KJV ORIGINAL
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
After those sixty-two weeks, the Messiah will be killed — but not for anything he did wrong. Then an army led by a future ruler will come and destroy the city and the holy temple. It's going to end like a devastating flood, and the destruction will keep going until the war is completely over.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The Messiah's death wasn't his punishment — it was part of a bigger plan that would change everything.
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