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Tonight I want to draw your attention back to the ninth chapter of Daniel where we left off three months ago. And we got through the first 19 verses before we went away and we're going to pick it right up there for our Bible study tonight. What a great week it's been for me in the adventure of this tremendous tremendous chapter. In fact, this afternoon, I spent a couple of hours just reading through another paper dealing with the intricacies of the prophecy of this particular text, just to fill my mind with even more of the wonderful things that the Spirit of God has given us here.
As we come to chapter 9 verses 20 through 27, we come to the most marvelous, exact, amazing prophecy in all of the Bible. It is in the mind of some writers the single greatest defense of the divine authorship of Scripture. In fact, Sir Isaac Newton once said, quote: "We could stake the truth of Christianity on this prophecy alone, made five centuries before Christ," end quote. We could stake the truth of Christianity- on this prophecy alone." A powerful statement, monumental prophecy and you'll see as it begins to unfold. Frankly, I want to tell you at the beginning, we're not going to get through the whole thing tonight; it's just too rich, there's too much in it. We're going to take our time so that you can understand the fullness of all the Spirit of God is saying.
Now let me remind you of the scene a little bit as we approach the ninth chapter of Daniel because it's been a few months since we talked about this and you may need some refreshing. You remember, that after the reign of Solomon, the kingdom of Israel was divided into two parts: the northern kingdom known as
There were a series of three deportations. Nebuchadnezzar came, first of all, in about 605, or 606, and he carried away the young men of the nobles and the princes, among them a young man named Daniel and his three friends--Mishael, Hananiah and Azariah who became known as Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in Babylonian terms. So, the nation of Judah, the people of God, had been captive in the land of
Now Daniel, who was taken captive, because of the amazing commitment to God that he had and because of the marvelous quality of his character, had risen to become the prime minister of
The Babylonian Empire has, however, been defeated. And for one year the Medes and the Persians have been in power and the king by the name of Darius whom I believe is the same as Cyrus--Darius being a title rather than a name--is in power. And so we find then, at this particular time, that the people of God had been in captivity for nearly 70 years. They- have endured the Babylonian Empire and the fall of the Babylonian Empire and they are now living under the power of the Medo-Persians.
Interestingly enough, Daniel again, because of the prowess of his nature, because of the character of his life, because of the impact he had made on society, maintained his position in the Empire even though the structure of the Empire changed. So, Daniel is still prime minister in a foreign land.
Some scholars believe it's about 537 B.C., or so. And Israel has been captive, or Judah has been captive, nearly 70 years by now. In fact, some believe from the first deportation, it's in the sixty-ninth year.
And since Daniel was in the first deportation, he's very concerned that the 70 years is fast coming to an end, for Daniel had been exposed to the writings of Jeremiah.
Look back at verse 2 of chapter 9. "In the first year of the reign of Cyrus, or Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, I Daniel understood by books the number of the years. He was reading in the Old Testament canon, "...Concerning which the Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah." Now Jeremiah had mentioned several times that the captivity would be a captivity of 70 years. And so Daniel knew that if God began to count with the first deportation, that 70 years was nearly up. Now he didn't know whether God started with the first deportation or the second deportation or the third deportation, which was in 586, so he really didn't know specifically when it began and therefore didn't know specifically when it ended, but he knew that it was imminent. Now Daniel is too old to go back to the land, but he has in his heart the people of God. I'm sure he knew that he wouldn't go back, but his heart longed to see the people go back. For 70 years their nation had been a rubble. For 70 years they had been dispossessed. And worst of all, they- had been under Gentile domination.
And so Daniel in chapter 9 begins to pray. And he is asking God to bring the captivity to an end. He wants the people to be brought back to the land. Now, in answer to his prayer, God gives him a monumental prophecy and that is what occurs from verses 20 to 27. His prayer is from verse 3 to 19.
Now keep in mind that this is not the first great prophecy given to Daniel. Daniel was the recipient of other amazing statements from God. You will recall the first two great prophecies that Daniel received were in chapter 2 and in chapter 7. And both of them dealt with the Gentile world empires. Chapter 2 gave to Daniel a broad outline of Gentile world history: the four great empires to be succeeded by a fifth and last great empire which was the Kingdom of the Most High God and His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Then in chapter 7, God gave him that same vision in another format and He added to it the whole element of the antichrist and how he would rule over the final form of the final phase of Gentile world power.
So Daniel's visions to this point have been related primarily to the Gentile world powers. But from chapter 7 verse 28 on, the focus turns away from the Gentiles and it turns toward the Jews-- Israel, God's people. And chapter 9 gives us this great prophecy of the people of God.
If you look at verse 24, it will give you a hint. "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy holy city." And that is an affirmation of the basic content of this prophecy that it relates to Israel, or to
Now, as this unfolds to us, from verses 20 to 27, I want you to see three features--three features and three main characters. Number one, the circumstances of Daniel; number two, the coming of Gabriel; and number three, the communication of God. Three features, three main characters--the circumstances of Daniel, the coming of Gabriel, and the communication of God.
Let's look, first of all, at the circumstances of Daniel in verse 20. And by the way, we find him in very familiar circumstances. And while I was speaking and...what?...praying." If ever there is a man in the Bible who is associated with praying, it is Daniel, is it not? In fact, he was so committed to prayer that it got him in a lion's den. Daniel was a man of prayer. Daniel was praying.
If you go back to verse 3 of chapter 9, you'll find the beginning of his prayer. And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by- prayer and supplication with fasting and sack cloth and ashes and I prayed unto the Lord my God." I mean, this is a man who is serious about his prayer. This is not whimsical. This is not a passing fancy. This is a man who settles into prayer with great commitment. Daniel was a man of prayer. In fact, it was in chapter 6, you'll remember, that his great commitment to prayer was the trap that they used to get him thrown to the lions. But he never wavered. If you go back to chapter 6 verses l0 and 11, you'll find that it didn't matter what the decree of the king was, Daniel was going to pray no matter what and God sustained him because of his faithfulness. He faced Jerusalem as was his custom and he prayed three times every day because that's the way he had been trained and that was what he was committed to doing. And so we find him in a common circumstance.
Now look again at verse 20 and you'll find four verbs there that are important. "And while I was speaking and praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God..." Four verbs: speaking, praying, making confession, and laying up supplication. Just four ways of speaking about his prayer, four elements, four ingredients, four facets. And I think in a way they are there to sort of sum up verses 3 through l9. All of those four verbs, by the way, are repeated somewhere in the prayer in verses 3 to l9. And so, this is the Holy Spirit's way of saying - Now while Daniel was praying that prayer - and the Holy Spirit just picks out four verbs selected from within the prayer to sort of sum it up. While Daniel was in the midst of that prayer. In other words, the idea is before the prayer had ever ended, while it was still going on, God began to move.
Now we could say a lot about Daniel but I guess maybe. the greatest thing about Daniel is at the end of verse 20, in terms of the focus of his prayer. There are a lot of things you could focus on in prayer, Daniel had the right focus. Most people have the wrong one. Believe it or not, most people, most of us included, most of the time pray to consume it upon our own lusts.
