Hi John and 5doves. I’ve been a reader of your site for a number of years, but this is my first post.

I just want to express my point of view on Daniel 9:27.

In my opinion, the “covenant with many” may not be with regards to nations, peace or warfare, but the covenant may be the permission to resume animal sacrifices on, or adjacent to, the Temple Mount.

This point of view is confirmed by part two of the text, which reads, “he shall cause sacrifice and offering to cease”.

Continuing the theme, the “abomination of desolation” would have to also be a non-kosher offering, or an idol (an android clone of the anti-Christ???), which would invite severe retaliation, fighting and even warfare against the one who set up the “abomination of desolation”.

This struggle would continue until the end of the seven-year time period, at which time the desolator (the anti-Christ) would suffer his demise.
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Welcome to the Doves, Andrew!
John