...from the going forth of the commandment to restore...

Folks,

Here's something to think about (see below). It is becoming apparent

to me that I need to research things more than what I have been. And

be slower to rest on certain dates. I'm not drawing any conclusions

at this point, but I find the following quote interesting.

The question I'm posing here has to do with the seven weeks mentioned

in Daniel 9:25. Do we really know when this commandment was given? I

think a lot of us assumed it was the day Jerusalem was restored,

6/7/1967. Let's first figure out what "commandment to restore and to

build Jerusalem" means and then see if it happened some time around

the 6 day war. I'm including one quote (below). But this does not

mean I necessarily think it was the fulfillment of Daniel 9:25.

Drew

Dan 9:25 Know therefore and understand, [that] from the going forth

of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah

the Prince [shall be] seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the

street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

"Ten days after the taking of al-Haram al-Sharif, Moshe Dayan ordered

the Islamic holy site returned to the control of Muslims and that it

be open to all Muslims in Israel and the West Bank. On June 24, 1967,

5,000 faithful flocked to it for prayers.

"Two days later, the Israeli government announced that as of the next

day, Jerusalem would be declared officially reunited."

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jerusalem

By H. Paul

Page 175

Additional reading:

Jerusalem

By Tamar Mayer, Suleiman A. Mourad