但以理九章二十四至二十七节说到七十个七。七十个七分为三部分，每个七的长度是七年，不是七日。
首先，头七个七的四十九年，从出令重新修造耶路撒冷，到修造完成。
第二，六十二个七的四百三十四年，从耶路撒冷修造完成，到弥赛亚被剪除。 “弥赛亚必被剪除，一无所有，”这是指基督的钉十字架。弥赛亚被剪除－基督的钉十字架－乃是旧造连同旧造里人政权的了结，并且藉着基督的复活，使神的新造连同神永远的国作神在新造里神圣的行政，有新生的起头。因此，基督的十字架是神工作的中心与普及。
关于弥赛亚被剪除的这句话，不是坏消息，乃是好消息。基督藉着祂在十字架上的死，了结了旧造；然后在祂的复活里，祂成了赐生命的灵（林前十五45下），使神所拣选的人有新生的起头，把他们作成新造。我们若看见这点，就会领悟但以理九章二十六节说到基督之死的话乃是喜信。
二十六节的头一部分说到基督的死，其余的部分却说到另一件事。“必有一王的民来毁灭这城和圣所。”这启示罗马帝国的太子提多，要带着他的军兵来毁灭这城和圣所，就是圣殿。主耶稣在马太二十四章二节也豫言到这个毁灭。这个毁灭发生在主后七十年。就如但以理九章二十六节下半接着所说，结局必有洪水，并一直的争战，荒凉的事已经定了。
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The Seventy Weeks (1) – Dan. 9:25-26
Daniel 9:24-27 tells us of the seventy weeks. The seventy weeks are divided into three parts, with each week being seven years, not seven days, in length.
First, seven weeks of forty-nine years were apportioned from the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem to the completion of the rebuilding.
Second, sixty-two weeks of four hundred thirty-four years were apportioned from the completion of the rebuilding of Jerusalem to the cutting off of the Messiah. “Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing”. This refers to the crucifixion of Christ. The cutting off of Messiah – the crucifixion of Christ – was the termination of the old creation with the human government in the old creation and the germination through the resurrection of Christ of God’s new creation with God’s eternal kingdom as the divine administration in God’s new creation. Thus, the cross of Christ is the centrality and universality of God’s work.
This word concerning Messiah’s being cut off is not bad news but good news. Through his death on the cross, Christ terminated the old creation. Then in his resurrection he became the life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 15:45b) to germinate those whom God has chosen and make them a new creation. If we see this, we will realize that the word in Daniel 9:26 about the death of Christ is good news.
Whereas the first part of verse 26 speaks of the death of Christ, the remainder of this verse speaks of another matter. “The people of the prince who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary”. This reveals that the prince of the Roman Empire, Titus, would come with his army to destroy the city and the sanctuary – the temple. The Lord Jesus also prophesied concerning this destruction in Matthew 24:2. This destruction took place in A.D. 70. As Daniel 9:26c goes on to say, the end of it would be with a flood, and even to the end there would be war. The desolations have been determined.