Seventy Sevens – Seventy Weeks
This is about the mystery of the vision of Seventy Sevens or Seventy Weeks of Daniel chapter 9. This article will reveal this mystery to you. Can you imagine that this prophecy has not ended, but will fulfill and complete soon? Let’s see, it is very exciting…
Prayer for Jerusalem
Daniel 9:1,2 says, “In the first year(522 BC) of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans— 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of YHWH to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before “the end of the desolations of Jerusalem“, namely, seventy years”.
Daniel knew the 70 years end period of the desolations of Jerusalem was near, he pray…
4 I prayed to YHWH my God and made confession, saying, “O YHWH, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 5 we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules…
16 “O YHWH, according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy hill, because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a byword among all who are around us. 17 Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O YHWH, make your face to shine upon your sanctuary, which is desolate. …”
While Daniel was speaking and praying, confessing the sin of the people of Israel, and presenting his pleas before YHWH God for the Jerusalem. Angel Gabriel came in the evening sacrifice, he said “O Daniel, I have now come out to give you insight and understanding. 23 At the beginning of your pleas for mercy, “a word went out“, and I have come to “tell” it to you, for you are greatly loved. Therefore consider “the word” and understand the vision.”
He continued… 24 Seventy sevens are decreed… 25 Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the “word” to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be “seven sevens“. Then for “sixty-two sevens” it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time.
26 And after the “sixty-two sevens“, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end(end of Seventy Sevens) shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed. 27 And he shall make a strong covenant with many for “one seven“, and for “half of the seven” he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator.
The purpose of Seventy-Sevens vision
What does this vision or this prophecy about? What is it’s purpose?
Daniel was asking for “the end of the desolations of Jerusalem” and asking God’s face shine upon Jerusalem. Angel Gabriel said this vision was about “your people(saints) and your holy city(Jerusalem)“. Jerusalem has to rebuild, after the rebuild is finished the following goals will be achieved :
- to finish the transgression
- to put an end to sin
- and to atone for iniquity
- to bring in everlasting righteousness
- to seal both vision and prophet
- and to anoint a most holy place
Explanations of “word” and “Seventy Sevens”
What does it mean of this prophecy? When did it start? What does the “word” mean? When did the ‘word‘ go out?
Explanation 1
There are many explanations of this prophecy. One is: the “word” means it came from Artaxerxes I(BC 445), then Jerusalem was start to restore and rebuild. But I want to say “restore and build Jerusalem” had started long time ago before Artaxerxes I, so “Seventy Sevens” must be counted before BC 445.
And the last “one Seven” is so complicated and confusing. One explanation is after the 69 sevens, there would be a long unknown period(someone define it the “Church period”) to separate the “69 Sevens” and the “one Seven”, this unknown period is about 2000 years till to now. After this unknown period, the last “one Seven” will occur at “the End Day”.
But there is no biblical verse to support the last “one Seven” is separated with the “69 Sevens”, otherwise how can God says is “Seventy Sevens”? For it has separated for a long time(about 2000 years). If so, God can directly says it has 2 period, “69 Sevens” and “one Seven” that should be much more clear, no need to say “Seventy Sevens” for it is not a continuous timeline.
Moreover Gabriel said the “prince” will make a strong covenant with many within ‘one Seven’, and then “destroy the city and the sanctuary” in the “half of Seven“, “put an end to sacrifice and offering”. In AD 70 was the year of Jerusalem was destroyed, so it indicated that AD 70 was the “half of one seven”. That means the last “Seven” was already occurred and has past over a half in AD 70.
On the other hand, we know the Jerusalem had already destroyed in AD70, how can the “abominations” destroy it again? Shall God has to “rebuild” the Jerusalem, and let it be destroyed again in the coming of “the half of seven”(3.5 years)? And then after the 3.5 years, “rebuild” again Jerusalem once more? It seems does not make sense.
Therefore the above evidences prove that the last “one seven” has begun already, because the half of “one seven” was occurred in AD 70 already, not the End Day. Obviously “Seventy Sevens” is a continuously timeline, no an unknown period to separate 69th seven and the 70th seven. So this explanation does not match exactly the prophecy of “Seventy Sevens”.
