When does the Antichrist stop the sacrifice and oblation during the seven-year period?
At the midpoint of the seven-year period, after three and a half years, the Antichrist causes the sacrifice and oblation to cease. He then makes the temple desolate through the overspreading of abominations, and that desolation continues until the consummation, the end of the seven years.
Les explains that this happens in the middle of the week, or at the end of three and a half years, when the Antichrist causes the sacrifice and the oblation to cease or stop. For the overspreading of abominations he makes the temple desolate until the consummation, the end of the seven years. Les stresses that this is the seven-year period all of Revelation deals with, and that you must understand what happens at the beginning, middle, and end. The Antichrist appears at the beginning of the seven years, is given power to continue for 42 months, bringing us to the midpoint of the tribulation, and then continues another three and a half years.
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.
How long will the temple be desolate because of the Antichrist's abominations?
The temple will be desolate from the midpoint of the seven-year period, when the Antichrist causes sacrifice and oblation to cease, until the consummation—the end of the seven years. That desolation lasts approximately three and a half years, completing the full seven-year tribulation.
When will the Antichrist cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease during the seven-year week?
At the midpoint of the seven-year week, after three and a half years, the Antichrist causes the sacrifice and oblation to cease. This occurs in the middle of the week, bringing the prophetic timeline to the midpoint of the tribulation, where he is given power to continue for another three and a half years.
More Questions
What does Daniel 9:27 mean when it says the Antichrist will cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease?
Daniel 9:27's statement that the sacrifice is caused to cease implies the sacrifices had already started, so by the midpoint of the seven years Israel will have been enjoying sacrificial temple worship with the Antichrist's blessings.