Two Prophecies; Which is Right?   

     It's a little confusing. 

     After 69 'sevens,' 483 years, the clock stops and the Anointed One will be "cut off, and will have nothing," Gabriel informs Daniel.  

     Almost 200 years earlier, God had already told Isaiah: 

     By oppression and judgment, he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living, for the transgression of my people, he was stricken. - Isaiah 53:8. 

     Six chapters later, this same Isaiah heard God's brighter message: 

     The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins. My Spirit...and my words will not depart from your mouth...from this time on and forever. - Isaiah 59:20-21 

     "Forever" doesn't rhyme with "cut off." Which is it?  

     And what about the remaining seven years? Let's deal with that later, after another flood of miracles. But if you are "dying" to know, Gabriel describes that "seven' in Daniel chapter 9. 

Tomorrow: Angel overwhelms Daniel