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The End Times 3.

70 Weeks of Daniel

What is Daniel’s 70 weeks?


Daniel’s 70 weeks More then 2500 years ago in the land of Babylon a Hebrew
prophet named Daniel, a captive from the land of Israel, received a
revelation. The angel Gabriel revealed to Daniel how his nation
Israel, his people the Jews, and his holy city Jerusalem would play
a central role in God’s plan for all mankind.
They would serve the role of God’s prophetic clock. Israel,
Jerusalem and the Jews would be the focus of world attention as
God’s clock moved forward in time. Daniel foretold the coming of
two great rulers who would effect the whole earth. And how a future
Jewish Temple would play a central part of this plan.
These events unfold for us in the book of Daniel in the 9th
chapter verses 24 to 27.
The Text………..
Dan 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy peo-
ple and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, When Abraham
and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation arrived in the land at Mt.
for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, Moriah, present day Jeru-
and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the salem. God promised
most Holy. Abraham,
“To your offspring I will
Dan 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the
give this land” Genesis
going forth of the commandment to restore and to build
Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven
12:7.
In Canaan, some
weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall time after the birth his son
be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. Isaac, in a test of faith,
Dan 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Mes- God instructed Abraham
siah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the to take his son Isaac to Location of Mt. Moriah
prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the the top of Mt. Moriah and offer him as a sacrifice. At the top
sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and
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of Moriah as Abraham was about offer Isaac as a sacrifice,
unto the end of the war desolations are determined. the Angel of the Lord intervenes and prevents the sacrifice
Dan 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many
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from taking place. God again declares to


for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall Abraham.
cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for “I will surely bless you and make
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the overspreading of abominations he shall make it your descendants as numerous as the stars
desolate, even until the consummation, and that deter- in the sky…..and through your offspring all
mined shall be poured upon the desolate. nations on earth will be blessed, because
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your have obeyed me” Genesis 22:17,18


God established a covenant rela-
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tionship with Abraham and his descen-


dants. This “Abrahamic Covenant” would
Background later, be passed to Isaac and his son,
To understand Daniel’s 70 Weeks, we need to un- Jacob, Abraham’s grandson. Before Abraham died about 20
derstand God’s unique relationship with the people and land miles to the south of Jerusalem in the city of Hebron Abraham
of Israel. purchased a burial site, the cave of Machpellah, from the
The relationship is 4000 years old and dates back to Hittites. To this very day lies the bodies of Abraham, Isaac
the time of Abraham and Jacob along with their wives, Sarah, Rebecca and Leah
about 2100 BC. Abra- in the cave of Machpellah. Apart from Jerusalem, this site
ham lived in the city of known as the “Tomb of the Patriarch’s” is the most hotly con-
Ur located in present tested site between Jews and Palestinians.
day Iraq. In Ur Abra- Before being buried in the cave of Machpelah, Jacob
ham and his family set would move his family to Egypt to escape the famine of the
out for Canaan, pre- land of Canaan. Joseph, Jacob’s 2nd youngest son, became
sent day Israel. On the the most powerful man in Egypt next to pharaoh. Jealous of
way, In the city of Ha- Jacob’s love for his son Joseph’s brothers sold him as a slave
ran, God appeared to to Ishmaelite traders who took him to Egypt and sold him. In
Abraham and told him, Egypt Joseph rose from slave to prime minister by the time
“Goto a land I will show you,….and he was 30 years old. He would later welcome his brothers
“I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; and family into the land of his captivity. The descendents of
I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. Joseph and his 11 brothers’ would be known as the “tribes of
I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will Israel”. Jacob’s descendents would grow from the 70 who
curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you”.
moved to Egypt to over 1 million in the next 400 years. After
Genesis 12:1-3

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Jacob died his body was taken to Hebron and buried with
Isaac and Abraham. family line the promised Messiah
But after 400 years In Egypt his descendents were would come into the world. The
no longer welcomed. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, viewed the Messiah would be a “Son of
tribes of Israel as a hostile threat to Egyptian survival. Egypt David”.
began a systematic plan to destroy the tribes of Israel. By
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“When your days are fulfilled
killing the male children, they would and you rest with your fathers, I will
set up your seed after you, who will
assimilate Israel into Egypt But
come from your body, and I will
Jacob’s descendents cried out to the establish his kingdom. 13He shall
God of Abraham. And Moses, a He- build a house for My name, and I
brew of the tribe of Levi, raised in the will establish the throne of his
house of Pharaoh was called by God kingdom forever. 2 Samuel 7:12,13
to lead his people out of Egypt into the David’s son Solomon
land promised to Abraham 600 years would build a temple on the very
earlier. spot his forefather Abraham was Solomon’s Temple
At the hand of Moses God given the land by God.
sent plagues on Egypt to free Israel On the top of Mt. Moriah where Abraham’s faith was tested,
from their reluctant masters. Finally after the 10th plague, the Solomon would construct the Temple of God. This is the only
death of the “first born” in Egypt . Death “Passed over” those place where God would permit a temple to be built. After its
who put the blood of a lamb on their door posts whether completion God accepted the Temple built by Solomon and
Egyptian or Israelite. Egypt’s Pharaoh agreed to release the but warned if Israel disobeyed the Temple would be brought
tribes of Jacob. And into the wildness of Sinai Moses would to ruins.
lead the descendents of Jacob back to the land of promise After Solomon’s death the kingdom of Israel was
where Jacob was buried. divided into two kingdoms. The northern kingdom Israel
On the exodus journey, Israel after witnessing the made up of 10 tribes and the Southern kingdom Judah com-
plagues on Egypt, the miraculous parting of the Red Sea, and posed the tribes Judah and Benjamin.
supernatural intervention by God rebelled. Moses was on Mt. The sins of Israel and Judah were the same the
Sinai, receiving the 10 commandments, the law of God. After same, the people rejected the God of Abraham and turned to
Moses delayed returning from the top of the mountain, Aaron idolatry. They began to worship the god’s of the neighboring
his brother made an idol, a golden calf to lead Israel back to nations. They followed Baal and Ashtorah of the Canaanites,
Egypt. This rejection of God’s authority, angered God to the Molech of the Ammonites, Chemosh of the Moabites and
point of judgment. Speaking to Moses, God said, Tammuz of the Phoenicians.
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Exd. 32:9 "Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax
hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make Prophets were sent to warn both , the northern king-
thee a great nation." dom and Judah the southern kingdom of the coming judg-
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Only after Moses interceded did God relent. But Israel’s ment. Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea
rebellion would not end at Sinai. The Lord confirmed his and Ezekiel were sent to them among
others. These messengers were
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covenant relationship with Israel the descendents of Abra-


