Yes — the seven-year treaty with Israel is the event that begins the final seven-year prophetic countdown and sets the stage for the Antichrist's later betrayal of Israel at the midpoint.
Daniel 9:27 says a coming prince will confirm a covenant for one week and in the middle of the week cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease. Les Feldick teaches that the Antichrist signs this treaty with the nation of Israel, re-starting God's prophetic time clock that had been stopped during the church age. The treaty makes Israel feel secure and gives the Antichrist the appearance of a benevolent Messiah, but at the midpoint he turns against Israel.
Daniel 9:24 — Establishes the seventy-week timeframe of which the final seven years are the last 'week.'
Daniel 9:27 — Directly predicts the covenant for one week and the midpoint cessation of sacrifice and oblation.
Daniel 9:24 declares that seventy weeks are determined upon Israel and the holy city. Daniel 9:27 then describes the last week: "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." The biblical text does not name the person as 'Antichrist,' nor does it explicitly say the covenant is 'with Israel'; it says 'with many.'
Les teaches that the Antichrist, the prince described in Daniel 9, signs a seven-year treaty with the nation of Israel. He says this act "kicks God's time clock back in gear" after it had been stopped during the church age. Les points out that the moment the treaty is signed, Israel will lay down her defenses and feel secure because the man guarantees her safety and borders. In fact, Israel will almost think he is the Messiah.
Daniel 9:27 states that "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 verse goes on to describe desolation: "even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate." The Bible says the covenant is "with many," not explicitly naming Israel.
Les points back to Daniel 9 and says the church age has been sandwiched between the 483 years leading to the crucifixion and the final seven-year period that belongs to the prophetic 490 years. He calls the treaty signing the "very opening event" of these final seven years. When the Antichrist signs the treaty with Israel, God's prophetic time clock, which stopped during the church age, starts running again.
Les says that once the treaty is signed, Israel will feel so secure that she will lay down her defenses. The Antichrist, backed by economic and military power from Western Europe, will be able to guarantee Israel's safety and borders. Les adds that Israel will almost think he is the Messiah and that he will give Israel permission to have temple worship, so the temple will soon be built. He also notes the covenant is "with many" and will involve the Arab world because the whole Middle East is a powder keg.
Daniel 9:27 says that "in the midst of the week" the Antichrist will cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease. Les explains this midpoint is after three and a half years, or 1260 days, and he points out that for sacrifices to cease they must first have started — showing that Israel will have been practicing temple worship under the Antichrist's blessing. He connects this to Jesus' warning in Matthew 24 about the desolation in the temple.
The Antichrist's Charismatic Arrival
Les describes the Antichrist coming on the scene with political maneuvering and a charismatic character, not military power, and says he will enhance Israel's return to temple worship.
The Treaty Kicks God's Time Clock Back In Gear
Les says the Antichrist out of Daniel 9 signs a seven-year treaty with the nation of Israel, re-starting God's prophetic clock that had stopped during the church age.
Israel Lays Down Her Defenses
The man Antichrist confirms a covenant with many Jews back in the land for seven years, and the moment the treaty is signed Israel will lay down her defenses.
The Treaty Opens the Final Seven Years
Les places the treaty as the opening event of the final seven years of God's dealing with Israel, with the church age sandwiched between the 483 years and the final seven.
The Treaty Starts the Seven-Year Clock and the Midpoint Break
The signing of the treaty puts God's seven-year time clock back in gear, and at the midpoint the Antichrist causes the sacrifice and oblation to cease, matching Jesus' Matthew 24 warning.
The Midpoint: Sacrifice and Oblation Cease
At the midpoint, after 1260 days, the Antichrist turns on the Jew and causes the sacrifices to stop; since something must start before it can cease, Israel had been enjoying temple worship.
The Treaty with Many Includes Arab Worlds
The confirming covenant 'with many' involves Israel and her neighbors, and the midpoint stopping of sacrifices implies a temple and sacrificial worship are in place.
Israel Thinks He Is the Messiah
Israel feels so secure under the Antichrist's charisma and economic-military power that she will almost think he is the Messiah; he guarantees her borders and grants temple worship.
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 sets up the seventy-week timetable that includes the final 'one week' described in verse 27.
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 Les points to for the seven-year treaty and for the midpoint cessation of sacrifice and oblation.
Les teaches that the Antichrist, the prince of Daniel 9, signs it with the nation of Israel. Daniel 9:27 says the covenant is confirmed 'with many,' and Les identifies those many as Jews back in the land along with Israel's Arab neighbors.
It takes place at the very beginning of the final seven-year prophetic period, after the church age has ended. The signing 'kicks God's time clock back in gear' and starts the final seven years.
Daniel 9:27 says the Antichrist causes the sacrifice and oblation to cease. Les explains this is after three and a half years, and it shows Israel had been practicing temple worship until that point.
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