Many fulfilled prophecies tell us we are at the end of the End Times. The Four Horses of the Apocalypse are on the run. Five of seven trumpets already sounded. See
Seals & Trumpets. The Far East and Middle East are preparing for the next two of three nuclear world wars. See
China and
Iran. In previous covenant articles, there were issues with Palestine divided between Fatah and Hamas and the continuing civil war in Syria. See
Covenant Articles.
He [Antichrist] shall confirm the covenant with many for one seven [years]: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the [Jewish] sacrifice and the offerings to cease (Daniel 9:27).
Daniel's Quartet on the Middle East (European Union, Russia, United Nations, United States) is working on the peace process. See
Quartet. The plan is a two-state solution to divide the land between Israel and Palestine according to pre-1967 borders with land swaps for existing Jewish settlements. See
Land. Both share the capital of Jerusalem but the people are segregated between Arabic and Jewish neighborhoods and seperate nations. The Temple Mount will also be shared so Palestine controls the southern part with the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock while Israel controls the northern part and builds the third temple. That still leaves quite a few issues left on the table.
There was given me [John] a reed like a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty-two months (Revelation 11:1-2).