N.T.

Eschatology: The Hope of

Israel
 A Critical Fact: All N. T. Eschatology Is The
Reiteration of God’s Old Covenant Promises
Made To Old Covenant Israel!
 Most Futurists Believe That The Mosaic
Covenant– And Israel As A Covenant People–
Died At The Cross!
 This Cannot Be True!
Paul- I Preach Nothing But The Hope Of Israel!
(Acts 24.14; 26.6f; 28.16f)!
 How Could the NT Writers Be Anticipating
the Fulfillment of a Dead Law- With Dead
Promises- Made To a Legally Dead People?
 Yet, the N.T. writers were eagerly
awaiting the imminent fulfillment of God’s 1
 O.T. Israel- N.T. Eschatology
 The N.T. writers were eagerly awaiting the
imminent fulfillment of God’s Old
Covenant promises made to Israel!
 Our purpose in this presentation is to
focus on what scholars generally
recognize as the clearest most
unambiguous O.T. prophecy of the
resurrection of the dead, and to
demonstrate that Scripture unequivocally
posits its fulfillment at the end of the Old
Covenant Age of Israel in A.D. 70.
 We will also compare this text to other
critical eschatological texts, and show
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 Daniel 12
 "At that time …there shall be a time of trouble, Such as
never was since there was a nation, Even to that time.
And at that time your people shall be delivered… 2
And many of those who sleep in the dust of the
earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some
to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 Those who
are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the
firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness
Like the stars forever and ever. 4 "But you, Daniel,
shut up the words, and seal the book until the
time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and
knowledge shall increase.“ 6 And one said to the man
clothed in linen, "How long shall the fulfillment of these
wonders be?“ 7 Then I heard the man clothed in linen,
who was above the waters of the river, when he held up
his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore
by Him who lives forever…; and when the power of
the holy people has been completely shattered, 3
 The Constituent Elements of

Daniel 12
Daniel 12 Contains the Following:
 The Great Tribulation (v. 1)
 The Resurrection To Everlasting Life (v. 2)
 Righteous Shine in the Kingdom (v. 3)
 The Time of the End (end of the age, v. 4).
 The Abomination of Desolation (v. 9f).
 The Rewarding of the Prophets, At The Time of
The End (v. 2, 13).
 When Would All – Not Some, Not Even Most–
But All Of These Things Be Fulfilled?
 HERE IS HEAVEN’S ANSWER:

 V. 7: “When the power of the holy

people has been completely
shattered, all these things shall be
finished.” 4
 Isaiah 25:1-9
 1. O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee…
for thou hast done wonderful things… 2 For
thou hast made of a city an heap; of a
defenced city a ruin: a palace of
strangers to be no city; it shall never be
built. … 6 ¶ And in this mountain shall
the LORD of hosts make unto all people a
feast of fat things, a feast of wines on
the lees…8 He will swallow up death
in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe
away tears from off all faces; and the
rebuke of his people shall he take away from off
all the earth: … 9 ¶ And it shall be said in
that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited
for Him, and He will save us: this is the LORD;
we have waited for Him, we will be glad 5
 Isaiah 26
 Isaiah 26:18 We have been with child, we
have been in pain, we have as it were
brought forth wind; we have not wrought any
deliverance in the earth; neither have the
inhabitants of the world fallen. Thy dead
men shall live, together with my dead
body shall they arise. Awake and sing,
ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the
dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the
dead. … 21 For, behold, the LORD
cometh out of his place to punish the
inhabitants of the earth for their
iniquity: the earth also shall disclose
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 Daniel 12– Isaiah 25-26
 Daniel 12:2 foretold the resurrection “out of the
dust”
 Isaiah 25-26- (The O.T. source for Paul’s
resurrection hope, Isaiah 25:8/ 1 Cor.
15:55-56), foretold the resurrection “out of the
dust”
 Daniel and Isaiah place the resurrection out of
the dust at the time of the destruction of Old
Covenant Jerusalem / Judah.
 Isaiah 25:1-3– When The City is made a ruin,
and the temple is turned to foreigners (cf. 27:9-
12).
 Daniel 12:7- When the power of the holy
people is completely shattered. 7
 DANIEL 12 MATTHEW 13
Time Of The End (V. Time Of The End
4)
Resurrection (V. 2) Harvest (39-40)