Explanation 2
Another explanation is “one Seven” was the 7 years from AD30 to AD36. In AD30 Jesus (an anointed one) baptized(Anointed by Holy Spirit) and missionary three and half years, and then killed by Jewish in AD 33. The explanation is : AD33 is the half(3.5) of the “one Seven”. Before the night he died, Jesus made covenant of God’s Kingdom with apostles. “He(Jesus) shall make a strong covenant with many for one seven”, the “Seventy Sevens” ended at AD 36 officially.
But I want to say, it “did not match” the destroyed time of Jerusalem also, because it was destroyed in AD 70 not AD 33.
Another reason is this prophecy has not fulfilled completely in AD36, when the end of Seventy Sevens it should achieved the 6 goals. Even today we are still waiting “to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place”.
So it proves that AD 33 was not the half of “one Seven”, and also AD 36 cannot be the end of the “Seventy Sevens”. The end time of “Seventy Sevens” should be much longer.
Meaning of the “Word”
Firstly, when did the vision “Seventy Sevens” begin? When did the “word” go out? Whom was the “word” come from?
Actually people say there were 3 times of the command(“word”) issued for rebuilding Jerusalem. They were Cyrus in 538 BC, Darius I in 522 BC and Artaxerxes in 445 BC. Then it makes us confused, for God did not tell us the “word” come from which king, then how can we confirm the beginning time of “Seventy Sevens”? This is the key point for the starting time of the “Seventy Sevens”. If the “word” came from one of those kings, God should mentioned in the Bible, as same as God told us Babylon was destroyed by the king “Cyrus”, but no verse can proves from which king directly.
a “word” – From God
Firstly, let’s see whom was the “word” come from…
Gabriel said :
“At the beginning…” – at the beginning while Daniel was praying
“a ‘word’ went out” – While Daniel was praying, a ‘word’ went out
“I have come to tell it(the word) to you” – The word has already come out, that’s why Gabriel could come to tell Daniel about the “word“
“know therefore and understand that from the going out of the “word”…” (while Daniel was praying for Jerusalem, the year was BC522 – Daniel 9:1)
Therefore Gabriel said clearly “At the beginning” of Daniel prayer, the “word” has “come out already“, and the word was come from YHWH God. The purpose of Gabriel come was “tell” Daniel that God’s “word“.
So what does it mean? It means Gabriel has to tell Daniel know and understand the “word” of God(decreed) about the Jerusalem, and “Seventy sevens” starts from now on. So his meaning should be : God’s “word” “has come out”, I have to “tell” this word to you. From “now” on, there has “Seventy Sevens” decreed about your people and your holy city…
So “the word” does not mean of Cyrus, Darius I or Artaxerxes, but Bible directly and clearly says the “word” was outgoing of God. So obviously, Angel Gabriel wanted Daniel to know this prophecy began “now“, God sent me to “tell you” His decreed “word”. We are sure that the “word” was come from God, not from other not mentioned king.
One interesting question, why angel Gabriel came in swift flight while Daniel was praying? Why not wait for him finished the prayer, or next day or next month to tell him this vision? It seems very rush and there is no other instance like this in the Bible.
Please imagine when do you rush running? One situation is : you have to come hurry at the appointed time before the flight has to take off(start). So that’s why angel Gabriel need to come like flight swift, because this vision timeline has to start now, God’s word has come out and the “Seventy Sevens” has to start now. So Gabriel need to flight swift to tell Daniel about this.
Another interesting of this vision is about Jerusalem(holy city). Rebuilding Jerusalem(God’s living place) is a big project, how come the decreed(“word”) will come from the king of Gentile? Does God need a gentile king to approve to rebuild the God’s living place? It doesn’t make sense, right? But if the decreed(word) is come from God, (for God’s word has come out and the project begin now), then it will be reasonable.
Therefore that is very clear to tell us, a “word”(decreed) was come out from “God” not the earthly kings. Now let’s confirm when did the rebuild Jerusalem begin…
God’s Word come out – Start Rebuild Jerusalem
After God’s “word” came out, the sanctuary was begun to restore and rebuild. There are 2 witnesses can prove that, they are prophet Haggai and Zechariah. Let’s read what they said. After God’s “word” had come out at first year of Darius(BC 522), then Jerusalem started to rebuild next year…
Haggai 1:1,8,14,15 says, “In the “Second year” of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month…
8 Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says YHWH.
