At the midpoint of the seven-year tribulation, the Antichrist causes the sacrifice and oblation to cease and makes the temple desolate.
Daniel 9:27 places the stopping of Israel's temple worship at the middle of the seven-year covenant. From that moment, the Antichrist defiles the temple, forces Israel to worship him as God, and the great tribulation begins.
Daniel 9:27 — This is the foundational verse that directly describes the midpoint: the sacrifice and oblation cease and the temple is made desolate.
Revelation 13:4-5 — This describes the Antichrist receiving worship and being given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies.
Matthew 24:21 — Jesus connects the midpoint temple desecration to a period of tribulation worse than anything in world history.
The key midpoint passage is 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." Scripture also reveals the Antichrist's power at this time: "And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months" (Revelation 13:4-5). Jesus spoke of the same moment: "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be" (Matthew 24:21).
Les Feldick teaches that the midpoint of Daniel's 70th week is the hinge of the entire tribulation. Building on Daniel 9:27, he shows that the Antichrist confirms a covenant with Israel for seven years, and "in the middle of the week" he causes sacrifice and oblation to cease. Because a sacrifice must first be operating, Israel must have rebuilt the temple and resumed worship by the midpoint (clips 1, 3, 4, 5). Les stresses that the first half of the seven years is not true peace and prosperity, and that Israel initially thinks the Antichrist is the Messiah, but at the midpoint he turns on them, makes the temple desolate through overspreading abominations, and forces the Jew to worship him as God (clips 5, 7). From the midpoint onward, "great tribulation" begins — a severity Jesus says the world has never seen (clip 6). Les also points out that the Antichrist is given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies and has all economic and military power, so the world worships him and asks, "Who is able to make war with him?" (clip 0).
Les reasons that for the sacrifice and oblation to cease, the sacrifices must first be in operation. Therefore, Israel must have a temple and be offering sacrifices by the middle of the seven years, apparently under the Antichrist's protection. Les notes that they will have restarted temple worship, but the Antichrist will end it at the midpoint.
The Antichrist causes the sacrifice and the oblation to stop. He creates the overspreading of abominations, making the temple desolate. At that same time, the Antichrist returns from his headquarters in Europe, defiles the temple, and forces the Jew to worship him as their God.
Les teaches that Daniel laid out the seven-year period as divided in half: the first three and a half years, then the last three and a half years. After 1,260 days, the Antichrist suddenly turns on the Jew. Les warns against thinking the first half will be a time of real peace and prosperity — it is short-lived.
From the midpoint on, the great tribulation begins. The Antichrist exercises power to speak great things and blasphemies, backed by economic and military might. The two witnesses are killed at this time, and all that is determined in prophecy is carried out upon the desolator until the consummation.
Power and Worship of the Antichrist
Les explains that the whole world worships the dragon and the Antichrist because he holds all economic and military clout, and he is given a mouth to speak great things and blasphemies.
Sacrifice and Oblation Cease
Les pinpoints the midpoint as when the Antichrist stops Israel's sacrifice and oblation at the temple, making it desolate through abominations.
Seven Years Divided in Half
Les teaches that Daniel laid out the seven-year tribulation as two halves, with the Antichrist confirming a covenant with Israel for seven years and the midpoint dividing them.
Sacrifice Must Have Started
Les argues that for the sacrifice to cease at the midpoint, it must have started earlier, meaning Israel will have been enjoying temple worship under the Antichrist's protection.
Covenant with Israel and Neighbors
Les identifies the Antichrist as the prince who confirms a seven-year treaty with Israel and many in the Middle East, and notes the sacrifice must stop after three and a half years.
Temple Worship Restarted
Les explains that the opening days of the seven years will make Israel think the Antichrist is the Messiah, but at the midpoint he makes the temple desolate until the end.
The Great Tribulation Begins
Les emphasizes that from the midpoint on, the tribulation is worse than anything in world history, as Jesus said, and this is the great tribulation.
Antichrist Defiles the Temple
Les explains the midpoint happens after the two witnesses are killed, and the Antichrist returns from Europe to defile the temple and force the Jews to worship him as God.
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 core prophecy describing what happens at the midpoint: sacrifices stop and the temple is made desolate.
Revelation 13:4-5: And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
This reveals the worldwide worship of the Antichrist and the power and blasphemous speech given to him.
Matthew 24:21: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Jesus identifies the period following the midpoint desecration as the unprecedented great tribulation.
Daniel 9:27 says that in the midst of the week the Antichrist causes the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and through the overspreading of abominations he makes the temple desolate until the consummation.
According to Les Feldick, yes. For the sacrifice to cease at the midpoint, it must first have started, so Israel must have a temple and be offering sacrifices in the first half of the seven years under the Antichrist's protection.
Jesus described it in Matthew 24:21 as tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world and never will be again. Les Feldick teaches that this great tribulation begins at the midpoint of Daniel's 70th week when the Antichrist desecrates the temple.
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