The way to determine the starting point is by MEASURING BACKWARD from the time when “Messiah the Prince” actually appeared. The question arises as to WHEN Jesus became “Messiah the Prince”? The words “Messiah” from the Hebrew, and “Christ” from the Greek, mean “Anointed.” Notice HOW Jesus was anointed (Acts 10:38), and WHEN Jesus was anointed (Luke 3:21-22, 4:18). Jesus became ‘The Anointed One,” “Messiah the Prince,” at His baptism and the beginning of His public ministry. The 69 weeks (483) extended