ham. His covenant with Israel came with promises of bless- rejected, mocked, and killed. Isaiah
ings for obedience and curses for disobedience (Deut.27-28). was sawed in two during the rein of
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If Israel obeyed they would be blessed above all Manasseh. Israel was judged first , in
nations on the earth. But if Israel disobeyed they would be 722 BC the Assyrian kingdom de-
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scattered amongst the nations. feated Israel and carried the Israelites
“Then the LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one
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into captivity. Judah was sparred an
end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other Assyrian victory during Hezekiah
gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known—wood reign. In 690 BC the armies of Sen- Assyrian archers
and stone. 65And among those nations you shall find no rest, nor necherib king of Assyria surrounded Jerusalem. After Heze-
shall the sole of your foot have a resting place; but there the
kiah secured the water supply by completing an underground
LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and anguish
of soul. Deut 28:64,65 water tunnel. Jerusalem was a place of refuge for those seek-
With one voice Israel agreed to the covenant with ing escape from Assyrian armies. Isaiah prayed for the city
God on the border of Canaan. But Moses was not to lead and according to the book of Isaiah 185,000 Assyrian solders
Israel into the land. were killed in one night by the Angel of the Lord. Jerusalem
After Moses died, Joshua led Israel into the prom- was sparred an Assyrian victory. Assyrian writers confirm the
ised land as described in the book of Joshua about 1400 BC. retreat from Jerusalem by the Assyrian forces. But 90 years
Prophets and judges led the tribes of Israel for the next 400 later Judah was no better then Israel
years. But Israel wanted a king like the other nations. God in their apostasy.
listened to their demands and Israel was established as a God, proving His case, for
nation under King Saul by the prophet Samuel in 1050 BC. judgment takes Ezekiel into Solomon’s
Saul’s disobedience caused him to be replaced by one of his Temple, showing him the idolatry of
commanders, David in 1025 BC. the priests and leaders of Judah. Idols
David was from the tribe of Judah. David wanted to at the gate of the altar, idols portrayed
build a temple for the God of Abraham. God rejected David’s on the walls and the seventy leaders
offer, but God would send Nathan the prophet to David and of Israel worshipping them. The
women cried for the god Tammuz, and
establish the Davidic Covenant. Through David God would Babylon’s Ishtar Gate
establish a eternal kingdom, throne and king. Through David many worshipped the sun. The Lord

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asked Ezekiel, ing.
Ezk. 8:17 "Is it a light thing to the Dan 9:23 At the beginning of thy supplications the command-
house of Judah that they commit ment came forth, and I am come to show thee; for thou art
greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider
the abominations which they com-
the vision.
mit here?"
The punishment was destruction The Future Foretold
of the Temple and captivity in Baby-
lon. This fulfilled the curses of the
covenant promised in Sinai.
(Deuteronomy 28 (to be scattered in The Prophetic Clock
the earth).
The Captivity
Judah was judged and the prom- The Temple was The Future Foretold 1. “To finish the
490 transgression”
ises fulfilled. The city of Jerusalem, destroyed 483 49 2. “To make an end of sins”
was conquered by the armies of in 586 BC 7 3. “To make reconciliation
Babylon in 605 BC. Captives were 7
for iniquity”
taken to Babylon to secure peace. A young man of the nobil- 4. “To bring in everlasting
ity named Daniel was included in the captivity. Eight years righteousness”
later Judah rebelled against Babylonian control in 597 BC. 434 5. “To seal up the vision”
Babylon again conquered the city taking more hostages and Jerusalem 6. “And prophesy”
installing a new king. Finally, after a third revolt in 586 BC, Jews 7. “To anoint the most Holy”
Babylon destroyed the city of Jerusalem, the walls and the Israel
majestic Temple built by Solomon. Most were killed, some
taken captive and the poorest of the people were left to take
care of the land. Jeremiah wrote in the book of Lamentations
Dan 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and
about the pain of the event. upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an
Jerusalem was left a barren unprotected city with no tem- end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring
ple. In 586 BC Daniel was a captive in Babylon for 19 years. in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and
He rose to high government positions under King Nebuchad- prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
First we are given the time period involved “Seventy
nezzar. After Nebuchadnezzar’s death, his successors forgot
about Daniel. Then in the year 539 BC, 67 years after Daniel
weeks” or 70 periods of 7 equaling 490 ( 70 x 7). The word
was taken captive, the Persian /Median Empire under Darius
for week in Hebrew means seven (, 
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the Mede and Cyrus the Persian conquered the kingdom of
Babylon and Daniel was again given a position of prominence and could be used for days or years. The same root is used
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in the Persian Empire. The people of Judah had now been in Leviticus 25:8 regarding the year of Jubilee. The celebra-
captive almost 70 years. Daniel knew the time of captivity tion of Jubilee takes place in 50th year after 7 periods of 7
was limited as foretold by Jeremiah. (Jeremiah 25:11-12) years or 49 years. The 490 represents years and not days.
The 490 years are “Determined for thy people”, Israel and
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Dan 9:2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by