When The Righteous Then The Righteous

Shine Will Shine As The Sun
Salvation Of Those Salvation Of Those
“In The Book” (V. 1) “In The Book” (Rv.
20:10f)
When The Power Of The Holy People
Has Been Completely Shattered, All
These Things Shall Be Fulfilled!
(Daniel 12:7) 8
 Daniel 12- Matthew 13– My
Argument
 The resurrection (Harvest) at the end of
the age of Matthew 13 is the Resurrection
at the time of the end of Daniel 12 (Mt.
13:43).
 But, the resurrection at the time of the
end of Daniel 12 would be “when the
power of the holy people is completely
shattered” (i.e. A.D. 70– Daniel 12:7)
 Therefore, the Resurrection (Harvest) at
the end of the age of Matthew 13 was
when the power of the holy people was
completely shattered” (i.e. A.D. 70)
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 DANIEL 12 1 CORINTHIANS 15
Hope of Israel Hope of Israel
Time Of The End (v. Then Comes The End
4)
Resurrection Resurrection
Everlasting Life Immortality
Righteous Shine In Entrance Into The
The Kingdom Kingdom
End of Old Covenant End of Old Covenant
Power (v. 55-56)
Daniel 12:7- We Shall Not All
Sleep!
“When The Power Of The Holy People Has Been
Completely Shattered, All These Things Will Be
Fulfilled” 10
 DANIEL 12– 1 CORINTHIANS 15
 The Resurrection Of Daniel 12 Is The
Resurrection Of 1 Corinthians 15.

 But, The Resurrection Of Daniel 12

Was When The Power Of The Holy
People Was Completely Shattered--
A.D. 70! (Daniel 12:7)

 Therefore, The Resurrection Of 1

Corinthians 15 Was When The Power
Of The Holy People Was Completely
Shattered– A.D. 70!
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Resurrection and Israel’s Salvation
 The Resurrection Of 1 Cor. 15 Is The Time
Of The Putting Away Of Sin At Christ’s
Parousia In Fulfillment Of God’s Promises
To Old Covenant Israel i.e. The Time Of
Israel’s Salvation (Is. 25:6-9).

 The Putting Away Of Israel’s Sin- Her

Salvation- Belongs To The 70 Weeks Of
Daniel 9, And Would Be Fulfilled No Later
Than- A.D. 70.

 Therefore, The Resurrection, At Christ’s

Parousia To Take Away Sin, Of 1
Corinthians 15 Would Be No Later Than 12
A.D. 70.
Resurrection and Israel’s Salvation
 Daniel 12 is the promise of the
resurrection.
 The resurrection was the salvation hope

of Israel (Isaiah 25:8-9).

 The Wedding– (the re-marriage) of

Israel, at the judgment coming of the

Lord, is the salvation of Israel (Isaiah
62:2-12).
 But, the Wedding (the re-marriage)

of Israel, would be at the destruction

of Jerusalem (Matthew 22:1-7).
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ROMANS 11- DANIEL 9– WHEN I TAKE AWAY THEIR
SIN
 The Salvation Hope of Israel Was the
Resurrection (Isaiah 25:6-9-Daniel 12:2).
 Romans 11 Is The Salvation Of Israel (Her
resurrection, v. 15)-- At The Parousia Of
Christ To Take Away Her Sin.
 But, 70 Weeks– Ending No Later
Than A.D. 70– Were Determined For
the Putting Away of Israel’s Sin.
 Therefore, The Taking Away Of Israel’s
Sin At Christ’s Coming– The Resurrection–
Occurred No Later Than A.D. 70. (cf.
Daniel 12:2, 7) 14
DANIEL 9:24-27 HEBREWS 9:24-10:1F
Put Away Israel’s Sin Put Away Israel’s Sin

