D. BEGIN THE GREAT TRIBULATION

1. Middle of Daniel's 70th week.

#Dan 9.27

2. Antichrist puts a stop to sacrifices and grain offerings.

#Dan 9.27

3. Antichrist given authority to overcome saints; they can't buy or sell without the mark of the beast.

#Rev 13.5-10, 16-17

4. Abomination of Desolation set up

#Dan 9.27, Matt 24.15, 2Thes 2.4

5. Two witnesses given authority for 1260 days (possibly Moses and Elijah).

#Mal 4.5, Matt 17.11, Rev 11:3

(John the Baptist was not this Elijah because when Jesus made His statement in Matt 17:11, John had already been killed.)

6. Nations start to trample on the holy city (Jerusalem) for 42 months (when the Antichrist sets up the Abomination of Desolation).

#Rev 11.3

7. Believers in Israel nourished in the wilderness 1260 days

#Matt 24.15-23, Rev 12.6-14