From Jeremiah to Jesus

Hi all,

I just wanted to announce the completion of my book. I have entitled it "From Jeremiah to Jesus". I thought I would post the preface here so you can get an example of what the book is about. I also scanned the cover from the proof copy. The main printing should be completed within a week or so.

PREFACE

While the subject that I ultimately deal with is of an incredible and exciting nature, the road to finding it, I can imagine, would be quite laborious to the average person who cares nothing for ancient Babylonian and Achaemenid kings and the events surrounding them.

And while I do expect the reader to have at least a minimum prior knowledge of these events I have also tried to write this book in a simple and easy to understand way and not in an “academic” way as you might expect from a college history professor.

However, it is from the book of Daniel that we are given the seventy weeks prophecy and if we want to understand the historical nature of this incredible prophecy we are forced to study the times and dates.

The amazing fact that this fulfillment could have ever been buried in our past is tantamount to watching the Red Sea split open, walking across on dry land and then just a few weeks later openly declare you wish you had never left Egypt.

Any attempt to remove the glory of this fulfilled prophecy must take extraordinary and quite obvious measures to do so. We see a good example of this in the removal of 240 years from the Hebrew calendar in a vain, and frankly pathetic, attempt to deny Christ.

Anyone with a modicum of historical understanding will quickly see the glaring blunders that the removal of these years has on the timeline of history. I find myself quite embarrassed for the whole lot of them as they embrace obvious lies rather than embrace their very own Savior, but I digress.

This book begins by laying the groundwork for understanding basic truths about the Hebrew calendar, the reckoning of days and the feasts of the Lord. These are important in reaching our goal of understanding when Christ began his ministry (26 AD) and when He died, resurrected and ascended into Heaven (30 AD).

Our history starts in earnest when we uncover the prophecy of the seventy years of captivity in Babylon, which begins from the first carrying away in 605 BC to the commandment given by Cyrus to rebuild the Temple in 536 BC. I also explain the all but forgotten character of Darius the Mede.

Understanding this timeframe is important because this is the time of the first commandment which is often disputed to be the one that initiates the seventy weeks prophecy of Daniel and once we gain a clear understanding of the seventy years we can better understand the seventy weeks.

Now, after the Temple is completed in 516 BC, we follow the timeline until the arrival of Ezra in 458 BC which brings with it yet another contender for the commandment that begins Daniel’s seventy weeks prophecy.

Finally, we arrive in 445 BC with Nehemiah, who is also given a commandment to return and rebuild Jerusalem, so this is the third contender for the start of the prophecy.

Usually the first thing that becomes clear when you begin to study this topic is that any one of these three commandments are so close as to make Christ’s arrival spot on and therefore undeniable, even to the most ignorant and knowledge rejecting among us.

However, if we dig deeper we can identify the precise commandment. This is important because once you pin it down all you have to do is start the countdown and 483 years later the Messiah is promised to show up.

You will be astonished to see how accurate the prophecy actually is and which commandment is the one spoken of in Daniel. I know I was.

Once the key is inserted into the door of understanding so much more opens up in front of us. Not only are we able to pin down the correct date but we are also able to flesh out many of the more obscure events in history.

When we finally arrive in 26 AD, we are able to uncover mystery after mystery concerning when and why things were done as they were. I remember being so excited the day I realized that I had pinned down the exact date of Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection.

From there it is easier to find these other dates such as His birth and then show compelling evidence of why that date is the correct one. Also we find the time when John is baptizing Jesus in the Jordan and officially introducing the Savior to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. So many wonderful understandings are there for the taking.

Frankly, I was intrigued enough to seek it out and then write this book so I could share my understanding with you. I hope you find it enlightening.

-- Jonn Mooney