books the number of the years whereof the word of the LORD “Thy holy city”, Jerusalem. This sets the parameters. The
came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish sev- time period is 490 years and the years revolve around
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enty years in the desolation's of Jerusalem. Daniel’s people Israel/Jews and his Holy city Jerusalem.
Intercession of Daniel Within these parameters seven events will take place:
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1. “To finish the transgression”


Daniel was 82 to 90 years old at this point. He was taken 2. “To make an end of sins”
captive as a young man and he remained under the Babylo- 3. “To make reconciliation for iniquity”
nian and Persian kingdoms for almost 70 years. Time was at 4. “To bring in everlasting righteousness”
hand for the return of his people. Daniel 5. “To seal up the vision”
took the role of intercessor for Israel 6. “And prophesy”
and the Temple. 7. “To anoint the most Holy”
Dan 9:20 And whiles I was speaking, and
praying, and confessing my sin and the
sin of my people Israel, and presenting Transgression and sin are just as real today as they
my supplication before the LORD my God were in Daniel’s day and righteousness is a long way off.
for the holy mountain of my God; War, murder, robbery and wickedness are a staple of every-
Answering Daniel's prayer, the Lord day life. Yet we read within these 490 years there will be “An
commanded the angel Gabriel to show end to sin”, and the beginning of “Everlasting righteous-
Daniel his plan for the world and the ness”. More than 490 years have passed since Daniel
role Israel would play. Israel and Jeru- penned these words 2500 years ago. So is this a false
salem would serve the role as “God’s prophecy? What are the time qualifiers of Daniel's 70 weeks.
Prophetic Clock”. Dan 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the
going forth of the commandment to restore and to build
Dan 9:21 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven
Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be
caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
oblation.
The angel Gabriel admonishes the reader to “Know
Dan 9:22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O
Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understand- therefore and understand”, that there is a starting point and

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several reference or focus points within the 490 year period
or clock. When does the clock start? Daniel's original prayer
threescore and two weeks:
the street shall be built
Reconciliation of Time
was for the restoration of Jerusalem. The angel Gabriel again, and the wall , even in Jewish Calendar
came to answer his prayer regarding his people and Jerusa- troublous times". If we start 360 days/year
lem. We read," from the going forth of the commandment at March 444 BC and subtract 7 Weeks +62 Weeks=69
to restore and build Jerusalem". Daniel’s prayer took 483 years of time we arrive at Weeks
place in the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, about 539-538 39 AD. However, there is a 69 X 7 (years/week) =483
BC. Jerusalem is in ruins, without walls and a Temple, a problem that must first be years
shadow of it’s former glory. The clock begins with the com- addressed. The length of a 483 years X 360 days/year
mand regarding Jerusalem’s reconstruction. The command year in the time of Daniel is =173,880 Days
actually comes 93 years later. In the book of Nehemiah we not same as our day. As the
have a record of the command. Nehemiah was the cup earth rotates around the Sun Gregorian Calendar
and the moon revolves 365.242 days/year
around the Earth, the He-
70 Weeks of Daniel Timeline brews used the moon to cal-
173,880/365.242 =476.06792
.06792 x 365 days=24 days
culate the number of days in 444 BC - 476 years =33 AD
a year. This is known as a
2. 7 weeks or 49 years city 4. 70th week, 6. End of 70th Week. Lunar calendar. We currently
33 AD (Year 0 being 1)
is rebuilt in “troublous times” Roman leader Messiah returns “They use the Gregorian calendar
+ 24 days ( March 5th– 30th
Dan 9:25 with Nehemiah’s makes 7 year shall look upon me who March 29th 33 AD
leadership agreement with they pierced”, Zech
which is determined on a so-
Israel 12:10 Saves his people lar basis.
The length of a year in terms of days in biblical accounting
is different then the present Gregorian system used today.
49 years + 434 years = 483 7 years = 70 th week The biblical system was lunar while the Gregorian is Solar.
Hence a month was 29 days and 30 days every other month
69 weeks
with some adjustments every so often. We can observe from
1. Artaxerxes gives command- 3. 33 AD Mes- 5. Roman Leader
ment to siah is cut off breaks agreement with The prophetic clock 1.
Nehemiah to rebuild Jerusalem Dan 9:26 Suf- Israel. Stops Temple March/April
Neh 2:8 March 444 B.C. 70 fering Messiah sacrifices, 3.5 years of 444 BC
“Command
weeks begin. “Going forth of Ish 52:13-53, great tribulation begins given”
490/0
the commandment” Dan 9:25 Ps 22 Mat 24:16-22, Zech 483
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3.
49
Till
2.
Messiah
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Street and
the Prince
Wall built in
bearer to the Persian king, Artaxerxes. Nehemiah shared 33 A.D.
Troublous
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Daniel’s concern regarding the state of Jerusalem 94 years times
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Jerusalem, Jews,
after Daniel’s prayer. His prayer was for the restoration of
Israel
his people’s city. The king, seeing Nehemiah’s sadness,
asked him why he looked sad? Nehemiah told him, and Ar-
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taxerxes granted the request and gave Nehemiah (Nehemiah


