Beyond these six fundamental goals, we further learn that the seventy weeks will see the rebuilding of the city and temple of Jerusalem, the appearance and cutting off of the Messiah (surely a reference to his crucifixion), the cessation of the sacrifical system, and the destruction of the city and sanctuary once again. Likewise, the seventy weeks will see the confirmation of a covenant with the Jewish people. This could be taken either as the establishment of the New Covenant in Christ or as the