> As far as I'm concerned, no one has sufficiently answered the original question. If the 70 weeks is already over, how can the son of perdition, sitting in the temple, be destroyed by the by the Lord with the brightness of his coming? There has been debate here concerning the 70
> weeks prophecy of Daniel 9:24-27. Some think
> that the 70 weeks were fulfilled in 37
> A.D.(453 B.C.-37 A.D.), for the total of 490
> years.(70x7) Others, including myself, think
> that the final(70th) week(7 years) has not
> yet happened. I believe II Thes. 2 gives
> further evidence concerning this subject.
> Paul starts by talking about the coming of
> our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering
> together unto him. The second coming of
> Christ in the clouds, immediately after the
> tribulation , when the angels gather the
> elect.(Mt.24:29-31) Paul also states in II
> Cor. 15:51,52 , that this event takes place
> at the last(7th trump) You cannot seperate
> the 2nd coming and the
> resurrection.(rapture) In Thes., he goes on
> to say that that day shall not come until
> the son of perdition is revealed, who will
> sit in the temple of God, showing himself to
> be God. So did Antiochus Epiphanes fulfill
> this in 37 A.D., thus ending the 70 weeks,
> or is this a future event? vs.8 answers the
> question. And then shall that Wicked(son of
> perdition) be revealed, whom the Lord shall
> consume with the spirit of his
> mouth(Rev.19:19-21), and shall destroy with
> the brightness of his coming. The same
> person who sits in the temple will be
> destroyed by Christ at Armageddon(the 6 th
> vial of wrath), which is about 45 days after
> the his second coming. So here's the order
> according to the scriptures. 1.anti-christ
> rule for 42 mos.(Rev.13:5) 2. 2nd coming of
> Christ and the resurrection of all believers
> 3. after 45 days(marriage supper in heaven,
> wrath of God on earth) Jesus returns to
> earth with the heavenly armies to destroy
> anti-christ and his armies at the battle of
> Armageddon.
> (Zech.14:4,5) 4. 1,000 year reign of Christ
> on earth(millenium) 5. new heaven and new
> earth( the holy city New Jerusalem) descends
> from God where we will be with him for
> eternity. TYJ!