2:8) orders to rebuild the city gates and walls. The order was
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given in March 444 BC. God’s clock began to tick with the
command. Daniel Timeline 1. Genesis 7-8 that the flood continued for 5 months or 150
With the starting point established at the “Going forth of days, a month was 30 days. A day was 24 hours in Daniel’s
the command” our next touch point is, “Unto Messiah the day and in our day. By using days, instead of years, we can
Prince” with a defined time period between the two points, reconcile the two methods.
“Seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks:” totaling 1. We know there are 360 days to a biblical year.
483 years. The 483 year period is segmented into 2 periods. 360 x 483=173,880 days
The first being 7 weeks or 49 years and the second being 62 2. There are 365.242 days to a year in our calendar.
weeks or 434 years totaling 483 years. The first 49 year pe- 3. If we divide our days 365.242 days into 173,880 days we
riod is described in the book of Nehemiah. This portion of the have 476 years and 24 days .
prophesy “The street shall be built again, and the walls” 4. Subtract 476 years from 444 BC we arrive at 33 AD and
was accomplished under the constant threat of war from the add 24 days (year 0 being 1)
new occupants of Jerusalem’s countryside, it was as Daniel 5. The command was given in the month Nissan. Nissan
foretold “even in troublous times”. Daniel Timeline 2. corresponds with March/April in our calendar. Therefore,
The second period to "Messiah the Prince" is another 434 69 weeks ends on 24th day of Nissan or about March
years after the work by Nehemiah and his successors was 29th 33 AD.
completed. Who is this prince Messiah or anointed prince? Once these years are reconciled to our calendar, we find
Could it be any king or anointed ruler in Judah? No, first, this "Messiah the Prince" was cut off or killed in 33 AD. Who
Messiah must fit into the time line. This means the Messiah died or was cut off in 33 AD and claimed to be Messiah?
would have to exist and be cut off at the end of 69 weeks or Examining the biblical prophecies about Messiah we can only
483 years from the commandment given in 444 BC. Daniel draw one conclusion. The “Messiah the Prince" cut off was
Timeline 3. none other then Jesus of Nazareth who claimed to be Mes-
"Unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and siah or Christ (Greek word for Messiah). Is the Messiah be-

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ing cut off or killed supported by other scriptures? cede on the behalf
of mankind and be
killed or “Cut Off”
The Suffering Messiah
Dan 9:26 " And after threescore and two weeks shall in the process. The
Messiah be cut off, but not for himself:" Messiah of Daniel
The idea of " Messiah be cut off" not for himself means he 9:25-26 is the Suf-
was cut off for others. In Zechariah 12:10, written about 520 fering Servant who
BC, we read about one who rescues Israel and Judah from was killed in 33
the armies of the world. We read, “They shall look upon me AD. Jesus of Naz-
whom they pierced. They will all begin to weep and cry as if areth was
they are weeping for their first born son. This one pierced “Messiah the
talks in the first person and would indicate from Zechariah The Arch of Titus in Rome com- Prince” “Cut off”
12:2 this one pierced is none other then the Lord Himself. memorating the conquest of and died as a sub-
Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and Jerusalem by Titus in 70 AD. stitute for the sins of
upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and all mankind.
of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they
have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mour- The Roman Empire
neth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him,
Dan 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Mes-
as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
siah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the
In the book of Isaiah, chapters 52:13-53:12, written about 700
prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the
BC, 700 years before a man named Jesus would be born, we
sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and
are presented with a picture of the death of a person who will
unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
be exalted, extolled and be highly esteemed after initially
From Daniel’s perspective, we are viewing the (future) de-
being beaten, rejected and killed by men while dying for their
struction of Jerusalem after the restoration mentioned in
sins.
Daniel’s pray and accomplished by Nehemiah. This destruc-
tion will occur by "The people of a prince who shall come".
Isa 52:14-15 As many were astonied at thee; his visage
Daniel, at this point, is praying for the restoration of Jerusa-
was so marred more than any man, and his form more
lem. The city was destroyed by the Babylonians when he,
than the sons of men:So shall he sprinkle many nations; Daniel, was in Babylon 586 BC. The angel Gabriel is inform-
the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which
ing Daniel that the city of Jerusalem will be destroyed again
had not been told them shall they see; and that which after it is rebuilt by the commandment given by Artaxerxes in
they had not heard shall they consider.
Daniel 9:24. In the year 70 AD, roman general Titus, son of
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Isa 53:5 -6 But he was wounded for our transgressions,
the Emperor Vespasian, laid siege to Jerusalem. Today in the
he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our city of Rome, the Arch of Titus stands as a nearly 2000 year
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peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
old monument to the victory of the Roman armies. Engraved
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every on the arch are the treasures taken from Jerusalem including
one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the
a sculpture of the gold Menorah taken from the Temple.
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iniquity of us all.
Following, "cutting off of Messiah the Prince" which oc-
curred in 33 AD, we read, “The people” of a future prince
Isa 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment:
and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off
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would destroy the city and Temple. History verifies what hap-
out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my pened next. The Jewish Temple was literally taken apart
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Suffering Servant Conquering King stone by stone as the Roman army searched for melted gold
from the burned temple. The Jewish people were dispersed
Psalm 22, Isaiah 50:4-7, Psalm 2, Isaiah 9:6-7, Daniel throughout the world by the Romans who wanted to stop any
52:5312, Zech 9:9-10, Zech 7:13-14, Jeremiah 23:5-8, 2 future rebellions. This event is recorded by the Jewish histo-
12:10 Samuel 7:12-13, Job 19:25 rian "Josephus" who witnessed the event. Deuteronomy 28
was fulfilled as the children of Israel were scattered through-
people was he stricken. out the Earth. The Roman scattering occurred 600 years
Earlier in Isaiah we see a different picture of the Messiah.
after Daniel. Rome became Byzantium and Byzantium con-
He is presented as a ruler of the earth bringing justice and
trol over Jerusalem fell to invading Muslim armies in 638 AD.
judgment. In the Jewish Bible or Old Testament we are pre-
For the next 1300 years, Muslims controlled Jerusalem and
sented with two pictures of the Messiah. One is a suffering
the lands of Israel.
servant who dies and the other is a conquering king.
ISRAEL SCATTERD AND REGATHERD
Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:
and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his Deu 28:64-65 And the LORD shall scatter thee among
name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the
God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which nei-
Isa 9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace ther thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and
there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and stone. And among these nations shalt thou find no ease,
upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD
judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. eyes, and sorrow of mind:
Are we reading about two Messiahs or one Messiah? We are
The number of years have been determined at 490 with
reading about one Messiah who would play two roles. His
483 years being fulfilled at the death of Messiah. Seven years
first role would be of an intercessory servant who would inter-
have yet to be fulfilled to accomplish the seven events of

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Daniel 9:24. even until the consummation, and that determined shall
The same covenant with promises of dispersion has a be poured upon the desolate. Daniel Timeline 4.
counterpart which affirms a day of gathering. The temple and city of Jerusalem were destroyed follow-
Deu 30:4-5 If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost ing the death of Messiah the Prince, thirty seven years
parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God later.
gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: And the This sequence is important for four reasons;
LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fa- 1. The 70th week is part of the 490 years but would not im-
thers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will mediately follow 69 weeks.
do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers. 2. The remaining 7 years will focus on Israel and the future
Is God true to his Jewish Temple.
promise? The Jewish 3. The future "Prince who
nation of Israel came
into existence in May
Islam verses Israel shall come" is linked to the
Jewish people and Temple
1967 War gives Israel control of Temple Mount,
1948 after the near first time in 2000 years. sacrifice.
genocide of the Jewish 4. Titus and the Romans de-
Israel allows Muslim control of Temple Mount
people by Nazi Ger- for political purposes.
stroyed the Temple in 70 AD
many. The Jewish and there is no temple today.
nation was formed The Problem So a future Jewish Temple
from the remnants of •Israel will never return the Temple Mount must be built.
the Roman dispersion •Muslim nations will not allow the “Dome of the
1900 years earlier. In Rock” to be removed. This prince is Roman be-
•Islamic Terrorism has pushed the Jewish
fact the gathering of cause Gabriel identifies him as
the Jewish people is people to the Right. a future prince of the people
one of the most that would destroy the city of
•Growing movement to rebuild the Temple.
prophesied events in Jerusalem and the Temple.
the scriptures. •“And in that day will I make Jerusalem a The "Prince who shall come"
burdensome stone for all people: all that burden
Jer 31:35 -36 Thus themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though
was in the future tense. What
saith the LORD, all the people of the earth be gathered together function will this prince serve?
which giveth the sun against it” Zech 12:3. We find the answer in the 70th
•520 BC.
for a light by day, and week (Dan 9:27) The Temple
the ordinances of the and city were destroyed in 70
moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth AD. The city has been restored but the temple to this very
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the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts day remains destroyed.
is his name: If those ordinances depart from before me, Today the third most holy site to Islam, The Dome of the
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saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease Rock, occupies the spot where Temple stood. The last re-
from being a nation before me for ever. maining vestige of the Temple is the Wailing Wall. In Dan.
9:27 we are told that someone (he ), the "Prince who shall
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come" will make a covenant agreement to start up the sacrifi-