That's just basically the way we pray. "Lord give me this." "Lord, protect me from that." "Lord, make sure I get my needs." "Lord, me, me, me, me." But that was never Daniel's focus. He was speaking and praying and confessing his sin and the sins of his people
And I guess as I was thinking through this, I couldn't help but think Daniel got such an incredible answer, I wonder if my prayer life could be so altered that God could be so gracious to do in my life just a portion of the marvelous things He did in Daniel's. And as a result of that, I went back over the chapter again and started to relearn because I had forgotten some of them already, relearn the characteristics of Daniel's prayer that released such a word from God. I couldn't help but think what is it in Daniel's prayer that caused such a response. In fact, in verse 2l it says, "Yea, while I was speaking in prayer the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning being caused to fly swiftly, touched me." Now get this. I mean, the guy didn't even say "Amen" before the angel had arrived with the answer. Now that's the way to pray. And when the answer came, it was a more marvelous answer than anyone could have ever imagined.
How can one so pray to receive such a divine response? How can one so pray to be so blessed? So, I went back over the chapter and I do it just briefly for you. What was right about Daniel's praying? What made it so answerable? What made it so that God touched Him? Because it seems sometimes that we pray and we don't have the sense of the touch of God. What was it? Be reminded, will you? First of all, he prayed in response to the Word of God. He prayed in response to the Word of God. His prayer was born out of experience in the Word. That's verse 2. "I understood by- books the number of the years, I was reading Jeremiah and I set my face to the Lord." In other words, the parameters of his prayers were established by- the Word of God. He prayed within the bounds of the revelation of God. He probably read Jeremiah 25:11, Jeremiah 25:l2, Jeremiah 29:l0 cause all of those verses talk about the 70 years. And he said, "I know what God's purpose is. God's purpose is 70 years. And consistent with God's revelation, I can now pray for God to send my people back because it's consistent with the time frame He's established in His own Word."
So, the first thing you learn about prayer is that prayer is to be lined up with the revelation of God. You cannot pray rightly unless you understand the eternal purposes of God, you see. Second thing, and I have to add that just because it's so obvious, he prayed not only in response to God's Word but in accord with God's will. He said, "Lord, You've already said You're going to do it, so do it." In fact, the only request in the whole prayer and all of the stuff from verses 3 through verse l8 is just preparation, and he finally comes down to verse l9 and here is the request, "O Lord, hear. O Lord, forgive. O Lord, hearken, and do." That's the request, one word, do it. You said You're going to do it, it's in Your Word that You're going to do it, it's Your will to do it, do it, according to God's will. If you ask anything in My name and in accord with My will, I'll do it. So Daniel says You said You'd do it, do it. That's the way to pray.
He prayed also, thirdly, with fervency. Verse 3, "I set my face..."
That's a Hebraism for a resolute spirit. "I set my face unto the Lord God." And he got serious. He fasted. In fact, some commentators think that Gabriel started the fly when he began to fast, before he'd even started to pray. Because God sure didn't wait to hear his request before He knew what he was going to ask. He was resolute, fervent.
He prayed with self-denial, verse 4, "I made my confession." I mean, the man began with the fact that he was not worthy, right? Whenever you go into the presence of God you have to go in on that premise, that you are not worth-v. And he prayed for others. That was really the heart of his prayer. You notice in verse 5, we; verse 6, we, our, our, our; verse 7, us, unto all Israel; verse 8, us, our, our, we; verse 10, we, us; verse 11, all Israel, us, we, us, us. There was nothing selfish about his prayer. He prayed for
So, he prayed- in response to God's Word, in accord with God's will, with fervency, self-denial, prayed for others, prayed with confession, didn't he? That's number six. Verse 5, he says we've sinned, we've committed iniquity, we've done wickedly, we've rebelled, we've departed from Your precepts, from Your ordinances, we never listen to Your prophets. See, he's dealing with his own heart, the heart of his people.
He prayed, seventh, dependent on God. Utterly dependent on God. He said "You're a great," in verse 4, "awesome God, You keep Your covenant, You show mercy to those that love you and to those that keep Your commandments.. In other words, he prayed his prayer dependent on the absolute unchanging promise of an unchanging God.
And finally, I would say that he focused on God's glory. The whole point of his prayer was on the glory of God. That was the whole thing. "Do it for Your sake." Verse l9, "O Lord, hear, O Lord forgive, O Lord hearken and do, and defer not," and here it comes, "for Thine own sake, O my God, for Thy city and Thy people are called by Thy name." This is Your people and Your city and Your name is at stake. And he was praying. And he was praying the right way.
There's another little note about his praying, too, in verse 2l, look at it. It says at the end of the verse that the angel Gabriel came, and I like this, "He touched me about the time of the evening oblation." Now that's a very special thing, the time of the evening oblation. Daniel had brought his prayer to God at a very, very special time. This was the time of the evening sacrifice and it was also a time for prayer, 3 P.M. was the time. Ezra 9 indicates that this time was also a time for prayer, in verse 5.
But this was traditionally a very special time--in the evening, Daniel when he was living in
But let me just give you a little thought here. Isn't it interesting that 69 years later, he is still faithful to the evening oblation though there hasn't been one for 69 years and though there's no temple for him to look to? Now there's a man who doesn't forget, and that was the key to his spiritual success. A lot of people departed from Israel, got in a pagan land and forgot the whole deal. Not Daniel...remembering again anchors the soul. And so he remembered. He could remember even though there hadn't been a sacrifice since 586 B.C. And there he was and what a fitting time to confess his sins. He was confessing them. And I just believe that every day at 3 o'clock may have been, because of the tradition in which he was raised, his time to confess his sins even though there was no sacrifice offered. And so, Daniel came to God in prayer but he came with a sense of the need for a cleansing. So he was praying, the circumstances of Daniel.
Second, the coming of Gabriel, verse 2l. And this is really a wonderful text. Look and see what happens. "Yea, while I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me." Now what an amazing thing. Daniel is still praying and the angel arrives before he's even done. Now that will give you a little idea how fast angels fly. Heaven is not very far away when you have a supernatural body.
Notice it says "Gabriel the man," or "the man Gabriel." Now that is not to deny that he is an angel. It is only to identify- him with the previous appearance in chapter 8 verse l6 because in chapter 8 verse l6, you remember, when Daniel was by the banks of the river Ulai he heard a man's voice and the man's voice called and said "Gabriel, make this man to understand the visions. So when he came near where I stood and when he came, I was afraid and fell upon my face. And he said unto me, Understand, O son of man," and so forth and so on. In the eighth chapter, Daniel confronted Gabriel the angel in a human form. And the reason he is called here the man Gabriel is probably best understood as a way of identifying him with the same visible form. You see, if he had come only as a spirit being, Daniel would not have known that it was Gabriel because Daniel wouldn't have known what Gabriel looked like. But it was Gabriel.
And I believe that God wanted Daniel to know it was Gabriel. Why? Because I believe Gabriel is a number-one, class A messenger angel. And Daniel was to know that this was a high priority delivery and that he was getting Gabriel.
So, the reference to the man Gabriel is not a denial that he's an angel but it serves to link him with the vision of chapter 8 verses l5 and l6 where he appeared in the form of a man. And Daniel makes that comment when he says, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning."
By the way, you might also note, too, that the word for man here, the word ishis sometimes used of a servant and it could be in that sense, too, that he's called the man insofar as he acts as a servant of God. And by the way, the word Gabriel, have you ever thought about that word? The last two letters of that word signify the name of whom? Of God. And literally elmeans the "strong one." God, the strong one. And the first part of Gabriel comes from the Hebrew word, basically the word is gabar. And gabarmeans "the strong one." So it is man--the strong one; God--the strong one. Or, it is "the strong man of God." The strong one of the strong God. That's his name. And he was the key heavenly messenger.
