As a partial preterist, I have to agree somewhat with Bible2 on that particular "gap"; but
it is NOT a gap in the 70 weeks. The 70 weeks were completed
exactly on schedule, 3 1/2 years after the crucifixion. The time for the desolation was determined (decreed) in addition to the 70 weeks in Daniel 9:26; that is, the destruction of the temple, Jerusalem and other cities by Titus and his armies were "scheduled to occur" (determined or decreed) separately from the seventy weeks. These are a few translations:
"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." -- Dan 9:26 KJV
"And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed." -- Dan 9:26 ESV (English Standard)
"After those 62 weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the coming prince will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come with a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations are decreed." -- Dan 9:26 HCSB (Holman Christian Standard)
"After the sixty-two 'sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed." -- Dan 9:26 NIV (New International)
"And after threescore and two heptads, yikaret (will be cut off) Moshiach [Yeshayah 53:8], but not for himself [Yeshayah 53:4-6,8]; and the troops of the coming nagid shall destroy the Ir and the Kodesh (Beis Hamikdash, i.e., 70.C.E.); and the end thereof shall come with a flood, and unto the end there shall be war. Desolations are determined." -- Dan 9:26 OJB (Orthodox Jewish Bible)
The Septuagint (LXX) is the only translation that seems to vary, but a close reading reveals it states exactly the same thing: that the desolations were scheduled separately, and are not a part of the 70 weeks:
"And after the sixty-two weeks, the anointed one shall be destroyed, and there is no judgment in him: and he shall destroy the city and the sanctuary with the prince that is coming: they shall be cut off with a flood, and to the end of the war which is rapidly completed he shall appoint the city to desolations." -- Dan 9:26 LXX (Septuagint)
For the record, in the decree for the 70 weeks, no mention is made of the punishment phase:
"Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy." -- Dan 9:24 KJV
Therefore, anyone who tries to extend those 70 weeks into the time of the destruction of the city or temple; or into the reign of an imaginary antichrist; or into the future, generally, are adding their own words to the scripture.
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