The seven-year treaty marks the start of the final seven-year period of Daniel's prophecy, setting God's prophetic time clock back in motion.
In Daniel 9:27, the Antichrist—the prince that shall come—confirms a covenant with many for one week, or seven years. Les teaches that this signing is the triggering event that begins the tribulation and reveals who the Antichrist truly is. At the midpoint of the week he stops the temple sacrifices, and the desolation continues until the consummation.
Daniel 9:27 — This verse directly names the one-week covenant and its midpoint events, making it the key verse for understanding the seven-year treaty.
Daniel 9:27 says, "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 places a covenant with "many" inside a defined period of one week, and also describes a desolation that continues until the consummation. The preceding verse, Daniel 9:26, identifies "the prince that shall come" and states that his people will destroy the city and the sanctuary.
Les Feldick teaches that the seven-year treaty is the triggering event that starts the tribulation. He identifies the signer as the Antichrist, the "prince that shall come" from Daniel 9:26, a vile person who arises from the boundaries of the old Roman Empire and comes with peace and prosperity on his platform. When this man signs a seven-year treaty with the nation of Israel, God's prophetic time clock—which stopped at the cross—starts running again, and Israel will lay down her defenses. Les notes that the "many" in Daniel 9:27 are primarily the Jews back in the land, but he also suggests the covenant may involve Arab neighbors because the Middle East is the powder keg. The seven years are divided in half, and at the midpoint—after three and a half years—the Antichrist turns on Israel and causes the sacrifice and oblation to cease, which implies that temple worship will have been restored before that moment.
Les Feldick teaches that the man who signs the seven-year treaty is the Antichrist, called "the prince that shall come" in Daniel 9:26. He describes him as a vile person and a king of fierce countenance who comes with peace and prosperity and an overwhelming charismatic personality. According to Les, he emerges from the boundaries of the old Roman Empire, which he associates with the ten nations of the European community.
In Bible language, a week is seven years. Daniel 9:27 says the covenant is made "for one week," which Les explains as a seven-year period. This same seven-year period is the time frame for the tribulation, split into two halves of three and a half years each. When the Antichrist signs the treaty, it kicks God's time clock back into gear after being stopped during the church age.
At the middle of the week, after three and a half years or 1260 days, the Antichrist will cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease. Les emphasizes that for something to cease, it has to start—so Israel will have been enjoying sacrificial temple worship by the midpoint. He connects this desolation to Jesus' warning in Matthew 24 about fleeing to the mountains when the temple is made desolate.
The signing of the treaty starts the final seven years of Daniel's prophecy. Les teaches that when the Antichrist signs the treaty with Israel, God's seven-year time clock begins to run, and a whole series of tribulation events is set in motion. He maintains that believers will not see this happen, because the treaty cannot be signed until after the church is gone. The treaty is therefore a foundational marker for understanding the sequence of end-times events.
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Antichrist Signs the Treaty
Les teaches that the Antichrist, the prince that shall come, will confirm or sign a covenant with the Jews for one week, causing Israel to lay down her defenses.
God's Time Clock Restarts
Les explains that the signing of the seven-year treaty kicks God's time clock back into gear after being stopped during the church age.
The Charismatic Ruler
Les teaches that the Antichrist is a vile person with a charismatic personality who triggers end-time events by signing the seven-year treaty with Israel.
Midpoint and Sacrifice Stops
Les emphasizes the midpoint of the week, at 1260 days, when the Antichrist turns on the Jews and causes the sacrifice and oblation to cease.
Seven Years Split in Half
Les explains that Daniel's prophecy lays out the seven-year period as three and a half years followed by another three and a half years.
Covenant with Many
Les teaches that the covenant is with the nation of Israel and may involve Arab neighbors because the whole Middle East is a powder keg.
Desolation in the Temple
Les connects the midpoint desolation to Jesus' warning in Matthew 24 and reiterates that the treaty starts God's seven-year 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.
This is the central verse about the seven-year treaty, showing the covenant's length and the midpoint events.
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 introduces the prince that shall come, whom Les identifies as the Antichrist who signs the seven-year treaty.
In Daniel's prophecy a week is seven years. Les Feldick teaches that the covenant is for one week, or seven years, and that this period forms the timeline for the tribulation.
Les teaches that the signer is the Antichrist, the 'prince that shall come' from Daniel 9:26. He will confirm a covenant with many, primarily the nation of Israel, and possibly Arab nations as well.
At three and a half years the Antichrist causes the sacrifice and oblation to cease. Les points out that Israel must first have restored sacrificial temple worship for it to be stopped.
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