Les Feldick Bible Study

According to Daniel 9:25, when will the Antichrist defile the temple?

According to Daniel 9:25, the Antichrist will come into the temple and defile it in the middle of the final week. This defilement occurs at the midpoint of that final week, and Jesus Himself referred to this event in Matthew 24.

Les explains that Daniel chapter 9, about verse 25, determined that in the middle of that final week the Antichrist would come into the temple and defile it. Les points out that the Lord Jesus Himself referred to this event in Matthew 24. This defilement is part of the tribulation, the period of restitution of all things, which must occur before the Lord can return even if Israel repents. Peter understood this, so he taught that the Lord was ready to return but that it had to wait until that period. Les also notes that this fits with the covenant ground Peter was on, and that no unbeliever will enter the Kingdom of Heaven.