Yes — Israel will have a functioning temple during the tribulation, rebuilt and operating before the midpoint of the final seven years.
Daniel 9:27 says the coming prince will cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease in the middle of the seven-year covenant. Les Feldick argues that a sacrifice cannot be stopped unless it is already being offered, so Israel must have a rebuilt, operating temple by the midpoint. At that point the Antichrist will enter the temple, make it desolate, and demand worship.
Daniel 9:27 — This verse directly requires a functioning temple during the final seven years because the sacrifice and oblation must be active before the Antichrist stops them at the midpoint.
Daniel 9:26 — This verse identifies the people of the coming prince as those who destroyed the city and sanctuary, tracing the Antichrist's background to the old Roman Empire.
Daniel 9:26-27 describes the final week of Daniel's seventy weeks. The prince that shall come confirms a covenant with many for one week, and in the midst of the week he causes the sacrifice and the oblation to cease and makes the temple desolate. The stopping of temple worship assumes that temple worship is actually taking place at that time. Jesus referred to this same coming event in Matthew 24:15, telling those in Judea to understand when they see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet standing in the holy place. Verse 21 explains that from that point there will be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world. Scripture therefore places a standing temple in Jerusalem during the tribulation period, specifically at the midpoint when the abomination is set up.
Les Feldick teaches that Israel will definitely get her temple rebuilt. His starting point is Daniel 9:27: in order for the Antichrist to stop the sacrifice and oblation in the middle of the seven years, temple worship must already be operating. "You can't stop something that's not going." Les says the seven-year treaty signed by the Antichrist will include permission for temple worship, along with peace, protection, and guaranteed borders. For the first three and a half years Israel will enjoy his protection and may even wonder whether he is the real Messiah. Then at the midpoint he will enter the temple, stop the sacrifices, make it desolate, and force Israel to worship him as God. Les also notes that Israel already has everything prepared — priests and utensils ready for the temple — and that rebuilding will not take long. He emphasizes that the rebuilt temple religion will not be a place where God is working; it will be much like Judaism during Christ's earthly ministry.
Daniel 9:27 says the prince will cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease in the middle of the week. Les Feldick reasons that something cannot be stopped unless it is already happening, and Jewish sacrifices could only be offered at the temple. So the temple must be rebuilt and operating by the midpoint of the seven-year treaty.
At the midpoint of the seven years, the Antichrist enters the temple, stops Israel's sacrificial worship, and makes the temple desolate. Les says he will suddenly turn on Israel and force the Jews to worship him as their God and Messiah. Jesus warned of this same abomination of desolation in Matthew 24, and Les connects it to the great tribulation that follows.
Les Feldick says no. The rebuilt temple worship during the tribulation will be much the same kind of religion as Judaism was during Christ's earthly ministry — not a work of God. Israel will go back under the Law and temple worship, and for the first three and a half years may even think the Antichrist is the Messiah.
The Prince's Roman Origin
Les points to Daniel 9:26 to show that the Antichrist comes from the people who destroyed Jerusalem and the sanctuary, providing the background for his covenant and temple actions.
Temple Must Be Operating Before Worship Can Cease
Les argues that because the Antichrist will stop the sacrifice and oblation in the middle of the week, temple worship must already be underway, so Israel will get her temple rebuilt.
Sacrifices Require a Temple
Les explains that the Jews can only offer sacrifices at the temple, so a functioning temple is required before the midpoint when the Antichrist makes it desolate.
Temple Operating in the First Half
Les teaches that Israel will have temple worship operating under the Antichrist's supposed protection for the first three and a half years, before he turns and makes the temple desolate.
Temple Ready, But Not God-Working
Les says Israel's priesthood and utensils are already prepared, the temple will be operating, and its religion will resemble Judaism in Christ's day rather than a work of God.
Midpoint Desecration and Flight
Les links Daniel's midpoint to Jesus' warning in Matthew 24 to flee when the temple is desecrated, followed by the great tribulation.
Rapid Rebuilding and the Midpoint Turn
Les compares the rapid rebuilding of Jerusalem's streets to show the temple can be rebuilt quickly, then describes the Antichrist shutting the temple down at the midpoint.
Treaty Grants Permission for Temple Worship
Les says the seven-year treaty will include permission for temple worship, explaining why the temple will be operating by the midpoint.
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 establishes the people of the coming prince as the ones who destroyed the city and sanctuary, pointing to his Roman background.
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 is the core evidence that temple worship must be active during the tribulation, because the sacrifice and oblation are stopped at the midpoint.
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 refers to Daniel's prophecy of the temple being desecrated, which Les connects to the midpoint of the tribulation.
Matthew 24:21: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
This verse describes the great tribulation that follows the temple's desecration, matching the midpoint events Les teaches.
Yes. According to Les Feldick, Daniel 9:27 says the Antichrist will stop the sacrifices in the middle of the final seven years, so the temple must already be rebuilt and operating by that time.
The Antichrist stops the sacrifice and oblation at the midpoint of Daniel's seventieth week. Since sacrifices and oblations could only be offered at the temple, the temple must be standing and functioning before it is desecrated.
He does it at the midpoint of the seven-year treaty, after three and a half years. He enters the temple, stops the sacrificial worship, makes it desolate, and forces Israel to worship him as God.
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