Ezra shows that the 70 year Babylonian captivity is the wrath of God of heaven.

[Ezra 5:12] But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

Daniel's 70 Weeks of years came from Jeremiah's 70 years of Israel being captive in Babylon.

[Dan 9:2] In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

[Jer 25:11] And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
[Jer 29:10] For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

The seventy years were multiplied by seven as an additional judgment; this was a curse of the law.

[Lev 26:18] And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
[Lev 26:21] And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
[Lev 26:28] Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
[Lev 26:24] Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

And Christians are not under the curse of the law.

[Dan 9:11] Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.

And the 70 years were an evil work of God.

[Dan 9:12] And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

Brought in judgment and to get the people to repent.

[Dan 9:13] As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.

The 70 years are the "anger and fury" of the Lord.

[Dan 9:16] O LORD, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.

And while Daniel was praying about the 70 years, an angel informs him that they have become 70 weeks of years--the judgment had just been multiplied by seven, because the people did not repent, just as the law in Leviticus had said!

[Dan 9:24] 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.

And so, the 70 years wrath of God became 70 weeks of years.

And so, the last week, the 70th week of Daniel, the tribulation week, is the wrath of God.

Yes, there will be varying degrees of wrath during the tribulation week. With greater and greater wrath toward the end. Nevertheless, one cannot point to the greater wrath that starts near the end, and accurately conclude tha there is no wrath in the earlier part of the week.

The entire 70 years was the Wrath of God, and the entire 70 weeks of years is the Wrath of God. Thus, the entire 70th week is the Wrath of God.

The 70th week, being the wrath of god, there will be a pre tribulation rapture, before the seven year tribulation week.

[1Thess 5:9.2] For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

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