J. A. Moorman - Pastor: Jack Moorman

CHAPTER 1: SEVEN CHRONOLOGIES COMPARED
Again, Denny arrived at this date by combining the 490-year cycle with what he calculated as
the actual time. From 536 BC, 78 years were subtracted to arrive at 458 BC. How the 78 years
were calculated is as follows:
As by actual count the years from the Temple
dedication to the beginning of the captivity are: 412 years
And as the years of captivity are not counted: 0 years
Therefore in order to complete the 490 years,
the time from the end of the captivity
to Nehemiah's commission must be: 78 years
490 years
There is, however, no explanation as to how Nehemiah in 458 BC could seal a covenant with the
leaders who returned with Zerubbabel in 536 (Neh.10:1-10; 12:1-9). Nor is any additional
evidence given to support the change of Artaxerxes' 20th year from 445 to 458 BC.
From Nehemiah's Commission (458 BC) to the Cross (33 AD)
490 Actual Years
- 490 Redemption Years
0 Unreckoned Years
Those who follow Denny are usually Pre-Millennial and Pre-Tribulational. However, they
propose a two-phase view of Daniel's 70th week that is completely unique (and almost certainly
wrong). 23 The first seven-year phase is the ministry of John the Baptist followed by the ministry
of Christ, with each lasting 3 1 /2 years. But, as Israel rejected the seven plenteous years (cf.
Gen.41:47) and the offers of the Kingdom, the week was cancelled and there must now come the
seven years of dearth (Gen. 41:53), the Tribulation Period, after the close of the Church Age.
They say that the words of Dan.9:25, "unto the Messiah the Prince shall be (69) weeks" can only
refer to the beginning of John the Baptist's proclamation of Christ, an event that is dated with
greater emphasis than any other in the New Testament (Luke 3:1,2).
The view is interesting, but a reading of the four Gospels does not give the impression that John
had been preaching 3 1 /2 years before the baptism of Christ. John's proclamation spread rapidly
and Christ was baptized shortly after. Mark 1:9 says it was in those days, and Matt.3:13 then
cometh Jesus. John 1:15-29 shows that Christ was baptized the day after a delegation of
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