Ephesians, and Hebrews especially bandy but perhaps 2 Tim 2:7 is one of the best references to the Spirit illuminating as it's right to the point;
Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything, as the Apostle Paul writes to young Timothy.

Being led by the Spirit is by grace through faith in Christ and we continue to pray for God to call James, and we're not talking cell phones here

Blessings,
Mark

If the Bible contained only one prophesy, and it didn't occur, what would people believe?