The Last Week Of Daniel

The last week of Daniel describes a very important piece in future history. The last week is a period of 7 years and in this period there is a sign that gives away what when it will start. Because the last week will be the last 7 years of this fallen creation. Prophet Daniel was provided information about the future by the angel messenger.

Daniel 9:24-27

²⁴ `Seventy weeks are determined for thy people, and for thy holy city, to shut up the transgression, and to seal up sins, and to cover iniquity, and to bring in righteousness age-during, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies. ²⁵ And thou dost know, and dost consider wisely, from the going forth of the word to restore and to build Jerusalem till Messiah the Leader [is] seven weeks, and sixty and two weeks: the broad place hath been built again, and the rampart, even in the distress of the times. ²⁶ And after the sixty and two weeks, cut off is Messiah, and the city and the holy place are not his, the Leader who hath come doth destroy the people; and its end [is] with a flood, and till the end [is] war, determined [are] desolations. ²⁷ And he hath strengthened a covenant with many -- one week, and [in] the midst of the week he causeth sacrifice and present to cease, and by the wing of abominations he is making desolate, even till the consummation, and that which is determined is poured on the desolate one.'

A lot of different opinions are within the Church about the last week of Daniel. This is because people think:

1. The last week of Daniel is also the timespan of the book of revelation. At this time I have serious doubts about that, because I don't see any proof of that. Also when you look at the first four seals - that kind of tribulation was there from the beginning of Jesus's ministry and before.
2. Some call it the tribulation period and on the second half it the great tribulation starts. That last bit is true, but there has always been tribulation. Like said in [1]. 
3. Then those same people also think the rapture will be before the last week of Daniel. I would sincerely hope so, but at this time, I don't think so. But the time or sign of the rapture is what I am investigating.

The last week of Daniel may not even be 7 years in a row as will try explain below.

So the first statement says that 70 weeks are determined for the Jews to finish up in short. Then the angel says that there 7 + 62 weeks, which is 69 weeks till Messiah the Leader. Now what is it saying, I read 69 weeks will have passed until the Messiah the Leader. Verse 26 also says that after 69 weeks the Messiah will be cut off. Then I read so the Messiah is cut off in the 70th week. Can't much simpler than that. What does mean? Well I think that Jesus was the acting Messiah when He started His ministry of 3,5 years, and He was cut off when it ended with the crucifixion. Then, there would be half a week left. And why is this so coincidental? Because at the second half of the last week the great tribulation begins.

The last week could in this consist of two separate parts: the Ministry of Jesus and the Great Tribulation in where also is the Wrath of God. Now this would not sound like music in the ears of those who proclaim to raptured before that last week of the anti-Christ covenant. Because it would remove the first part of their tribulation period.

But a more simpler explanation would be of course that the information after the Messiah is extra to where the 69 weeks would end. And that the last week is indeed the week that is started by the anti-Christ who will start a covenant with many for one week - which is a plan to mislead Israel and to destroy the Jews.  

But which explanation is the right one - I don't know. But I would say, the Bible puts Christ in central focus, and the first explanation would comply to that. On other hand, I don't know yet of either if these interpretations will make any difference.

The sign we look for is the 7 year covenant with many for Israel. Some think this may have to do with the Abraham accords. But maybe it is something else, something new.