© Copyright 2010 - 2025   All rights reserved. Daniel 11 Explained (condensed ‘one page’ commentary) ‘Matthew 24’ Explained (must match Revelation) The ‘Seals’ Explained (Revelation timeline revealed) Seven Churches Explained (Past & Present Church Prophecy) Note: ‘Sitemap’ shows a complete list of all pages (by category). updated: 7-20-2025 - Daniel 11 Explained  Condensed “one page” Commentary (verse by verse) Full Moons in the Bible   Personally, I think there’s a really good chance that the abomination and rapture will happen ‘on or near’ a full moon (within a couple of days) because almost all the biggest events in the Bible happened near a full moon.  [Note: A full moon occurs on the 14^th or 15^th of the lunar month because a lunar month averages 29.5 days and starts on a ‘new moon’ (dark).]    For example, the Biblical Flood started on the 17^th of the 2^nd month (Gen 7:11) and the ark landed on Mt. Ararat on the 17^th of the 7^th month (Gen 8:4), which means that the Biblical Flood started and stopped ‘near’ full moons.    Secondly, God defined the original Passover as being on the 15^th of the 1^st month (Exodus 12:6), which started their journey from Egypt.  The Israelites reached Mt. Sinai on the 15^th of the 4^th month (Exodus 19:1), so their journey to visit God both started and stopped on full moons, just like the flood.  Then, God descended on Mt. Sinai with fire and thunder on the 3rd day, which was the 17^th of the 4^th month, still ‘near’ the full moon.    Of course, Jesus was crucified on the morning of Passover, which was the 15^th of the 1^st month, and raised on the 3^rd day, which was the 17^th, very similar to God’s appearance on Mt. Sinai.    Another example is when the Israelites began marching around Jericho, on the 15^th of the 1^st month (Josh 5:10), which essentially ended their journey and began their conquest of the Promised Land.  That means, the 40-year Exodus began and ended on full moons.    Additionally, Purim is near a full moon because the war that it commemorates was on the 14^th and 15^th of the 12^th month. (Esther 9:21)    Plus, God also defined the Feast of Tabernacles as starting on the 15^th of the 7^th month, which is a full moon. (Lev 23:34)  The Feast of Tabernacles is the only feast that is specifically mentioned as being celebrated during Jesus’ 1000-year reign on earth. (Zech 14:16-19)   Plus, if the 6^th Seal rapture happens near a full moon, then the Seals would also start and stop near full moons, since Seal 1 was the resurrection (17^th), and Seals 6 and 7 happen on the same day.    Plus, if the 6^th Seal rapture happens ‘on or near’ a full moon, then the Seals would also start and stop near full moons, since Seal 1 was the resurrection (17^th), and Seals 6 and 7 happen on the same day.  Consequently, If that happens, the 2300-day ‘post-rapture tribulation’ would also start and stop ‘on or near’ full moons because 2300-days is almost exactly 78-lunar months (within 1-day).  Therefore, based on Bible history, there’s a very good chance that the abomination and rapture could happen ‘on or near’ a full moon, which would continue the trend.  I mean, it makes sense to me because God used full moons for the Flood and Exodus, in the beginning, so why not the Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls, at the end?  4114 BC 1st Settlement in Modern Israel (Petah Tikvah) Result of Seal 3  ‘protection and prosperity’ Fulfillment of Jeremiah 16:15 29 AD 66 AD 136 AD Resurrection Seal 1 Timeline of 19’s 3 Jewish Revolts Seal 2 “made men slay each other” Resulted in banishment from Palestine for over 1700 years (Jeremiah 16:15) Note: 67 AD was on Timeline of 19’s  (one year off), but 37-years is also kind of significant 70-years 1878 May 1948 May 2018 May 2025 37-years 70-years 70-years Possible 70^th Seven (Daniel 9:27)   Trump withdrew the US from the Iran nuclear deal May-2018 but the deal continued, so Iran effectively ‘confirmed’  the agreement with the other five nations (many). The Abomination is set up in the ‘midst’ (KJV) of the 70^th Seven and the 6^th Seal rapture  takes place when the abomination is set up. 2024 was on the Timeline of 19’s  (one year off) Israel’s Declaration of Independence Result of Seal 4  ‘Holocaust’ Timeline of 19’s 7-yrs Creation Timeline of 19’s Note: Seal 5 is just a waiting period for the gospel to spread, same as Matt. 24:14 before the abomination in Matt. 24:15. Chart of the Seals & the 70^th Seven May 14 1948 May 8 2018 May 12 2025 70-years Possible start of  70^th Seven (Daniel 9:27) Trump withdrew the US from the Iran nuclear deal May 8, 2018 but the deal continued,  so Iran effectively ‘confirmed’ the agreement with the other five nations (many). Israel’s Declaration of Independence Result of Seal 4  ‘Holocaust’ Timeline of 19’s 7-yrs 70th Seven  Sept 1 2031 78 lunar months or 