Daniel's Seventy Weeks — Seventh-day Adventist (Historicist) View

This chart illustrates the Seventh-day Adventist (historicist) interpretation of Daniel's Seventy Weeks (Daniel 9:24–27).

The SDA view dates the starting decree to 457 BC — the decree of Artaxerxes I to Ezra (Ezra 7:12–26), the third and most comprehensive decree, which included the restoration of Jewish autonomy, the legal system, and the temple worship. The 70 weeks are interpreted as "cut off" (chatak) from the larger prophecy of 2,300 days/years in Daniel 8:14, using the day-year principle (Num 14:34; Ezek 4:6).

The 69th week ends in Autumn AD 27 with the baptism of Jesus. The crucifixion occurs at the midpoint of the 70th week (Spring AD 31), and the 70th week ends in Autumn AD 34 with the martyrdom of Stephen and the spread of the gospel to the Gentiles. The 2,300 years, beginning at the same starting point of 457 BC, end in AD 1844 — the beginning of the Investigative Judgment in the heavenly sanctuary, a central doctrine of Adventism.

For a full comparison of all eight views, see The Eight Views of Daniel's Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks.

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Segment	Approximate span	Notes
Start	457 BC — Artaxerxes' decree to Ezra (Ezra 7)	Beginning of both the 490 years and the 2,300 years.
7 weeks (49 years)	457–408 BC	Rebuilding of Jerusalem in troubled times.
62 weeks (434 years)	408 BC–AD 27	Period leading up to the Messiah.
End of 69 weeks	Autumn AD 27 — Baptism of Jesus	Jesus anointed by the Holy Spirit; start of public ministry.
Midpoint of 70th week	Spring AD 31 — Crucifixion	Temple veil torn; sacrifices cease in their theological sense.
End of 70th week	Autumn AD 34 — Martyrdom of Stephen	Paul's conversion; the gospel goes to the Gentiles.
End of 2,300 years	AD 1844	Beginning of the Investigative Judgment (SDA doctrine).