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God’s Greatest Miracles :: By Dale V. Nobbman

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Next time you go outdoors, pause for a moment to stop and smell the roses. Look up, down, and all around, to take in all the miracles of God, which surround us every day in nature. Take time to notice the animals, the birds, the trees, the bushes, the flowers, the grass, and every living thing. God’s miracles abound in all the natural world we take for granted each day in our busy lives.

But you don’t have to look beyond the end of your own nose to see one of God’s greatest miracles. In all of God’s majestic creations in the universe, you are also an amazing miracle. Do not underestimate just how much God loves you. After all, He invested a lot of time in creating you. He knew you before you were born. David stated this fact very well in one of his psalms.

“For You formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.  My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be” (Psalm 139:13-16).

I will not even begin to try to explain all the miracles within our bodies. You can learn all about body parts just by viewing the diagrams of the human body in a medical book and seeing how they miraculously interact with each other. However, I do know about the billions (at the very least) of moving parts in our physical world that had to come together just right, through God’s perfect timing, for each one of us to be here today. Let us consider some nuts-and-bolts facts to make my point clear.

According to A-I, if you go back 10 generations in your family, which accounts for up to 300 years in the past, approximately back to the year 1726, you have had, on average, nearly 2,050 unique direct ancestors. If you go back 20 generations of direct ancestors, approximately back 600 years to the year 1426, you have had, on average, around 2.1 million direct ancestors. That takes a lot of miraculous, Godly planning and coordination over that span of time to find you and me here today.

Absolutely every little thing in the lives of over 2 million of our direct ancestors had to go exactly right for each of us to be here in the year 2026. Only God could control daily events in that many lives over that long period of time to allow you to be you, and me to be me today. Those one million couples had to have children live long enough to have at least one child of their own over 20 generations of time. If any one of our 2 million individual family members had died prematurely—you and I would not be here today! Just pause and let that sink in for a minute. If any one of our direct ancestors had died from illness, an accident, in war, from an act of God, or for any reason before having children, we would not be here.

This sums up my case for saying it is a true miracle we are here at all. It seems to me it can only be by God’s divine, perfect planning and His grace that each of us is one of the approximate 100 billion humans who have ever lived, whom God has selected to grant us life here on planet Earth up to this time. We are each a miracle of God, despite the circumstances of sin, to be placed in this amazing and awesome but fallen world.

Each one of us is very special in God’s sight, and He does not wish to see even one of His children perish as the result of the sin which entered our world through the first human man, Adam. The first couple, Adam and Eve, spoiled for all of us a perfect earthly environment and perfect human bodies in which to live here on earth as a result of their original sin against God.

Adam and Eve were, you might say, the original Mr. & Mrs. Universe because they were uniquely created by God, in the image of God, as perfect human beings in every way. They represented the perfect couple of mankind, until they sinned against God and shattered the possibility of perfection for the rest of us in our human form. All the problems throughout human history, including our world today, stem from Adam’s original sin. This includes all the wars, corruption, depravity, killing, sicknesses, and physical death experienced by 100 billion people and counting.

Humanity was condemned by God to experience every kind of pain and suffering down through the ages, due to our sin. We should not be surprised, therefore, by our current sad situation in America and around the world. After the original sin, there has never been another perfect, fully human man or woman born.

So, if you feel down on yourself because you suffer from this or that, please do not beat yourself up. We all have felt that way at one time or another in our lives. But even though we are born sinful creatures, God still loves us and made a way for us to live with Him in our future, perfect resurrected bodies in heaven.

God the Father provided the opportunity for a blessed eternal life by means of offering His Son, Jesus Christ, as the perfect sacrificial Lamb of God, to pay the ultimate price for our redemption and righteousness in the sight of God through Jesus voluntarily suffering on a cross, shedding His blood, and dying for us, and then rising again to defeat death and pave the way for us to experience a perfect existence in heaven at the end of our physical life on earth.

