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« 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. »
In this passage, Gabriel announces that the Antichrist will confirm a seven-year covenant with many, marking the beginning of Daniel’s seventieth week. This covenant will bring a period of apparent peace and will allow the sacrificial system in Jerusalem to resume.
In the middle of the seven years, the Antichrist will break the covenant, put an end to the sacrifices, and commit the abomination of desolation by exalting himself against God and demanding the worship that belongs to God alone. This event marks the beginning of the Great Tribulation, a time of unprecedented persecution and even more severe judgments.
This verse is one of the most important prophecies concerning the last days. It announces the beginning of the seven-year Tribulation, which will ultimately be followed by the glorious return of Jesus Christ, the defeat of the Antichrist, and the establishment of Christ’s Millennial Kingdom.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
In this passage, Paul foretells the coming of the Antichrist, whom he calls the man of sin and the son of perdition. Before the Day of the Lord, there will be a great apostasy, and the Antichrist will be openly revealed as he opposes God.
This prophecy has not yet been fulfilled. It will be fulfilled in the middle of the seven-year Tribulation, when the Antichrist enters the Third Temple in Jerusalem, brings the sacrifices to an end, and declares himself to be God. This event is the abomination of desolation foretold in Daniel 9:27 and confirmed by Jesus in Matthew 24:15.
This passage reveals the ultimate arrogance of the Antichrist, who will demand the worship that belongs to God alone. This act will mark the beginning of the Great Tribulation and will precede his final judgment at the glorious return of Jesus Christ.
The Judgment of the Tribulation
In Revelation chapters 6–16, John describes the events that will take place during the Tribulation, a prophetic period of seven years which, will follow the Rapture of the Church. This period is marked by a series of increasingly severe divine judgments designed to demonstrate God’s justice upon a rebellious world while continuing to call people to repentance.
The Tribulation begins with the opening of the seven seals (Revelation 6). The first four seals introduce the famous Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, symbolizing conquest, war, famine, and unprecedented death. The following seals reveal the persecution of believers, dramatic cosmic disturbances, and the announcement of the coming Day of God’s wrath. Before the judgments intensify further, 144,000 servants of Israel are sealed by God for His protection. Many Bible teachers believe they will also play an important role in bearing witness during this period (Revelation 7).
The seven trumpets (Revelation 8–11) introduce a new series of judgments affecting the earth, the seas, the rivers, the heavenly bodies, and humanity. Despite these catastrophic events, many people still refuse to repent. During this period, God also raises up the Two Witnesses, who prophesy in Jerusalem for 1,260 days before being killed and then miraculously resurrected in the sight of the whole world.
Chapters 12–14 reveal the spiritual conflict taking place behind these events. Satan is cast down to the earth, where he works with great fury through the Antichrist (the Beast) and the False Prophet. The Antichrist demands the worship of the entire world, enforces the Mark of the Beast, and persecutes those who remain faithful to Jesus Christ. Despite this opposition, God continues to call people to repentance. Many Bible teachers believe that the 144,000 will participate in proclaiming God’s message during this time, while the Three Angels proclaim the everlasting gospel to the whole world and warn of the coming judgment.
Chapters 15 and 16 describe the seven bowls of God’s wrath, which are the final judgments of the Tribulation. These plagues strike the worshipers of the Beast with painful sores, turn the seas and rivers into blood, bring scorching heat, darkness, the drying up of the Euphrates River, and finally a massive earthquake accompanied by great hailstones. These judgments prepare the nations for the Battle of Armageddon, which reaches its climax at the glorious return of Jesus Christ in Revelation 19.
These chapters reveal that God remains sovereign throughout the Tribulation. His judgments are perfectly just, yet even in the midst of His wrath, He continues to give people the opportunity to repent before His final judgment is fully carried out. They reveal both the seriousness of sin, the holiness of God, and His mercy toward all who choose to place their faith in Jesus Christ.
This period concludes with the visible return of Jesus Christ, the defeat of the Antichrist and the False Prophet, Christ’s victory at Armageddon, and the establishment of His Millennial Kingdom on earth.
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
In this passage, John describes the glorious return of Jesus Christ, who comes from heaven as the King of kings and Lord of lords. Unlike His first coming, when He came as the Savior, He now returns as Judge and King to execute God’s righteous judgment.
This prophecy has not yet been fulfilled. It will be fulfilled at the end of the Great Tribulation, when Jesus Christ visibly returns to the earth with the armies of heaven. He will defeat the Antichrist and the False Prophet, destroy the armies gathered against Jerusalem, and bring the rebellion of the nations to an end.
This passage marks one of the greatest moments in biblical prophecy. The glorious return of Jesus Christ will end the reign of the Antichrist, inaugurate the Millennial Kingdom, and demonstrate to all nations that Jesus Christ alone is the rightful sovereign over all the earth.