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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) Other pages of interest: Rapture 2026 (the rapture could be close) - Related page: Daniel 11 Explained  (Condensed verse-by-verse commentary on one page) The 70^th Seven   The 70^th Seven is an important scripture because it contains the ‘abomination that causes desolation’, but to be honest, it was not my top priority for me when I started this website.  I spent many years interpreting Daniel 11, so I thought it was my duty to share it with the world.  After all, Daniel 11 is the only chapter in the Bible that was specifically “sealed until the time of the end.” (Dan 12:4)  Yet, that didn’t mean it would be sealed forever.  In other words, someone had to ‘unseal’ it, or decipher its true meaning.  Second to Daniel 11 was the Seals, which I honestly thought everyone understood, but after I launched the website, and started getting emails, I learned that the Seals were still a mystery to most people.  The 70^th Seven is vitally important, since it’s the only verse in the Bible with a time reference to the ‘abomination that causes desolation’, but it was not a priority because I wasn’t trying to discover the timing of the rapture, only explain or ‘unseal’ Daniel 11 and the Seals.  Nevertheless, I keep getting drawn back to the 70^th Seven because it contains the same ‘abomination that causes desolation’ that Daniel 11:31 does.  Thus, the two verses are related and their timing must match.  Daniel 9:27 (NIV)  [The 70th 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.”    The event that starts the 70^th Seven is a “confirmation of a covenant with many.”  First of all, contrary to what others have taught, Israel is not involved in this covenant.  I mean, the same entity that confirms the covenant also sets up the ‘abomination’ and the “end that is decreed is poured out on him.”  I think that is clearly Iran because they are the leader of the final empire in Daniel 11 (starting in verse 21) and the arch enemy of Israel.  Additionally, Israel would not be considered the “many” because they are simply not that big of a country.  I am almost certain that the covenant (agreement) was the Iranian nuclear agreement (JCPOA), which was signed between Iran and the P5+1 (US, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany), which is literally “many.”    The JCPOA was originally signed in July-2015, but a key word in the verse is “confirm,” which implies some kind of “re-affirming” of an agreement that already existed.  After all, it doesn’t say “make a covenant” or “establish a covenant”; it says, “confirm a covenant.”  A friend suggested, and I agreed, that the confirmation could have been when Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from the agreement, in May-2018, but the other countries didn’t follow.  In other words, Iran “confirmed the covenant” with the other 5 nations of the P5+1, which is still “many.”  Later, someone showed me an article with a timeline of events  that showed Iran actively pursued a confirmation by meeting with the E3 (UK, France, and Germany) to formally agree to a continuation of 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,” which was agreed upon in May-2018.    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 was 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 snap-back sanctions would nullify the deal, which would also stop inspections.  However, that’s exactly what happened in Oct-2025, which effectively ended the JCPOA for good.    Of course, that means the confirmation with the E3 was almost exactly 7-years, from May-2018 to Oct-2025, which is absolutely amazing.  Plus, those same 7-years spanned from the 70^th to the 77^th anniversaries of Israel.  Yes, that’s because Trump withdrew the US from the JCPOA in the same month as Israel’s 70^th anniversary.  Granted, the abomination didn’t happen within those seven years, like the verse implies, but I still think the JCPOA was the ‘covenant with many’.  I just don’t think there will ever be another agreement that matches like that, especially when Iran is the leader of the final empire, starting in Daniel 11:21, who eventually sets up the abomination in Daniel 11:31.    Of course, I could be wrong because I’m just human, but I figure God just decided to extend the 70^th Seven a little bit, which He is allowed to do because He is God.  Jesus said, “It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night.” (Luke 12:38)  Could Jesus have been indicating that the 70^th Seven would be extended?  I don’t know, but He was definitely saying to keep watching even if His arrival was not when you first thought.  For the record, I don’t think the 70^th Seven will be extended much.  (see Rapture-2026) 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 Oct 2025 37-years 70-years 70-years Possible 70^th Seven (Daniel 9:27)   Trump withdrew the US from the Iran nuclear agreement in May-2018 but Iran ‘confirmed’ or continued the deal with the E3 (many) until Oct-2025. 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 showing the Seals & the 70^th Seven with other 70-year periods  Daniel’s complete prophecy of the 70 Sevens   By the way, Daniel’s 70^th Seven is clearly not connected to the other 69 Sevens, as one denomination tries to interpret.  Here’s the complete prophecy with explanations in brackets.  Daniel 9:25-27 (NIV)  [Brackets added for explanation] 25 "Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem [458 BC by King Artaxerxes of Persia] until the Anointed One, the ruler comes [Jesus in 25 AD - start of His ministry], there will be seven 'sevens,' and sixty-two 'sevens.' [69 total x 7=483 years, which is 458 BC to 25 AD]   It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. [Neh. 4:16-18]   26 After the sixty-two 'sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing.  [crucifixion by the Romans]  The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. [Romans 70 AD]  The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. [Made the jump to end times]   27 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. Note 1: Daniel wrote this before any of it happened.  It’s pretty clear that the prophecy jumps to “the end” about halfway through verse 26, when it says, “the end will come like a flood … and desolations have been decreed.”  Of course, it’s talking about the ‘abomination that causes desolation’ in the next verse.  It is clearly talking about the future (near the end), which is now. Note 2:  The decree to rebuild Jerusalem (not the temple) was issued by King Artaxerxes of Persia, in the seventh year of his reign, which was 458 BC (according to the NIV study notes for Ezra 7). Note 3:  Jesus started His ministry at age 30 (Luke 3:23), but He was not born in year zero. He was born in the time of King Herod (Matt. 2:1) and Herod died in 4 BC.  Before he died, Herod ordered all Hebrew males, two years old and younger, to be killed.  Therefore, Jesus was probably about one, which puts His birth around 5 BC.  Thus, the start of His ministry was around 25 AD or the 483rd year (69x7). Note: ‘Sitemap’ shows a complete list of all pages (by category).