The Prophecy of Seventy Weeks or Seventy Septets (literally "seventy times seven") was, according to the Book of Daniel, a prophecy that was given to Daniel by the angel Gabriel.
This prophecy is contained in only four verses, but contains a number of time references. According to the prophecy a period of 70 weeks has been decreed for Daniel’s people and for their city. Six goals are listed for this period. This include “to make an end of sin” and “to bring in everlasting righteousness” . The 70 weeks are divided into three sub-period; 7 weeks, 62 weeks and 1 week. One focus of the prophecy is the city Jerusalem. The 70 weeks start with “the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem” . Jerusalem will be rebuilt but again be destroyed. Another focus of the prophecy is ‘Messiah’. ‘Messiah the Prince’ will appear during the seventy weeks and ‘the Messiah will be cut off’. During the last week a ‘he’ will ‘make a firm covenant with the many’ and in ‘the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering’. While the other prophecies of Daniel end with the eternal kingdom, this prophecy about Daniel’s people and their city ends in desolation and destruction.
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