Daniel’s 70th Week
cial system of worship which has been stopped since the
Temple was destroyed by the Roman armies.
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Only 69 weeks of years have passed on the Jewish People "He shall confirm the
up to this point. From the time the "Commandment was covenant with many for
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given" to restore and build Jerusalem unto " Messiah the one week:"
Prince" was 483 years. However, the number of years de- God only allowed one loca-
termined on Daniel's people were 490 years. Seven years are tion for the Temple to be
left to be fulfilled of the 490. Did the seven years follow the built. In the city of Jerusa-
death of Messiah? lem on the top of Mt.
In Dan. 9:26 the, "Cutting off of Messiah" occurred in Moriah. Where the Dome
33 AD, to be followed by "The people of a prince who shall of the Rock now stands.
come" who would destroy the city and temple. “The peo- Mohammed claimed to
ple”, who came were the Romans under Titus in 70 AD, but ascend into Heaven and
also mentioned is “A prince who shall come”. The people meet Jesus, Moses, Abra-
and prince are connected but separate. The people who de- ham and God from this
Jews were gatherd from
stroy Jerusalem and the Temple would be descendants of the same location. The Muslim Ethyopia in 1980 and 1991
future prince. The prince therefore would be of Roman or population is 1.3 Billion,
European origin. At the end of the 69th week which ended over 20% of the Earth population. The Jewish population is
with the death of Messiah the prince there was a period of 20 million world wide with only 5 million living in Israel. The
37 years before the rest of the 26th verse was fulfilled. We Muslim world claims rights over east Jerusalem which in-
can see that the 70th week would not immediately follow the cludes the Temple Mount. The Arab-Israeli War of 1967 gave
69th week. There is a gap between the 69th and 70th week. Israel control of the Temple Mount. Israel to this present time
The Future Roman Prince has allowed Muslim stewardship over this sacred location to
Dan 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many preserve world peace. But pressure is growing inside Israel
for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause to assert its territorial rights over Jerusalem as the “Eternal
the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the over- Capital” of the Jewish People. This puts Israel at odds with
spreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, the rest of the world. Today Israel has one ally who guaran-

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tees their security, the United States. Pressure is growing for The kingdom will be religious, military and will effect the
Israel to make peace and give back the Temple Mount and whole earth. Ten countries or kings which lead these coun-
make Jerusalem an international city. Suggestions for peace tries will compose this empire. This kingdom will be Euro-
Israel has rejected. The world views peace between Israel pean, as spoken by Gabriel earlier, "The people of a prince
and its Muslim neighbors as key to world peace. This cre- who shall come", the people who came were the Romans,
ates serious problems for Israel. The prophets of Israel fore- the possessions of Jerusalem were marched off to Rome and
tell great struggles over Jerusalem involving the nations of put on display as was the custom of the vanquishing Roman
the world. Over 3 billion of the Earth population has a spiri- armies. The future leader will look back to glories of the Ro-
tual connection with Jerusalem. The Catholics are 1 billion, 1 man empire. European history shows the rulers of Europe
billion Protestants, 1.3 billion Muslims and 20 million Jews. have always tried lay claim the title to Emperor of Rome.
“And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome Charlemagne, Napoleon, Czar (Caesar) Peter of Russia, Kai-
stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it ser (Caesar) Wilhelm of Germany and even Hitler claimed
shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth title to the Roman Empire. This kingdom will succeed where
be gathered together against it” Zech 12:3. others have failed. .
The restored nation of Israel gathered Today a unified Europe is a fact of history. Although the
from the nations of the world was an confederacy is loose, its hold on member states is becoming
event Ezekiel wrote about over 2500 tighter as time moves on. There is a European congress,
years ago. Ezekiel 36 and 37 details bureaucracy and control structure being exercised on mem-
events of a scattered and hopeless ber states. The Euro currency will take effect January 1st,
people being collected into a mighty 2002 the French Franc, the German Mark and other curren-
army for God’s purpose. cies will begin to fade into history. Europe is in the process of
creating its own military apart from NATO. Missing is a strong
‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Surely I leader to take charge and unify the nations with a common
will take the children of Israel from Hitler meeting the theme. Details of this future European leader are in the book
among the nations, wherever they have Mufti of Jerusalem of Daniel. His kingdom will come from a 10 nation alignment
gone, and will gather them from every
and be diverse from any other kingdom before its existence.
side and bring them into their own land; Ezekiel 37:21
7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth
What follows in chapters 38 and 39 of Ezekiel is a kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all king-
future war in Israel distant future from Ezekiel’s time perspec- doms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it
tive. Nations involved in this future attack on Israel involve down, and break it in pieces.
Iran, Libya, Ethiopia and Russia. Even more amazing we Dan 7:24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten
read of Israel’s victory and God’s hand in the war. Chapters kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;
40 to 43 of Ezekiel give us details of a newly rebuilt temple
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and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall sub-
with the exact measurements and specifications for Temple due three kings.
worship.
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Only with the guarantee of the nations and the defeat of persecute any rival religions including those who follow after
Islamic power will Israel be allowed to build the Jewish Tem- the true God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. This
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ple. Mt. Moriah, the Temple Mount , is the most valued 30 period of great persecution will last for 3 1/2 years and will
acres of land in the world today. For this reason will the take place after the Temple worship and sacrifice are
“Prince {who shall come}” bring a temporary peace to the stopped. This would complete the 7 years of the 70th Week.
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world by making an agreement with the nation of Israel. The Dan 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the
agreement will be a seven year agreement and will be with most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most
many indicating more then just Israel, “He shall confirm the
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High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall
covenant with many for one week”. The “Prince who shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the di-
come” will break this same agreement he made with Israel viding of time.
and stop the Temple worship and sacrifice. The covenant Dan 7:26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take
break will come at the 3 1/2 year mark of the 7 year agree- away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto
ment. the end.
"And in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice His end will come with the appearing of Messiah who will
and the oblation to cease", put an end to the revived Roman kingdom and establish His
What follows will be a period of time in the History of man that own kingdom which shall never end. But till that time ap-
will be unparalleled for its horror and destruction and will end proaches the persecutions afflicted on those who follow God
with the Kingdom of Messiah. Jesus warns of this time in will be greater then any ever committed on this earth. Imagine
Matthew 24:15,16,21 When ye therefore shall see the Adolph Hitler winning W.W.II and having a 3 1/2 year reign of
abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the terror on the earth. This will be the case with the Roman
prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him prince. But his end will not be the result of any human inter-
understand:) 16Then let them which be in Judaea flee into vention.
the mountains: Before Jesus was crucified looking at Jerusalem from a
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since distance he said to his disciples about Jerusalem fate,
the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall “Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say
be. Daniel Timeline 5. unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall
Who is this Roman Prince? say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.”
Mathew 23:38-39 Jesus foretold a day when Israel would
The kingdom of this coming prince is described for us in accept him as the Messiah, though He was rejected now.
Daniel. 7. His kingdom will be unlike any that existed before. This is the dual picture of the suffering Messiah and conquer-