However, this is only possible if you believe Jesus Christ lived, died, and lived again to blot out all our past, present, and future sins. Jesus died once for all and then rose again for the benefit of all who believe in Him. Accept Jesus Christ as your Savior today to experience perfection in heaven some fine day to come!

“And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28).

It’s a miracle that happens every day, when God takes a rebellious sinner like you and me, forgives our sins, grants us the promise of eternal life, lavishes us with grace and mercy, adopts us as a child of God, and seals us for eternity—all because of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection on our behalf. Praise the Lord every day for the miraculous gift of God’s salvation plan for us!

P.S.—Another miracle which could take place any day now is the Rapture of Christians from the earth, which is God’s miraculous plan to spare Christians from the coming terrible seven-year Great Tribulation time on earth, dominated by the anti-Christ. We will meet Jesus Christ in the air and miraculously be taken directly to heaven. We should all want to be part of that miracle!

 

 

 

 

 

The 70 Weeks of Daniel :: By Joe Hawkins

Published on: by RR10

Few passages in Scripture are as precise, profound, and prophetically loaded as the seventy-weeks prophecy of Daniel 9. Though often overlooked or misunderstood, this single revelation forms one of the strongest chronological backbones in all of biblical prophecy. It explains Israel’s history, foretells the first coming of Messiah with astonishing accuracy, and sets the boundaries for the coming Tribulation—all while making one thing unmistakably clear: God is not finished with Israel, and the Church is not appointed to Daniel’s final week.

Daniel’s Prayer and God’s Answer

Daniel 9 opens not with prophecy, but with prayer. Daniel, now an elderly man living in Babylonian captivity, studies the writings of Jeremiah and realizes Israel’s seventy-year exile is nearing its end. Rather than celebrating prematurely, Daniel is broken. He prays a confession not only for the sins of the nation, but for his own. His prayer is saturated with humility, repentance, and reverence for God’s covenant faithfulness.

This matters. Daniel’s prayer becomes a model for believers today—intercessory, Scripture-driven, and grounded in God’s mercy rather than human merit. And while Daniel is still praying, God answers.

The angel Gabriel is dispatched with a message that reaches far beyond Daniel’s immediate concern. Instead of merely addressing the end of Babylonian captivity, God reveals His entire redemptive timetable for Israel—from the rebuilding of Jerusalem to the Second Coming of Christ.

What Are the Seventy Weeks?

Daniel 9:24–27 introduces the prophecy:

“Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city…”

The phrase “seventy weeks” does not refer to days, but to weeks of years. In Hebrew usage, a “week” (shabua) simply means a unit of seven. Scripture itself establishes this pattern. Israel observed sabbatical years grouped into seven-year cycles (Leviticus 25), and Genesis 29 records Jacob serving “a week” of years—seven full years—for Rachel.

Seventy weeks, then, equals 490 years. These years are specifically “determined” for Daniel’s people (Israel) and Daniel’s city (Jerusalem). This is not a general prophecy for the world, nor a symbolic framework for the Church. It is a literal, chronological program for national Israel.

Why This Prophecy Is So Important

Many prophecy scholars regard Daniel 9 as the single most important passage in all of eschatology. It is the key that unlocks both Messianic prophecy and God’s covenant dealings with Israel.

This prophecy does several critical things:

  • It accurately predicts the timing of Messiah’s first coming.
  • It explains Israel’s rejection of Messiah.
  • It anticipates the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple.
  • It defines the future Tribulation period.
  • It establishes a clear separation between Israel and the Church.

If Daniel’s seventy weeks are mishandled, everything downstream in prophecy becomes distorted.

