Daniel 9:26 And after three score and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself… The Messiah here mentioned is the great and only God, who, in reference to His office as the anointed Saviour, was called Messiah, and also Christ. He is said to be "cut off, but not for Himself." His being "cut off" denotes His being made a sacrifice. His being "cut off," but "not for Himself," implies His being made a sacrifice for us — that is, as our substitute. In no other way can justice be appeased; in no other way can sins be forgiven. The expression implies that He died as a sacrifice for the general good, and as a vicarious sacrifice. Christ died to make an atonement for our sins; and without that atonement we could never have been saved. (W. Durham.) Parallel Verses KJV: And 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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