![]() ![]() Thus, after the seven weeks and the 62 weeks, that is, after 69 weeks, the Messiah will be “cut off.” And because only one week remains in the prophecy, this verse is referring to the seventieth week, the last seven days. That week immediately appears in the next verse, when Gabriel says, “And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself” (verse 26).Īfter what 62 weeks? The 62 weeks of the previous verse, which follow the seven weeks. Plus, this gives us the starting point of the 70 weeks.Īll that remains is one week, the last, the seventieth. Thus, 69 of the 70 weeks are immediately accounted for. So, seven weeks plus 62 weeks comes to 69 weeks, or 483 days. ![]() Gabriel then says that “from the going forth of the command to restore and build Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince, There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks” (verse 25). The angel Gabriel says that “ seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city” (Dan. Though heavy-laden with history and theology, the 70-week prophecy itself, just the numbers, is quite simple. Based on these verses and others, especially Daniel 8, our pioneers discovered the truth about the heavenly sanctuary, which Ellen White called “the foundation and central pillar of our faith.” To void the 70-week prophecy is, then, to void the justification for our existence. One of the most amazing prophecies in the Bible, and of special importance to Seventh-day Adventists, is the 70-week prophecy of Daniel 9:24-27. ![]()
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