Nov09
A question about the date for Jesus the Christ
Question: You know how in the date in the proofs for Jesus the 70 years are broken down to 7, 62, & 1? Well we need all 490 years to get to the crucifixion, right? What does it mean in Dan. 9:26 where it says “after sixty two weeks an anointed one shall be cut off”. Doesn’t it look like the “cut off” is the crucifixion? How does that relate to the beginning of John’s ministry in 27 AD (408bc-434yrs= 27ad)? In other words, the 62 weeks (434 years) doesn’t get us to 34 AD, we need the last week (7 years), but verse 26 makes it look like the crucifixion (”shall be cut off”) happens “after sixty two weeks”, see? I’m trying to explain this to an evangelist,but i can’t explain it to myself right now (duh). I could use an answer ASAP.
An answer: The point at which the “cut off” occurs is after the 62 week period. It is at the end of the last week Read the rest of this entry »