The Purpose of the Seventy Weeks

Daniel 9:24 lists six divine objectives that will be accomplished during the 490-year program:

  1. To finish transgression
  2. To make an end of sins
  3. To make reconciliation for iniquity
  4. To bring in everlasting righteousness
  5. To seal up vision and prophecy
  6. To anoint the Most Holy

These goals are not aimed at perfecting the Church. They are directed toward resolving Israel’s national sin problem and restoring her covenant relationship with God. While Christ’s atonement provides salvation for all, Israel as a nation has not yet repented or embraced Messiah. That national reconciliation awaits the end of Daniel’s program.

This alone dismantles the idea that the Church must pass through the Tribulation for purification. Scripture already tells us what the seventy weeks accomplish—and the Church is not listed among the objectives.

Breaking Down the Timeline

The seventy weeks are divided into three segments:

  1. Seven Weeks (49 Years)

The prophecy begins with the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem. This occurred in 444 BC when Artaxerxes issued his command to Nehemiah. The city was rebuilt during “troublesome times,” exactly as Daniel foretold.

  1. Sixty-Two Weeks (434 Years)

From the completion of Jerusalem’s restoration, the prophetic clock runs forward to the arrival of Messiah. At the end of this period—69 weeks total—Messiah is “cut off, but not for Himself.” Jesus’ crucifixion occurred precisely on schedule.

  1. One Final Week (7 Years)

After the 69th week, the prophetic clock stops.

This pause is critical.

The Church: A Mystery Inserted Between the Weeks

Between the 69th and 70th weeks lies the Church Age—a mystery not revealed in the Old Testament, but later disclosed through the apostles, particularly Paul. During this interval, God temporarily sets aside Israel and forms the Body of Christ, composed of believing Jews and Gentiles alike.

This explains why the Church is absent from Daniel’s prophecy. It did not exist when the prophecy was given, and it is not included when the prophecy resumes.

The Church is not part of the seventy weeks. The Church is not appointed to wrath. The Church must be removed before the final week begins.

Daniel 9:27 describes the final seven years:

“And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week…”

The “he” is the future Antichrist. He will enter into a covenant—most likely a peace agreement—with Israel. This covenant marks the official beginning of the Tribulation.

At the midpoint (3½ years), the Antichrist breaks the covenant, halts Jewish sacrifices, and commits the abomination of desolation by desecrating the Temple. Jesus Himself referenced this event in Matthew 24, warning those in Judea to flee immediately.

This final week is what Scripture calls:

  • The time of Jacob’s trouble
  • The Great Tribulation
  • A period of unparalleled distress

It is not designed for the Church, but for Israel and an unbelieving world.

The End Result: Wrath Followed by Glory

The seventy weeks conclude with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. At that moment:

  • Antichrist is destroyed
  • Israel repents nationally
  • Messiah establishes His kingdom
  • Everlasting righteousness begins

Prophecy places a strict time limit on evil. Antichrist’s reign is temporary, measured, and doomed. Christ will return, defeat him by the brightness of His coming, and usher in the Millennial Kingdom.

Israel, once blinded, will finally see. The veil will be lifted. A nation will be born in a day.

Why This Matters Now

Daniel’s seventy weeks remind us that God’s plan is orderly, intentional, and unstoppable. History is not spiraling randomly—it is moving toward a divinely appointed conclusion.

For the Church, this prophecy reinforces urgency. Our role is not to endure the Tribulation, but to proclaim the gospel before it begins. The Church Age will not last forever. The prophetic clock is ticking.

For Israel, the prophecy affirms God’s faithfulness. Despite centuries of rebellion and suffering, God’s covenant promises remain intact. Wrath is coming—but so is glory.

Final Thoughts

Daniel’s seventy weeks are not symbolic poetry or theological abstraction. They are a literal roadmap of redemptive history. When interpreted plainly, they align perfectly with Christ’s first coming, explain the present age, and illuminate the final events of human history.

The greatest mistake we can make is forcing the Church into a prophecy where it does not belong.

God has not confused His programs. He has not merged His covenants. He has not rewritten His promises. Daniel’s prophecy stands as written—precise, powerful, and prophetic.

And it reminds us of this unshakable truth: God keeps His word.

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