14 And YHWH stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel… And they came and worked on the house of YHWH of hosts, their God,
15 on the twenty-fourth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the “Second year” of Darius.”.
Haggai 2:18 says, “Consider from this “day” onward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month. Since the day that the foundation of YHWH’s temple was laid, consider”.
Haggai told us consider this “day” – the foundation of temple was laid. He proved that restoration of Jehovah God’s temple had been started after the first year of Darius(God’s word had come out), and the foundation was laid in the next year ninth month 24, that date marked the rebuilding Jerusalem project was officially launched.
Another prophet Zechariah says,
Zechariah1:7,16 “On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month of Shebat, in the “second year” of Darius…16 Therefore, thus says YHWH… “my house” shall be built in it, declares YHWH of hosts, and the measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem”.
Zechariah 8:9 “Thus says YHWH of hosts: “Let your hands be strong, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of the prophets who were present on the day that the foundation of the house of YHWH of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.”
Zechariah also proved that after 2 months of the foundation, it started measuring the Jerusalem. So the 2 witnesses proved that after God’s “word” was come out in the first year of Darius, and then the restore and rebuild Jerusalem started, and also the foundation had been laid in the “second year” of Darius. So it proves that “Seventy Sevens” was started in BC 522.
Seventy Sevens – Symbolic period
But there is a serious problem, that is from God’s word come out(BC 522) to the Anointed one appeared(AD 30) total is 551 years(no zero year), this period has exceeded over 490 years(70 x 7), and this vision has not fulfilled completely even till today. Then what does it mean? What does it tell us?
It tells us Seventy Sevens “must not be” the real number, not the real 490 years(70 x 7 years). If it is not the real number(years), then it must be the “symbolic meaning“. Do we need to surprise about that? No, because most of God’s prophecy are the symbolic period like Daniel’s dream and Revelation. Just like the 6 creation days are also the symbolic period not the real 24 hours a day.
Yes, this vision is about “your people”(saints) and “holy city”(New Jerusalem). When the Jerusalem is restored, the above six goals will be achieved. Are they achieved already? No, the Jerusalem has not yet restored, and even is not exist now, so we are sure that this prophecy is not yet complete.
Then what does it mean of “Seventy Sevens” or “Seventy Weeks”? This vision is very interesting but also confusing, may God send Angel Gabriel give us insight and understanding it.
Seventy Sevens – 2 parts
First of all, “Seventy Sevens” is combined with 2 parts.
The first part is “Sixty-nine Sevens(69@7)” divided into 2 portions, “Seven Sevens” (7 @ 7 = 49) and “Sixty-Two Sevens” (62 @ 7 = 434) ;
The second part is “One Seven(1 @ 7)”, and this one “7” is also divided into 2 portions, 2 x 3.5(half and half).
Seven Sevens
So the first part is “Sixty-nine Sevens“, this period shall “restore and build Jerusalem”, “and waited for an anointed one”.
Firstly was the “Seven Sevens” period. Why God defined this period “Seven Sevens”? Maybe restored and built Jerusalem this period used 49 years, so God use this key point number(7@7) to symbolize it.
Sixty-Two Sevens
And then was “Sixty-two Sevens”(62@7), Jerusalem “shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time”, and “waited for” an anointed one to appear. After rebuilt Jerusalem with squares and moat, and then they waited for the anointed one to appear in this period. Let’s see how they rebuilt again…
Nehemiah 2:1,5 “In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes(about BC 445)…5 And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ graves, that I may rebuild it.”
Nehemiah 4:16-18 “From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the whole house of Judah, 17 who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. 18 And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me.”
At that time(Sixty-Two Sevens) was really “a troubled time“, half of them worked on construction and half of them held the spears, shields…
So they used total “Sixty-Nine Sevens” to restore rebuilt Jerusalem and wait for the anointed. Again, this period does not mean the real 483 years(69 x 7), it is only used to symbolic the plan of God. So God used (7 x 7) and (62 x 7) these 2 key points to symbolic this period.
The Anointed One
After “Sixty-nine Sevens”, the anointed(Messiah) appeared. Who is the anointed?
