The Antichrist will come to power from a fragile Western European consortium pictured by the iron and clay toes of Daniel's image, gaining worldwide influence through his charismatic personality and then confirming a seven-year treaty with Israel.
According to Les Feldick's teaching from Daniel 9, the Antichrist comes from the boundaries of the old Roman empire — a Western European consortium of nations represented by the iron and clay toes. The world, especially Europe, is ready to follow such a leader, and his charisma and ability to manipulate people will bring him to the place of power. The event that reveals him and begins his reign is his signing of a seven-year treaty with the nation of Israel, which restarts God's prophetic time clock.
Daniel 9:27 — Describes the prince who confirms a seven-year covenant with many — the verse Les identifies as the Antichrist's rise to power.
Daniel 2:41–43 — Pictures the final European empire as ten toes of iron and clay that are partly strong and partly broken — the fragile consortium from which the Antichrist arises.
Revelation 13:1 — Depicts the beast rising up out of the sea, the end-time ruler Les connects to the Antichrist's appearance.
Daniel 9:27 is the key passage: "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." The surrounding context (Daniel 9:26) speaks of a coming prince whose people would destroy the city and the sanctuary — a ruler who rises to prominence by confirming a covenant that runs for one seven-year week. Daniel 2:41–43 describes the final world kingdom as ten toes of iron and clay: a kingdom "partly strong, and partly broken," whose parts "shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay." Revelation 13:1 adds the image of a beast rising "up out of the sea" — the end-time ruler of the nations.
Les Feldick teaches that the Antichrist will rise to power out of a final Western European consortium of nations — the "iron and clay toes" of Daniel's image. He describes the arrangement as a mixture of strength and weakness, and he points to present-day Europe as evidence that the world is being prepared for a leader who seemingly has all the answers. That leader, Les explains, will be a man with extraordinary charisma and the ability to manipulate people. With the diplomacy of a Kissinger, the charisma of a Kennedy, and the economic savvy of a Friedman, he will command attention at any summit meeting and bring himself to the place of power to make a peace treaty with Israel in the Middle East. Les observes that people would fall on their knees and kiss his feet in a minute, because the world is ready for such a man. The Antichrist, Les teaches, comes from the boundaries of the old Roman empire and will confirm a seven-year covenant with Israel and the Arab world. That signing is the triggering event that reveals who he is — it kicks God's prophetic time clock back into gear after it was stopped during the church age and begins the final seven years of Daniel's prophecy. Because this event cannot happen until after the church is removed, Les insists believers will not see it occur. From that opening event, the final seven years unfold as the book of Revelation describes, with the Antichrist ruling and reigning on the world scene.
Les Feldick identifies the Antichrist as the "prince that shall come" of Daniel 9:26, coming "from out of the boundaries of the old Roman empire." He understands this as the Western European consortium pictured by the "iron and clay toes" of Daniel's image. The empire is a fragile mixture — part iron, part clay — the final arrangement of nations that produces the Antichrist.
Les describes the Antichrist as a man with the charisma of John F. Kennedy, the diplomacy of Henry Kissinger, and the economic savvy of Milton Friedman — a man who seemingly has all the answers. He observes that people would "fall on their knees and kiss his feet," and he quotes German youth who said they would follow such a leader in a minute. "The world is getting ready for that," Les concludes.
According to Les, the triggering event that reveals the Antichrist is his signing of a seven-year treaty with the nation of Israel. He notes that the treaty will also involve the Arab world, because the whole Middle East is the powder keg. The signing "kicks God's time clock back in gear" — a clock that has been stopped during the church age — and begins the final seven years of Daniel's prophetic 490-year timeline. Because this event cannot happen until after the church is gone, Les insists believers will not see it occur.
Les teaches that the Antichrist will come in with "peace and prosperity" on his platform, promising safety from Israel's neighbors. He will have the ability to manipulate people and command attention at almost any summit meeting, bringing himself to the place of making the peace treaty. His headquarters will be in Europe, and in the middle of the seven-year week he will cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease.
Les explains that the church age is sandwiched between the 483 years fulfilled at Messiah's crucifixion and the final seven years belonging to Daniel's 490-year prophecy. Once the church is gone, the opening event of the final seven years is the appearance of the Antichrist. Revelation 13 describes him as coming up out of the sea, and Les stresses that the book of Revelation deals primarily with Israel and the nation's seven-year treaty. Shortly after the treaty is signed, Les expects the red horse of Revelation to ride — which he equates with the Russian invasion of Ezekiel 38.
The Iron-and-Clay European Consortium
Les places the Antichrist's rise in the iron-and-clay toes of Daniel's image — the Western European consortium — and shows the world is already prepared to follow a charismatic leader who seems to have all the answers.
The Seven-Year Treaty Restarts God's Clock
The Antichrist signs a seven-year treaty with Israel, which kicks God's stopped prophetic time clock back into gear and begins the final seven years.
The Prince From the Old Roman Empire
The Antichrist comes from the boundaries of the old Roman empire and confirms a covenant with Israel and the Arab world; in the middle of the seven years he stops Israel's sacrifices.
The Opening Event of the Final Seven Years
After the church is removed, the Antichrist's appearance and his seven-year treaty with Israel constitute the opening event of the final seven-year period of Daniel's prophecy.
Charisma, Manipulation, and a European Headquarters
The Antichrist's charismatic personality lets him manipulate people and command summit meetings, bringing himself to the place of power to make the peace treaty; his headquarters will be in Europe.
Peace, Prosperity, and the Treaty That Follows
The Antichrist promises peace and prosperity and safety from Israel's neighbors, signs the seven-year treaty, and shortly afterward Les sees the red horse — the Russian invasion.
The Beast Coming Up Out of the Sea
Revelation 13 describes the Antichrist as coming up out of the sea, and Les notes the book of Revelation deals primarily with Israel and her seven-year treaty.
The Revealing Signing of the Treaty
The Antichrist bowls people over with his charismatic personality, and the triggering event that reveals him is the signing of the seven-year treaty with Israel — a sign believers will not see because it happens after they are gone.
Daniel 9:26: 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.
The "prince that shall come" is the figure whose people destroyed Jerusalem, connecting him to the Roman world that Les says produces the Antichrist.
Daniel 9:27: 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.
This is the central verse Les points to for the Antichrist's seven-year covenant with Israel and his mid-week stopping of the sacrifices.
Daniel 2:41: And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
Describes the divided iron-and-clay kingdom that Les identifies with the Western European consortium from which the Antichrist comes.
Daniel 2:42: And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
Shows the fragility of the final ten-toe empire — partly strong, partly broken — which is the environment that allows the Antichrist to rise.
Daniel 2:43: And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
Explains that the components of the final empire will not hold together — the weakness of the alliance that Les points to.
Revelation 13:1: And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
The beast from the sea is how Les says Revelation describes the Antichrist's appearance on the world scene.
Les teaches the Antichrist will come from the boundaries of the old Roman empire — the Western European consortium pictured by the iron and clay toes of Daniel's image. He is the "prince that shall come" of Daniel 9:26.
His signing of a seven-year treaty with Israel. Les calls this the "triggering thing" that reveals who he really is, and it kicks God's prophetic time clock back into gear, beginning the final seven years.
No. Les maintains that believers will not see this happen, because the revealing treaty cannot be signed until after the church has been taken out of the way. The Antichrist's appearance opens the final seven years, which begin only after the church age is complete.
He will come in with "peace and prosperity" on his platform, promising safety from Israel's neighbors, and he will confirm a seven-year covenant with Israel and the Arab world. In the middle of that week he will stop the sacrifice and oblation.
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