Who was it that announced to Zacharias the birth of John the Baptist? Gabriel. And he was the greatest man who ever lived up until his time. Jesus said that in Matthew 11:11. Important announcement. Who was it who announced to Mary the birth of Jesus Christ in Luke l:26? Gabriel. Now this is a repeated function of holy angels in the Scripture. Angels were involved in the revelation of the law to Moses. You can find that in the seventh chapter of Acts in the sermon of Stephen. He says the angels delivered the law to Moses. Zechariah says there was an angel that talked to me and interpreted the visions from God.
Much of the book of Daniel, much of the book of Revelation came through the mediation of angels. Angels were used as God's messengers. Now, back to verse 2l. This angel was caused to fly swiftly, so fast he got there before Daniel finished praying. And by the way, just keep this in mind, angels literally are not omnipresent so they have to go from somewhere to somewhere else, right? So it is a question of speed. That's right, it's an issue of speed. In fact, we find also in Daniel, don't we, that God had dispatched one angel to deliver a word to Daniel and the angel got held up in space by some demons and the Lord had to send Michael to loose him so he could finish the journey. So angels go from somewhere to somewhere else. And this one went fast. By the way, the only other angel named in the Bible is Michael, the only other good angel is Michael and he's super angel, champion angel, the leader of the heavenly forces. The one other angel who's mentioned is Lucifer.
But notice at the end of verse 2l, it says that "...he touched me." He was so intent in prayer and I think it indicates something of the posture of prayer. Daniel was so intensely involved in prayer, no doubt his eyes were closed, his head was bowed and the angel had to touch him to wake him up, to make him alert to his presence. Then verse 22, "And he informed me and talked with me and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding." And Gabriel speaks to him about his mission.
Now Daniel's prayer was not for understanding. And Daniel's prayer was not for skill. And really, those two words mean very much the same, it's very hard to distinguish the two. But Daniel wasn't asking for something for himself. Daniel wasn't asking for insight into the future. Daniel was not some kind of a lurid prophecy- buff. "O Lord, just show me what it's going to be," see. I mean, what concerned Daniel was the purpose and the plan of God, not the fascination of the future. But, the angel said, "I want to inform you. I've come, O Daniel, to give you skill and understanding." The Lord wanted to assure Daniel of His unwavering purpose to fulfill all of His promises and He wanted to assure Daniel fully so there would be no question in his mind.
Verse 23, "At the beginning of thy supplication, when you first started this process of prayer," and that's why some commentators believe it was when he began to fast because that was the real beginning of the prayer, even before he had uttered the prayer. But at the beginning, whenever it was, early in the day, "The commandment came forth." Where do you think it came from? It came from God. All of the angels' commandments come from God. "And I am come to show thee." Now get this. "For thou art greatly beloved." Isn't that tremendous? Tremendous thought. Just when you began to pray, the commandment came: send him an answer and take it firsthand and I want Gabriel to deliver it in person.
Now how in the world do you ever tap that kind of a divine resource? I think it has to do with the character of your prayer and the quality-of your life. The word went out. And by the way, the word is in verses 24 to 27, as we shall see. Gabriel was the divine agent. Why? Why did God answer his prayer? Not only because he prayed- as he should pray, but because he was what he should be. See it in verse 23? "For thou art greatly beloved." Oh, what a thought that is. What a thought that is.
I think a good parallel, I just really thought of this just this moment, is in the book of Jude. There's a wonderful little verse in Jude verse 20, you don't need to turn to it, just listen to it. It says this: "But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying' in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God." And what do you mean--keep yourselves in the love of God? Boy, initially that's a scary statement, isn't it? What do I have to do to stay in the love of God? What is he saying? Is he saying that I can step outside the love of God? Well, not in the ultimate sense, but I think the way to perceive that is this.
There is, if you will, you draw a circle on the ground somewhere just for the mental imagery, and a great big wide circle and assume that within that circle- and by the way, that circle has an "O" around it and that stands for a great word in the New Testament...what is it? Obedience. So I call it the circle of obedience but you draw this great big circle and as long as you stand in it, that's where it rains the love of God. That's where the love of God is releasing blessing in the fullness. Now as long as you stay within that circle, you are keeping yourself in the love of God.
God's blessing is always going to be poured out on the obedient. As soon as you step out of that circle and You begin to be disobedient, it isn't that God has stopped pouring out the blessing, it's just that you stepped outside of the parameters in which it's happening. It isn't that God says, "O Daniel, I love you more than anybody else." What He's really saying is, Daniel, you are in a greater position than most to receive the blessing that I want to give all, but because of the character of their lives, I'm unable to do it." In other words, there's a certain kind of life that puts you dead center in the circle of the raining of God's eternal blessing. And that's right where Daniel was. I don't know about you but that's where I want to be. You want to be there?
I think about this and then I think about John. He says, .For thou art greatly beloved." And John, whenever he writes about himself, he says, "...and there was Peter, and there was Andrew and there was James and then there was the disciple whom...what?...Jesus loved." I mean why call yourself John when you can call yourself that? Right?
And so, Daniel--not only because his prayer life was so right but because his character was so right--was greatly beloved by God. You know what that says to me also? That says to me that God has the capacity- to respond to my obedience, that God actually does pour out blessing when I am obedient to Him. I want to be greatly beloved because I want to experience what that means for His glory.
So, He says, at the end of verse 23, "Therefore...therefore what?...because you're so greatly beloved, I want you to understand the matter and consider the vision." You kind of have to get your thinking cap on and listen carefully and get it good. A better way to understand the word "vision" would be to translate it "appearance" because it isn't really a vision. This is the real angel Gabriel there in some kind of physical form. It's a real appearance of Gabriel rather than a vision. And so, God sends His angel and we see the circumstances of Daniel and the coming of Gabriel.
That leads us, thirdly, to the communication of God...the communication of God, verse 24 to 27. Just listen to this: "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city to finish the transgression and to make an end of sins and to make reconciliation for iniquity and to bring in everlasting righteousness and to seal up the vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy. Know therefore and understand that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and build
Now do you know why the angel told him to listen carefully? You've read that many times and you probably don't understand everything that I just read. That is a very complex statement, highly complex, and yet startlingly accurate. Let me see if I can give you a little summary so you get a feel for it.
First of all, the entire prophecy has to do with Daniel's people and Daniel's city, that is the nation of
Secondly, there are two different princes mentioned. There is Messiah the Prince in verse 25 and there is the prince that shall come in verse 26. One is Christ and one is antichrist.
Thirdly, the entire time period involved is exactly specified as 70 weeks, verse 24. And 70 weeks are divided into three sections: first section is seven weeks, the next one is 62 weeks and the last one is one week. So you have three segments. The whole time period begins, according to verse 25, at the going forth of the commandment to restore and rebuild
Now, that's just a general view. And we'll see it as we go through this text. Look at verse 24. And we're not going to get finished, in fact, we may not get as far as I thought tonight, but we'll jump in at verse 24 for a moment. "Seventy- weeks are determined upon they people." Now I want you to notice the word "determined." This is a divine indication. This tells us that God has a plan, that God charts the course of history, that God has predetermined what's going on. It's the assumption of a comprehensive plan of God. In fact, the Hebrew word for determined is a most fascinating word. It literally means "to cut off something." And the idea is that in all of human history, in all of the flow of human history, God has cut off a segment of time and pulled it out for His own purposes with His own people. He has taken a period called "seventy weeks" and cut it off from the rest of history. And it is a period geared to the accomplishment of the deliverance of Israel.
