Does Daniels Seventieth Week Refer to the Endtimes Tribulation?
Daniel’s seventieth week is history and does not refer to the endtimes Tribulation. The purposes of the seventy weeks were to tell the Jews when the Messiah the Prince would come and bring the New Covenant for salvation. They include satisfying the atonement for iniquity and to bring in everlasting righteousness. These were brought in by the Cross of Christ. Christ was cut off and crucified after the sixty nine weeks. Christ was anointed the Messiah at the end of the sixty nine weeks. This means Christ was crucified in the middle of the seventieth week. It was in the middle of the seventieth week when Christ brought the New Covenant for salvation. The seventy weeks do not refer to the endtimes Tribulation or to the anti-christ. They are not in the context of the passage. For a good reference, see the scholarly work of Dr. Martin Anstey in his book: The Chronology of the Old Testament and my book: Watchman Warning.
