I am not a teacher by any stretch of the imagination, I post this information to help you make an informed decision. It is a important decision, one that will have a significant impact on your theology if you decide to change your mind.
Dr. Harold Foos came to this conclusion, concerning the covenant of Daniel 9:27, in his doctoral dissertation written for Dallas seminary "... it the conviction of this writer that the repossession of the Temple site and the rebuilding of the Temple with its renewed worship will be in direct consequence of the covenant that the Antichrist makes with Israel for the "one week," the seven years of the Tribulation period."
The Protestant commentaries of the past disagree with Dr. Harold Foos.Geneva Bible Comments (Calvin) (1599)
9:27 And he (a) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to (b) cease, (c) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make [it] desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
(a) By the preaching of the Gospel he affirmed his promise, first to the Jews, and after to the Gentiles.
(b) Christ accomplished this by his death and resurrection.
(c) Meaning that Jerusalem and the sanctuary would be utterly destroyed because of their rebellion against God, and their idolatry: or as some read, that the plague will be so great, that they will all be astonished at them.
Matthew Henry's comments (1662-1714)
it was to atone for our sins, and to purchase life for us, that he was cut off. [6."> He must confirm the covenant with many. He shall introduce a new covenant between God and man, a covenant of grace, since it had become impossible for us to be saved by a covenant of innocence. This covenant he shall confirm by his doctrine and miracles, by his death and resurrection, by the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s supper, which are the seals of the New Testament, assuring us that God is willing to accept us upon gospel-terms. His death made his testament of force, and enabled us to claim what is bequeathed by it. He confirmed it to the many, to the common people; the poor were evangelized, when the rulers and Pharisees believed not on him. Or, he confirmed it with many, with the Gentile world. The New Testament was not (like the Old) confined to the Jewish church, but was committed to all nations.
John Wesley's comments (1703-1791)
9:27 He shall confirm - Christ confirmed the new covenant,
1,By the testimony of angels, of John baptist, of the wise men, of the saints then living, of Moses and Elias.
2, By his preaching.
3, By signs and wonders.
4, By his holy life.
5, By his resurrection and ascension.
6, By his death and blood shedding.
Shall cause the sacrifice to cease - All the Jewish rites, and Levitical worship. By his death he abrogated, and put an end to this laborious service, for ever. And that determined - That spirit of slumber, which God has determined to pour on the desolate nation, 'till the time draws near, when all Israel shall be saved.
Adam Clarke (1762-1832)
From the coming of our Lord, the third period is to be dated, viz., "He shall confirm the covenant with many for one week," that is seven years, ver. 27.
This confirmation of the covenant must take in the ministry of John the Baptist with that of our Lord, comprehending the term of seven years, during the whole of which he might be well said to confirm or ratify the new covenant with mankind. Our Lord says, "The law was until John;" but from his first public preaching the kingdom of God, or Gospel dispensation, commenced.
These seven years, added to the four hundred and eighty- three, complete the four hundred and ninety years, or seventy prophetic weeks; so that the whole of this prophecy, from the times and corresponding events, has been fulfilled to the very letter.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (1836)
Dan 9:27 And he shall "confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
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- confirm
- Isaiah 42:6; 53:11; 55:3; Jeremiah 31:31-34; 32:40-42; Ezekiel 16:60-63; Matthew 26:28; Romans 5:15,19; 15:8,9; Galatians 3:13-17; Hebrews 6:13-18; 8:8-13; Hebrews 9:15-20,28; 10:16-18; 13:20,21
- the covenant
- or, a covenant. cause.
- Matthew 27:51; Hebrews 10:4-22
- for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate
- or, upon the battlements shall be the idols of the desolator.
- 8:13; 11:36; 12:11; Isaiah 10:22,23; 28:22; Matthew 24:15; Mark 13:14; Luke 21:20,24; Romans 11:26
- that determined
- Leviticus 26:14-46; Deuteronomy 4:26-28; 28:15-68; 29:18-29; 30:17,18; 31:28,29; Deuteronomy 32:19-44; Psalms
- 69:22-28; 1 Thessalonians 2:15,16
- upon the desolate
- or, upon the desolator.
Jamieson Fausset and Brown (1871)
9:27. he shall confirm the covenant--Christ. The confirmation of the covenant is assigned to Him also elsewhere. Isaiah 42:6, "I will give thee for a covenant of the people" (that is, He in whom the covenant between Israel and God is personally expressed); compare Luke 22:20, "The new testament in My blood"; Malachi 3:1, "the angel of the covenant"; Jeremiah 31:31-34, describes the Messianic covenant in full. Contrast Daniel 11:30,32, "forsake the covenant," "do wickedly against the covenant." The prophecy as to Messiah's confirming the covenant with many would comfort the faithful in Antiochus' times, who suffered partly from persecuting enemies, partly from false friends (Daniel 11:33-35). Hence arises the similarity of the language here and in Daniel 11:30,32, referring to Antiochus, the type of Antichrist.
with many--(Isaiah 53:11, Matthew 20:28, 26:28, Romans 5:15,19, Hebrews 9:28).
in . . . midst of . . . week--The seventy weeks extend to A.D. 33. Israel was not actually destroyed till A.D. 79, but it was so virtually, A.D. 33, about three or four years after Christ's death, during which the Gospel was preached exclusively to the Jews.
Nave's Topical Bible (1900)
Lists Daniel 9:27 in relation to the New Covenant of Christ.
Why the switch ?