OK, please don't comment without reading the following post in its entirety. Thank you. And since people don't want to share their understanding of the verse I thought I might, plus other verses as well. I hope it makes sense if someone has studied this before and can find room for improvement please provide correction with scripture, etc.
Daniel 9: (KJV)
25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
When was the commandment given to restore and to build Jerusalem? Note, not only the temple, but Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 29: (KJV)
10 For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
Ezra 1: (KJV)
1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
*That is the first decree giving to restore the temple, but the prophecy in Daniel is talking about Jerusalem as a whole. There are three decrees given only one of them fulfills the prophecy in Daniel, which is the last one from king Artaxerxes.
Ezra 7: (KJV)
1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
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24 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.
26 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
*Ok, so we can see that the final decree by king Artaxerxes, Jerusalem is rebuilt with order along with the completion of the temple since it had ceased. You can read that in chapters prior to this one.
Now, for the next part it is imperative we understand the following concept.
Numbers 14: (KJV)
33 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness. 34 After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.
40 days = 40 yrs, One year for each day.
again in,
Ezekiel 4: (KJV)
5 For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.
6 And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.
Ok back to Daniel.
Daniel 9: (KJV)
24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Here its not literally talking about seventy weeks.
7*70= 490 days = 490 yrs and since it is safe to say that this prophecy was given to the Jews we can replace where it says thy people and upon the holy city to Jews and Jerusalem. The messiah is the most holy.
lets read it again with this understanding:
490 Years are determined upon the Jews and upon Jerusalem, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Before I move on to the next verse I want to establish something:
*A group of twenty units may also be referred to as a score.
*I understand this next point has nothing to do with scripture but I include it to emphasize that a score equals 20, just for those who don't know or may oppose this concept. Or you can even search it out for yourself what a score means.
On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that would be quoted for centuries to come. Lincoln’s address starts with “Four score and seven years ago.” A score is equal to 20 years, so he was referencing 87 years ago — 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
20+20+20+20+7=87
1863-87=1776
so we can conclude that a score= 20
back to Daniel
Daniel 9: (KJV)
25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
7wks + threescore +2wks =
7+20+20+20+2= 69wks = 483 days= 483 yrs
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem (457 BC) unto the Coming of Jesus shall be 483 Years (NOTE: This comes to 26/27AD, the approximate time that Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist): the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times (Wall rebuilt in 404-408BC).
Daniel 9: (KJV)
26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
20+20+20+2=62wks = 434 days= 434yrs
And after 434 Years shall Jesus be cut off (434 Years from when the wall was rebuilt assuming 404BC comes to the year 30/31AD, the approximate time Jesus was crucified), but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
*Now we can address our initial verse in question.
Daniel 9 (KJV)
27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week
Romans 15: (KJV)
8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease (in 30AD Jesus sacrificed himself putting an end to all Sacrificial laws and causing sacrifice to cease. Seeing that the beginning of the last week was around 26/27AD and the end of the last week will be around 33/34AD, this is in the middle or midst of the week), and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
I know its long, I tried to make it understandable for everyone. Again some will reject it. It makes perfect sense how this could have already taken place just by allowing scripture to interpret itself and seeing how Christ was the Messiah, and how he was crucified and caused the sacrifices and the oblation to cease. Note it doesn't say laws. If this is talking about something that will happen it doesn't make sense because we do not perform any sacrifices.
ob·la·tion
noun
a thing presented or offered to God or a god.
synonyms: religious offering, offering, sacrifice, peace offering, burnt offering, gift of thanks, first fruits, libation
"he poured the first oblation to the household gods"
Disclaimer: Please study this for yourself as this was a very very quick explanation, and only of a few verses. This book has other prophesies that can also be understood if we allow scripture to interpret itself. You can confirm the events yourself in history to verify the approximate dates provided, etc.
