Why is Daniel 9 foundational to studying Revelation and the seven years?
Daniel 9 is foundational to prophetic study, especially Revelation and the seven years, because it is the passage repeatedly examined to understand the Tribulation's timeline and midpoint. There the Antichrist moves into Israel's rebuilt temple in Jerusalem, defies God, and sets himself up as God, matching 2 Thessalonians 2:4.
Les teaches that Daniel chapter 9 is the verse looked at over and over because it is so foundational to prophetic study, especially Revelation and the seven years. He connects it to 2 Thessalonians 2:4, where the man of sin, the Antichrist, opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or worshiped, so that he as God sits in the temple of God. Les explains that Israel will rebuild her temple in Jerusalem, and at the midpoint of the Tribulation the Antichrist will move into that temple, defy it, and take absolute control, not allowing any world religion to have anything to do with him. This midpoint event is why Daniel 9 is key to understanding Revelation and the seven-year period.