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You people who insist on a literal interpretation of everything in the Bible are inconsistent. For example, is the 70 weeks of Daniel 9 literally 70 weeks or not? 70 weeks is literally 49 days. Is it literal or not? If not, why insist that everything is literal?

Unfortunately for you, you are screaming out of ignorance. the english word "week" is translated from the Hebrew word "shebuim" which means a group of seven. Much like our word dozen. Depending on its context, sometimes Shebuim means seven days, other times it means seven years ie the definition of a jubilee or in describing how Jacob served Laban another week (7 years) for the hand of Rachel.

The readers digest version of Daniel's 70 weeks (Daniel Chapter 9:24-27) states that from the time the decree to reconstruct the walls of Jerusalem to The Messiah would be 69 weeks i.e. 69 times 7 * 360 days / year = 173,880 days.

The decree itself was a prophecy as Nehamiah chapter 2 explains that the Persian king Artaxeres (I think this was his name) decreed this during the Hebrew month of Nisan during the 20th year of his reign. Counting this many days from this know date in history points to April 6, 32 AD, which was the Sunday before Passover in the year 32. Many believe this was Palm Sunday (aka The Triumphal Entry) spoken of in Luke 19. Hosanna, Hosanna, Blessed be the name of The Lord. The final week (7 years) is supposed to be the Tribulation aka "The Time of Jacob's Trouble".

Please don't scream at those of us that take the Bible seriously if you aren't willing to try to understand yourself. If you don't want to believe, that's fine for you. I'm sure many (including myself) will pray for you.

**The readers digest version of Daniel's 70 weeks (Daniel Chapter 9:24-27) states that from the time the decree to reconstruct the walls of Jerusalem to The Messiah would be 69 weeks i.e. 69 times 7 * 360 days / year = 173,880 days. ***

This is why we see John The Baptist crying out..."The time is fulfilled! Prepare ye the way of the LORD!"