Alfred Edersheim
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah • Appendix IX
Naz. 32b — seventy weeks until second Temple destroyed; Messianic timing
Seventy Weeks
Daniel received God's precise timeline for finishing transgression and bringing everlasting righteousness.
Old Testament
Daniel 9:24
Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness.
New Testament
Luke 21:24
They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Why This Matters
Daniel received God's precise timeline for finishing transgression and bringing everlasting righteousness. Jesus pointed to Jerusalem's fate as part of this prophetic clock — the times of the Gentiles marking the countdown to His return.
Reflection
King eternal, let the promise in Daniel 9:24 fulfilled in Luke 21:24 stir in me longing for Your return and the restoration of all things.
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