Revelation 6:

the problem with you using Daniel 2:43 is that it is an interpretation of Nebuchanezzar's dream, and that verse is a about a fourth kingdom, commonly interpreted as Rome, but perhaps some modern democratic one.

From my Bible notes:

A Detailed Look at the Messianic Prophecy of Daniel 9: 24-27

The prophecy as a whole is presented in verse 24. The first sixty-nine weeks are described in verse 25. The events between the 69th and 70th week are detailed in verse 26 and the 70th week is described in verse 27. Daniel's prophecy of the seventy weeks provides the chronological framework for Messianic prediction from Daniel’s time to the establishment of God’s Kingdom on earth and also is a key to the interpretation of the Book of Revelation.

24: Seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, And to anoint the Most Holy.

Week comes from the Hebrew “shabuwa” which means seven, a period of seven days or years. In this case it means seventy “sevens” of years or 490 years. The seventy weeks (490 years) are focused upon Daniel's people (Israel) and his holy city (Jerusalem). This verse plainly tells us these six things will all be accomplished before the end of the 70 weeks or put another way the seventy weeks cannot be over until these six things are accomplished. Let’s look at each of the six:

to finish the transgression

This means an end to Israel’s transgression against God. This has not happened yet (the 70th week cannot be over), but we can read in Zechariah chapters 12-13 (another end time’s prophecy and two very short chapters) how the Lord is going to make this happen.

to make an end of sins

Another reading of this is “to seal up sins.” This was accomplished by our Lord at the Cross for all who believe. Our sins are “sealed” in Christ from the Father’s eyes. This has not happened yet for Daniel’s people (they do not believe Jesus is Messiah), but we can see in Zechariah 12:10 that it will occur close to the end of Daniel’s 70th week.

to make reconciliation for iniquity

Our Lord Christ Jesus clearly accomplished this at the cross, but once again this prophecy is for Daniel’s people and until the Lord pours His Spirit upon them (Zechariah 12:10) this will remain incomplete telling us that Daniel’s 70th week is not yet over.

to bring in everlasting righteousness

Remember this is speaking of Israel and Jerusalem and this means a new order of society brought in by Messiah at His Second Coming.

to seal up vision and prophecy

This speaks of both the ending and fulfillment of all prophecy, concluding the final stage of human history and culminating with the reign of the Son of God.

And to anoint the Most Holy

This means to anoint or to consecrate after its pollution the Most Holy place in the temple which can only have its true realization in Messiah. Only when sin is "sealed up" can God's presence be perfectly manifested. Messiah will anoint or consecrate with His presence the most holy place at Jerusalem (Jeremiah 3:16-17, Ezekiel 37:27-28), after its pollution by the son of perdition, of which the Feast of Dedication after the pollution by Antiochus is a type.

25: Know therefore and understand, That from the going forth of the command To restore and build Jerusalem Until Messiah the Prince, There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; The street shall be built again, and the wall, Even in troublesome times.

Daniel’s 70 weeks are divided into three parts; 7 weeks (49 years) for the rebuilding of Jerusalem, 62 more weeks (434 years) until the coming of the Messiah with one week (7 years) left. The “street” and the “wall” make it clear that the decree had to be to rebuild the city not just the temple.

483 years (to the day) after the decree to rebuilt Jerusalem (not just the Temple) was Christ’s Triumphal Entry (when Jesus rode the donkey into Jerusalem). I can break these dates down to prove this, but that is another wall of text. Jesus scolded the Pharisees and Sadducees (in Matthew 16) for not knowing the time of His coming because they were told in this verse.

26: And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; and the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, and till the end of the war desolations are determined.

And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself

This is after the 69th week (7+62) is over. The 69th week ended with Christ’s Triumphal Entry. Messiah was rejected by Israel and executed (cut off) for the sake of others (not for Himself).

and the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary

This is telling us after the 69th week is over the Roman army made up of the people of the prince who is to come will destroy Jerusalem and the temple. Notice in this one sentence that Christ is cut off (crucified) around 32AD and the city and the sanctuary are destroyed in 70AD and both of these things happen after the 69th week. This is a span of 38 years and still no mention of the 70th week.

The first 69 weeks happened exactly to the day (probably to the nanosecond), just like they were prophesied, but now we have a gap. Why?

When Israel rejected Messiah, God's prophetic clock stopped and has remained stopped with only the 70th week left. God turned His attention to the Church and away from Israel. This started the “Church age.” After the church is “gathered together with Him,” God will turn His attention back to the restoration of Israel.

The end of it shall be with a flood, and till the end of the war desolations are determined

Christ was crucified, the Roman armies destroyed the temple, ran over Jerusalem like a flood, and Israel was dispersed into desolation and remained dispersed throughout the world really until this day.

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