Daniel's 70th week is the final seven-year period of the 490 years determined for Israel in Daniel 9, and it is still future.
The first 483 years of Daniel's prophecy were fulfilled by the time Christ was cut off at the crucifixion, leaving the final seven years unfulfilled. Les Feldick identifies this coming seven-year period with the Tribulation, and says it will open when the Antichrist signs a seven-year treaty with Israel.
Daniel 9:24 — This verse records the seventy weeks (490 years) that are determined upon Daniel's people, Israel, and the holy city, Jerusalem — the foundation of the prophecy.
In Daniel 9:24, God gave Daniel a prophecy of seventy weeks that were determined upon Daniel's people and the holy city. The King James Version reads: "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy." This verse identifies the recipients of the 490 weeks: Daniel's people, the nation of Israel, and Jerusalem.
Les Feldick teaches that the "weeks" in Daniel 9 are weeks of years — 70 weeks totaling 490 years. These 490 years were determined upon Daniel's people, the Jew/Israel, and upon Jerusalem. Les explains that the first 483 years were fulfilled from the decree recorded in Daniel 9 — which chronologists have dated to March 14, 445 B.C. — up to Palm Sunday and the crucifixion when Christ was "cut off." The prophecy called for 490 years, so the remaining seven years were left unfulfilled and pushed out into the future. This final seven-year period is what Bible scholars call Daniel's 70th week, and it is the Tribulation. Les says the 70th week will begin when the Antichrist signs a seven-year treaty with Israel, and the seven years are divided into two halves of three and a half years, forty-two months each. He also notes that nothing in the Old Testament indicated that the interval between the cross and the final week would be stretched out for over 2,000 years.
No. Les Feldick explains that the word "weeks" is used like the word "dozen": just as a dozen means twelve, a week always means seven. Thus "seventy weeks of years" equals 490 years.
From the decree that gave the Jews permission to return after Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the temple, dated March 14, 445 B.C., to Palm Sunday was exactly 483 years. This was fulfilled when Christ was cut off at the cross. Sixty-nine of the seventy weeks were fulfilled, leaving the 70th still future.
Les Feldick teaches that Daniel's 70th week, also called the Tribulation or the time of wrath and vexation, opens when the Antichrist signs a seven-year treaty with Israel. At that point, the seals of Revelation begin to open. The first three-and-a-half years are not as severe as the last three-and-a-half years; the seven years are divided into two periods of forty-two months each.
Les teaches that when the Body of Christ is completed, those alive and remain will be changed and the dead in Christ will be raised. Then God will pick up where He left off with the nation of Israel, and that is Daniel's 70th week — the final seven years of Israel's original 490-year prophecy.
Daniel’s 70th week refers to the final seven years of the 490 years determined for Daniel’s people, Israel, and for Jerusalem. In this reckoning, a “week” means seven years, just as a dozen means twelve. The full period totals 490 years. Of those years, 483 were fulfilled leading up to the rejection of the Messiah and were completed at the time of Christ’s first coming. The remaining seven years were not fulfilled then. They have been left outstanding and pushed into the future. The earlier part of the prophecy included finishing transgression, making an end of sins, and making reconciliation for iniquity, which took place when Christ died on the cross. However, bringing in everlasting righteousness, sealing up vision and prophecy, and anointing the most holy are still future events. They will occur when He returns and establishes His kingdom. For this reason, Bible scholars have called the Tribulation Daniel’s 70th week. Sixty-nine weeks were fulfilled, but the seventieth week remains. Daniel 9:27 identifies its beginning: the Antichrist will confirm a covenant with many for seven years—one week. That covenant is presented as the triggering event for the Tribulation.
Daniel’s 70th week is the remaining seven years needed to complete the 490-year time frame connected with Israel. From the decree permitting the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the city wall and gates until Christ was cut off, there were 483 years. That left seven years still unfulfilled in the total period. This final seven-year period is understood to be still future and is identified as the last seven years of the tribulation. It is called Daniel’s 70th week because it completes the larger prophetic schedule described in Daniel chapter 9. The Old Testament prophecies present Israel’s timeline as continuing through the completion of those 490 years. Hypothetically, had events unfolded differently, Christ could have come to establish His kingdom at that completion. He would have been King, and Israel could have fulfilled its intended role as a nation of priests, as promised in Exodus 19. Israel’s priestly purpose meant that its people would serve as intermediaries between God and humanity, bringing pagan Gentiles to knowledge of Israel’s God.
Daniel's People and the Cross
Les explains that the 490 years are determined upon Daniel's people, the nation of Israel, and Jerusalem, and that the finished work of the cross fulfilled the sin-related purposes.
The 483 Years and the Final Seven
Les shows that from the decree to Christ being cut off was 483 years, leaving 7 years to complete the 490; this final seven-year period is Daniel's 70th week and is still future.
Seventy Weeks of Years
Les teaches that weeks in this prophecy are weeks of years — seventy weeks equals 490 years — determined upon Israel and Jerusalem.
The Decree Dated and 69 Weeks Fulfilled
Les cites chronologists' dating of the decree to March 14, 445 B.C., and says exactly 483 years ran to Palm Sunday; the 70th week remains unfulfilled.
God Resumes With Israel
Les connects the final seven years to God picking up where He left off with Israel after the Body of Christ is removed from the earth.
Daniel 9:24 Quoted
Les quotes the KJV of Daniel 9:24 and notes that the cross accomplished the first part of the verse, with the rest still future.
The Unexpected Gap
Les teaches that the Old Testament gave no indication of a gap of nearly 2,000 years between the cross and the final seven years.
The Treaty That Opens the 70th Week
Les identifies the opening of Daniel's 70th week with the Antichrist signing a seven-year treaty with Israel and explains the 3.5/3.5 year division.
Daniel 9:24: Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
This is the foundational verse for Daniel's 70-week prophecy, stating that 490 years are determined for Israel and Jerusalem.
No. Les Feldick teaches that the weeks in Daniel 9 are weeks of years — 70 weeks equal 490 years. Just as a dozen means twelve, a week always means seven, so seventy weeks of years totals 490 years.
Les says 483 years were fulfilled by the time Christ was cut off at the crucifixion, roughly from March 14, 445 B.C. to Palm Sunday. The remaining seven years are still future.
Les identifies Daniel's 70th week as the final seven-year period of the Tribulation, also called the time of wrath and vexation. It begins when the Antichrist signs a seven-year treaty with Israel and is split into two halves of three-and-a-half years.
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