As was already said, Daniel 11:31 predicts the Maccabean revolt. But Daniel 9:27 predicts the crucifixion of Jesus and the Jewish/Roman wars of 68-70 AD.
Jesus was the one who confirmed the Covenant for one week. He personally confirmed the covenant for 3-1/2 years until his crucifixion. Then his Apostles confirmed the covenant for the next 3-1/2 years.
This is why it says that in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease. He did this literally when the curtain was torn from top to bottom. He also did this metaphorically because after the Death, Burial, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ, the animal sacrifices were no longer necessary. He is our high priest now.
Daniel says that "on the wing of abominations he shall make desolate." What does that mean? In the Hebrew idiom, a "wing" was a fixed boundary, an edge, or a corner. Daniel is saying that when Israel's abominations reach their absolute limit, God will act. And he did. Putting an innocent man to death for political reasons is the epitome of evil and God responded by bringing the Roman Army against Jerusalem to destroy it and the temple.
You had better get the sequence and timing right. Think Church age then 70th week.
[Rev 12:3 KJV] 3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
[Rev 13:1 KJV] 1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
[Rev 17:3 KJV] 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
You are exactly right to point to the shifting of the crowns (diadems) across these three verses.
In Arnold Fruchtenbaum’s exegesis, the placement of the crowns is the crucial hermeneutical key to tracking the chronological progression of Gentile world dominion—specifically showing the prophetic gap of the Church Age and the shifting power structures within Daniel's 70th week (the Tribulation).
Fruchtenbaum teaches that as the crowns move, so does the seat of absolute authority. Here is how he exegetes the exact sequence you provided:
### 1. Revelation 12:3 — Crowns on the Seven Heads
> *"a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads."*
>
* **The Timing:** Historical timeline up to the First Century (Pre-Church Age).
* **Fruchtenbaum’s Exegesis:** The dragon is Satan. The crowns are placed on the **seven heads**, which represent the consecutive Gentile world empires (Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, and the future One-World system). The crowns on the heads indicate that, historically, Satan exercised his authority through these successive, singular empires one at a time.
* **The Gap:** After the sixth head (Rome), there is a prophetic pause. The Roman Empire falls, and the prophetic clock stops for the **Church Age**. The seventh head (the One-World Government) does not rise until the Church Age ends at the Rapture, paving the way for the 70th week.
### 2. Revelation 13:1 — Crowns Shift to the Ten Horns
> *"a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns..."*
>
* **The Timing:** The First Half of Daniel's 70th Week.
* **Fruchtenbaum’s Exegesis:** The crowns have now shifted from the heads to the **ten horns**. According to Fruchtenbaum's timeline, following the Rapture, a One-World Government (the 7th head) is established but quickly divides into ten regional kingdoms. The horns represent these ten kings who rule concurrently. The fact that the horns now wear the crowns shows that ruling authority has shifted from a single consecutive empire into a coalition of ten co-ruling kings. This marks the beginning stages of the Tribulation period.
### 3. Revelation 17:3 — No Crowns on Heads or Horns
> *"a scarlet coloured beast... having seven heads and ten horns."* (Notice: no crowns are mentioned).
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* **The Timing:** The Middle of Daniel's 70th Week.
* **Fruchtenbaum’s Exegesis:** The crowns are now completely absent from both the heads and the horns. Why? Because a massive power shift has occurred. Fruchtenbaum parallels this with Daniel 7, teaching that the Antichrist (the "little horn") rises up among the ten kings. He assassinates three of them, and the remaining seven submit their authority entirely to him.
* Because the Antichrist assumes absolute, dictatorial, global control at the midpoint of the Tribulation, the ten kings lose their independent sovereign power. They are no longer crowned. The Antichrist himself—who *is* the Beast—has usurped the authority, becoming the "eighth king" mentioned later in Revelation 17:11.
### Summary of the Sequence
By paying attention to exactly where John places the crowns, Fruchtenbaum demonstrates a perfect chronological progression:
1. **Consecutive historical empires** (Crowns on heads -> followed by the Church Age).
2. **A ten-king confederacy at the start of the Tribulation** (Crowns on horns).
3. **Absolute dictatorship of the Antichrist at the midpoint of the Tribulation** (No crowns on heads or horns, because the Beast himsel
f holds all the power).
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