Notice again in verse 24 that it is "thy people and thy holy city." Daniel had prayed in his prayer for the people, he had prayed for the city and the answer came related to both.
Now, what is the purpose of this prophecy? There are six purposes given in verse 24, they are just astounding. First of all, the seventy weeks are cut out of history for God to work with your people and your city for these six objectives. Three are negative--watch it--and three are positive.
Number one--to finish the transgression. Literally it means to restore restrain firmly the transgression. In the world in which we live today, sin has the freedom to express itself. But there's coming a day when that will not be the case. There's coming a day when every time sin rears its head it will be crushed with a rod of iron. It will be firmly restrained and the freedom of sin to express itself will be over. All apostasy will be over. All evil will come under divine control. And this seems to be a word--that is the word "transgression" which has reference to a general perspective on sin.
Now look at the second purpose. Not only to finish or to restrain firmly the transgression, but to make an end of sins-- plural. Not only is sin in total to be dealt with, or in general, but sins in specific are to be dealt with as well. Now there's a lot of debate about what the verb means--to make an end. Some think it means "to end." Some think it means "to seal up." And every time the root word of "to seal up" is used, it speaks about divine judgment in the Bible. It always assumes the idea of judgment. But the idea is that not only will God deal with sin as a totality, but God will deal with specific sins as well. In other words, there's a seventy-week period of history, the end of which God will wipe out sin. Now that's a great finality in that thought.
Finally, the third negative statement. To finish the transgression, to make an end of sins and to make reconciliation for iniquity--to make reconciliation for iniquity. The verb is kaphar, it simply means "to cover iniquity, to cover sin." And literally in the Hebrew it is "to atone for, or to expiate." It is the normal Hebrew word for atonement. Now did you get it? Now watch. There's coming a time when God is going to deal with sin in general. He's going to deal with sins in specific.
And He's going to deal with it by bringing about an atonement for those sins. Summing up these three: they all refer to getting rid of sin. And that was a welcome word for Daniel because it was sin that had brought
And I really believe that what Daniel sees but doesn't see, what the Spirit of God speaks of here, has to be the coming of Jesus Christ and His work on the cross. It was on the cross that sin in general was dealt with, right? Even though the full application of that awaits His Second Coming. It was on the cross that sins in specific were dealt with as He bore them in His own body. It was on the cross that atonement was made. And so I see in those first three purposes of the seventy weeks a picture of the cross and its marvelous and amazing provision for sin.
Satan's head was bruised...where?...at the cross, even though the final sentence hasn't happened. All of our sin was paid for, right?
All of our sins were dealt with. We not only had the general problem of a sin nature taken care of, but we had received from the cross the forgiveness of every specific sin as well. So, sin has been dealt with there.
Then there are three positive purposes for the 70 weeks. Number one, to bring in everlasting righteousness. What a great exchange. You do away with sin and you bring in everlasting righteousness. Literally, it is in the plural. It is the righteousness of the ages, the righteousness of the eons, the permanent righteousness of eternity.
Righteousness takes permanent control. Now mark this. The Jews never saw in the Old Testament the distinction between the first and second coming of Christ and the gap in between. So that you can have a prophecy in the Old Testament that comes to the cross and is followed immediately by an understanding of the kingdom because the gap, or the church age, is a mystery. So, the first three are how God is going to deal with sin and the next three, how He is going to establish eternal righteousness.
The fifth one, it says He will seal up the vision and prophecy. In other words, there will come an end to revelation. There will come an end to prophecies. There will come an end to visions. Why? Because in His great glorious and eternal Kingdom, when it's finally established, we shall know as we are known, revelation will cease, all knowledge will be ours. Some believe that's speaking of the completing of the New Testament. That it's saying the New Testament canon will be finished? But I don't take that view for the reason that it says that there will be an end to prophecy and prophecies and visions will occur in the initiation of the Kingdom, according to Joel 2. So there has to be room for that in the future. So I see this as the final consummation.
And you can't get too picky about fitting it all in a little chronological thing. What the prophet is saying is there's coming a time when the Messiah will come and the Messiah will end sin and the Messiah will bring in the Kingdom of everlasting righteousness and there will be no need for us to be receiving little special revelations because everything will be disclosed to us...everything. And I think he sees, especially in a Jewish context, the glorification of the Jewish saints in the Kingdom.
Finally, and this is a good word at the end of verse 24--and we'll stop with this--to anoint, now mark this, the Holy, or better, a Holy of Holies, or a Most Holy. Now what is this? The best translation, beloved, is "a Holy of Holies." And what it is saying is simple. The phrase "Holy of Holies" refers either to the Holy of Holies in the tabernacle or the Holy of Holies in the temple. And I believe that what it's saying is that in the end with everlasting righteousness and with full knowledge, and we shall know as we are known, there will also be the establishing of a Kingdom temple. And all you have to do is read Ezekiel 40 to 48 to find that confirmation. This is the restored temple of the millennial Kingdom.
So, you get the picture, right? Summing it up. You have a prophecy here. And if this doesn't wet your appetite for next week, I don't know how to do it. You have a prophecy here that stretches from Daniel's day to the time when the Messiah comes when He does away with sin and sins and He atones and He establishes a Kingdom of everlasting righteousness and He ends visions and prophecies. A marvelous thought. And He builds a magnificent incomparable millennial temple.
This prophecy stretches from Daniel's day to the end. And the amazing thing is that the prophet tells us exactly how long it's going to be--70 weeks, 70 weeks. The first three negative parts of this perspective seem to point to the cross. The second three positive points go beyond the cross to the Kingdom?? And that lets us know that there's a gap in there. We know it will be 70 weeks from Daniel's time till the end.
But we also know that those 70 weeks are divided into three sections. First, there's a seven-week period; then there's a 62-week period; and then there's a final seven-week period. And we're going to find out next time that there's a gap in there that accounts for the distinction between the coming of Christ the first time and the second time. Now if you want to know specifically what the 70 weeks are, you come next Sunday and I'll tell you.
Let me just reiterate as we part, tonight. What has the Spirit of God said to you tonight? I think the sum of what I sense in my own heart is this. Daniel received the very best things that God could ever give. And you know what the very best thing is that God can ever give?
A sense of His own presence. What do I mean by that? I mean, it isn't things. The greatest thing that you could ever receive from God is His Word brought into your presence under the dispatch of His own angels.
What a thought...what a thought. The New Testament affirms that His angels are still ministers, that God can bring into our lives great realities from His very throne. Now I don't want to be mystical about it, I just want to be in the place where I can know what it is to be greatly beloved so that I can experience all that goodness that God desires to give. I'm not looking for visions or revelation, but only to sense that God has brought to my heart the truth of His already revealed Word in a very special way.
Maybe you don't understand what I'm saying. I can put it another way. The thing that I fear the most is dryness in my spiritual life. And I covet that I should so live that every time I open the Word of God it's as if God touched me with His own hand, it's so alive to me. And so, in the words of Jude, I would say: Keep yourself in the love of God." Know what it is to be greatly beloved by God because you stand in the circle of obedience. And that's a matter really of your own character, the virtue of your life. And then when you fall on your knees to pray, you'll receive from God's hand things far greater than you ever dreamed.
Well, it's very frustrating not to be able to finish this because I'm so excited about it. I'm going to leak this sermon out of me all week long. I can feel it coming.