2300-days Seal 6 (&7)  Abomination and Rapture in the ‘midst’ of the 70th Seven (Daniel 9:27) 2300-Days from the Abomination  and Rapture to Armageddon and re-consecration of the sanctuary  (Daniel 8:13-14) Bowl 7 Armageddon and re-consecration of the sanctuary (Daniel 8:13-14) Oct 1-8, 2031  Feast of Tabernacles  (starts on full moon)   Note: All survivors of Armageddon must worship Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles or be cursed with rotting flesh and no rain (Zech. 14:12-19) ‘post-rapture tribulation’ Trumpets & Bowls Jesus’ 1000-year reign 29 AD Rapture early in 2025  (part 2 - post-rapture) *I made a new video explaining these charts and more. (Pre-tribulation, the Seals, and Rapture 2025) This chart is actually the last-half of the 1^st chart, blown up with additions at the end. (from the same video)  New resistance group has the potential to fulfill Bible prophecy   A new resistance group was formed, January 7, 2025, called “Awli al Bas (Great Might)— The Islamic Resistance Front in Syria (IRFS).”  Their name and logo combine elements of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah.  They have announced that they are part of Iran’s axis of resistance and pledged to fight both Israel and the current Turkish-backed government in Syria.  So far, they claim to have downed an Israeli drone, Jan 21^st, and fired upon Israeli troops, Jan 31^st, causing them to "retreat and withdraw."  Their self-proclaimed method of attack is “precise ambushes and surprise attacks.”  The fact that this group is part of Iran’s axis of resistance gives it the potential to fulfill Bible prophecy from Daniel 11, possibly even the uprising and abomination from verse 31.   The prophetic part of this news is that the Long War Journal reports that they claim to be “the religious extension of the battle of “the promise of the Hereafter,” a reference to a Quranic verse that has been interpreted as the final battle to “liberate Palestine.””  In my opinion, the name “promise of the Hereafter” sounds like they know something could be a suicide mission, but they think they are destined to do it anyway.  What better way to start a prophetic “final battle for Palestine” than to attack the Temple Mount, desecrating the Western Wall, and setting up some kind of symbolic token that God will consider an abomination?  To me, the fact that this is a pro-Iranian group planning for a ‘final battle for Palestine’ (from the Quran), sounds like it has the perfect elements to be the uprising from Daniel 11:31 that sets up the abomination. Of course, that is just one possibility.  The war with Iran seems to be a better indicator, but this group could help. 2. The Abomination and Current Events   Of course, it’s not just about astronomy and numbers; the most important event that needs to happen, for the rapture to happen, is that the abomination that causes desolation needs to be set up.  Jesus said, “So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel-let the reader understand...”  (Matt. 24:15)  Then, Jesus gives examples of the urgency and adds, “For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now-and never to be equaled again.” (Matt. 24:21)  After that, Jesus gives prophecies of two different groups, the same two groups that are in Revelation 7, the 144,000 Jews who stay on earth during the Trumpet plagues and the multitude of Christians who go immediately to heaven for the Wedding Supper of the Lamb.  That is the only way that Matthew 24 agrees with Revelation.  The ‘unequaled distress’ occurs after the abomination in Matthew 24, just as the two groups occur after the 6^th Seal in Revelation, since the abomination occurs just before the 6^th Seal Rapture.  The Trumpet and Bowl plagues (and other events during those times) are the ‘post-rapture tribulation’, not the Seals, since the Seals were during the last 2000-years.  The post-tribs admit that the 6^th Seal is the rapture (because it obviously matches Matt. 24:29-31), but they overlap the Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls to put the 6^th Seal at the end, which is terribly wrong because it creates all sorts of contradictions and omissions in Revelation, which is forbidden. (Rev. 22:19)  One of the most obvious proofs that overlapping is wrong is that the Trumpets in Rev 8 can’t start until after the 7^th Seal “silence” is done, which is in the same chapter!  Obviously, the 7^th Seal is after the 6^th Seal, so the multitude is already in heaven when the Trumpet plagues start.  Rather than overlapping, if a person just recognizes that there are two groups in Matt. 24:15-31, same as Revelation 7, then everything comes out straightforward and perfect.  The bottom line is that the rapture will happen immediately after the Abomination (as spoken of by the prophet Daniel) and then the Trumpets will start ... and later the Bowls. Daniel 11:31 “His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.”   