Please note that the first 69 weeks only measured a period of time, viz. 483 years until the baptism of Christ, or as Daniel wrote: “Until Messiah the Prince” or the Anointed. The opening words of Jesus when He began His ministry were, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because He hath anointed Me.” (Luke 4:18a) The first 69 weeks literally described the return of the Jews from Babylon and the rebuilding of Jerusalem during the first 7 weeks. The remaining 62 weeks is only a space of time until the