Daniel's 70th week is the final seven-year period of God's 490-year plan for Israel, still future, which begins when the Antichrist confirms a covenant with Israel and encompasses the Tribulation.
Daniel 9 gives 490 years determined for Israel, and Les Feldick teaches that 483 years were fulfilled by the crucifixion of Christ. This leaves seven years unfulfilled, which he identifies as Daniel's 70th week, a future period that begins when the Antichrist signs a seven-year treaty with Israel and is divided into two halves of three and a half years each.
Daniel 9:24-27 — This passage contains the seventy-weeks prophecy, including the final 'one week' covenant with Israel that pertains directly to Daniel's 70th week.
Daniel 9:24 declares that 'seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city' for six purposes: to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. The prophecy is therefore not merely about one week; it covers the full 490-year decree for Israel and Jerusalem. Daniel 9:25 says that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem unto Messiah the Prince is seven weeks and threescore and two weeks. Daniel 9:26 adds that after threescore and two weeks 'shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself,' and that the people of the prince that shall come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Daniel 9:27 then states that this prince 'shall confirm the covenant with many for one week' and that in the midst of the week he will cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease.
Les Feldick teaches that the 490 years in Daniel 9 were God's full timetable for the nation of Israel leading up to the rejection of the Messiah. From the decree of Nehemiah 2, 483 years were fulfilled at the crucifixion, leaving exactly seven years. He calls this seven-year period Daniel's 70th week, the final seven years of the Tribulation, and says God's clock stopped at the cross. During the interval, God set Israel aside and turned to the Gentiles, forming the Body of Christ—a predominantly Gentile entity not associated with prophecy or Israel's promises. When the Antichrist signs his seven-year covenant with Israel, the time clock kicks back into gear, Daniel's 70th week begins, and the opening of the seals of Revelation follows. Les emphasizes that the week is divided into two halves of three and a half years each, with the last half being the time of wrath and vexation.
Les teaches that God determined 490 years for His dealings with the nation of Israel. From the decree of Nehemiah 2, 483 years ran to the crucifixion of Christ, leaving seven years. Sixty-nine of Daniel's seventy weeks were fulfilled at the cross; God's clock stopped, and the last seven years remain ahead of us.
According to Les, Daniel 9:27 describes the Antichrist confirming or making a covenant with Israel for one week of seven years. When he signs that seven-year treaty, God's prophetic time clock—stopped through the Church Age—kicks back in gear. This signing is also the beginning of the opening of the seals in Revelation.
Les emphasizes that Scripture divides the seven years into three and a half and three and a half years, or 42 months and 42 months. The first three and a half years will be bad enough, but the last three and a half are the time of wrath and vexation. He warns against the idea that the first half will be a period of real peace and prosperity; any peace will be short-lived.
Les teaches that after Israel rejected her Messiah, God set Israel aside and turned to the Gentiles, forming the Body of Christ, which is predominantly Gentile and not associated with prophecy or Israel's promises. God's time clock stopped at the crucifixion and remains stopped during the Church Age. When the Antichrist signs his treaty with Israel, the clock starts again and Daniel's 70th week begins.
Les points out that several purposes in Daniel 9:24 have not happened at Christ's first coming—bringing in everlasting righteousness, sealing up the vision and prophecy, and anointing the most holy. These will be fulfilled when Christ returns and sets up His kingdom. Likewise, the final seven years of the 490-year timetable remain unfulfilled.
Body of Christ Distinct from Israel's Prophetic Program
Les explains that the Body of Christ is predominantly Gentile and not associated with prophecy, showing why the Church Age is separate from Israel's prophetic timetable.
483 Years Fulfilled, Seven Years Left
Les explains that 483 of the 490 years were fulfilled by the crucifixion, leaving exactly seven years—Daniel's 70th week—still future.
Daniel's 70th Week Is the Final Seven Years of the Tribulation
Les identifies the unfulfilled seven years as Daniel's 70th week and says it is the future final seven years of the Tribulation.
Seven-Year Treaty Triggers the Clock
Les says the seven unfulfilled years will be triggered when the Antichrist signs a peace treaty with Israel.
Revelation Seals and the Two Halves
Les connects the signing of the seven-year treaty to the opening of the seals in Revelation and shows the seven years divided as 3.5 years and 3.5 years.
Covenant Confirmed for One Week
Les explains Daniel 9:27 as the Antichrist confirming a one-week covenant with Israel, with the week split into two equal halves.
The Time Clock Kicks Back In
Les says God's prophetic time clock, stopped during the Church Age, will be kicked back into gear when the Antichrist signs the seven-year treaty with Israel.
Unfulfilled Purposes of Daniel 9:24
Les notes that the final purposes in Daniel 9:24, such as bringing in everlasting righteousness and anointing the most holy, have not yet happened and will be fulfilled at Christ's return.
Daniel 9:24: Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
This verse states the full 490-year scope of Daniel's prophecy concerning Israel and the six purposes yet to be completed.
Daniel 9:25: Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
This verse gives the 69 weeks, or 483 years, from the decree to the coming of Messiah the Prince.
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.
This verse describes Messiah being cut off after the 69 weeks and introduces the coming prince whose people would destroy the city and sanctuary.
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 verse directly describes the confirming of a covenant for one week, which Les Feldick identifies as the beginning of Daniel's 70th week.
Because Daniel 9:24 speaks of seventy weeks in total. Sixty-nine weeks, or 483 years, were fulfilled by the crucifixion, leaving the final one week, or seven years, still future. Les Feldick therefore uses the term Daniel's 70th week for that unfulfilled seven-year period.
According to Les, the 70th week starts when the Antichrist signs a seven-year treaty with the nation of Israel, as described in Daniel 9:27. This kicks God's prophetic time clock back into gear after the Church Age and begins the Tribulation.
Yes, Les equates Daniel's 70th week with the seven-year Tribulation, a time of wrath and vexation. He teaches that the period is divided into two halves of three and a half years each, with the final half being the worst.
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