Yes—for Les Feldick, the semicolon in Daniel 7:7 marks a pause of roughly 2,000 years of human history, though it is only a pause in God's eternal reckoning.
Les points to the semicolon right after the description of the fourth beast being different from the beasts before it, just before 'and it had ten horns.' He says that pause is 2,000 years as we count time, but no longer than a semicolon in God's way of reckoning. The punctuation therefore signals a long interruption in the prophetic narrative between the Roman beast and its ten horns.
Daniel 7:7 — This is the exact verse where the semicolon sits between the description of the fourth beast and the statement that it had ten horns.
Daniel 7:7 in the King James Version reads, "After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns." The verse itself contains a semicolon at the phrase "and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns." The text gives no explicit comment on the time between those two parts; it simply moves from describing the fourth beast to saying it had ten horns. Related Scripture on God's timing appears in Daniel 9:24 and 9:27. In Daniel 9:24, God tells Daniel that 70 weeks are determined upon Daniel's people and the holy city. Daniel 9:27 speaks of a covenant confirmed with many for one week. These passages frame the prophetic program in measured periods of years, but Daniel 7:7 itself does not state how much time separated the fourth beast's description from its ten horns.
Les Feldick teaches that the semicolon after 'before it' in Daniel 7:7 is not merely a punctuation mark; it marks a huge gap in human history. He says, 'that semicolon is 2,000 years of time as we reckon it, but always remember that in God's way of reckoning, it's been no longer than a semicolon.' In other words, from man's perspective almost two millennia stand between the Roman beast and the appearance of its ten horns, while from God's eternal viewpoint the interval is as brief as a punctuation pause. Les also shows that Daniel's prophetic clock has a definite gap in Daniel 9. He points out that 483 of the 490 years determined for Israel were fulfilled up to the crucifixion, leaving seven years still future. During the church age, he says, God's time clock has stopped; the final seven years will be triggered by the covenant of Daniel 9:27. This background helps explain why the semicolon in Daniel 7:7 is significant: the prophetic narrative moves directly from the fourth beast to the ten horns, but a long church-age interruption stands between them from the human perspective.
According to Les, the pause is about 2,000 years of human history. Yet in God's way of reckoning, it is no longer than a semicolon. The text itself does not specify the length; Les draws this from the contrast between human and divine time.
Using Daniel 9:24, Les explains that 490 years were determined for Israel. He teaches that the first 483 years ended at the crucifixion, leaving seven years unfulfilled. During the church age, God's time clock has stopped, so the final seven years still lie ahead. This is why the semicolon in Daniel 7:7 can stand for a long interval from a human perspective while the prophetic sentence continues without interruption.
Daniel's Vision of Gentile Empires
Les sets the context for Daniel 7:7 by explaining that Daniel saw the same succession of Gentile empires as Nebuchadnezzar's dream—lion, bear, leopard, and an indescribable beast that represents the Roman Empire.
The Semicolon as a 2,000-Year Interval
Les directly addresses the semicolon after 'diverse from all the beasts that were before it,' saying it represents about 2,000 years of human time while being only a semicolon in God's reckoning.
Daniel's 70th Week
Les explains that 483 years elapsed from Daniel's decree to Christ being cut off, leaving the final seven-year period—Daniel's 70th week—still future.
Understanding 'Weeks' as Years
Les clarifies that the word 'weeks' in Daniel 9 means seven, so 70 weeks equal 490 years determined upon Daniel's people, Israel.
The Stop in God's Prophetic Clock
Les teaches that after 483 of the 490 years had been fulfilled at the cross, God's clock stopped and the last seven years remain unfulfilled.
The Church Age and the Final Seven Years
Les explains that during the church age God's prophetic time clock is stopped, and Daniel 9:27's covenant will start the final seven years.
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And I, Daniel, looked, and behold, there stood two others, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. 6. And one said to the man clothed in livin, who was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? In other words, these prophecies written by Daniel. 7.
Daniel's People Are Israel
Les teaches that Daniel 9's seventy weeks are directed to Daniel's people, Israel, not the church, connecting the time prophecy to the nation.
Daniel 7:7: After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
This is the verse where the semicolon appears between the description of the fourth beast and the mention of its ten horns.
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.
Shows the 490-year time frame determined for Israel, which Les uses to explain the interrupted prophetic clock.
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.
Describes the final seven-year covenant that Les connects to the end of the church age and the resumption of God's clock.
In the King James Version, a semicolon appears after the description of the fourth beast being different from all the beasts before it, just before the words 'and it had ten horns.' Les Feldick says that semicolon represents about 2,000 years of human history, while in God's reckoning it is no longer than a semicolon.
Les says the semicolon is 2,000 years of time as humans reckon it. But he also says that in God's way of reckoning, it has been no longer than a semicolon—meaning the pause is brief from God's eternal perspective.
Daniel 9 determined 70 weeks for Israel, which Les equates to 490 years. He teaches that 483 years ended at the crucifixion, leaving seven years still future. That final seven-year period is commonly called Daniel's 70th week.
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