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"Douglas Cox" wrote in message
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>>Cyrus did indeed set in motion events that led to the rebuilding of
>>Jerusalem, and during Cyrus' reign, the temple was rebuilt to some extent.
>>However, it was not until 455 BCE that the actual city of Jerusalem began
>>to
>>be rebuilt - in the 20th year of the reign of Artaxerxes. (Nehemiah
>>2:4-8)
>>It is then that the foretold "seventy weeks," or 490 years, began. They
>>would end in the latter part of 36 C.E.
>
> The problem with this is that Daniel's prophecy begins with the
> initial commandment to build Jerusalem and the temple, not the date of
> actual commencement of the building. This was given by Cyrus in 538
> BC.

Daniel's prophecy begins with the initial command to rebuild Jerusalem. No
mention is made of the temple.

>
> Dan 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of
> the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the
> Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street
> shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

Please note that the 70 weeks started, not with the command to restore the
temple, but with the command to *restore and to build Jerusalem.*

> There were several decrees concerning the rebuilding of Jerusalem and
> the temple after the one that Cyrus issued. Making one of the
> subordinate decrees the start point of the 70 weeks seem to be an
> error.

The first two decrees issued dealt only with the rebuilding of the temple,
which is not mentioned at Dan. 9:25. Daniel's prophecy mentions only the
rebuilding of Jerusalem.

> The original decree of Cyrus, that had been foretold by Isaiah,
> is described in Ezra 1.
>
> 1 ¶ Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of
> the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred
> up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation
> throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
> 2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given
> me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him
> an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
> 3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and
> let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of
> the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.

This does not mention rebuilding *Jerusalem*. Just the temple.

>
> Another problem with selecting one of the subsequent decrees is that
> it is ad hoc. Also the date one obtains for the beginning of Christ's
> ministry is inaccurate. If the first 7 weeks of Daniel's 70 weeks are
> taken to be leap years, counting from the decree of Cyrus fits the
> history; there are 49 leap years in 133 years, and adding the 434
> years for the 62 weeks gives 567 years for the first 69 weeks, so the
> 69 weeks end in 28 AD.

The prophecy mentions no leap years, just 'weeks'. A week was/is 7 days.
So the total is 70 weeks of years, or 490 years.


>>How many years elapsed before Jerusalem was actually rebuilt? Well, the
>>restoration of the city was to be accomplished "in the straits of the
>>times"
>>because of difficulties among the Jews themselves and opposition from the
>>Samaritans and others. The work was evidently completed to the extent
>>necessary by about 406 B.C.E. within the "seven weeks," or 49 years.
>>(Daniel
>>9:25)
>>
>>A period of 62 weeks, or 434 years, would follow. After that time period,
>>the long-promised Messiah would appear. Counting 483 years (49 plus 434)
>>from 455 B.C.E. brings us to 29 C.E. What happened at that time? The
>>Gospel
>>writer Luke tells us: "In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius
>>Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was district
>>ruler of Galilee, . . . God's declaration came to John the son of
>>Zechariah
>>in the wilderness. So he came into all the country around the Jordan,
>>preaching baptism in symbol of repentance for forgiveness of sins." At
>>that
>>time "the people were in expectation" of the Messiah. (Luke 3:1-3, 15).
>
> The first year of Tiberius is counted from the year in which Augustus
> died; this occurred 19 August, 14 AD. If Luke used the Syrian
> calendar, in which the new year occurred in the fall, the 15th year of
> Tiberius would be fall 27 AD - fall 28 AD, as the few remaining weeks
> of the year in which he began to reign would be counted as year 1 of
> Tiberius.

Since the Roman Senate named Tiberius emperor on September 15 of 14 C.E.,
his 15th year ran from the latter part of 28 C.E. well into 29 C.E.

> This year was also apparently one of the sabattical years
> when crops were left uncultivated, so people would have had more
> leisure time to listen to John the Baptist preach. Evidently Jesus
> died 3 years later, in 31 AD.

In the year that Jesus died, the Passover occurred on the sixth day of the
week (counted by the Jews as from sundown on Thursday to sundown on Friday).
This is evident from John 19:31, which shows that the following day was "a
great" sabbath. The day after Passover was always a sabbath, no matter on
what day of the week it came. (Lev. 23:5-7) But when this special Sabbath
coincided with the regular Sabbath (the seventh day of the week), it became
"a great one." So Jesus' death took place in 33 C.E. on Friday, Nisan 14, by
about 3:00 p.m. (Luke 23:44-46).


>>The final "week", or 7 years, began with Jesus' baptism and anointing as
>>Messiah in 29 C.E. "At the half of the week" or 33 C.E., Jesus' ransom
>>sacrifice "put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering" in that sin was
>>atoned for once for all time. The final "week" of favor toward the Jews
>>ended in 36 C.E. with the first Gentile convert: Cornelius. (Acts ch 10)
>
> When the ministry of Jesus is equated with the first half of the last
> week, and the final half week is taken as the symbolic "time, times,
> and a half" of Daniel's prophecies, the significance of "he shall
> confirm the covenant with many for one week" is clear; it refers to
> Christ confirming the covenant with believers, and the gospel being
> taken to the world by the Church, which continues today. It does not
> end in the 1st century.

All 70 weeks of Daniel's prophecy are 'weeks of years' and are a specified
length of time. Since 'halves' are two equal pieces, it seems that the
final week would be 7 years, with the first half being the 3 1/2 years of
Jesus' ministry, so the second would also be 3 1/2 years.

With Messiah's earthly work finished, the covenant made with Abraham was
fulfilled: "In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,
because you have obeyed My voice." (Gen 22:18) God's favor toward Abraham's
fleshly descendants was now about to end. Jesus Christ said: "I was not
sent forth to any but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." (Matthew
15:24) He instructed his apostles: "Do not go off into the road of the
nations, and do not enter into a Samaritan city; but, instead, go
continually to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." (Matthew 10:5-6)

So Christian preaching was first to Jews only. Gentiles were to be
specifically avoided, as were Samaritans. But in 36 C.E., through visions
to Peter and with the pouring out of holy spirit on Cornelius and his
household, God made clear that "in every nation any one who fears him and
does what is right is acceptable to him." (Acts 10:35)


Peace to you and yours.

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