Welcome to Revelation Unraveled. I'm your host, William Tapley, also known as the Third
Eagle of the Apocalypse and the Co Prophet of the End Times. The topic for today's program
is chapter 9, verse 27 of that great Old Testament prophet Daniel, where Daniel writes about
the 'abomination of desolation' and the 'confirmation of a covenant'. These are the two most misinterpreted
passages in the entire Bible, but they are extremely important, and even our Lord refers
to them, in the Olivet Discourse. The most common mistake that most Bible scholars make
is that the same person, causes both the abomination and the confirmation. Let's read verse 27
from Daniel chapter number 9. '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'.
However the 'he' in this passage is not the same person. Daniel is referring to two separate
individuals. In order to understand what Daniel is saying, we need to look at the Olivet Discourse
and verse number 26. But first let's review the three main rules of End Times hermeneutics.
First, we must remember that the symbolic interpretation takes precedence over the literal interpretation,
and we need to understand that numerology is extremely important. And third, you need
a co-prophet, along with a prophet, to understand the prophecy. In the passages we will be looking
at on this program, the number '4' is the most important End Times number. And as we
have discovered on previous programs, the number '4', whether it's the Olivet Discourse,
or in Revelation, or in Daniel, usually refers to the four groups of people who will reign
during the Millennium, the raptured Protestants, the protected Catholics, the holy martyrs
and the converted Jews. Now, let's look at the Olivet Discourse, and start with verse
number 15, and we will see, that our Lord refers to all four of these groups under hidden
symbolism; 'When therefore you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
standing in the holy place'. What Jesus is saying here, is that the most important prophet
in the Old Testament, as far as End Times prophecy goes, is the great prophet, Daniel. And Jesus
continues. 'Whosoever reads let him understand". Even here, Jesus is prophesying, because He
never wrote any of His words, but He knew that his words would be written out and they
would be read, even in these End Times. When He says 'let him understand', He is talking
about numerology, because mathematics is extremely important in understanding End Times prophecy.
Now, let's look at verse number 16. 'Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.'
This is the first of four groups. These are the Jews converted by the prophet Elijah.
This does not refer to all of Israel. Now let's look at verse number 17. 'Let him who
is on the housetop not come down to take anything from his house.' Well if you cannot come down
from the housetop for any reason, then the only other direction is up, and therefore
Jesus is referring here, to the Rapture. This is the second group, and they refer to the
raptured Protestants. Now, let's look at verse number 18. 'Neither let him who is in the
field, return to take his clothes.' If you must leave the field, then you are forced into
the desert. This refers to the third group that will reign in the Millennium, the protected
Catholics, who flee into the desert, away from the Antichrist, and are protected there
by their patroness, the Blessed Virgin Mary. Now, let's look at verse number 19. 'And woe
unto them that are with child, and pray that your flight be not in winter.' Now, 'winter'
here does not mean just the season, but also the winter of your years, because fleeing
from the Antichrist, will be very difficult, both for women and for senior citizens. Now,
just as most Bible scholars seem to misinterpret the Olivet Discourse, and they don't understand
that Jesus is talking about four separate groups, they also misinterpret the 'abomination
of desolation'. But first, let's look at verse number 26, chapter 9 from Daniel, because
the two individuals in this passage usually are not misinterpreted. 'And after threescore
and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off.' This obviously refers to the crucifixion of Jesus
Christ. And Daniel continues, 'and the people of the prince that shall come and destroy
the city and the sanctuary.' Practically all bible scholars understand that this refers
to the Roman General Titus, who destroyed both Jerusalem and the temple in AD 70, as
Jesus had prophesied. Now the reason it's important, that we understand who Daniel is
talking about in verse number 26, is because the two personages in verse number 27 refer
back to these two, in the roles that they play. In other words, the two people, in verse 27
are not the same, as the two in 26, but they are similar, in that they perform similar
roles. Let's read verse 27 again. 'And he shall confirm the covenant with many in one
week.' Now the 'he' in this passage does not refer to Christ. It does not refer to
the Antichrist, nor does it refer to Titus. This person is playing the role of the Messiah,
in that he is reaffirming the Messianic covenant. This refers to the prophet Elijah, who will
convert 144,000 Jews in the first half of the seven years of Great Tribulation. That's
what the 'one week' refers to. The 'many' refers to the Jews he converts. This is the
same covenant of peace which is found in Ezekiel. One of the reasons this cannot be a covenant,
signed by the Antichrist is because, nowhere else is it found in scripture that the Antichrist
confirms a covenant with the Jews. However, the conversion of a 144,000 remnant Jews is
prophesied about in both Revelation, and in Daniel, and in the Olivet Discourse. The second
part of verse 27 is also usually misinterpreted. 'And in the middle of the week, he shall cause
the sacrifice and the oblation to cease.' This is another 'he'. This does not refer
back to Jesus, nor to Titus, nor is this Elijah. This is the Antichrist, and 'in the middle
of the week' is the beginning of his three and one half year reign. When he causes 'the
sacrifice and the oblation to cease'. This is not animal sacrifice, as is commonly misinterpreted.
This refers to the sacrifice which our Lord established at the Last Supper. This is Holy
Communion or the Eucharist, as it is called. This is the eternal covenant which our Lord
Himself established. This is what He asked us to do in His memory, and this is the memory
of our Lord that the antichrist wants to obliterate. We need to understand, that it
is not unusual, for Daniel to use the pronoun 'he', to refer to an entirely new person,
as he does in chapter 11, when he is referring to 'kings of the north' and 'kings of the south'.
And Daniel continues, 'and the overspreading of abomination shall make desolate even until
the consummation'. The consummation refers to Armageddon. The prohibition of the Lord's
Supper from every Christian church throughout the world will continue until our Lord's triumphant
return. Now, on part 2 of this program, we will discover that the four personages we
have been speaking about, Jesus the Messiah, the Roman General Titus, the prophet Elijah
and the Antichrist, also refer to the four groups who will reign with Christ during the
millennium, and we will be looking at the four times that Daniel writes about the abomination
of desolation. Now if you would like more information, simply write to the address you
see on your screen.