Make The Atonement Make The Atonement

World Of World Of
Righteousness Righteousness (2 Pt.
3)
Fulfillment Of Israel’s Fulfillment Of Israel’s
Salvation Promises Salvation Promises

No Later Than A.D. Fulfillment Of Daniel

70 9!! Cf. 10.37– “In A
Very, Very Little
While!
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© 2008 Don K. Preston
 Daniel 9- Hebrews 9- Israel’s

Salvation!
Daniel 9:24 Predicted Israel’s Salvation, i.e. The
Putting Away Of Israel’s Sin- Making Of The
Atonement, The World Of Everlasting
Righteousness– At The Fulfillment Of God’s O.
T. Promises To Her.
 Hebrews 9-10- Predicted The Time Of Israel’s
Salvation, The Putting Away Of Sin, The Making
Of The Atonement, World Of Righteousness, At
The Fulfillment Of God’s O. T. Promises To
Israel.
 ARGUMENT:
 All Constituent Elements Of Daniel 9:24-28f
Would Be Fulfilled No Later Than A.D. 70 (MY
OPPONENT AGREES)
 But, All Constituent Elements Of Daniel 9 Are
The Constituent Elements Of Hebrews 9:24-28.
 Therefore, Hebrews 9:24-28f Would Be 16
 DANIEL 12 1 PETER
Time Of The End These Last Days (v. 20)

When Shall These Things Prophets Searched To

Be? Know! (10f)
Resurrection Resurrection
Incorruptible Inheritance Inheritance Incorruptible
(2, 13) (V. 3-5)
Not Near In Daniel’s Not To Themselves, But
Time To Us!
When The Power Of The Salvation “Ready To Be
Holy People Has Been Revealed”; End of All
Completely Shattered, Things Has Drawn Near”
All These Things Will Be (1:4f; 4:7, 17)
Fulfilled” (Daniel 12:7)!
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Daniel 12 Revelation 11
Time of the end Seventh Trump
Fulfillment of God’s Fulfillment of the
promises to Israel prophets (10:7)
Time of the Time of the
resurrection resurrection
Time of the kingdom Time of the Kingdom
Rewarding of the Rewarding of the
prophets prophets
When the power of At the judgment of
the holy people is the city, “Where the
completely shattered Lord was slain.”
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 My Argument
 The resurrection of Daniel 12 would be
the time of the rewarding of the prophets
and the dead (12:2, 13).
 The resurrection of Revelation 11 is the
time of the rewarding of the prophets and
the dead.
 But, the resurrection of Daniel 12 would
be fulfilled when the power of the holy
people was completely shattered (Daniel
12:7).
 Therefore, the resurrection of Revelation
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 DANIEL 12 / REVELATION 22
 DANIEL 12:4-10 – Seal The Book; It Is For
The Time Of The End, i.e. the time was
not near!
 Revelation is the reiteration of the

prophecies of Daniel – As all scholars

agree.
 Revelation 22:10– “Do not seal the vision

of the book, for the time is at hand.”

 What was far off in Daniel’s time was still

future, but, near in John’s time!

 The Resurrection was truly at hand!
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 Summary and Conclusion
 1.) Daniel 12 foretold the end time resurrection.
 2.) Daniel 12 posits the resurrection at the end
of the Old Covenant Age of Israel– when Old
Covenant Judah Would be destroyed.
 3.) Daniel 12 is parallel with other pivotal O.T.
resurrection prophecies, that specifically posit
the resurrection at the time of Jerusalem’s
demise.
 4.) We have correlated Daniel with N. T. texts
that said the end of the age and Christ’s
coming- thus, the resurrection– was near.
 In every way, with definitive, positive

proof, we have proven that the 21