Now, I don’t want to rehash everything I’ve said before.  The Abomination is mentioned four times in the Book of Daniel and I’ve addressed each one separately on the Abomination page.  The main thing to see from the above verse is that the Abomination is set up in conjunction with an armed uprising.  It could be an all out war or just the start of a 3^rd Intifada, which literally means “armed uprising.”  The two other intifadas were from 1987 to 1993 and 2000 to 2005.  Granted, Israel is already fighting Hamas in Gaza, to the South, and Hezbollah in Lebanon, to the North.  Yet, the uprising that fulfills Daniel 11:31 will likely come from the West Bank because that has the best chance to reach Jerusalem and the Temple Mount where the Abomination will be set up.  That’s because Daniel 11:31 mentions the “temple fortress” and Jesus said it would be “standing in the holy place.” (Matt. 24:15)  Plus, Jesus said, “When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.”  (Luke 21:20)  You know that’s the same ‘abomination that causes desolation’ because the next verse mentions ‘fleeing to the mountains’, just like Matthew 24:16.  There is already a certain amount of fighting in the West Bank because Israel raids there whenever they find a sleeper cell.  Yet, it’s impossible to know if they’ve eliminated them all.  I think the only thing lacking for Jerusalem to be surrounded and the Abomination to take place is for the West Bank to rise up and storm the Temple Mount.  That could happen at any time and without notice. Rapture Possible in 2025     I think the rapture could happen in 2025 for a few reasons: 1. I think God’s Timeline of 19’s, which mainly covered 2024, is still relevant for 2025. 2. Current events in Israel seem to support other prophecies concerning the abomination     and end times. 3. I think the 70^th Seven, when the abomination is supposed take place, is ending soon.   1. God’s Timeline of 19’s   Just last year, in 2024, I discovered another amazing coincidence with Jewish events occurring in multiples of 19-years.  Most of the events concern Israel’s land and are fairly recent because Israel hasn’t been a nation that long.  The most obvious connection is that 1948 (independence) and 1967 (unification of Jerusalem) are 19 years apart.  Then, 2-units of 19-years (38-years) later, in 2005, Israel unilaterally withdrew from Gaza, which still concerns ‘land’.  Then, 19-years after that, in 2024, Israel completed the retaking of Gaza.  Granted, the Gaza war started in 2023 (following the Oct 7^th attack by Hamas) and continues in 2025, but I recall that Israel took firm control in 2024, exactly 19-years after they left.  Anyway, that’s just part of it.   That may not sound like a big deal, but it is when you consider that 19-years has a physical connection with the universe called the Metonic cycle, which is when the earth, moon, and stars (Sun) come back into their original alignment and start over.  It was discovered by the Greek astronomer, Meton, in the 5th century BC, and is the basis of the lunisolar calendar, which Israel has always used.  Basically, the solar year (365.24 days) is about 11-days longer than 12 lunar months (354.36 days), so a 13^th month is added periodically, mainly because the Biblical Passover is supposed to coincide with the Spring harvest. (Lev 23:9-14)  Well, adding a month doesn’t make the number of days align until you advance 19-years, when 7-months have been added.  In other words, 19 solar years = 235 lunar months, with a discrepancy of only 2-hours and 5-minutes every 19-years.  That’s less than a month in 6000-years!  So, every 19 years, the earth’s rotation and moon’s rotation align with the Sun and stars in their original positions and start over.   What makes this even more amazing is that the creation of the universe was on the same 19-year Metonic cycle as 1948 and 1967, etc.  Yes, I discovered that the year of Creation can be found directly from the Bible by tracing the genealogy from Adam to Noah, through the flood, all the way to Jacob. The Bible says that Jacob was 130-years old when he arrived in Egypt (Gen 47:9), and the Israelites were in Egypt for 430-years to the day (Exodus 12:40-41).  The Bible connects the 4^th year of Solomon’s reign to the 480^th year after the Exodus. (1 Kings 6:1)  The 4^th year of Solomon’s reign  is found through Assyrian king’s records to be 966 BC because he reigned from 970-930 BC.  If you start at 4114 BC and go forward as I said, you will arrive at 966 BC.  (see more verses)  Some may disagree with me, but the Assyrians defeated the northern kingdom of Israel, in 722 BC, which gives a firm connection between the Bible and their records.  That in turn can be linked to Solomon’s reign through the Book of Kings.  