Father, thank You for our fellowship tonight. We're so grateful for just the thrill of Your Word. Wonderful to be together tonight to enjoy- this great text and just to begin to scratch its surface. We sense that You're so very real, that You hear our prayers, and You move Your angels in response. How wonderful...how wonderful to know You're really involved, You really do respond as we see in the case of Daniel. O God, that we should be so greatly beloved, that we should receive such a Word from You, that there should be such a freshness when we on- en its pages, that we should know the outpouring of Your blessing.
Father, we pray tonight for every person who is here. We ask Your special attention to every need. There are many of these dear folks who have burdens. Help them to pray right. Help them to get their character lined up with Your principles and to pray in the way You taught us to pray so that they- can know the fullness of Your answers.
Father, for those who may be with us gathered tonight who've never given their life to Christ, we pray this might be the night they. Do that. Open their hearts.
Lord we just thank You for this good fellowship. We thank You for the testimony of every life here that knows You and loves You. May this be a week of special blessing for the sake of Your name above all things, we pray, amen.
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Caitlyn Jenner has come under fire for an insensitive, ill-timed joke she made about the shooting last week which left Rep. Steve Scalise critically injured.
The Republican House Majority Whip was among those practicing for a charity baseball game against the congressional Democrats when James Hodgkinson began shooting the Republican congressman.
After being shot in the hip, Scalise required multiple operations and is still being treated in hospital in Washington, D.C. Several others, including police officers David Bailey and Crystal Griner, were also injured while lobbyist Matt Mika is still in hospital after being critically hurt in the attack.
Speaking at the College Republicans' National Convention gala last week, Republican Jenner was asked about the attack, and a Facebook Live video posted by the College Republican Federation of Virginia showed her response.
"Nobody deserves what happened out there," Jenner said. "There's no justification for it. There's crazy people in the world — we know that... We have to minimize that kind of stuff. But, as far as the people who were injured, it's an absolute shame."
She then continued: "Fortunately, the guy was a really bad shot. Liberals can't even shoot straight."
The crowd roared with laughter following Jenner's remark, which has attracted criticism for being insensitive in the wake of the potentially devastating shooting. Among those slamming Jenner was Will & Grace actress Debra Messing, who tweeted: "OMG (Oh my God). This is Disgusting. Absolutely shameful. @Caitlyn_Jenner."
Another Twitter user wrote: "I support her in her transition but her politics is another matter. So wrong!"
Jenner has yet to respond to the backlash her remarks have received on social media. She did her best to move on from the controversy as she spent Father's Day with daughters Kendall and Kylie Jenner at the Rodeo Drive Concours D'Elegance car show in Beverly Hills on Sunday.
The sisters both shared pictures of the occasion on their social media accounts, despite the fact that Jenner's recently-released autobiography The Secrets of My Life has caused a rift with their mother Kris and other members of the Kardashian/Jenner family.


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Dan Senor, who was spokesman for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq during the early years of the war there, says in a conversation with Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep that the Obama administration has made a mistake by saying that a military strike remains an option but then having Defense Secretary Leon Panetta talk in public about the problems associated with taking such action.
"If you want to talk to our allies" about the difficulties involved, Senor says, "do it behind closed doors. By broadcasting it in public the way the administration has done, it has sent one message to Tehran — which is that we are absolutely not serious, that the credibility of the threat is not there — and it has sent the exact same message to our allies."
Senor's comments on just what the Romney campaign thinks the Obama administration has done wrong concerning the "military option" are a bit more specific than those laid out last week by GOP vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan during his debate with Vice President Biden.
During that faceoff, Biden said that Panetta "has made it absolutely clear. He didn't walk anything back. We will not allow the Iranians to get a nuclear weapon." And as for the military option itself, Biden said "we feel quite confident we could deal a serious blow to the Iranians."
Last December at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Panetta said "the president has made it very clear that we have not taken any options off the table." He added, though, that a strike "would only, I think, ultimately not destroy their ability to produce an atomic weapon, but simply delay it" and might end up consuming the Middle East "in a confrontation and a conflict that we would regret."
Senor's comments could be, of course, a preview of what Romney himself will have to say Tuesday evening during the next presidential debate if the subject of Iran and the military option comes up.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she takes responsibility for security in Libya this past September 11. That's when attackers struck the U.S. consulate in Benghazi and killed four Americans. In TV interviews last night, she said decisions about security are made by professionals who work for her.
Security before that attack has become a matter of partisan debate, as we've reported. It may well come up in the final two presidential debates between Mitt Romney and President Obama. In the vice presidential debate, Republican Paul Ryan described the attack as a symptom.
INSKEEP: To hear more of that broader argument, we contacted a senior adviser to Mitt Romney yesterday. Dan Senor is a former national security official in President George W. Bush's administration. Does a terrorist attack on 9-11 mean that the administration in power's policy is failing?
DAN SENOR: Well, I think if it were an isolated incident, it would be tragic. It's not an isolated incident. You see Iran getting closer to a nuclear weapon. In Syria you have some 30,000 people slaughtered by Bashar Assad. In various capitals around the Middle East over the last few weeks, we've seen extremist groups storming the streets, in some cases storming our embassies. And then when you think about what happened in Benghazi in that context, it's a worrisome trend.
INSKEEP: But I want to ask about that a little bit more. Because while there is certainly a trail of intelligence failures to track down in that incident, isn't that an attack that would be plotted, would be attempted regardless of who was president of the United States?
SENOR: Look, there are a number of issues of here. I mean one, obviously, is the lead-up to the attack. Was there intelligence that indicated that there could be some sort of terrorist activity in Libya? Were there repeated security requests to provide more security measures and resources, which we learned from the testimony of senior State Department officials that there were requests and those requests were denied. Those are real questions...
INSKEEP: Although let's be clear - although let's be clear. Some of those might not have affected security. There was a request for a DC-3 airplane, for example. It's hard to see how that would have affected security one way or another.
SENOR: There was also a request for personnel. Steve, these are legitimate questions that people are asking and we need to learn more about.
INSKEEP: Would an attack like that not happen if Mitt Romney were president?
SENOR: Oh, look - some folks have tried to assert that. We're simply saying there were security requests for additional security resources. They appear to have been denied. There were a series of misleading statements after the incident claiming that the attack was in response to a YouTube video, a spontaneous mob that turned into a terrorist attack. Those we now know aren't true. And yet the administration stuck to those explanations. Those other failures around the region we certainly believe could be addressed by a Romney administration. We would have a different approach to Iran. We would have tightened sanctions sooner than the Obama administration did. A Romney administration would not send such mixed signals related to the credibility of the military threat. So there are certain things across the region that a President Romney would have done differently and would do differently.
INSKEEP: Well, let's talk about some of those other things in the region. First with Iran. When Governor Romney gave a foreign policy speech a number of days ago, he talked about sanctions on Iran. He also talked about action against Iran. But a lot of analysts reading that speech were hard-pressed to find something he would actually do differently than President Obama is doing right now.
SENOR: Yeah. So this is extremely important. We believe one of the reasons the Iranian regime is moving so quickly towards a nuclear weapons and why the Iranian regime has become more brazen in its support of terrorism is because we have lost credibility in dealing with them. We have sent so many mixed signals. For the first two years of the administration, Congress was pushing for tough economic sanctions, particularly on Iran's central bank, and the Obama administration fought it tooth and nail. It was only because of strong bipartisan support in Congress that the sanctions got passed.
INSKEEP: But I'm looking at the news right now and Iran's currency is collapsing and even this week Europeans have approved another round of sanctions against Iran. It seems like the sanctions part is pretty strong at the moment.
