Cyrus also fits as the 1st Moshiach according to both secular and Jewish dating methods. His edict came 7 weeks (49yrs) after the fall of the 1st Temple. In secular chronology, which Christians accept, the Temple went down in 586 BCE and Cyrus' edict was 537 BCE. The fact that Cyrus is mentioned in Isaiah 44-45, the end of 2Chronicles, and at the beginning of Ezra 1 adds even more credibility to the argument that Cyrus is at the very least the 1st annointed one mentioned in Daniel 9.

Of course, Christians cannot admit it's Cyrus because 62 weeks later (or 434 years later) puts the time of the 2nd annointed at or around 103BCE, nearly 150 years before Jesus.


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"He who saves one life... it is as if he saves an entire universe. He who destroys a life... it is as if he destroys an entire universe"

TALMUD - Sanhedrin 4:5

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