The 500 years from Nehemiah to the Crucifixion of Christ
Seventy weeks, or 490 years, with ten years of Jubilee
| Solar Year | Years of Scripture |
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Scripture Reference |
| 458 BC | 3694 | Commandment to restore and rebuild Jerusalem | Neh.2:1-8 |
| 409 BC | 3743 | 'Seven weeks' end - Jerusalem rebuilt | Dan.9: 25 |
| 1 BC | 4152 | Incarnation of the Son of God | |
| AD 26 | 4177 | John the Baptist's testimony opens | Luke 3:1 |
| AD 29 | 4180 | Public Ministry of Jesus Christ opens | Luke 3:23 |
| AD 33 | 4184 | Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ | |
| The Ascension and Day of Pentecost | Acts 1 & 2 |
1. The Chronology of Redemption records 10 Jubilee Cycles of 49
years (with intercalation) from the Passover of 458 BC to the Crucifixion of
Christ in AD 33. This period is called 'seventy weeks' in Daniel 9: 24.
2. The Commandment given by Artaxerxes, King of Persia, to Nehemiah to
restore and to build Jerusalem was not, however, given at the Passover but 10
days later, as a close examination of the chronology shows - that is, in the
evening of the 24th day of the 1st month (Nisan) April 25th 458 BC.
3. From this starting point, exactly 483 solar years ran their course to
April 25th AD 26, when John the Baptist commenced his testimony to 'Messiah the
Prince' at the close of the days of unleavened bread (Nisan 21st).
These last seven years were lost to the Jews because they failed to see in
Jesus of Nazareth the long-promised Messiah of Israel. Because of this, the
prophecy of Daniel 9: 26 (RV) leaves them unreckoned, and simply states, 'and
after the threescore and two weeks (making, with the previous seven, sixty-nine
weeks in all) shall Messiah be cut off, and have nothing' (see Chart 1). The last seven years are,
therefore, held over to be relived at the end of the Gentile age, as detailed in
the Book of Revelation, chapters 4 to 19. But, for the believing Jews and the
Church of God, the 490 years with their 10 Jubilees were, of course, seen to
bring to a close the great 4,000 Years of Redemption - to 'make an end of
sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting
righteousness' etc., through the atoning death of Jesus on Calvary.
| Days | 1,500,110 |
| Solar years | 4,107 years and 51 days |
| Lunations | 50,798 lunations, 15 days, 14 hours, 38 minutes |
Note: From the opening of the day of the Resurrection of Christ to the Ascension were 40 days and 14 hours. The lunations at the Ascension were, therefore, 1 lunation, 11 days, 1 hour, 16 minutes in advance of the above total, that is, 50,799 lunations, 26 days, 15 hours and 54 minutes. It must be remembered that 'the moon was turned into blood' - this signifying that lunar recording was 'dead' and held at a standstill during the two complete days while the body of the Redeemer lay in the sepulchre, as shown in previous pages.
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