SENOR: The sanctions are strong to the extent that they've weakened the Iranian economy, but the ultimate result is Iran slowing down its pursuit of a nuclear weapon. So even though its economy is in rough shape, it's not having an effect on the nuclear program.
INSKEEP: Does Governor Romney believe that if it comes to it, if it comes to that moment, and he's president of the United States, that a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities can succeed and do more good than harm?
SENOR: You know, his view is we need a peaceful resolution to this crisis and Iran needs to stop enriching uranium, period, and stop its pursuit of a nuclear weapon. Because if they are successful, it will obviously create a real threat to our allies and potentially us. Two, it will make it possible for Iran to support its terrorist proxies with impunity. Three, it will spark a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. If there is a nuclear armed Iran, that is an enormous threat to the United States, the West...
INSKEEP: I don't think...
SENOR: The Obama administration agrees with us on that.
INSKEEP: Yeah, I don't think that's being debated. My question is just whether Governor Romney believes that a military strike can work and do more good than harm.
SENOR: His view is that the military option should be the absolute last option, and there is absolutely no way we can live with a nuclear-armed Iran.
INSKEEP: What do you see as the pros and cons of a military strike, if it came to that, as a final option?
SENOR: You know, it's very difficult, Steve, to have a discussion now about a military option that doesn't exist. It's something that's so far down the road, it's purely a speculative discussion.
INSKEEP: How do you make it a credible threat if you're not willing to say outright that it can work?
SENOR: Well, you make it a credible threat by repeatedly saying that the military option remains on the table, that it is real, and when you say it you don't have senior officials from your administration say it's not that real. So I'll give you very specific examples. The president says the military option is on the table but then Defense Secretary Panetta at a security conference, which was widely covered, he walked through all the problems with a military action, that there would be backlash in the region, that it may not be successful, you may not actually be able to wipe up the program, you just might delay it, that there will be economic repercussions.
INSKEEP: Was he wrong about those things?
SENOR: Secretary Panetta has said that on many occasions. Our only view is, one obviously has to consider these very things he's talking about. And if you want to talk to our allies about it, you absolutely should, but do it behind closed doors. By broadcasting it in public the way the administration has done, it has sent one message to Tehran, which is that we are absolutely not serious, that the credibility of the threat is not there, and it has sent the exact same message to our allies in Israel and in the Gulf Arab countries that are worried about a nuclear Iran.
INSKEEP: Is Panetta wrong about those concerns that he raised?
SENOR: I mean I would let him explain, you know, the reasoning behind each one of those. I'm simply saying if he does evidence and analysis, which he very well might, he should talk about those things with our allies behind closed doors, not do it in public. When you do it in public, you send the wrong message to Iran and to our allies.
INSKEEP: Dan Senor is a senior adviser to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Thanks very much.
SENOR: Great to be with you.
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|11th April 2008, 04:41 AM
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Can't Windsurf... But want to!
I have tried and tried but can't figure out how to windsurf. But I absolutely want to learn how. Do you guys have any suggestions for me? I have oldish gear. That is, a long board and heavy, one-piece mast. But I think the sail is fairly modern. There is still ice on the lakes here in ND, so it will be a while yet before I can work on learning some more. Also, I can't get much more info about the equipment because it is at the lake. Thanks for everything.
|11th April 2008, 11:35 AM
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Hi ACF1,
Have you looked at the simulator drills video?
Since you are in NorthDakotam perhaps you could make it to the Nationals in Worthington, MN.
I'm pretty sure we'll be there teaching at the Nationals, and we can have you sailing in about 1/2 an hour.
Of course it will be on modern entry level boards and rigs.
Perhaps your long board and heavy mast (with a modern sail) are what's preventing you from having success.
An afternoon on a Start, with a lightweight 3.3 or 4.2 m2 Retro Ripper II and I'd be willing to bet you could go back home, put a lightweight easy to use rig on your
longboard, and be sailing around like you've been doing it for years.
In any event, I'm here to help, but I'd need to have a bit more information from you to determine what might be holding you at the level (no success it sounds like) you are currently stuck at.
Hope this helps,
|13th April 2008, 10:11 AM
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Thanks for the advice. Hopefully I can make it to the national. Of course though, my cousin's wedding is on that weekend. Might be an excuse to skip!
|13th April 2008, 11:17 AM
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Hi ACF1,
Not sure you need to miss the wedding.
Tell us what you are having trouble with, and perhaps we can give you the
advice that can provide you with a "breakthrough".
What exactly is happening, vice what you think should be happening.
Windsurfing is not a particularly "intuitive" sport.
It differs a great deal from sailing a boat or dinghy (if that's where your previous
sailing experience lies).
Let us "coach" you a bit online.
If we can discover what exactly isn't working, there are instructional videos that may make a difference, but it would help to know in which direction to send you.
Hope this helps,
|15th April 2008, 03:26 AM
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Well, I just can't do it. I did manage to sail a little ways on it one day. But other then that, I have had almost no luck with it. Most of my other sailing is done on a little old dinghy. My windsurfing setup came from a garage sale. I guess you could say I am a die hard sailor with out much sailing stuff and about as far away from the sailing hot spots as I could be! When I get up to the lake, I will try and figure out some info about the board and sails for you. I do know that the smaller sail is a Niel Pryde 4.something. I think part of my problem is the lake I sail on is small and it is gusty on it. I am going to try take it to Lake Sakakawea this summer. That should be a better place to learn. I have read everything I can get my hands on. So I have an idea of what I am doing, but I just can't execute it.
|15th April 2008, 10:38 PM
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Hi ACF,
I'll take my turn to ask a few questions, and try to get a better idea of where you are having problems.
If you bought your gear at a garage sale, it may well be "vintage" gear, like more than 10 and as much as 30 years old. Beginners used to learn on longer narrower boards (many succeeded, but many gave up!) which have a lot of volume but not in the most useful place by modern standards. If you have an older long narrow board, balance will be most important! especially compared to a modern shorter wider board, and to a dinghy. It is also likely that an older rig will be considerably heavier than a modern one, which will add to your challenge. Older small sails were also designed for high winds, and usually for waves, making them less user friendly for a beginner (less control) and heavier (lots of reinforcement).
Sailiing a boat is different from sailing a windsurfer in some important ways. In a boat, the rig (and boat) will heel, or tilt away from the wind. And you have lines and pulleys to help harness the power of the wind. Steering is done with a rudder. We don't use any of that in windsurfing.
On the positive side, your sailing experience will help you with understand the wind, angles of sailing, where you can, and can't go (and why...).
From one perspective, windsurfing is a lot like waterskiing. The sail is your "power boat" and so as it fills with wind and powers up, you will need to lean back against the "pull" of the sail rather than letting the sail pull you over (the usual instinct). The power of the sail is transmitted to the board by way of the mast (as with a dinghy) but *also* via your body through the legs, again more like waterskiing.
Windsurfing is all about balance. When you uphaul the sail, your instinct is to PULL on it to get it up. And most people try to rush that part, grab at the boom too soon, and get pulled in, or get the rig up and pull it right in on top of themselves. I don't know if getting the rig vertical is where you are having trouble, but it is usually a big problem for beginners starting on their own. Your instincts tell you one thing, when what you need to be doing is just about the opposite! (Great sport, windsurfing... it challenges more than just your body!)
