We have a solid foundation from scripture for the ending year of the
69 weeks from Daniel’s 70 Weeks prophecy, the triumphal entry.
Luke 19:29-44 [Fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9]
And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany,
at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your
entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose
him, and bring him hither. And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him?
thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. And they
that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them,
Why loose ye the colt? And they said, The Lord hath need of him. And
they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt,
and they set Jesus thereon. And as he went, they spread their clothes
in the way.
[Triumphal Entry] And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount
of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and
praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had
seen; Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord:
peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. And some of the Pharisees
from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should
hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
[Christ blinds the Jews and prophesies the coming
destruction one generation later,
14,000
days ~ April 6, 32 AD - August 5, 70 AD] And when he was
come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 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. 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, And shall lay thee
even with the ground, and thy children within thee
[that generation]; and they shall not leave
in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of
thy visitation.
This is the only occasion that Jesus presented Himself as King. It occurred
on April 6, 32 AD. How do we know?
Luke 3:1-4 Now in the fifteenth
year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor
of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip
tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the
tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the
word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And
he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins; As it is written in the book of
the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in
the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Tiberias was appointed in 14 AD, and the 15th
year of his reign is 29 AD. Christ’s ministry ended the 4th
Passover from Luke 3:1-4, occurring in
32 AD. We know this because of John’s three Passovers (John 2:13
| John 6:4 | John 12:1) and another unnamed feast (John 5:1) that is interpreted
to be likewise a Passover. This gives us three and one half years as a length
to Christ’s ministry here on earth. That is the end-point of the 69
weeks. So counting 173,880 days back, we arrive in the year 445 BC! At the
triumphal entry, some of the Jews there recognized Christ as the Meshiach
Nagid.
Mark 11:1-11 And when they came
nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives,
he sendeth forth two of his disciples, And saith unto them, Go your
way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered
into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him,
and bring him. And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that
the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without
in a place where two ways met; and they loose him. And certain of them
that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? And they
said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go. And
they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and
he sat upon him. And many spread their garments in the way: and
others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
And they that went before, and they that followed,
cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name
of the Lord: Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that
cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. And Jesus
entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked
round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went
out unto Bethany with the twelve.
However, Israel as a nation did not see nor accept Him as their
prophesied King. It was at this time Israel was blinded for not knowing
the time of Christ’s visitation. They will remain blinded until the
fullness of the Gentiles. Romans 11:25
Luke 19:41-44 And when he was
come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 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.
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,
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.
The triumphal entry also fulfilled the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9!
Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly,
O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King
cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding
upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
“Be not overcome
of evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21
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