Daniel's 70th week

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Esaias

If Jesus died in 33 AD, the time to the destruction of Jerusalem is 37.5 years (rounded to 38, it was in the 38th year that Jerusalem fell). The wilderness wanderings may have included parts of 2 years, for a TOTAL ACTUAL time of 38 years, but rounded to 40 (partial years reckoned as full years). HOWEVER, there is no way I can see how to take the 37.5 actual years to AD 70, rounded to 38 (partial year reckoned as full year), and THEN round AGAIN to get 40 years.

BUT THEN I SAW THIS:

From what I can tell, the FIRST siege of Jerusalem by Babylon lasted 30 months to the fall of the city. The Roman siege lasted about 5 months to the fall of the city. The DIFFERENCE between the two is 2.5 years, which added to the 37.5 years from the cross comes to 40 years.

Not sure if that means much, but I can't help but suspect it is significant.

Read this again, I need to clarify something.

The first siege was 30 months, or 2.5 years. The Roman siege was about half a year. The time from resurrection to destruction of Jerusalem was 37.5 years. Adding the time of the first siege of Jerusalem (2.5 years) gives a full 40 years.

So the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians may (speculating here) be a part of the forty years probationary period allotted to Jerusalem. Or, maybe under another perspective, the time of it's first siege was subtracted from the 40 years as "time already served". Either way, it implies the first siege is part of the post resurrection forty year probationary period.

How so?

In the parable Jesus gave explaining the 70x7 times pardon, the debt owed at the beginning was exacted at the end. So, in a sense, the debt exacted in Jerusalem's first siege was part of what would have been exacted in AD 70, but because it was already exacted it was subtracted from the AD 70 exaction of vengeance.

God is a master CPA, apparently.