Bend your knees, keep your arms straight, and try to stand up as you lean back against the weight of the rig in the water, but slowly. As the water runs off the sail, it will very quickly become much lighter and you will need to balance against that change of weight, using your legs not your arms. Once the rig is out of the water, keep your knees and ankles loose, and your arms straight and learn to balance against the weight of the rig. You are now standing on an unstable board in the water and it will react to very small reactions in your body. A dinghy will not be this sensitive.
I hope I haven't covered ground (or water...) that you've already mastered, but we need a place from which to start in order to help you progress. Roger and I have been doing this for quite a while and have heard from many novices. One common difficulty is that as a novice, you don't know how to describe what is, or is not, happening, and often don't have the words to paint a good picture. So just talk about what you have for gear, what you do to start off, and what happens. And bear with us as we try to work it out in words!
cheers and welcome to the sport. The enjoyment is improved by the challenge to get to the reward!
|17th April 2008, 03:20 AM
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Thanks for the advice. I can't wait to get on the water and try it some more. A few things. The board is really narrow and long. It also floats really good; you couldn't sink it if you tried. Getting the sail up isn't to much of a problem. I am athletic (played high school hockey). What happens is I get the mast up and then I can't start sailing. Also, where should I have the mast set in the track? I usually just put it in the middle. One time when I did get sailing pretty good, it seemed like the nose of the board came out of the water a little bit. That made things way better, becuase a lot of the times, the board is pushing so much water if I do manage to make some headway. I understand how windsurfers work with the wind (steering, sailing, etc.) But I can't seem to find the correct way to sail it to make it work. Thanks for all the help. It is much appreciated.
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Great to have more information! Long and narrow sounds like more of a "vintage" board. Many of us learned on them, but it wasn't as simple and easy as the more modern designs, largely because they are tippier and less stable. Modern novice boards have about the same volume but most if it is *under* your feet rather than out at the ends where you don't really ever go. Consider a pencil and a paper plate floating in a tub. They may have the same volume, but the plate has more "floatability".
Forgive me for being wordy but here we have to deal with a thousand words instead of a picture, or rather, to create the picture.
Setting the mast in the middle is just about always a safe choice. Having the mast there will allow the nose to rise a little bit, which is good, since as you have noticed, you don't have to "push" water as much. In dinghy sailing, you are usually sailing in *displacement" mode, sailing *through* the water. One does this in windsurfing in light wind most times, with a bigger longer board and smaller sail, such as you have. The goal for most windsurfers is to get planing (hydroplaning), rising up and over your bow wave, and get going *on top* of the water. Thus one needs to get the bow up, and it will rise as you pick up speed, so you are on the right track.
As for getting the sail to work, things will be different from dinghy sailing. You will want to raise the sail with one foot on either side of the mast base. Learn to balance against the weight of the rig, and try not to let the mast get too close to you. Hopefully, you have the board perpendicular to the wind direction, and the wind is hitting you in the back and the sail is flapping like a flag, also perpendicular to the wind.
So that we are all on the same page, let me bring up a sort of "visual" concept. One way we talk about the wind, and our relation to its direction, is the "wind clock". The wind clock has you at the center; the wind always blows from 12 o'clock, and toward 6. Your course will be to sail towards 3 or 9 o'clock, back and forth across the wind. You can't head up higher than 2 or 10 o'clock, and you won't want to head much farther down than 4 or 8 o'clock.
So you will have your back to the wind, facing down wind, with the sail just hanging off with no power in it. When you want to get started, AND to have the best mechanical advantage to deal with the power that will be in your sail, you will need to get behind the mast with your front foot on or next to the centerline of the board and the toes pointed forward. Your back foot will have to move farther back and be more or less across the centerline of the board. With you now behind the mast, you can pull the rig up and across the board as you rotate your body to face (let's say) 3 o'clock where you want to travel. As you face the front of the board, get the mast right across so that your left hand is in front of your left shoulder AS YOU FACE the nose and the direction in which you want to sail. The sail should still be flapping downwind with no power in it, and the mast should be tilted slightly into the wind. With your right hand, put 2 fingers (really) on the boom just in front of your right shoulder (NOT way out on the boom), "sheet in" just a bit to get the wind on your side of the sail. Don't pull the sail in more than a few inches or you will end up steering the board too far upwind. Don't REACH for the boom either. You will need to keep your shoulders positioned over your hips or actually a bit farther outboard and keep in mind the analogy to waterskiing: When the motorboat powers up, you need to lean BACK so as not to get pulled over forward.
Keep looking where you want to go: 3 PM. When in doubt, just let go with the 2 fingers and all the power will go away, you can catch your balance and start over, also check to see if the powerless sail flaps at a right angle to the board. Again, don't reach for the boom, but rather be sure that your front hand (here your left) has brought the mast past vertical and a little bit towards the wind. The boom will be right there, put your back hand on the boom with a VERY light grip (so that you can let go...) and sheet in just that few inches. Try not to let your thumbs go under the boom (squeezing doesn't help!) but just to hook your hands over the boom. Keep in mind, when in doubt... let it out! and you will have more control.
You may have seen other windsurfers flying along with the sail pulled in almost along the centerline of the board. You don't have the speed to do that YET. You probably know about "apparent wind" from dinghy sailing. If not, let us know! Anyway, you need speed to sheet in more, and right now you need to feel comfortable and confident sailing in a straight line. More speed comes more easily with practice. The idea is for you to be sailing the board, rather than for the board to be taking you for a ride.
For now, consider the wind clock, your course, balancing against the weight of the sailing when uphauling and determining where you CAN go, and then balancing against the pull of the rig when you do get going. Fail safe is always to let go with the hand farther from the mast, and to control the position of the mast with the hand closer to the mast.
That's probably enough for now. But please keep in touch and let us know what and how you are doing it.
|23rd April 2008, 06:27 AM
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I'm mentioning the following resources in case you are missing one of them:
There are plans for cheap but very useable simulator on Starboard's Windsurfing Academy. That might help you quite a bit while your are waiting for warmer water.
The "Ten Step Guide to Windsurfing" for older longboards like yours is found at: http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/~wp...windindex.html
Often on e-Bay you can buy the book, "A Beginner's Guide to Zen and the Art of Windsurfing" by Frank Fox. It helped me when I was learning more than 20 years ago.
There are at least four ways to steer a windsurfer. all steering is done with a combination of all four. Each way creates a force which acts toward turning the board. Which way the board actually turns depends on the relative strength of each force. Each of the methods is always "on". Two of them move the board's nose toward upwind or downwind. Two of them move the board's nose toward port or starboard. Two of them are acheived by moving the mast. Two of them are achieved by placing your weight. 1. Lean mast toward bow (nose) the bow turns downwind. Or lean the mast toward the stern, the bow turns upwind. 2. Use your body to weight the bow, the bow goes downwind. Use your body to weight the stern, the bow goes upwind. 3. Lean the mast torward the port side, the bow goes starboard, lean the mast toward the starboard side, the bow goes port. 4.Tilt the board to port with the daggerboard down, the board pivots on the daggerboard and the bow goes starboard. Tilt the board to starboard with the daggerboard down and the board pivorts on the daggerboard and the bow goes to port. (#4 is tricky because the results are different with the daggerboard up or on a shortboard with no daggerboard.)
One example using all four: When the wind is coming from the starboard (right) side of the board and you want to turn downwind (toward port or left), to make all four steering methods help you turn downwind you can (1) lean the mast forward, (2) weight your frong foot, (3) lean the mast toward starboard, and (4) tilt the board toward port (if the daggerboard is down), all at the same time. It is very easy for a beginner to concentrate attention on using one method to turn but, unintentionally turn in another direction because another method has more force, and the beginner forgot about what was going on with the other three steering methods. How you move your feet, where you put your weight can make as much different as how you move the mast.
