Confirmation of the Covenant: Who is "He"?

Which Christ confirms the covenant in Daniel 9:27 for seven years, Jesus or Antichrist?

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Daniel 9:27 (HCSB) He will make a firm covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and offering. And the abomination of desolation will be on a wing of the temple until the decreed destruction is poured out on the desolator.”

The question is, who is the he? The traditional view of this passage is that the he there is the Antichrist. The Antichrist will confirm a covenant and stop sacrifices that at some point a future will resume, and set up the Abomination of Desolation. Preterists say that the he there is the real Christ, that Jesus Christ is actually the one that causes sacrifices to stop by sacrificing himself. As far as the overspreading of abominations I don't know how they explain that, they kind of skip that part. That's a real problem for them.

Confirmer of the Covenant Confirmed Elsewhere

So how do we know who the he is? We can know for sure who he is. The he of Daniel 9:27 does three things: he first confirms the covenant, he stops the daily sacrifices, and he sets up the Abomination of Desolation.

In Daniel 11 we have a discourse about the King of the North. When you get to verse 31, it talks about the Antichrist and his partners placing a abomination that makes desolate and stopping the sacrifices. This is absolute proof that the he of Daniel 9:27 is the Antichrist not the real Christ.

Daniel 11:31 (KJV) And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.

If you're not sure this is the Antichrist, read on what else this man does:

Daniel 11:36 (KJV) And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.

Christ Speaking Against God?

Is that Jesus Christ speaking against the God of gods? Obviously not. It's the Antichrist exalting himself above all that is called God.

The apostle Paul referred to the same thing. In 2nd Thessalonians 2:3-4 the apostle Paul said that day shall not come, speaking of the second coming, until there comes a rebellion first and that Man of Sin is revealed, the Son of Perdition, who exalts himself above all that is called God of that is worshiped and sits in the Temple of God claiming to be God. So both of these phrases talking about the Antichrist talk about him exalting himself above God and claiming to be God. Daniel 9:27 is speaking about the Antichrist which is also the reason that Preterism is a false doctrine and should not be believed.

When?

The timing of the Confirmation of the Covenant is another issue that I have researched with great success. Certain things Jesus said that most Christians overlook unlock even the very day that this event will happen, as well as the day of the rapture. See this long study for the two overlooked statements of Jesus revealing the Book of Revelation's Timeline.

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