Anyway, the interesting part is that 4114 BC and 1948 happen to be on the same 19-year cycle!  [Note: ‘1’ is subtracted due to having ‘no year zero’.]  [4114 BC + 1948 AD –1 = 6061 years and 6061/19 = 319 cycles even.]    I found one more year of interest: the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, in 29 AD, also happens to be on the same 19-year cycle as Creation and 1948.  That year comes from the death of Herod being in 4 BC and estimating the birth of Jesus being one year before, in 5 BC.  Then, Jesus was 33-years old when He was crucified. [5 BC + 29 AD -1 = 33 years.  Once again, no year zero]  [29 AD - 1948 AD = 1919 years (doesn’t pass zero) and 1919/19 = 101 cycles even]   One more thing: 2300-days is just 13-days short of being exactly one-third of 19-years (6939 days).  Sure, it’s off a little, but that’s as close as you can get and still be on an even lunar month.  I don’t think that happened by accident because God essentially created the 19-year Metonic cycle and has used it like a clock.  Granted, 2024 has passed, but that gives me renewed hope for 2025 because a couple of key events crossed over into the following year.  For one, Israel’s War of Independence  lasted from May-1948 to March-1949 (last armistice in July-1949).  Also, in 1986, which was on the same cycle, Israel was taking more land for West Bank settlements, which resulted in the start of the 1^st Intifada in Dec-1987.  Like I said, 2024 was on the same cycle, but the Gaza War continues, as well as West Bank violence, so the end conclusion such as a possible 3^rd Intifada may still come in 2025.  I’m just illustrating that God doesn’t seem to always use the exact stroke of midnight on His clock, so the start of the 2300-days could still be on its way in 2025.  Just hoping.   The Significance of October 7^th, 2023, and its Effect on Current Events   There are two other prophecies about end times that I’d like to mention.  Jesus said, “When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.” (Luke 21:20)  You know that Jesus was talking about the ‘abomination that causes desolation’ because the next verse mentions fleeing to the mountains, like Matt 24.  On the other hand, Paul prophesied, “For you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.” (1 Thess 5:2-4)  It sounds a little ironic that armies will be surrounding Jerusalem, but they will be saying ‘peace and safety’.  However, I think that is characteristic of Israel’s present situation.  The attack by Hamas and others on Oct 7^th, 2023, was highly significant.  At first, I thought it might be the ‘sudden destruction’ in Paul’s prophecy because Paul doesn’t mention the abomination directly, and Israel was having normalization talks with Saudi Arabia at the time.  Yet, as time goes by, I think the sudden destruction is still on its way and will coincide with the uprising that sets up the abomination.  The attack by Hamas was still very important because it put Israel on the offensive where they went to war with Hamas, Hezbollah, and even Iran.  The results were incredible, and Israel’s enemies are all reduced in strength.  Israel struck a cease fire with Hezbollah in Nov-2024 and with Iran in June-2025.  They are working on a deal with Hamas, to get the hostages, but it remains to be seen if they can settle their differences.  My point is: It seems like Israel has angered their surrounding enemies more than ever, but with their victories and cease fires, they are saying ‘peace and safety’ more than ever too.  As Paul said, the day of the Lord will come like a ‘thief in the night’, but those who watch the signs will not be as surprised.  The current signs fit the prophecies as well as they ever have, so I’m very hopeful.    I don’t think a deal with Hamas in Gaza really matters that much because I think the uprising that sets up the abomination will come from the West Bank, simply due to its location.  There has certainly been plenty of unrest in the West Bank lately.  There is also talk of Israel annexing the West Bank, as ‘completion’ to their victories, which is something that could anger the Palestinians enough to start a 3^rd Intifada, which literally means ‘armed uprising’, of which there have already been two (1987-1993 and 2000-2005), so another is definitely feasible.  3. The 70th Seven Daniel 9:27 (NIV)  “The 70^th Seven” “He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.' In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing [of the temple] he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.”    I have a separate page on the 70th Seven, so I don’t want to rehash everything here, but the main thing is that this is not talking about Israel as some have suggested in the past, since the same entity that “confirms a covenant” also sets up the Abomination and the “end that is decreed is poured out on him.”  