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ing King. Jesus is rejected as suffering Messiah and ac- This person is none other then Jesus of Nazareth,
cepted by a future helpless Israel as their only Messiah. Pre- "Messiah the Prince" cut off not for himself but for others.
ceding this would be time of great persecution for the Jewish The others being all mankind so sins might be forgiven. His
people. death was fulfillment of what the prophets foretold would hap-
Dan 7:13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like pen. Even his rejection was foretold over 700 years before it
the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and happened.
came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows,
before him. and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from
Dan 7:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, God proves his word by revealing events before they occur.
should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting domin- Jerusalem Surrounded
ion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that
which shall not be destroyed. The scene before Messiah returns is revealed in detail
Dan 7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the in Zechariah chapter 12. Jerusalem will be a cause of great
saints, and prevailed against them; concern and fear for the whole Earth. The Jews and Jerusa-
Dan 7:22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment lem will be a cause of frustration to the political power struc-
was given to the saints of the most High; and the time tures of the world.
came that the saints possessed the kingdom. Zec 12:2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto
all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both
In Daniel chapter 2 King Nebuchadnezzar has a dream
against Judah and against Jerusalem.
Daniel is the only man in Babylon who knows the dream and Zec 12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome
its meaning. God revealed the dream and meaning to him. stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be
The king saw a huge statue in the image of a man. The im- cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered
ages head was made of gold, his arms and chest made of together against it.
silver, his belly and thighs are brass, his legs are iron and "Messiah the Prince" returns to save his people who
his feet are of Iron and clay. As the image is standing a rock years earlier had rejected Him. Israel’s Savior has marks
with no human involvement, cut from a mountain, crashes identifying his earlier appearance. The Messiah cut off , is
into the image at it base, the 10 toes made of Iron and clay. the "Me whom they have pierced", the Messiah cutoff and
The image crumbles and is blown away with the wind. The killed in 33 AD has returned to the ones who pierced him.
rock becomes a great mountain that fills the whole earth. The They will mourn for this one pierced as someone would

Daniel’s Timeline
Lord tells Daniel the moun- mourn over the death of son.
The will realize the one that
tain represents the King-
dom of God that will be
Daniel’ they have rejected all along
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established forever. The was their only hope.
Church Age Return of
stone represents the Mes- 7-Year Peace Zec 12:10 And I will pour upon
Gentiles grafted in
Agreement to King Messiah the house of David, and upon
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siah who will defeat the to Israel’s


Rebuild the at the end of the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
armies of mankind that Covenant
Temple Daniel’s 70th the spirit of grace and of suppli-
oppose the rule of God on Passover Blessing
week cations: and they shall look
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Earth. 33 AD upon me whom they have


Dan 2:44 And in the days pierced, and they shall mourn
of these kings shall the for him, as one mourneth for his
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God of heaven set up a Gap 7 years = 70 th week only son, and shall be in bitter-
kingdom, which shall ness for him, as one that is in
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never be destroyed: and bitterness for his firstborn.


5. 7-Year Peace Jesus speaks of this event in Mat-
thew 24:30-31, “And then shall
the kingdom shall not be 70 AD. Destruction Rapture restores Agreement
left to other people, but it of Temple Israel broken. Temple appear the sign of the Son of
shall break in pieces and 1,000,000 Jews worship stopped man in heaven: and then shall
after 3 ½ years.
To their position
consume all these king- killed by Rome before the they all the tribes of the earth mourn,
doms, and it shall stand rejected Messiah and they shall see the Son of
for ever. Jesus man coming in the clouds of
heaven with power and great
glory. 31And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a
Messiah the Prince Returns trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four
winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”
The Messiah cut off in 33 AD. Is the one who will return
as conquering King to vanquish the armies of the earth and The Kingdom of the Messiah
their future, “Prince who shall come” at the conclusion of
the 70th week. The 490 years of determined time upon the When Messiah reigns the 490 years of Daniels’ 70 weeks
Jewish People and Jerusalem will conclude with Jesus the will be complete, seven events of Daniel 9:24 will be accom-
Messiah who was spurned at His first coming. The scriptures plished.
tell us someone of great importance would suffer at the hands 1. Finish transgression
of man but would be given the point of preeminence in the 2. Make an end of sins
Earth. Daniel Timeline 6. 3. Reconciliation for iniquity
Isa 52:14-15 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so 4. Bring in everlasting righteousness
marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of 5. To seal up the vision
men: So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut 6. And prophesy
their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall 7. To anoint the most Holy
they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

