Not a phan of Iggles:) Seriously, the people of the prince to come were primarily troops from regions in the middle east, not Rome (See Josephus). So the leader of these people will also be a mideastner, not Roman. The next verse (Dan. 9:27) says that “he” will confirm a covenant with the Many for one seek (seven). This is obviously not a literal week of seven days, but a period of seven (shabua) years. The antecedent of “he” in Dan. 9:27 is the “he” of Dan. 9:26, making him the future antichrist who will rise from the middle east, confirm a false peace agreement with Israel for seven years, put an end to sacrfice and offering in the rebuilt JErusalem temple after 3 1/2 years, occupy the temple and claim to be God (2 Thes. 2:3,4) and thus commit the abomination of desolation (Matt. 24:15)
“the people of the prince to come were primarily troops from regions in the middle east, not Rome (See Josephus).”
Answer:
Josephus is not an inspired writer of the Scriptures. His opinion is no better than the man in the moon.
“making him the future antichrist”
Answer:
Antichrist appears in the Scriptures in four verses, all of which are in 1 and 2 John. In those verses we read that antichrist was clearly PRESENT in John’s day (1st century).
So, this ‘future antichrist’ business is not in accordance with Saint John’s letters.
“in the rebuilt JErusalem temple”
Answer:
Nowhere in the Bible does it speak of a rebuilt temple, other than the one that was to be re-built in Nehemiah ad Ezra’s day. that was fulfilled and completed in the 5th century BC.
Since that temple was completely destroyed in 70 AD, there is no more temples in prophecy. None. End of story.
P.S. Dispensatinalists are good at ‘Re-theology’. A re-built temple, a re-vived Roman Empire, etc. They find themselves re-creating the first century 2,000 years later becuase they do not believe Jesus Christ fulfilled anything back at the Cross.
Their denial of Jesus’ fulfillment of Daniel’s 70th Week is proof.