Steve K.   -  title : "RE : Gino : "the covenant" means peace treaty?"

Hi Gino - Let me begin by saying that you have made so many excellent points in your article, and there are many aspects pertaining to the 70th Week of Dan.9:27 that I simply cannot reconcile with any degree of certainty. The traditional or mainstream viewpoint that the final seven years of this age must be preceeded by the Rapture event and a seven-year peace treaty confirmed between Israel and the Anti-christ will most likely be proven false. The way I see it, the Rapture will be a "pre-Great Tribulation" event rather than a "pre-seven year Tribulation" event, with the duration of the Great Tribulation being 1260 days rather than 7 years. My position is essentially a "modified" version of the tradional pre-tribulational Rapture position.

Many were aware of the Rev.12 Sign, but many were unaware of the great significance of the Sign of the Great  Pyramid. It pointed directly to Sept. 20,2017,with the two day observance (Sept. 21/22) of the Feast of Trumpets wedged between the Rev.12 Sign of Sept. 23rd ... "bookends"with surgical precision ... the hand of God if you ask me. The heavenly sign of the Great Pyramid's "Christ Angle" occurred on Sept.20th, 2017. The Christ Angle is 26.3 degrees,and the 263rd day of 2017 just so happened to land on Sept.20th ... what are the odds?! It appears tome that God was attempting to draw our attention to the monumental importance of the Feast of Trumpets in 2017. What was His message?

There were other factors that also lead me to considering the possibility that Daniel's 70th Week had begun on the Feast of Trumpets 2017  according to the following timeline theory:

 Sept.21/22, 2017 – Yom Teruah/Feast of Trumpets

Plus 1290 days (Dan.12:11) equals…

(2) Apr.3, 2021 – 7th day of Passover –

A.O.D./Great Tribulation

Plus 1260 days (Rev.11:3;12:6) equals…

(3) Sept.14, 2024 – Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement –

Jesus Returns to the Earth

(Rev.19:11-21; Zech.14:4,5)

Total duration = 2550 days (all dates on Torah Calendar)

A.O.D. – the Abomination of Desolation/Great Tribulation (Matt.24:15-21)

If we count seven solar years from the Feast of Trumpets 2017 to Yom Kippur 2024 it gives us approximately 2557 days .... not exactly 2550 but very close. Perhaps Daniel's 70th Week will be counted in solar years ...just a theory. (perhaps there is something I'm over-looking in this day count such as the shortening of days ---  Matt.24:22 ? ). The Rapture event would most likely occur during the window of Sept.21,2017 & Apr.3, 2021.

Here is a second possibility that has crossed my mind. If Daniel's 70th Week did not begin on the Feast of Trumpets 2017, Trumpets may be  a starting point or date marker pointing to the beginning of the Great Tribulation period. Could it be pointing to April 3, 2017,the 7th day of Passover, 1290 days from Sept. 21,2017?

If Jesus confirmed the covenant of Daniel 9:27 during His earthly ministry, then all that remains to be fulfilled of Daniel's 70th weekis 1260 days. Although we do not know with certainty the precise duration of His earthly minisrty, it is generally believed to be approx. 3 and a half years  (1290 days would fit quite nicely here).

The following is taken from the discussion board at Unsealed.org. It is a candidate for the correct perspective of Daniel 9:27 in my book :   see link  http://board.unsealed.org/thread/1386/timelines-overview?page=2&scroll11To=20133#ixzz62kZHAl2z                     scroll down to the 5th post from top of page to view post by "Witness1  -  Berean" (Feb. 20, 2018 at 10:20 am).

Here's something I've thought of pertaining to his chart/theory concerning  Daniel 9:27(b), "he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease." Could we as "the body of Christ" be the living sacrifices that will be caused to cease (this time around) by way of the Rapture event? Consider Rom.12:1, "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the merciesof God, that you present your bodies a LIVING SACRIFICE,  holy ; acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service."     God Bless.