John 4:25,26 says ‘The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ).” 26 Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he”’. Yes, Jesus whom is the anointed one(Messiah).
Luke 3:21-23 says “…when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form(“anointed him”), like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son(“a Prince“); with you I am well pleased.” 23 Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age…”.
Holy Spirit anointed Jesus when he got baptized at 30 years old, at that time “an anointed one appear” was fulfilled. So “AD 30” was the actual year of the end of “Sixty-nine Sevens”. And AD 30 was also the began of “One Seven” symbolized period.
The anointed one “shall be cut off and shall have nothing”. After the three and half(3.5) years ministry work, Jesus was killed by Jew. Matthew 27:50,51 says “And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom”.
Angel Gabriel said “he shall make a strong covenant with many” within one seven period, and for half of the seven “he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering”.
A strong “Covenant”
Firstly, what is a strong “covenant”?
Luke 4:43 says, but he(Jesus) said to them, “I must preach the good news of the “kingdom of God” to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this “purpose“.
Luke 22:20 says And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the “new covenant” in my blood” .
So this strong covenant is “the new covenant” about the God’s kingdom, and Jesus was sent for this purpose.
Who did Jesus make a covenant with in “One Seven” symbolized period? He made covenant with many including apostles. This “covenant” is…
Revelation 3:21 says “The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne”.
Yes, this is a strong and great covenant for whom have undeserved grace to be the kings and sit next to Jesus and God. They are called the holy people(Saints). How many holy people would Jesus made covenant with? Revelation 7:4 says “And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel”.
Jesus started to make the “New Covenant” with many(144000) before he sacrificed. If someone says “One Seven” is not yet come, then it means the “New Covenant” has not yet made by Jesus. If someone says “One Seven” was ended in AD36, then it means the “New Covenant” was ended in AD36 too.
Therefore make “(New) covenant with many” was effective from AD33 till to the End Day, until the last of 144000 saints is sealed, until Jesus makes the new covenant with the last one, then the “New Covenant” is sealed and completed.
Half of One Seven
What is used to symbolic the first half(3.5) of “One Seven”?
We can say the 3.5 years of Jesus witnessing period is used to symbolic the “first half” of one seven. Why did Jesus not preach 3, 5, 10 or even 20 years but “3.5” years? So it tells us the “3.5” years has a special meaning, related to the “anointed one” period(a half of one seven), so God particularly uses it to symbolic the first half of “one seven”. And when Jesus died after 3.5 years ministry work, “the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom”. It symbolic Jerusalem and sanctuary will be destroyed in the “half of one Seven“, and the actual year was AD70.
So the actual year of the first part of “One Seven”(3.5) began at AD 30 Jesus(the anointed) appeared, and ended at AD70(Jerusalem destroyed). AD 70 was the “half” of One Seven, it indicated the end of the first half(3.5) of “One Seven”, and also the beginning of another half(3.5).
So from AD 30 to AD 70 total 40 years was the actual timeline of the first half(3.5) period.
The last half of Seven
And then… Seventy Sevens has completed… finished? But how about the another half of “One Seven”(3.5)? Does anything will happen in another half “Seven”? What is the actual timeline? How long of it? What is used to symbolic? It seems this vision is missing the “last piece” of puzzle.
But Angel Gabriel didn’t provide more information about another half of “one seven”. Then how can we know it? It is very interesting and exciting, we are waiting long long time for God to reveal us.
Now, maybe it’s the time for God to reveal it, for our time is the final period of the End Days. Let us ask some questions : What is “a time, times, and half a time”? What is “1,260 days”? What is “forty-two months”? Are they related to another half of Seven(3.5)?
Let’s see… Daniel 12:6,7,11 says “And someone said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, “How “long” shall it be till the “end” of these wonders?…he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for “a time, times, and half a time“, and that when the shattering of the power of the “holy people” comes to “an end” all these things would be “finished“.11 And “from the time” that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up(from AD 70)…”.
So from AD 70 till to the End Day, there will be the period of “a time, times, and half a time“. It is related to “holy people“, when the power of holy people is “ended“, all will be “finished“, “a time, times, and half a time” will be finished.
Where are the holy people(saints) come from?
