The prince that shall come is the Antichrist, and he will arise from the people of the Roman Empire who destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple.
Daniel 9:26 connects this coming prince to the people who would destroy the city and sanctuary, which were the Romans under Titus in A.D. 70. Les Feldick therefore identifies the prince as the future Antichrist from the geographical area of the old Roman Empire. Daniel 9:27 describes this ruler confirming a seven-year covenant with Israel, which begins the final seven years of Daniel's prophecy.
Daniel 9:26 — This verse directly connects the coming prince to the people who would destroy the city and the sanctuary.
Daniel 9:27 — This verse describes the covenant the coming prince confirms for one week, identifying his end-times role.
Daniel 9:26 declares, "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." The verse identifies a coming prince whose people would destroy Jerusalem and the sanctuary, but it does not name him. Daniel 9:27 continues, "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 passage speaks of a ruler who makes a seven-year covenant and brings an end to sacrifice, but the text itself does not call him the Antichrist.
Les Feldick teaches that the small-letter "prince" in Daniel 9:26 is the Antichrist—the counterfeit Christ—not the true Prince, Christ, who would be capitalized. He points out that the "people of the prince that shall come" are the Roman people, since the Roman general Titus destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in A.D. 70. Therefore, Les says, the Antichrist must one day come out of the geographical area of the ancient Roman Empire. Les applies this to the end times by connecting Daniel 9:27 to the Antichrist's seven-year treaty with Israel. He believes this ruler, whom he personally thinks will come from Western Europe, will appear on the scene with peace and flatteries, confirm a covenant with Israel, trigger the final seven years of Daniel's prophecy, and rule until his end. He also notes that the temple will be operating by the midpoint of the Tribulation.
Les Feldick explains that the phrase points to the people out of which the Antichrist will one day come. He identifies them as the Roman Empire because the Romans, under Titus, destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in A.D. 70. This means the Antichrist must come from the geographical area of the ancient Roman Empire.
Because Daniel 9:26 already identified the people of the coming prince as those who destroyed the city and sanctuary, Les connects the prince to Rome. He states that the Antichrist will come out of the old Roman Empire, and he personally thinks he will come from Western Europe, while acknowledging others think the Middle East or Mediterranean. He describes Europe's political state as iron mixed with miry clay—fragile and ripe for a single charismatic leader.
Les teaches that Daniel 9:27 describes the final seven years of Daniel's prophecy. The prince will confirm a covenant with Israel, and that treaty will trigger God's prophetic time clock for the final seven years. He will come peaceably and with flatteries, rule for his seven years, and at the end go into perdition. By the midpoint of the Tribulation, the temple will be operating in Jerusalem.
Temple Operating by Mid-Tribulation
Les uses Daniel's seventy weeks to show that a rebuilt temple will be operating in Jerusalem by the midpoint of the Tribulation, providing context for the prince's seven-year covenant.
The People of the Prince Are the Roman Empire
Les explains that the people of the prince that shall come are the people out of which the Antichrist will come, and he identifies them as the Roman Empire that destroyed the temple.
The Prince Is the Antichrist from the Roman Empire
Les shows that the small-letter 'prince' in Daniel 9:26 refers to the Antichrist, the counterfeit Christ, and that he will come from the geographical area of the ancient Roman Empire.
The Roman People and the Final Seven Years
Les connects the Roman destruction of Jerusalem under Titus to the coming Antichrist, then points to Daniel 9:27 as the final seven years.
Antichrist from the Old Roman Empire
Les teaches that the Antichrist will come from the old Roman Empire, personally suggesting Western Europe, and that he will come in peaceably and with flatteries.
Daniel's Four Beasts and the Revived Roman Empire Explained
But never lose sight of the fact that the Antichrist is going to come out of the geographical area of the old Roman Empire. Now we'll see that in a few weeks when we get to Daniel chapter 9. I personally think he'll come from Western Europe. Others think he may come from the Middle East or the Mediterranean, but be that as it may, he's going to come from some place out of that old Roman Empire.
The Antichrist's Seven-Year Reign and End
Les teaches that the man Antichrist comes on the scene from Western Europe, rules for seven years, and then goes into perdition.
Treaty with Israel Triggers Final Seven Years
Les explains that the Antichrist will make a treaty with Israel that triggers the final seven years, and that Europe's fragile political unity makes it ripe for his appearance.
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 is the central verse naming the prince and linking him to the destruction of Jerusalem and the sanctuary.
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 verse describes the covenant the coming prince confirms for one week and his actions in the middle of that week.
Daniel 2:43: And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
Les uses this verse to describe the fragile political unity of the Roman Empire area from which the prince comes.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that the small-letter 'prince' in Daniel 9:26 refers to the counterfeit Christ, the Antichrist. Christ is the true Prince, but this one is the coming false ruler.
Les identifies them as the Roman people, because the Roman general Titus destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in A.D. 70. This means the Antichrist will emerge from the geographical area of the old Roman Empire.
According to Les, the Antichrist will appear in the end times from the old Roman Empire—he personally thinks from Western Europe. He will confirm a seven-year covenant with Israel, triggering the final seven years of Daniel's prophecy.
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