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The Earth will be at peace the nature of man and animals
will change with the kingdom of Messiah.
Isa 11:6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard
shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and
the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Isa 11:7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones
shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
Isa 11:8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp,
and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.
Isa 11:9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain:
for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the
waters cover the sea.
WHY WAIT ?

On the cross next to Jesus on both sides two thieves were


crucified. One spit on Jesus and asked to see a miracle the
other said Lord remember me when you come into your king-
dom. Jesus replied, “Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou
be with me in paradise”. Today you can have the same promise
of salvation. Jesus the Messiah promised the thief, “Today thou
shalt be with me in paradise” by believing and putting your trust
in his work on the cross. Jesus told Nicodemous about the
way of salvation in the gospel of John.
John 3:15-17, 15That whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have eternal life. 16For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17For God sent not
his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the
world through
him might be saved.
Today the choice is yours to make
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The Seventy Weeks1 of Daniel (Daniel 9:24-27)
1. Artaxerxes, King of Persia, gives 3.Messiah the Prince is cut 6. End of 70th Week.
Messiah returns “They
4. 70th week begins with a peace
commandment to Nehemiah to re- off. Dan 9:26 This fulfills agreement between Israel, prince
build Jerusalem. Nehemiah 2:8 in the picture of the suffering/ who is to come, and many (World). shall look upon me who
20th year of reign his reign March/ servant Messiah who dies Israel is allowed to rebuild temple they pierced”, Zech 12:10
April4 444 BC. for the sins of the world. Saves his people, brings
70 weeks begin. “Going forth of the
and offer sacrifices. The leader, a
Isaiah 52:13-53, Ps 22 descendent of Roman armies, peace to the Earth, Age
commandment” Daniel 9:25 Messiah who was pierced makes 7 year agreement with Is- Messiah begins. Isaiah
This is contrast to Cyrus allowing the Zechariah 12:10, rael. Daniel 9:27 11:1-10, Jerusalem be-
Temple to be rebuilt and Jews to re- 33 AD Probably following war against Is- comes capital of Earth
turn (Ezra 1;1-3). This command- Jesus declares will not re- lam & Russia Ezekiel 38-39
ment allows city streets and walls to turn till He is acknowledged
be rebuilt as specified in Daniel 9:25 as Messiah by Israel
March 444 BC Matthew 23:39
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7 weeks
483 Jewish2 Years3= 476.067925 current years
+ 62 weeks = 69 weeks
Time Gap
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7 Jewish Years= 1 Week
Mid-point 1260 Days6
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The prophetic clock stops at the death of the Messiah
33 AD. Thirty seven years later in 70 AD. People of the prince
who is to come destroys Temple and over 1,000,000 Jews in th
5. Roman Leader breaks agreement with Israel and
stops Temple sacrifices at mid-point of the 7 year
2. 7 weeks or 49
years Jerusalem’s
street and walls

Jerusalem are killed by Roman armies according to Josephus.


In 135 AD, Bar Kochva leads rebellion against Rome, 580,000
Jews killed by Hadrian legions., Jews are expelled and Jerusa-
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agreement. He enters the Jewish Temple and
proclaims himself God and demands world-wide
worship. Image, Abomination of Desolation, is set
are rebuilt in trou- lem name is changed to Aelia Capitolina, Judea was renamed up in Temple for worship. Daniel 12:11, Daniel

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blesome times Palestina. War and desolations continue till the end. Daniel 9:27, Matthew 24:15, Daniel 7:25, 2 Thess 2:4
under Nehemiah’s 9:26 3.5 years of great tribulation begins 1260 day pe-
leadership. riod of unparallel terror on earth.
Dan 9:25 A similar type of gap is seen between the two pictures of Mes- Mat 24:16-22, Zech 14:2, Revelation 11:2-3,
siah. See Isaiah 9:6-7, Zechariah 9:9-10. In Zechariah, Mes- Revelation 12;6,14
siah is seen riding on a donkey in verse 9 and in verse 10 as Great tribulation period end with return of “One
ruling the earth. pierced”.
1.Hebrew word (,  7 is translated week in King James Bible.
2. Jewish Biblical year is Lunar calendar based, with 360 days/year. Our Calendar is Solar based with 365.242 days per year.
3. 69 x 7= 483 x 360 days per year= 173,880 days. March 444 BC to March 29th 33 AD is 173,880 days.
4. Nissan is the first month of Jewish calendar and falls on March/April of our calendar.
5. .06792=24 days placing the cutting off of Messiah at the beginning of Passover week 33 AD.
6. 7 year period is broken into two 3 1/2 year periods. 3 1/2 x 360=1260 days.

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