First Sixty-Nine Weeks
The first sixty-nine “weeks” lay the groundwork for the tumultuous events of the final or “seventieth week” – Daniel 9:25 . Next, the angel described the first sixty-nine “ weeks ” of the prophecy, but only briefly. As he declared at the start, “ seventy weeks are divided upon your people and upon your holy city .” After presenting the redemption that would be realized by the end of the prophecy, he described its three subdivisions of “ seven weeks ,” “ sixty-two weeks ,” and “ one week ,” presumably, consecutive periods of 49, 434, and 7 years.