The Assumption That Shapes the System: Forcing Jesus Into Daniel’s 70th Week. This affirms historicist thinking and provides justification for Amillennialism: interpretating the Roman Catholic Church as the body of Christ and the Pope as its authority.
Talks of WW3 brings eschatology to the fore. Besides that espoused by the Roman Catholic Church, much of modern eschatology — whether futurist , preterist , or Adventist — rests on a key assumption: That Daniel’s 70th week was fulfilled (at least partially) in the first coming of Jesus , and that the “midst of the week” in Daniel 9:27 refers to His crucifixion. From this premise, a sequence of unsupported assumptions is made: Step-by-Step Breakdown of the Faulty Reasoning ASSUMPTION : The 70th week began with Jesus’ baptism. THEREFORE : The “middle of the week” (3.5 years later) must be when He was crucified. THEREFORE : Jesus’ ministry must have lasted exactly 3.5 years . BUT : The Gospels never say this. At most, two Passovers are clearly recorded after His baptism. SO : The remaining 3.5 years of the week must be fulfilled after Jesus’ death . THEREFORE : The second half of the week is said to end with the stoning of Stephen (Acts 7). THEREFORE : The f...