Why does Daniel 9:27 mean Israel will have a temple before the midpoint of the tribulation?
Daniel 9:27 indicates Israel will have a temple before the tribulation midpoint because the Antichrist causes sacrifice and oblation to stop in the middle of the seven-year week. Since practicing sacrifices requires a functioning temple, the text presupposes Israel will have rebuilt and operating her temple by that midpoint.
Les teaches that Daniel 9:27 describes the Antichrist, the prince coming from the old Roman empire, confirming a covenant or treaty with many, normally understood as involving Israel and also the Arab world. In the middle of the week—at the end of three and a half years—he causes the sacrifice and oblation to stop. Les tells his class to stop and ask a simple question: for Israel to practice sacrifices, what must they have? The temple. Therefore, this verse shows that before the midpoint of the tribulation, Israel will have her temple. Right now it may seem hopeless, but God says they will have their temple again someday. Whether the Antichrist makes an agreement permitting Israel to erect a place of worship next to the Mosque of Omar, Les does not know, but he knows they will have their temple operating by the midpoint of the seven years, because this man will come in and cause the sacrifice and oblation, the rituals, to stop.
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
More Questions
How long does the desolation of the temple by the Antichrist last in Daniel 9:27?
The overspreading of abominations will make the temple desolate all the way to the consummation, which means the end.
what does daniel 9:27 say happens in the middle of the seven years?
At the middle of the seven-year period—after three and a half years—the Antichrist will cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease, make the temple desolate until the end of the seven years, and all that is determined will be poured out upon the Antichrist.
What will the Antichrist do to the temple in the middle of the tribulation?
After the Antichrist stops the sacrifices, he will make the temple and its worship desolate until the end of the seven years.