Daniel 8:14 "For two thousand three hundred days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.

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2300 Days / Years
Isaiah 46:9-10
"Remember the former things of old, For I am
Daniel 9:24 "Seventy (70) weeks are determined for your people." God, and there is no other; I am God, and there
70 Weeks / 490 Years Point - D is none like Me, Declaring the end from the be-
(Spring) 31 A.D. ginning, And from ancient times things that are
Point - A Point - B Point - C Point - E not yet done, Saying, 'My counsel shall stand, Point - F
Decree of 408 B.C. (Fall) 27 AD (Fall) 34 A.D. And I will do all My pleasure,'" (Fall) 1844 A.D.
Artaxerxes
457 B.C.

1/2 Week (3 1/2 Years) 1/2 Week (3 1/2 Years)

7 Weeks (49 Years) 62 Weeks (434 Years) 1 Week (7 Years) 1810 Years

Point - A Point - B Point - C Point - D Point - E Prophetic Time Table Point - F

Decree to Jerusalem Jesus Jesus "cut off" Gospel 1 Day = 1 Year Cleansing of
Rebuild Rebuilt Anointed in "midst" of goes to Ezekiel 4:6 & Numbers 14:34 Sanctuary
Jerusalem Ezra 6:14 By Baptism week Gentiles 7 Weeks = 49 Years "Judgment"
Ezra 7:11-26 Acts 10:38 Dan 9:26 Acts 13:46 62 Weeks = 434 Years Dan. 8:14
1 Week = 7 Years
70 Weeks = 490 Years

(A) This is the decree given by Artaxerxes for the complete restoration of Jerusalem as a city with its own government, not just the rebuilding of the temple and the wall like the decrees of Cyrus and Darius.
(B) Jerusalem was completed forty-nine years after the decree given by Artaxerxes which fulfilled the first "7 weeks" or "49 Years" of the "70 week" prophecy.
(C) Daniel 9:25 points out, after "7 weeks and 62 weeks" the Messiah would begin His work. Messiah means "The Anointed One." Jesus was anointed by John through baptism at the exact time Daniel foretold. The
Bible points out in Luke 3:1,21,22 "Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar...when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized. Tiberuis began his reign in A.D. 12. Fifteen
years after that would be 27 A.D. According to the prophecy Jesus was right on time. That's why the Bible says in Galatians 4:4 "But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son.." Everything hap-
pened on time.
(D) Isaiah 53:8 points out concerning Jesus, "For He was cut off from the land of the living." Jesus was "cut off" after only 3 1/2 years of ministry. Daniel 9:27 points out that, "..He shall confirm a covenant with many
for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering." When Jesus died the sacrificial system was ended. For the remaining 3 1/2 years the gospel was confirmed by the disciples.
Notice how the Bible supports that point. Hebrews 2:3 "How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him."
(E) In the fall of A.D. 34 Stephen appealed to the Jews for the last time before he was stoned. After that act the gospel began to be preached to the gentiles. See Acts 7:1-60 and Acts 13:46.
(F) Since the "70 Week" prophecy was cut off from the larger 2300 year prophecy, there was 1810 years remaining until Daniels question would be answered. He was told that the "cleansing of the sanctuary", also
know as "judgment" day, would begin 2300 years after the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem. That year being 457 B.C. If 2300 years are added to the date 457 B.C. it would end in 1844 A.D. Revelation 14:7 con-

Note: All Bible verses used are from the New King James Version translation of the Bible.
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Lesson Eight (Chart)

"Thy word is a lamp

unto my feet,
and a light
unto my path."
Psalms 119:105