The Antichrist will stop Israel's sacrifices and bring the abomination of desolation on the temple.
In the middle of the seven-year covenant, the Antichrist will cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease and will make the temple desolate. Les Feldick explains that this can only happen if temple worship has already resumed during the first half of the week. At that same midpoint, the two witnesses are killed, and the Antichrist enters the temple to defile it and force Israel to worship him as God.
Daniel 9:27 — This is the verse that directly answers the question, showing the covenant is for one week and that in the middle of the week sacrifices are stopped and the abomination of desolation occurs.
Matthew 24:15 — Jesus references the same midpoint abomination, telling readers to understand when they see it in the holy place.
Daniel 9:27 declares that the prince shall confirm a 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 adds that 'for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation.' This is a direct, biblically defined event: the mid-week breaking of the covenant results in the stopping of temple sacrifice and the desolation of the sanctuary. Jesus pointed to this same prophecy in Matthew 24:15, saying, 'When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand).' Scripture thereby treats the midpoint as a recognizable event that fulfills Daniel’s prophecy and signals a dramatic change in the seven-year period.
Les Feldick teaches that the seven-year week begins when the Antichrist signs a peace treaty with Israel, which restarts God’s prophetic clock that stopped at the cross. Halfway through, after three and a half years, the Antichrist will cause the sacrifice and the oblation to stop, and he will bring about an abomination that makes the temple desolate. Les repeatedly emphasizes the logic that in order for the sacrifice to be stopped, it must already be in operation — so Israel must have a rebuilt temple and resumed temple worship under the terms of the treaty. At that same midpoint, Les says, the Antichrist will return from his headquarters in Europe, enter the temple not to bring peace but to defile it, and force the Jewish people to worship him as their God. Jesus’ warning in Matthew 24 about fleeing to the mountains at the sight of the desolation applies to this moment. The two witnesses are also killed at the midpoint and lie in the streets of Jerusalem for three days.
Les Feldick draws a simple conclusion from Daniel 9:27: the Antichrist will cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease, and “you can’t stop something that’s not going.” Therefore, sacrificial worship and the temple must be active before the midpoint. He teaches that the treaty gives Israel permission for temple worship, and that this permission is part of why Israel embraces the Antichrist and feels secure under his protection.
Les Feldick explains that at this midpoint the two witnesses are killed and lie on the streets of Jerusalem for three days before being brought back to life. Meanwhile, the Antichrist comes back from his European headquarters, enters the temple, defiles it, and forces the Jewish people to worship him as their God. Jesus had already warned that those in Judea should flee to the mountains when they see this desolation taking place in the temple.
Les Feldick teaches that when the Antichrist signs the seven-year treaty with Israel, it kicks God’s time clock back into gear. This clock had stopped at the cross after the first 483 years of Daniel’s prophecy. From the signing, seven years remain, and the midpoint of that seven-year period is when the sacrifices stop and the abomination of desolation occurs.
Daniel 9:27 says that “for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate.” Les Feldick teaches that the Antichrist will cause an abomination in the temple, making it desolate. He explains that this abomination is tied to the Antichrist entering the temple and forcing Israel to worship him as God — the ultimate desecration of the holy place.
The Treaty Starts the Final Seven Years
Les explains that the final seven years of Daniel’s prophecy will begin when the Antichrist signs a peace treaty with Israel, restarting the prophetic clock that stopped at the cross.
Midpoint Sacrifice Stops and Temple Desolation
Les states plainly that at the midpoint of the seven years the Antichrist will cause the sacrifice and oblation to stop, which requires a temple, and he will make the temple desolate with the overspreading of abominations.
Daniel 9:27 Explains the Midpoint Timing
Les walks through Daniel 9:27 and stresses that in the middle of the week the Antichrist will cause the sacrifice and oblation to stop, and that Israel must have a temple for this to happen.
Two Witnesses and the Antichrist’s Temple Desecration
Les identifies the midpoint as the time the two witnesses are killed, and the Antichrist returns from Europe to enter the temple, defile it, and force the Jews to worship him as God.
Jesus’ Warning About the Desolation
Les connects the treaty to God’s time clock and notes that Jesus referred to this desolation in the temple, telling people to flee to the mountains.
Temple Worship Must Already Be Operating
Les explains that because the sacrifice and oblation are stopped at the midpoint, the temple must be rebuilt and sacrificial worship must already be underway before that point.
The Treaty Restarts God’s Time Clock
Les reviews that the signing of the seven-year treaty with Israel kicks God’s time clock back into gear after being stopped throughout the church age.
The Implication of Israel Rebuilding the Temple
Les stresses the logic that the temple must be in operation for the sacrifice to be stopped, so Daniel 9:27 itself implies Israel will rebuild the temple.
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 foundational verse answering the question — the midpoint of the week brings a halt to sacrifices and the desolating abomination.
Matthew 24:15: When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Jesus directly connects the prophecy of Daniel to the midpoint event, showing that it is a sign for Israel to recognize.
Yes. Les Feldick argues from Daniel 9:27 that if the sacrifice is to stop, it must already be happening. Therefore Israel will have rebuilt the temple and resumed temple worship before the midpoint, and the Antichrist’s treaty gives them permission for it.
The Bible says the overspreading of abominations will make the temple desolate. Les Feldick teaches that the Antichrist causes this abomination at the midpoint when he enters the temple, defiles it, and forces the Jewish people to worship him as their God.
The seven-year covenant begins when the Antichrist signs a peace treaty with the nation of Israel. This restarts God’s prophetic time clock that stopped at the cross, and at the midpoint — three and a half years later — the sacrifices cease.
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