A Wake Up Call - God is Speaking to Us

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Originally Posted by Nell

To set himself up in God's temple, God's temple must be rebuilt.

Daniel 9:27 (NIV)
[27] 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 on a wing [of the temple] he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him".

It has always been my understanding that the temple will exist during the last week of 7 years acc. to Daniel's prophecy. For those who discard Daniel indiscriminately, we should note that history tells us that he exactly predicted the year Christ would die.

9.23 At the beginning of your supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to show you; for you are greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.

24 Seventy weeks are determined on your people and on your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem to the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and three score and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

26 And after three score 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 to the end of the war desolations are determined.

27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week; and in the middle 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 on the desolate.

Without a "covenant" or peace treaty with an extremely powerful ruler only named "he," Israel probably could not rebuild their temple. Without this temple there can be no sacrifices in Israel. Without this temple, and without established sacrifices, "he" could not terminate the sacrifice in the middle of the week of 7 years.

Daniel says the "covenant" will be made with "many." This leader then will be a strong ally of Israel for at least 3 1/2 years. Many will consider him to be their promised "Messiah."

Since we are at least 7 years away from the promised 2nd coming of Jesus Christ, I tend to believe that the current world events, including the signs in heaven of the 4 blood moons, are to prepare us for earth's last week of years.

On a related topic, there are some who think that the current age of grace only exists from the end of Daniel's 69th week until the start of the 70th week, in other words from Jesus' death until the temple is rebuilt.