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Adventistische Schriften über: "Which decree is associated with the seventy weeks of Daniel 9:25?"
Answer
According to Adventist interpretation, the decree associated with Daniel’s seventy weeks (Daniel 9:25) is the decree of King Artaxerxes in the seventh year of his reign (457 BC), which authorized Ezra to restore and build Jerusalem. This decree is understood to be the “going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem” and marks the beginning of the 490 years (70 weeks) of prophetic time. Several authors confirm that earlier decrees under Cyrus and Darius were only preparatory steps, while the decree of Artaxerxes is the definitive starting point of the prophetic weeks.
Artaxerxes’ decree of 457 BC as the beginning of the seventy weeks (Daniel 9:25)
»By the seventy weeks, all understand weeks of years, that is, as many years as there are days in seventy weeks, namely 490 years. The decree of Artaxerxes, mentioned in the 25th verse as “the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem,” is undoubtedly to be regarded as the beginning of the 490 years.«
»By taking the year 457 BC as the date of the commandment, every specification of the prophecy concerning the 70 weeks is fulfilled.«
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