26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 20-27)We have here the answer that was immediately sent to Daniel’s prayer, and it is a very memorable one, as it contains the most illustrious prediction of Christ and gospel-grace that is extant in all the Old Testament . If John Baptist was the morning-star, this was the day-break to the Sun of righteousness, the day-spring from on high . Here is, I. The time when this answer was given. 1. It was whi...
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