Commentary on the Book of the Prophet Daniel
Preface
By St. Jerome
Porphyry wrote his twelfth book against the prophecy of Daniel, denying that it was composed by the person to whom it is ascribed in its title, but rather by some individual living in Judaea at the time of the Antiochus who was surnamed Epiphanes. He furthermore alleged that “Daniel” did not foretell the future so much as he related the past, and lastly that whatever he spoke of up till the time of Antiochus contained authentic history, whereas anything he may have conjectured beyond that point was false, inasmuch as he would not have foreknown the future. Eusebius, Bishop of Caesarea, made a most able reply to these allegations in three volumes, that is, the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth. Appollinarius did likewise, in a single large book, namely his twenty-sixth. Prior to these authors Methodius made a partial reply.
But inasmuch as it is not our purpose to make answer to the false accusations of an adversary, a task requiring lengthy discussion, but rather to treat of the actual content of the prophet’s message for the benefit of us who are Christians, I wish to stress in my preface this fact, that none of the prophets has so clearly spoken concerning Christ as has this prophet Daniel.
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Supposedly Jesus and Jewish Apocalypticism has the Book of Daniel as part of the foundation. So, that isn’t a strong pillar, eh?
Not as strong as something that doesn’t have the weaknesses the Book of Daniel has.
Daniel 9: 26
After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death 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.
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Stephen Boyce and Jonathan Sheffield won the debate.
Daniel 9:26 says the Anointed One will be killed. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary.
Therefore, even if Daniel should be dated to the second century BCE, Daniel 9:26 is still prophetic.
Christ’s disciples responded to His prediction that the temple would be destroyed (Matthew 24:1–2) by asking a two-part question. First, they asked when that would happen. Second, they asked what signs they should expect to see prior to His return (Matthew 24:3). In the prior passage, Jesus addressed the second question, explaining the state of the world during the end times (Matthew 24:4–14).
Here, Jesus continues to speak on that subject. He points to a moment that will mark the onset of the worst possible calamities. This instance is the same one referred to by the prophet Daniel as the “abomination of desolation.” Daniel speaks of this several times (Daniel 8:13; 9:27; 11:31; 12:11).
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