The signing starts the final seven-year period of Daniel's prophecy and marks the public appearance of the Antichrist.
Daniel 9:27 says the coming prince will confirm a covenant with many for one week and in the middle of that week will cause sacrifice and oblation to cease. Les Feldick teaches that this one week is the final seven years of Daniel's seventy-week prophecy, and its opening event is the Antichrist signing this covenant with Israel.
Daniel 9:27 — This verse directly gives the covenant for one week and the midpoint breaking of it, which form the core of the question.
Daniel 9:26 — This verse introduces 'the prince that shall come,' the ruler Les identifies with the Antichrist who makes the seven-year covenant.
Daniel 9:26–27 (KJV) says: "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..." The passage plainly describes a covenant confirmed for 'one week' and a midpoint when the sacrifice and oblation cease. The verse itself does not define the length of the week, but it supplies the exact language Les Feldick uses for the seven-year treaty.
Les teaches that the signing of the seven-year treaty with Israel is the decisive opening event of the final seven years of Daniel's seventy-week prophecy. He says this signing kicks God's time clock back into gear after it had been stopped during the church age. Once the treaty is signed, Israel will lay down her defenses and the Antichrist will make his public appearance. Les also points out that the peace is short-lived: at the midpoint of the seven years, the Antichrist causes the sacrifice and oblation to cease, showing that temple worship had been operating with his blessing during the first half. He also teaches that the treaty will involve not only Israel but also the Arab worlds because the whole Middle East is the powder keg.
Les teaches that the final seven years are the last segment of Daniel's 490-year prophetic period. The church age is sandwiched between the 483 years fulfilled at the crucifixion and this final seven years. When the Antichrist signs the treaty with Israel, the prophetic clock, which had stopped during the church age, kicks back into gear.
Les says the very opening event of the final seven years is the appearance of the Antichrist and his empire through the signing of the treaty. Once Israel signs that seven-year peace treaty, Israel will lay down her defenses, and many prophetic events begin to unfold.
Daniel 9:27 says that "in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease." Les points out that for something to cease it must first start, so by the midpoint Israel will have been enjoying sacrificial temple worship, and the peace of the first half will prove short-lived.
Les says the covenant is with the nation of Israel, but he thinks it will also involve a lot of the Arab worlds because the whole Middle East is the powder keg, not just Israel. He describes it as a peace agreement with Israel and her neighbors.
Les teaches that the church age has been inserted into Daniel's timeline, and that once the church is gone, God resumes the final seven years with Israel. This places the signing of the treaty, and the entire seven-year period, after the church is no longer on the scene.
The Antichrist's 7-Year Treaty & Israel's Great Escape
Welcome to Through the Bible with Les Feldick, a 30-minute walk through the Scriptures, teaching in-depth Bible truths that change people's lives. Now here's your host, Les Feldick. We always like to emphasize we are just an informal Bible study, we have no axe to grind, we don't condemn others who may not agree with us, and neither do we twist arms and say you have to see things the way we see it…
The Seven-Year Covenant in Daniel 9:27
Les points to Daniel 9:27: the coming prince confirms a covenant with many Jews for one week of seven years, and at the signing Israel will lay down her defenses.
The Treaty Kicks God's Prophetic Clock Back Into Gear
Les says the signing of the treaty resumes God's prophetic timeline, which had been stopped during the church age, and that many prophetic events follow.
The Midpoint of the Week
Les explains that after three and a half years, or 1260 days, the Antichrist causes the sacrifice and oblation to cease, proving that Israel had been enjoying sacrificial temple worship.
The Treaty with Israel and Her Neighbors
Les says the covenant will include not only Israel but also the Arab worlds, because the Middle East as a whole is the powder keg.
The Seven Years Divided in Half
Les shows that Daniel laid out the seven years divided in half, with only a brief time of peace and prosperity before the Antichrist turns against Israel.
The Antichrist Appears at the Signing
Les ties Daniel 9:27 to the Antichrist and his empire making their appearance at the signing of the seven-year treaty.
The Final Seven Years Belong to Israel, Not the Church Age
Les places the final seven years after the church age as the closing segment of Daniel's 490 years, opened by the Antichrist signing the treaty with Israel.
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 establishes the seventy-week prophetic framework in which the final 'one week' covenant is set.
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 introduces the 'prince that shall come,' the person Les identifies as the Antichrist who signs the covenant.
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 key verse describing the seven-year covenant and the Antichrist's actions in the middle of that week.
Les teaches that the 'one week' is seven years—the final week of Daniel's seventy-week prophetic period. He equates it with the seven-year peace treaty the Antichrist makes with Israel.
Daniel 9:27 says the covenant is 'with many,' not 'with Israel only.' Les teaches it will be with the nation of Israel and will also involve Arab worlds because the Middle East is the powder keg.
Daniel 9:27 says the sacrifice and oblation cease in the middle of the week. Les points out that in order for them to cease, Israel must have begun temple sacrifice under the Antichrist's approval during the first half of the seven years.
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