As said previously, because of a war that takes place in the spiritual realm in heaven where Satan is
defeated and thrown out of heaven forever. He is now routed to earth and all his focus is on the people of the
earth. That activates the Great Tribulation period.
Let us now examine Dan 9:27 in detail:
The ̳week‘ of Dan 9:2 7The word ̳week‘ is shabuwa in Hebrew and hebdomas in Greek, which means a period of ̳7 years‘ in Jewish
language – in the same sense when we say ̳decade‘ for 10 years in English.
First, where will the Antichrist come from?
The answer is in Dan 9:26: ―......and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the
sanctuary‖
―The people‖ that destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in Y‘shua‘s time was the Roman Empire. This, then,
means ―the prince that shall come‖ (the Antichrist) must also come from the same geographical area as of
the old Roman Empire – which is the E.U. of today. (See my detailed explanation on the important role that
the E.U. plays, in my book ̳Verse by Verse Explanation of the Revelation‘.
Let us now move on to verse 27 of Daniel chapter 9 and look at what ―....the prince that shall come...‖ (from
verse 26 - the Antichrist) will do during the seven years of tribulation:
―(27) he shall confirm (reinforce not make - this is proof that the peace pact must be signed before the
Antichrist makes his début) the covenant (peace pact) with many (many nations) for one week (7 years):
and in the midst of the week (3½ years later) he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease
(stop all Jewish morning and afternoon animal sacrifices in the Temple - this is solid proof that the Temple
will be rebuilt, as the Jews will not sacrifice unless they have a Temple!), and for the overspreading of
abominations he shall make it desolate (he will defile the Temple when he declares himself God in the
Temple and demands worship - 2 Thes 2:4)‖
That day is fast approaching us. Personally, I believe that what is happening in our world today is preparing
the way to the ―abomination that causes desolation‖.
Once the Third Temple is dedicated, there is no way that the Levitical Priesthood will allow anyone or
anything to enter it that is not specifically authorised in the book of the law; in fact, not even a Gentile is
allowed to enter the Jewish courts of the Temple. Anyone attempting to do this will bring about a major
confrontation between themselves, the guards of the Temple, the worshipers, and the priesthood. The
Antichrist will do this by brute force.
24:16-19 Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains―(16) Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains: (17) Let him which is on the housetop not
come down to take any thing out of his house: (18) Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his
clothes. (19) And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!‖
Who are they who must flee so urgently? Who dare not hesitate long enough even to go back into the house
to pick up belongings, but must immediately head for the hills? There is no need to wonder, for YHWH says
plainly, ―those who are in Judea." Now Judea is a geographical part of the land of Israel – ancient Palestine.
It comprises the hill country surrounding the city of Jerusalem and includes the city as well. It is to the
residents of Jerusalem and Judea that this warning is addressed.
Furthermore, Y‘shua's mention of the Sabbath (verse 20) establishes the fact that these residents of Judea
are Jews. He urges them to pray that their flight will not be in the winter with its distress of cold, or on the
Sabbath with its travel limitations; for Jews are allowed to travel only a short distance on a Sabbath day (see
verse 20). Later in this passage these Jews are called ―the elect" (―for the sake of the elect those days will be
shortened"), and this makes it clear they are believing Jews; that is, men and women of faith who know and
love Y‘shua as Lord and are prepared to live or die for Him.
They are not Believers in the usual sense of that term, referring to those who are members of the church, for
we are told that in the church there is neither Jew nor non-Jew, bond nor free. Jews are not to be
distinguished from non-Jews within the ―assemble‖. These distinctions, we are precisely told by the apostle