a9:26
bMatt 24:4-8
cMark 13:5-8
dDan 11:10
gNah 1:8

‏ Daniel 9:26

9:26  a the Anointed One (literally an anointed): Those who see the fulfillment of this passage in the time of Antiochus IV point to the murder of the high priest Onias III in 171 BC as the fulfillment of this prophecy (see study note on 11:22). Those who see the fulfillment of this passage in the time of Christ will refer this prophecy to the crucifixion of the Messiah in AD 30 or 33.

• The ruler who will arise could refer to Antiochus IV, who attempted to destroy the Jewish people and their worship in the Temple between 171 and 164 BC (see 1 Maccabees 1:20-40). Many believe, however, that the destruction of the city and the Temple refers to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in AD 66–70.

• The end refers to the completion of the seventy sets of seven. The text implies that the very end is a later time, and that the war would continue into the future (cp. Matt 24:4-8  b; Mark 13:5-8  c).

• The image of a flood often represents an invading army (cp. Dan 11:10  d, 22  e, 40  f; Nah 1:8  g) or devastating destruction.
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