[[Dan-09]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Dan-08]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Dan-10]] --- ### the number of the years about which Yahweh's word came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of Jerusalem, even seventy years. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Daniel recognizes that the 70-year period of Babylonian exile and Jerusalem's desolation, as predicted by the prophet Jeremiah, is reaching its conclusion. *Historical context*: [[Jer-25#v11|Jeremiah 25:11]]-12 and 29:10 predicted a 70-year period of captivity. Historians and theologians note this was fulfilled when Cyrus the Great issued a decree in 538 BC (approximately 70 years after the first deportation in 605 BC) allowing the Jews to return to their land and rebuild. *Related to*: [[Jer-25#v11|Jeremiah 25:11]]-12, [[Jer-29#v10|Jeremiah 29:10]] ### from the going out of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem to the Anointed One, the prince, will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be built again, with street and moat, even in troubled times. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A decree will be issued to rebuild Jerusalem, and from that point, exactly 483 years (69 'sevens') will pass until the appearance of the Messiah. *Historical context*: This is traditionally linked to the decrees of Artaxerxes I in 457 BC ([[Ezr|Ezra 7]]) or 444 BC ([[Neh|Nehemiah 2]]). The 'troubled times' refer to the opposition Nehemiah faced while building the walls. Calculated on various calendars, this period leads to the ministry of Jesus Christ. *Related to*: ### After the sixty-two weeks the Anointed One will be cut off, and will have nothing. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: The Messiah will be killed (cut off) after the conclusion of the 69th week of the prophecy. *Historical context*: In Christian theology, this is interpreted as a precise prediction of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ (c. 30-33 AD), occurring after the specified prophetic timeframe. *Related to*: ### The people of the prince who come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end will be with a flood, and war will be even to the end. Desolations are determined. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Following the death of the Messiah, a foreign army will destroy both the city of Jerusalem and its Temple. *Historical context*: This was historically fulfilled in 70 AD, when the Roman legions under Titus destroyed Jerusalem and burned the Second Temple, effectively ending the Jewish sacrificial system and the Jewish state for nearly two millennia. *Related to*: ### In the middle of the week he will cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease. On the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate; and even to the full end, and that determined, wrath will be poured out on the desolate. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A figure will stop the daily sacrifices and commit an 'abomination of desolation' in the temple, leading to its ultimate ruin. *Historical context*: Scholars identify fulfillments in the actions of the Roman army in 70 AD, who desecrated the temple site. Some views also link this to Antiochus IV Epiphanes (167 BC) or a future eschatological figure who stops religious practice. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy