What does the Antichrist do to the temple at the midpoint?
At the midpoint, the Antichrist moves from his headquarters in Europe to the temple, defiles it, immediately stops all Jewish worship, and demands that he himself be worshiped as God. This act triggers the final three-and-a-half years of the tribulation.
Les teaches that at the midpoint of the final seven years, after Israel has enjoined temple worship, the Antichrist will move from his headquarters somewhere in Europe—whether Rome, Brussels, or whatever—and come to the temple. He will defile it, immediately stop any kind of Jewish worship, and demand that he himself be worshiped as God. This triggers the final three-and-a-half years. This midpoint event follows the signing of the treaty that begins the seven years, the coming of the two witnesses to Jerusalem, the sealing of the 144,000, a great Russian invasion, and the beginning of God's judgments, which intensify like birth pangs.
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Where does the Antichrist come from before he goes to the temple at the midpoint?
At the midpoint, the Antichrist will move from his headquarters in Europe—whether Rome or Brussels—and come to the temple.