How many years were there from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem to Christ's crucifixion?
From the decree to rebuild Jerusalem's walls to Christ's crucifixion, Scripture's prophetic timetable records 483 years, not 490. Daniel's 490-year prophecy leaves a final seven-year period unfulfilled at that point, which Bible scholars later recognized as future, belonging to the Tribulation.
Les explains that after Ezra built the temple, Artaxerxes commanded Nehemiah to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the city wall, since a city would not last without a wall. From Daniel's prophecy in Daniel chapter 9, the command to go back and rebuild the walls began a 490-year prophetic timetable for Israel. Yet history and dating show that from that decree until Christ was crucified was not 490 years but 483 years. That means the final seven years had not yet been accomplished when God left off dealing with Israel early in Acts. Bible scholars therefore realized those seven years were still future; they are the seven years of the Tribulation belonging to Daniel's 490-year prophecy. Meanwhile, Israel rejected the Christ, and Peter and the eleven continued preaching in Acts.
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How many years of God's prophetic timetable started with the command to rebuild Jerusalem's walls?
According to Daniel's prophecy, from the date of the command to go back and rebuild the walls of the city there would be 490 years of God's timetable prophetically fulfilled in the nation of Israel (Daniel 9).
How many years elapsed from the Daniel 9 decree to the crucifixion?
From the decree in Daniel 9 until Christ was cut off (crucified) was 483 years, leaving 7 years remaining to complete the 490-year prophecy.
How long is the prophetic period from the command to rebuild Jerusalem's walls in Daniel's prophecy?
According to Daniel's prophecy in Daniel chapter 9, from the date of the command to go back and rebuild the walls of the city there would be 490 years of God's prophetic timetable fulfilled in the nation of Israel.