Holy people -saints
Revelation 12:1,2 says “And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth”.
Yes, they are born of the heavenly woman and they are the God’s son. This woman had a very long pregnancy and delivery period, Rev.12:6,14 says “and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days.14 But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time“.
They are born of the heavenly woman during the “1260 days“(the symbolized 3.5 years) period. The pregnancy and delivery was started from AD 70 till to the End Day, now about 2000 years. How many holy people? Revelation tells us they are 144000, they keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. They are whom Jesus make a “strong covenant” with.
Forty-Two months
John gives us another proof as corroboration to prove that the last half of “one Seven” started from AD 70.
Revelation 11:2 says, “but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months“.
When did the Jerusalem being trampled? It happened in AD 70, forty-two months equal to 3.5 years, it symbolic the last half of “One Seven” period, so forty-two months symbolic period was started from AD 70 till to the End Day. Therefore “a time, times, and half a time”, “1260 days”, “forty-two months” are the same period that is the last half(3.5) of “One Seven”.
“a time, times, and half a time” – Two churches / Two witnesses
These holy people have work to do, that is the ministry work and hold the testimony of Jesus. How long of the witnessing work? Rev.11:3,4 says, “And I will grant authority to my “two witnesses“, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth. 4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth”.
Same as Jesus’ witnessing 3.5 years, two witnesses witnessing 3.5 years(1260 days), it is used to symbolic the last half of “One Seven”. Two witnesses are two lampstands, and two lampstands are two churches, It is related to the two witnesses(symbolic two churches) and <Seven Churches and Seven Stars> of Revelation. This is the “a time, times, and half a time” period, please read it.
All “1260 days”, “a time, times, half a time” and “42 months” are equal to three and half years(3.5), this 3.5 years is used to symbolic the last half of “One Seven”. So if we combine it to the first half (symbolized by Jesus 3.5 years ministry), then the last “One Seven” will be completed, just like putting in the last piece of a puzzle, then the total “Seventy Sevens” will be finished.
But why do we combine the holy people period(1260 days, 3.5 years) into the last part of “Seventy Sevens” together? Is there any relationship with the “Seventy Sevens”?
New Jerusalem – God’s living place
Yes, because this vision is about “your people(Holy people) and your holy city(Jerusalem)“. What will be the New Jerusalem consist of? Yes, it consists of the holy people(144000 saints), they are half of main part of New Jerusalem, so this part must be included into the “Seventy Sevens” vision. When this prophecy is fulfilled, Jerusalem will has a “new name”, the name is “New Jerusalem“.
Isaiah 62:1,2
1 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
and “for Jerusalem’s sake” I will not be quiet,
until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
and her salvation as a burning torch.
2 The nations shall see your righteousness,
and all the kings your glory,
and you shall be called by a “new name“(New Jerusalem)
that the mouth of YHWH will give.
Revelation 21:2 says, “2 And I saw the holy city, “New Jerusalem“, coming down out of heaven from God…”.
Rev. 21:10-12,14, “And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the “holy city Jerusalem” coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed.14 And the wall of the city had “twelve foundations“, and on them were the twelve names of the “twelve apostles” of the Lamb.”
And Apostle Paul also know the holy people(saints) represent the God’s temple. What did he say?
1 Corinthians 3:16,17
“Do you not know that you(saints) are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you(saints) are that temple.”
Yes, the holy city new Jerusalem was formed by 144000 holy people(saints). After the symbolized 3.5 years(1260 days) period is ended, “Seventy Sevens” vision will be fulfilled completely. Please read <The Mystery of Kingdom of God> <144000 and a great multitude> and <New Jerusalem>.
When the “Seventy Sevens” is end, this will be the God’s day(the End Day) and it will be “finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place(new Jerusalem)”. Thank you Father, Glory and Praise Father and Lord Jesus. Amen.
The End of “One Seven” – Seal until the time of the End
What is the actual timeline of the last “One Seven”? The first half(3.5) was from AD 30 to AD 70, total 40 years. And how long of the another half? We know that it started from AD70 and till to now, lasted about 2000 years. When will be the end? Matthew 24:36 says, “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only”. Actually no one knows the end date except Father, so we can’t point out on the timeline table.