You can feel smqll changes in the wind, but you can't feel subtle changes in direction. The only way to know how much the board is turning is to look foward over the bow. If you spend much time looking at the sail you'll be surprised by a change in direction you didn't know was happening.
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Inspired by her British grandma ("the original Yummy Mummy" and still the epitome of chic at ninety-two years old), Marina Delio has found her groove as a modern Yummy Mummy: a loving and devoted mom who values fitness and health and maintains style and grace, even with small children at home. Offering busy moms easy, irresistible recipes for every meal of the day and every season of the year, The Yummy Mummy Kitchen shows how healthy meals with small touches like sparkling cranberries and flower garnishes can make us all feel a little more glamorous amid the chaos of raising a family.
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We really like cars that see the abuse of everyday driving while packing some serious power. Sidney Nemes of Cote Saint Luc, Quebec, Canada, has a '69 Charger 500 that's a great example of that. Before Sidney got hold of the Charger, it was cared for by Buddy Arrington, a popular independent NASCAR driver. This car was recently certified in the Chrysler Registry, but that doesn't keep him from playing with it.
Sidney isn't a build-it-and-leave-it-alone kind of guy; he's got to constantly have his hands in his car. The latest wave of attention went to this car's engine. It's a 528-inch Hemi crate motor rated at 650 horsepower. After driving the car with this powerplant, Sidney wanted a little more. He pulled it and handed it over to the guys at Paneritis Performance of Montreal, Canada, to up the ante. Once there, it got high-flow heads, new pistons, a Ray Barton Stage-V dual-carb intake, and a little higher compression. On pump gas, it dynoed at 834 horsepower and 730 lb-ft of torque–not too shabby for a street car. With a seriously upgraded cooling system, Sidney doesn't see the temperature needle go past 180 degrees F too often.
The other project Sidney has recently undertaken is the interior. He traded his worn-out factory steering wheel for Flaming River's Waterfall model. With the updated steering wheel, the factory seats looked out of place, so he swapped in chairs from an SRT-8 with all the fancy electric doo-dads. All the upholstery was redone by Classic Upholstery, also in Montreal, Canada.
Under the car is an upgraded suspension with Wilwood disc brakes on all four corners. It doesn't seem like there is much left untouched, but we're sure Sidney will find something to change in the future.
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Mark Hamister, chairman and CEO of the Hamister Group, is a UB Foundation board director. Gary Bichler, principal of R&P Oak Hill Development, is a member of the UB board of trustees. Scott Weber is UB's senior vice provost for academic affairs.
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Proceeds from this premier fundraising event support scholarships for UB students in need. The gala, which sold out last year, has raised more than $1.17 million since it began in 2006 as a way to attract academically accomplished students to UB. Gala proceeds also are used to keep students enrolled who experience financial hardship during the school year.
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My knowledge of Augie March doesn't stretch much further than their latest album, 'Moo, You Bloody Choir', but this is more than enough for me to know that they are one of the greatest Aussie bands going around at the moment. I almost didn't look into them because I wasn't the biggest fan of the lead single, One Crowed Hour, but I'm glad I did because the album is quite impressive. What really strikes me is the amount of variety. Each song comes on with a fresh sound and to their credit, each is as good as the last. Sadly however, Augie March are a very underrated band and so often their talent is overlooked. If you've dismissed them in the past, give them a proper listen and see if you haven't missed something. Their music is always well-crafted and a pleasure to listen to. Not only this, but for once, Augie March are a band who's lyrics are actually meaningful, not just incoherent ramblings. They are indeed fantastic but live shows are another thing. I really have no idea what to expect so you'll have to fill me in. Unfortunately at a festival such as Homebake, their big name has landed them a spot that clashes with other big name bands. Decisions, decisions!
Just Passing Through – Seeing as the competition was so tight, when picking a song off their latest album, I thought I'd pick the one I'd most like to see live. This song won, largely thanks to its thumping drums that help to create quite an engaging rhythm.
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Stella McCartney, Liv Tyler, and Kate Hudson out again for the third night in a row (on Sunday there was some other party) last night in New York at the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World gala.
They were seated together all three of them in the ballroom and Kate is apparently the loudest giggler – not surprising.
It's cute they've been so inseparable, non? Girls nights are the best nights. Especially style coordinated ones. Stella is looking better than her muses. Wearing the dress version of the lace pantsuit from the Met Gala, beautifully matched with Liv, and then Kate in white for the contrast. Must have been fun to get ready together too.
It'll be the same for Fiona and I before dinner every night deciding what to wear. Can't wait. We're heading to Vegas this week. I'll be screaming for her at the finish line when she completes her triathlon. Then it's pure vodka times.
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Trucks have been spotted rolling up to loading entrances at the Dayton Phoenix Group facility in Gothenburg's industrial tract.
Cars have been coming and going from the parking lot.
Occasionally, a passerby will stop and enter the 50,000 square-foot building that has been dormant for months to ask manager Carl Skiles what's going on.
"We're cautiously optimistic that we'll get a contract to repair rotating locomotive equipment from a major North American Railroad," Skiles said.
Skiles is also hoping to boost employee numbers from three to around 30.
Just when the locomotive equipment remanufacturing plant will be humming with activity depends on the time it takes to train employees and what bid specifications are if Dayton-Phoenix wins the contract, he said.
Dayton Phoenix was founded in 1939 to supply electrical and locomotive components for railroad markets.
The Gothenburg plant, which used to house Hipp Wholesale Foods, Inc., was equipped with state-of-the-art equipment in the spring of 2009 but lost a contract with Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad.
Last February, Skiles relocated to Gothenburg from a Dayton Phoenix facility in Houston, TX, where he managed the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) locomotive repair business.
Since then, he has been training employees Brent DeBoer of Gothenburg and Thad Ackerman of Cozad to repair locomotive fans and electric motors for Electro-motive Division which sells supplies to railroads worldwide.
Right now, Skiles said the railroad remanufacturing business is mixed.
Because Dayton Phoenix services railroad equipment, he said the effects of the economy on railroads also affect his company.
"If they park their trains, our business decreases and if they ship and use our equipment, business increases because they buy more of it," he explained.
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A glorious facsimile of King Henry VIII's personal map
At the end of the 1530s the Lord High Admiral noted that Henry VIII had become 'marvellously inflamed' by a new map. The 'Angliae Figura' had recently been presented to the King as a New Year's gift in 1537 by the Archdeacon of Rochester. Now housed in the British Library, this beautiful artefact has become one of the most famous representations of Henry's realm.
Henry was the first English monarch fully to realise the potential of maps as practical instruments of government. The 'Angliae Figura' was both lavish and useful. Made from a single piece of vellum, it contains eight pinholes around its edges, suggesting that it was attached to a board. It was probably protected by curtains, which accounts for its pristine state. Containing the latest cartographical advances, it would have looked strikingly modern to its 16th-century viewers. The accuracy and detail of this map would have made it invaluable to Henry in implementing his policies, both foreign and domestic.
In this limited edition the map is reproduced in facsimile at its actual size, tied with a silk ribbon and presented in a buckram covered box lined in fabric. The image is printed on both sides of Neobond – a remarkable material which looks and feels like vellum and which lies flat when unrolled.