What does Daniel 9:27 say the coming prince will do?
Daniel 9:27 says the coming prince will confirm a covenant with many Jews for seven years—one week. In the middle of the week, after three and a half years, he will cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease, enter the temple, turn on the Jews, set himself up as God, and force them to worship him.
Les teaches that Daniel 9:27 refers to the prince that shall come, mentioned in verse 26, who shall confirm or make the covenant with many, with the Jews, for seven years, one week. In the middle of the week, at the end of three and a half years, he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease. Les points out that for temple worship to cease, it has to be going; you cannot stop something that is not going. So if the Antichrist is going to go into the temple in the midpoint of the Tribulation, it has to be there and operating, which tells us Israel will get her temple rebuilt. Les notes she is ready for it, with everything set for the priests and utensils, all on display in Israel. At the midpoint, he goes in and suddenly turns on the Jew, sets himself up as God, and forces the Jew to worship him rather than the God of the Old Testament. Les also says this will not be a religion in which God is working; it will be much like Judaism during Christ's earthly ministry.
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.
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
Who is the prince that shall come in Daniel 9:26–27?
The 'prince that shall come' in Daniel 9:26–27 is the Antichrist.
Where does the end-times world ruler in Daniel 9:27 come from?
The end-times world ruler will come from the revived Roman Empire, which Les identifies with the Europe he sees today.