Although we don’t know the end date exactly but we know if “this mission” is finished, then the last half of “one Seven” shall be ended. What is “this mission“?
Revelation 7:1-4 says, “After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree. 2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun… 3 saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, “until” we have “sealed” the servants of our God on their foreheads.” 4 And I heard the number of the sealed, “144,000“”.
So when the “last one” is sealed, that will be the end of the last half of “One Seven”. That is to say, makes it end of the last half of “3.5” is all 144000 holy people are sealed complete. That’s why the last half(3.5) is so long. God Father needs to wait for all His sons(144000) have been sealed, and only Father God knows who is the last son. So that’s why no one knows the End Date except Father.
Flood and War – End of “Seventy Sevens”
Daniel 9:26,27 “…Its end(the end of Seventy Sevens) shall come with a “flood“, and to the end there shall be “war“. “Desolations” are decreed. 27 …until the decreed end is “poured out” on the desolator.”
What does it mean of “flood” and “war“? What does it mean of “its end“?
“its end” means the end of “Seventy-Sevens”, it shall come with a flood. What does it mean “flood”?
Matthew 24:37,39 Jesus said “37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.39 … until the “flood” came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man”.
Jesus said there will be flood worldwide like the days of Noah when he is coming. Not only flood happens, but also it shall be “war” till to the end. The flood happens worldwide with war, that means both of them will be last till to the end day, it will be the “sign” of the end of “Seventy Sevens” and also the “sign” of the End Day.
It seems it is happening now, for the flood is happening all over the world, and this magnitude has never occurred after Noah’s day, also there is war happening and makes the land “desolations“, such as Russo-Ukrainian war, Israeli-Hamas… Bible says flood and war won’t stop, until the decreed is poured out on the desolator. It’s like a trumpet sounds “loudly” and tells us Jesus is coming, and he will arrive soon! Can you “hear” that?
We see that the “sign” has occurred, Matthew 24:16 Jesus said, “then let those… flee to the mountains”. Jesus warned us to move our home to the higher place in this trouble time, don’t live in the lower place that the flood may destroy your home. We are here to call on everyone to heed the advice of Jesus Christ then your life will be saved.
Finally, makes “Seventy Sevens” decreed end is “poured out” on the desolator(the beast). What does it mean? It means the bowl of God’s wrath, and it will pour out on the desolator(the beast). Revelation 16:10 “The fifth angel “poured out” his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.”
Timeline of Seventy Sevens
Therefore, all above evidence proves that “Seventy Sevens” is the symbolized period, and put the last piece of “1260 days“, “a time, times, half a time” (3.5) into the Seventy Sevens, then “Seventy Sevens” will be completed and finished.
Wow… so long of this topic. It has been revealed of the mystery of “Seventy Sevens”, Let’s make it simple and have a chart to show it.
1. In 522BC “Seventy Sevens” started, God’s “word” was come out, firstly was “Seven Sevens” symbolic period and then was “Sixty-two Sevens” symbolic period, and wait for the anointed one.
2. In AD 30, the anointed one(Jesus) appeared. The “Sixty-nine Sevens” ended, the “One Seven” began.
3. Jesus’ 3.5 years ministry symbolic the first half(3.5) of the “One Seven”. Jesus made “covenant with many within One Seven” from AD33 till to the End Day.
4. In AD 70, Jerusalem and Sanctuary destroyed, that year was marked as the “half” of the One Seven, the first half(3.5) ended, and the other half(3.5) began.
5. From AD 70, 144000 holy people began sealing during the “1260 days“(3.5) symbolic period. The another half of “One Seven” began. It’s also the period that Jesus said “sowed the wheat(sons of the kingdom) in the field”.
6. In AD ??? , the last saint of 144000 is sealed, “1260 days”(3.5 years) ended, the “One Seven” ended, and the “Seventy Sevens” also ended and finished.
There is an interesting question, why God divided the “One Seven” into two: half(3.5) and half(3.5)? Why not God define it to 1/144000, 1/12, 1/10, 1/7, 1/4 or 1/3 but half(3.5)?
Because Revelation 21:9,10 says, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb. 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me “the holy city Jerusalem” coming down out of heaven from God”.
