DAY 8 - The Exaltation of the Antichrist
Because God reveals to us events that occur during the “Seventieth Week of Daniel” and characteristics of the “Day of the Lord”, we can use the Bible to compare these two.
“And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst 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 upon the desolate.” (Daniel 9:27)
We see an event mentioned as occurring “in the midst of the week” which is spoken of elsewhere. Jesus repeatedly refers to it as the “Abomination of Desolation”.
“When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)” (Matthew 24:15)
“But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:” (Mark 13:14)
Twice in the New Testament we see Jesus refer to “the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet”. This is therefore the same event referred to by Daniel, “in the midst 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 upon the desolate”, which happens in the middle of the “Seventieth Week of Daniel”. This same event is also commented on elsewhere, in both the Old and New Testaments. Please read the following and see if you notice a trend.
“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.” (Daniel 11:36)
“Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.” (2 Thessalonians 2:4)
At the time of the “Abomination of Desolation” the Antichrist will exalt himself. Daniel 11:36 records that “he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god” and 2 Thessalonians 2:4 states that he will “exalteth himself above all that is called God”.
We can rest absolutely assured that the Antichrist will exalt himself near the halfway point of the “Seventieth Week of Daniel”.
Twice we have already been told that the Lord alone shall be exalted during the “Day of the Lord”.
Now we are told twice that the Antichrist will exalt himself right in the middle of the “Seventieth Week of Daniel”.
Obviously these two time periods cannot be the same, and the “Day of the Lord” cannot be a time period that includes the entire “Seventieth Week of Daniel”.
Point #1: The Lord alone will be exalted during the “Day of the Lord”.
Point #2: The Antichrist exalts himself right in the middle of the “Seventieth Week of Daniel”.
Point #3: These are in opposition to one another.
2+2=4
In case you missed them,
Introduction
Back Cover
1 : The Foundation
2 : The Tribulation
BONUS : A Biblical, New Testament Understanding of Tribulation
3 : The Seventieth Week of Daniel
4 : Not Appointed to Wrath
5 : Wrath vs. Tribulation
6 : The Day of the Lord
7 : The Lord Alone