From which empire will the Antichrist come according to Daniel 9:26?
Daniel 9:26 indicates the Antichrist, called the prince that shall come, will arise from the empire that destroyed Jerusalem and the temple in A.D. 70. That empire was Rome. Therefore, the Antichrist comes from the Roman Empire, which Scripture foresees being revived in the end time.
Les explains that the people of the prince that shall come would destroy the city, so the prince—the Antichrist—must come out of the empire that destroyed the temple and Jerusalem in 70 A.D., which was Rome. He therefore ties Daniel’s prophecy to the end time, when the Roman Empire would be revived, and points to the European community as evidence that this Roman system is returning.
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
More Questions
Who are the people of the prince in Daniel 9:26 who destroyed the city?
The 'people of the prince that shall come' in Daniel 9:26 are the Romans, because they are the ones who destroyed Jerusalem and the temple in A.D. 70.
How many years after the decree was the Messiah cut off according to Daniel 9:26?
Daniel 9:26's 'after three score and two weeks' counts as 483 years, because seven years of the 490-year prophecy are left off; Messiah is cut off at that point, not at the full 490 years.