That ‘end’ is literally the Bowl plagues in Revelation, particularly the 7^th Bowl, which is Armageddon, when the antichrist and armies of the beast are defeated by Jesus.  I think it is clear that this verse is talking about Iran, the arch enemy of Israel, which is also the leader of the final empire in Daniel 11, starting in Daniel 11:21.  All the other verses have been satisfied, up to verse 31, so only the uprising and abomination are lacking.  As for Daniel 9:27, I’m pretty certain that the “covenant with many” was Iran’s nuclear agreement (JCPOA) with the P5+1 (US, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany).  The main question is when was it “confirmed.”  The word ‘confirmed’ implies to me that it already existed and was ‘reaffirmed’ because it doesn’t say ‘make a covenant’ or ‘establish a covenant’.  It says to ‘confirm a covenant’.  A friend of mine suggested (and I agree) that the most likely confirmation came when Trump pulled the US out of the agreement in May-2018, but the other countries didn’t follow.  Thus, Iran ‘confirmed’ the agreement with the other five nations, which is still ‘many’.  So, if that is indeed the confirmation, that means the 70^th Seven could run from May-2018 to May-2025, which happens to be from the 70^th to the 77^th anniversaries of Israel.    Obviously, May-2025 has passed, but I think we are still within the 70th Seven and close to the rapture.  Let me explain.  Frankly, the JCPOA fits the description of the “confirmation with many” better than anything else that will probably ever come along.  For one thing, Iran took active steps in May-2018 to confirm the agreement by meeting with the E3 (UK, France, and Germany) to formally continue the agreement without the US.  They even made arrangements to bypass the sanctions that Trump was re-imposing.  It was definitely a “confirmation of a covenant with many.”  Later, I found a different article that explained how the E3 met with Iran, twice in late-2024, to discuss the expiration date of the snap-back sanctions, which is scheduled for Oct-2025.  The E3 said a new deal should be struck before the expiration date, or actually by summer-2025, or they would initiate the snap-back sanctions.  Of course, Iran said that would nullify the deal and they would stop all inspections.  So, one way or another, the JCPOA was doomed to expire or fall apart around summer-2025, which happens to be almost exactly 7-years from the May-2018 confirmation.  I had always said that only the ‘start’ mattered, but God found a way to make the confirmation actually last for 7-years, just like the verse says.  That’s amazing.   I definitely think the Iranian nuclear agreement (JCPOA) was the “covenant with many.”  I also think it was confirmed with the E3 when Trump dropped the US out of the agreement.  The next question is: When does it end?  If you just count 7 years, then it has already run past the time limit.  However, one way to think about it is that the ‘conditions’ of the confirmation dictate the timing, not a strict 7 years, which means it could run until one of the parties of the confirmation formally ends it.  I actually provide a Biblical example below of God extending a time period or that the original prophecy given was not meant to be exact.  Anyway, even that definition for the 70^th Seven is running out because the E3 has given a deadline of ‘end of Aug’  for a new agreement to be struck or they would use the snap-back sanctions.  Of course, it remains to be seen if they would really pull the trigger or extend the time once again.  In any event, I think we are close.    Here is a Biblical example of God extending a prophetic time period, which would be the same as God extending the 70^th Seven.  I mean, God told Abraham, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.” (Genesis 15:13)  Yet, when the Israelites came out of Egypt, the Bible says they were there for 430-years to the day. (Exodus 12:40-41)  Now, one could argue that they weren’t ‘enslaved and mistreated’ for the first 30-years, which is probably the case, but the original prophecy still seems like it was not meant to be exact.  In the same way, the 70^th Seven might not be exact.  For the sake of comparison, the 430-years is a 7.5% increase over the 400-years.  If the same percent is added to 7-years, we get 7.5-years.  That would extend the 70^th Seven to November, but recall that the deadline for the snap-back sanctions is October, so I doubt it would go that long.  I really doubt it will go much longer at all.  I’m not trying to buy more time or kick the can down the road.  I’m just trying to illustrate that the 70^th Seven could be approximate, and we could still be close to the rapture, since the JCPOA fits the prophecy in every other way except for the exact length of time.