Everything in your first two posts was so spot on, I hate (I really love debate) having to differ on one point. The man who takes away the Sacrifices is the False Prophet (see Rev. 13 it says he places the IMAGE/AoD of the Beast.)
Good day, Rondonmon,
I agree in that, since I believe that the abomination of Dan.9:27 is synonymous with the image of the beast introduced in Rev.13:14-15 My thinking when I wrote the post was generalized, i.e. I was thinking of the abomination described in Daniel 9:27, which says:
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He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’
he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple
he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. ”
Since the 'He' in the scripture above, is not identified in Daniel 9:27, we have to go back to the last person mention, which would be 'the ruler' of the people in verse 26 and which is referring to the antichrist. The idea is that, everything that the false prophet does, is in honor of the first beast, antichrist.
In short, it may be a joint effort between the antichrist and the false prophet, for causing the sacrifices and offerings to cease and the setting up of the abomination. For as you can see, Daniel 9:27 mentions the ruler/antichrist as the 'He' who causes causes both the sacrifices and offerings to cease and sets up that abomination.
Th, the Jews repent and start worshiping is False Prophet becomes a teammate to the coming Beast while he's still the E.U. President. So, after Israel repents (see Zechariah 13:8-9, we see that 1/3 of the Jews repent) and starts serving Jesus JUST BEFORE the coming DOTL (see Zechariah 14:1 its says the DOTL has come). So, just before the DOTL the Jews repent and start worshiping Jesus in the Temple of God, this Jewish High Priest will then FORBID Jesus worship (Takes away THE SACRIFICE) and place an IMAGE of the E.U. President in the Temple (Anti-Christ/COMING Beast who only becomes the Beast 30 days later at the 1260). We can see the SAME TWO TYPES in History. Antiochus and Jason, a High Priest who bribed Antiochus having his Pious High Priest brother Onias III killed and he then tried to Hellenize the Jews leading to the Maccabean Revolt. He also welcomed Antiochus with open arms to come in and sacrifice unto Zeus.
There is too much assumption for me in what you wrote above.
The book of Revelation is a detailed account of the DOTL, which is the time when God pours His wrath out upon the earth via the seals, trumpets and bowl judgments, which take place through the entire seven years.
I also also believe that the sacrifices and offerings will be exactly that, animal sacrifices. And here is the reason why:
In Daniel 9:24, seventy 'sevens' i.e. seventy, seven year periods were decreed upon Israel and Jerusalem. Sixty nine of those seven year periods were fulfilled with Christ crucified at the end of the sixty ninth seven. The seventieth seven or last seven years of the decree was put on hold to take place in the future making the time of God's wrath and leading up to Christ's return to the earth to end the age. That said, since it is a part of the decree which was made while Israel was under the law, then the sacrifices and offerings that will be stopped in the middle of the seven, will be literal animal sacrifices, just as they were doing when the decree was made. In fact, according to the Israel Institute, the Sanhedrin has been reconvened now for some time. They have all of the temple furniture and items ready to go. And they have been teaching their priests how to sacrifice according to the Law given through Moses. Once the church has been gathered, God will pick up right where He left off with Israel and complete that last seven years and under the same conditions.
President in the Temple (Anti-Christ/COMING Beast who only becomes the Beast 30 days later at the 1260)
I do not agree with the above either. Daniel 9:27 is the last seven years of the seventy 'seven' year periods that was decreed upon Israel and Jerusalem. It is divided up into two 3 1/2 year periods and which are also described as 1260 days, 42 months and a time, times and a half a time. The setting up of the abomination marks the middle of the seven, dividing the two 3 1/2 year periods. According to Rev.13:5-7, it is at the beginning of the second 3 1/2 year period (referred to as 42 months) that the first beast/antichrist is given power to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. Therefore, he is in office form the middle of the seven until Jesus returns 3 1/2 years later.
In addition, at the sounding of the 5th trumpet is when that angel falls from heaven to the earth having the key to the Abyss, opening it and releasing those demonic beings that resemble locusts with stings like scorpions, as well as their king, that angel/beast of the Abyss, which is just prior to the middle of the seven years, where at which point he kills the two witnesses.
"The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words,
and authority to act for 42 months. And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation."
Therefore, the beast begins his rule from the middle of the seven years, which is when the sacrifices and offerings are stopped and the abomination is set up. This is the time when the antichrist, that man of lawlessness, will stand in the temple proclaiming himself to be God. Interpreting the beast as only becoming the Beast 30 later after the 1260 days, it is not supported by the scripture. It is during that entire 42 months until Christ returns to the earth to end the age, that the beast will be in power.
The 1290 and 1335 days mentioned in Daniel 12:11-12, will be 30 and 45 days, respectively, after the 1260 days described in Revelation. I believe that this extra time is possibly when the sheep and the goat judgment takes place, as well as other premillennial business, which would account for the extra time. Other than that, there is no information as to what is going on during those extra 75 days.
When Jesus returns to the earth to end the age at the end of the 1260 days, the beast and the false prophet will be thrown alive into the lake of fire. So, they will not be on the earth during those 30 and 45 which follow.