IntroductionThe book of Daniel is one of the great books of the Bible and also one of the most debated books of the Bible. It contains details of Daniel's ministry and some of the most puzzling and fulfilled prophecies. Christians often think that prophecy is not very difficult and a simple prediction and propositional fulfillment, but it is more complex than that. Interpreting the apocalyptic genre is one of the main reasons for its difficulty. Today we will look at one of these confusing passages from Daniel. Three approaches to the interpretation of Daniel 9:24-27 will be discussed with positive and negative arguments for each. Three Views The first approach that will be examined comes from a dispensational view which is often called futurism in which they believe Daniel 9:24. -27 is a prophecy of the Messiah and they see a gap between the 69th and 70th weeks of Daniel. Ice says that in the sense that the first sixty-nine weeks are literally fulfilled in history, it follows that the last seven years follow in the same way; any attempt to find a literal fulfillment of the last seven years requires a time gap between the sixty-ninth and seventh weeks. The importance of this position is that they believe that part of the prophecy has been fulfilled, as history clearly shows, and that some events are yet to come. Futurism holds that tribulation prophecies threaten the future of humanity. The following approach is often called preterism. Preterism accepts Daniel 9:24-27 as a prophecy of the Messiah but sees no gap between the 69th and 70th weeks of Daniel. The word preterist comes from a Latin word meaning past or past. This is exactly the approach they take to interpret this passage. The preterist h...... middle of paper...... atism. "Bibliography Arnold, Bill T. and Bryan Beyer. Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Inquiry. GrandRapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2008. Elwell, Walter A. Baker Commentary on the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2000. Ferch, Arthur J. The Book of Daniel and the “Maccabee Thesis.” Andrews University Seminary Studies Vol. 21, no. The Revelation Code: Find out what the Bible really says about the End Times and why it matters today Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 2007. Ice, Thomas and Kenneth L. Gentry. Great Tribulation, Past or Future?: Two Evangelicals Debate the Question. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1999. LaHaye, Tim F. and Thomas Ice, Eugene, OR.: Harvest House. 2003. Miller, Stephen R. Daniel Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman., 1994.