The prince who is to come is the Antichrist
According to Daniel 9:25, the prince is Christ, the Messiah.
we know that because of what it says about the abomination of desolation in verse 27
abomination of desolation: Matthew 24:15, Luke 21:20.
abomination: the presence of Roman armies in the holy city of Jerusalem.
desolation: the result of the depredation and destruction inflicted by the Roman armies, which were the instruments of judgment of Messiah the Prince. (Daniel 9:26,27)
He isn't mentioned by name and doesn't need to be
Then scripture cannot be used to support his existence or identity.
because he is identified in other passages of scripture tied to the abomination of desolation like in Daniel 11: 31-39 and 2 Thessalonians 2
Daniel 11:31 was fulfilled by Antiochus IV Epiphanes. It was a precursor of what would occur in 70 AD. Antiochus' army desecrated the Temple and stopped the daily sacrifices. On the 15th of Kislev, in December 168 BCE, the Syrians built a pagan altar over the altar of burnt offering in the Temple and placed an image of Zeus Olympius upon it. Ten days later, on the 25th of Kislev, swine's flesh was offered on the altar to Zeus.
2 Thessalonians 2 was fulfilled in the apostate Roman papacy which began to emerge in the 4th century AD, and continued until the Reformation in the 16th century.
Truth isn't determined by consensus or numbers. The last week of Daniels prophecy is future to the destruction of the temple, when the covenant is established for one week. This is the tribulation period which we know from the fact that there are other scriptures which establish that as time the covenant is made.
Nor is truth determined by conjecture and speculation. Rather, it is determined by what can be proven. History is the invincible proof of truth. History confirms Scripture to prove the truth of the complete fulfillment of Daniel's prophecy. In the contiguous final 70th week, Christ confirmed the everlasting New Covenant in His Blood (Matthew 26:28, Hebrews 13:20)
What church is the historical and true Christian church?
It is the faithful saints who resisted, often to the death, the apostasy into which the post-apostolic church descended; and persevered until and through the time of the Reformation.
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