Daniel's 70th week is a reference to a vision that Daniel the prophet received of 70 weeks of human
history. The weeks that Daniel saw were not weeks of days, but instead weeks of years. They were
77 year periods. The first 69 weeks have already been fulfilled. The last week, however, the 70th
week will literally be the last week of human existence as we know it before the establishment
of the literal millennial reign of Christ. The seven years of Daniel's 70th week are often
mistakenly referred to as the seven year tribulation period, but the Bible never refers
to all seven years as the tribulation. Only the first three and a half years are referred to as
the tribulation, and also at the very end, the great tribulation. The second half is referred
to as the wrath of God. Also, a little past the midpoint of the seven years at the opening of the
sixth seal of the book of Revelation, the rapture takes place. The seven years of Daniel's 70th week
are outlined in the book of Revelation by six seals and seven trumpets and vials.