 የ70 ሳምንታቱ ስሌት በትክክል የሚታወቅ ከሆነ ሐዋርያትም ሆኑ በመጀመሪያው መቶ ዘመን ይኖሩ የነበሩ ሌሎች ክርስቲያኖች ተስፋ የተደረገበት መሲሕ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ሆኖ በትክክለኛው ጊዜ እንደተገለጠ ለማስረዳት ይህን ማስረጃ ይጠቅሱ ነበር' ብሎ ሊያስብ ይችላል።
"If the timing of the 70 weeks had been correctly understood in the first century C.E., one would think that the apostles and other first-century Christians would have referred to it as proof that the promised Messiah had arrived right on time in the person of Jesus Christ.