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and r ebu i l d J e rusa l em un t i l t he Ano i n t ed One , t he ru l e r , c ome s ,
there
will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.
’
It will be rebuilt with streets
and a trench, but in times of trouble. After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the
Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the ruler
who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come
like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been
decreed. He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the
middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a
wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation,
until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.’”
(Daniel 9:1-27)
The number seven represents fulfillment, perfection, and completion as
well as a number of days, weeks, or years. Regardless of the pleas of
humanity at the wrong time, God cannot infringe on a human will or
reverse the scales of justice. Justice requires perfection and holds that which
is imperfect accountable for the choices made, attempting to expose the
hidden agenda before an incorrect decision. Even Moses could not
complete the mission, because although perfected, he struck the rock twice.
He disobeyed, so imperfection prevailed, and he never entered the
Promised Land—that was justice. At a specific point, justice must prevail
according to choice of one’s actions. As humanity falls short after having
been purified, justice cannot permit a second chance, but mercy does.
Forgiveness is essential for imperfect man, and an act of reconciliation with
God. Mercy provides the grace to right the wrong otherwise justice must
prevail. Any heart reconciled by mercy mitigates justice, wherein a mistake
or misunderstanding is regretted and change occurs. So, mercy prevails,
because “mercy is love in action.” Forgiveness is greater than vengeance
and mercy is justified as justice. The mere human eye seldom sees what
God prepares, and not seeing brings rejection that demands proof. Daniel’s
dreams concern themselves with deliverance after specific dimensions of
human life are fulfilled. A hidden agenda, an evil agenda, is allowed to
prevail within various kings and kingdoms until the end times, but the end
times is not the end of time. The prophetic vision shows God’s justice, and
these visions reveal both the problem and the solution: the defeat of man in
the beginning, and the defeat of evil in the end.
Daniel witnessed the relativity of God to man as a prelude or relationship
between the Son of God as Father [the man Jesus above the river in linen],
and the son of man,
a me r e man
[man on the opposite bank of the river].
Daniel says, “At that time Michael, the great prince, who protects your