Matthew 19:5,6 says, “…hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’ 6 So they are no longer two but one flesh…”.
Ephesians 5:31,32 says, “ “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church(New Jerusalem).”
For the Heavenly Kingdom is formed with 2 parts, Jesus(symbolic husband) and 144,000(or church symbolic wife; New Jerusalem). So when Jesus’ ministry finished and sacrificed(3.5 years) means the half of Heavenly Kingdom has complete. And when the last one of 144000 is sealed, another half of Heavenly Kingdom is complete too, then the establishment of Heavenly Kingdom will be completed.
This “half” does not mean the half of “time”, but means the half of “progress” or “goal” because it is the symbolic period. God shows us the key points that is accomplishing his will in “Seventy Sevens” , in the future we will know the actual end date timeline of “Seventy Sevens”.
Another interesting question is why this vision is so complicated and confusing?
Because that is God’s deliberate arrangement, for partial fulfilled but partial not fulfilled to hidden the vision until the end time. Jehovah God separated it with different parts with different format into different Bible books, hidden it like a puzzle. God wants this vision is like this : “Daniel, for the “words” are shut up and sealed until the time of the end“. So that’s why this vision is so difficult to understand.
For the truth shall reveal in the end time only, so we should expect some truths must different from what we have learned or understood. Now God reveals and shows us this vision’s meaning. That means God tells us we are now standing at the end time edge. So may we all ask heavenly father to forgive our sins, and we should repent, turn evil to good now. May we all hold testimony and help others be good, just like what Jesus did and taught us.
Assumption
Let us think about this vision the prophecy of “Seventy Sevens” of rebuild the holy city, it is not only the Jerusalem on earth but also the “New Jerusalem” in heaven revealed by Revelation. The New Jerusalem will come down from the Heaven, that means it has to finish the “physical” building before coming down. So maybe this vision is also about the building of New Jerusalem(Holy City) in heaven.
Assumption : From outgoing of God’s word in BC 522, the holy city New Jerusalem on heaven also began “to restore and build… there shall be Seven Sevens(symbolized period)”. “Then for sixty-two Sevens it(New Jerusalem) shall be built again with squares and moat”, total sixty-nine sevens and the “physical” holy city New Jerusalem has been built completed.
And then in the “One Seven(70th week)“, the core of New Jerusalem(the Lamb and the Bride) was begun to build started in AD 30.
The Lamb was killed in AD 33(symbolized 3.5 years), the first “half of One Seven” was complete actually. But 144000 saints was not yet started sealing(confirm the seal) until AD70…
144000 saints are being sealed in “1260 days”(symbolized 3.5 years) from AD 70 till to the End Day, when the last saint is sealed, then the last half of One Seven is complete, then building the holy city New Jerusalem is complete and successfully too. After that, the New Jerusalem will come down from the heaven…
So maybe this vision has 2 building meanings, one is the earthly Jerusalem, another is heavenly Jerusalem(New Jerusalem). For day and night is only occurs in earth not heaven, therefore “1260 days” must be the symbolic period. And we can say, the vision “Seventy-Sevens” is mainly for heavenly New Jerusalem, for only New Jerusalem can achieve the 6 goals…
- to finish the transgression
- to put an end to sin
- and to atone for iniquity
- to bring in everlasting righteousness
- to seal both vision and prophet
- and to anoint a most holy place
Let’s Prayer
Our Heavenly Father, you are God Almighty and the only true God who reveals the hidden mystery. May we all give the Praise, Honor, Thankful to you and Jesus Christ. Amen.
“O YHWH, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules”, please forgive us. Jehovah our God is full of mercy and willing to forgive, so please forgive our sins through Jesus ransom.
We are exciting for waiting the “Seventy Sevens” to be fulfilled completely, waiting the salvation, waiting the last one of 144000 to be sealed. Thanks Father, and thanks Jesus too to save all sinners including us. We don’t know how to express our love and thankful to you, that the all grace is come from you. What we can do is listen and obey your commandments, that’s the best way and it’s best for us too. our Heavenly Father, may your name be hallowed, may your kingdom come, may Seventy Sevens be completed and may the new Jerusalem complete and come too. Amen.
Prayer is also in Lord Jesus name. Amen.
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