Jerusalem and its rebuilt temple. On this approach, “the covenant” in verse 27 is a political agreement that the antichrist will make in those last days with some of the Jews, and he is the one who puts an end to the renewed sacrifices and offerings in these last days by destroying the Jerusalem temple, which will have been rebuilt by then. On the other hand, amillennial and postmillennial Christians believe that the covenant mentioned here is God’s new covenant with his people, inaugurated by the