One of the most important prophecies found in the book of Daniel is the "70 Weeks" prophecy found in Daniel 9:24-27. This is the only prophecy in the Old Testament which told WHEN Jesus Christ would come into the world. The Hebrew word "WEEK" refers to a period of seven. Usually we think of a week as being a period of seven days. But the week in Daniel chapter 9 is a week of seven years. This means that 70 weeks = 70 x 7 = 490 years. These 490 years represent the entire history of the Jewish nation until the time when Christ returns to earth. This chart may help:
From the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem (see Neh. 2:1-8) which was given about 444 B.C., to the coming of Messiah the Prince (Dan. 9:25)
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7+62 = 69 WEEKS OR 483 YEARS
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| Jesus Christ was crucified for our sin! | The Messiah will be "cut off" (violent death) after these 483 years (Dan. 9:26). This happened about 30 A.D. |
The Church Age, a mystery to the Jews, has lasted about 2000 years so far, and was not revealed in any of the Old Testament books of prophecy. The Church age is the period of time which is occurring between Daniel's 69th "week," and his 70th week.
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Daniel’s 70th week is still in the future (see Dan. 9:27).This is sometimes called the Tribulation Period. These are the seven years before Christ returns to set up His kingdom.
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