Most people are unaware that Sir Isaac Newton was a devout believer in Christ and a Bible scholar. He was fluent in ancient languages and was able to translate the Bible directly from Hebrew and Greek. He was unusually drawn to the prophet Daniel, which he began studying at the age of 12 and continued until he died at the age of 85. In fact, The Columbia History of the World, a secular history book, remarks, At the end of his days Newton spent more time studying and writing about the prophecies in the Book of Daniel than he did in charting the heavens.   Apparently, God Himself gave Isaac Newton a burning desire to study Daniel, then gave him the key to the timing of the return of Jesus. Could this be the final profound secret the Lord revealed to this godly genius near the end of his life a secret accidentally discovered in the Library of Congress and republished just in the last few years, a secret so simple that most have missed it?      

If Newton was correct in his interpretation of Daniel, the prophet to whom God gave specific timing, then the return of Jesus will be very, very soon, indeed! His understanding of one key passage in Daniel chapter 9 is fundamentally from that of most common interpretations. In about 550 B.C., God gave the prophet Daniel a view of history to the end.      

From Daniel 9:25, scholars usually add the seven weeks (of years, or 49 years) and 62 weeks (434 years) to get 483 years and calculate the timing of the Messiah’s First Coming. However, Newton says there is no linguistic basis for adding those two numbers (49 and 434), and to do so is doing violence to the language of Daniel.  Newton says the two numbers separately speak of both the First Coming and the Second Coming, both being counted from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem.  Some commentators agree.        

Newton says the 62 weeks or 434-year part was fulfilled at the First Coming, and the seven weeks, or the 49-year part will apply to the Second Coming. And three centuries ago he saw in the Scriptures and wrote about the rebirth of Israel at a time when such a thought was preposterous. Amazing, by faith and understanding of the Scriptures, he foresaw a friendly kingdom someday again issuing the “commandment to restore and build Jerusalem.  Now, centuries later, that friendly kingdom may have been the United Nations, which decreed the rebirth of  Israel as a nation on May 14^th, 1948 (fulfilling the 2500-year-old prophecy of the Prophet Isaiah, Shall a nation be born in one day?).  

The above is taken from my essay on Newton written in the mid-1990s shortly after obtaining a copy a commentary by Isaac Newton on Daniel from the doctor who discovered an initialized copy of it by Thomas Jefferson in the Library of Congress, and who then got permission to reprint it in the original, difficult to read olde English script.  .  

Sid Roth of Messianic Vision ministry promoted a new book on the subject authored by Neill G. Russell, which contains additional information about Newton and his understanding of end times.  Sid says, Before his death in 1727, Sir Isaac Newton, the famous physicist, concealed a prophetic script in one of his journals. This mysterious coded script detailed critical future events involving Israel and the return of Jesus. This riveting book incorporates the extensive research of Sir Isaac Newton, Bible prophecy, and the bond that exists between America and Israel during the final days of planet earth. This is a captivating suspenseful tale ripped from newspaper headlines. I have never read such a current, prophetic book, said Sid Roth. This is a now book for the most critical junction in human history. You will not be able to put this Biblical thriller down.